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Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng announced today (March 5) that e-scooter and electric bicycle riders will soon have to take “mandatory theory tests”. He reasoned that these tests will help ensure all riders of such motorised devices are aware of the existing rules and codes of conduct. While no exact date was given, he specified that the tests will start from the middle of this year. He added that a test handbook will be released next month. This announcement comes a year after the government first accepted recommendations on e-scooter usage from the Active Mobility Advisory Panel (AMAP). The panel had previously proposed that e-scooter riders should be at least aged 16 and pass a theory test first before they are allowed to ride in public. Those below the age of 16 however, requires adult supervision if they wish to ride. Additionally, Mr Baey announced that all bicycles used on public paths and roads will also be required to have at least one functioning handbrake, with effect from September 2021. Following a fatal accident involving a brakeless bicycle last year, the AMP had proposed this recommendation, which the government accepted earlier in January. So far, the accidents involving motorised personal devices (PMDs) on footpaths have decreased by almost 80 per cent between 2019 and 2020. There were 30 such accidents in 2020, compared with 144 in the previous year. Moving forward, the authorities will be stepping up education efforts. A new campaign will be rolled out in May to raise awareness on how paths can be shared in a safe and gracious manner. There are also plans to refresh the Safe Riding Programme, which was started in 2018, in the second quarter of this year to make it more interactive.

SINGAPORE - A fire broke out in a three-room flat on the 11th storey of Block 456 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 on Friday morning (March 5), said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post. A police spokesman said a 20-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were unconscious when taken to the hospital. He said the woman died from her injuries. The police do not suspect foul play and investigations into the unnatural death are ongoing. The SCDF said that at about 6.10am, it was alerted to the fire where the woman was found unconscious in a bedroom of the flat. She was not breathing and had no pulse. SCDF responders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on her. It said the man was rescued from the kitchen toilet. Both were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital by the SCDF. The pair were known by neighbours to be a mother and son. SCDF said about 30 other people from the affected block were evacuated and its firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets had to conduct forced entry into the unit. It said on Facebook: "The fire had engulfed the living room due to the vast accumulation of combustible items within it. "The firefighters' movement within the unit was severely impeded as they had to carefully manoeuvre over heaps of items to conduct firefighting operations." The fire was extinguished with one water jet and one compressed air foam backpack, said the SCDF. When The Straits Times visited the flat at about 10am, the corridor was cordoned off by the police. Retiree Cheng Mok Yin, 60, whose flat is on the same floor, woke to the smell of smoke. He said in Mandarin: "When I opened my door, I saw the police and SCDF officers knocking loudly on the door and eventually breaking into the flat." Mr Cheng said he saw SCDF officers wrapping both victims in white bandages before moving them to the ground floor. Student Thong Jia Rui, 27, said he heard a commotion and smelled smoke at about 6.30am. He said he and his neighbours were evacuated by the SCDF.

Another cannot make it food Why no meat. I don't count process meat as real protein

This one really cannot make it. Give me free I will throw away. Cause dog also don't eat

No nv heat of it

Let wait until they say mentioned the cost

confirm related to money

A tray return rack at the Beach Road Food Centre. (Yahoo News Singapore file photo) SINGAPORE — The National Environment Agency (NEA) may consider legislation to boost the tray return rate in response to public feedback, said Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor on Thursday (4 March) Speaking during her ministry's budget debate in Parliament, Dr Khor said that the NEA will "conduct another survey on public attitudes towards tray return. We will also consider if we need to move beyond education to some form of regulation, as some members of the public have suggested." An NEA survey shows that nine out of 10 respondents felt that diners ought to clear their tables after eating at public dining places where tray return facilities are available. However, while 75 per cent of respondents indicated they would return their trays or crockery, the average tray return rate is about 30 per cent, according to the NEA. Speaking on the need to foster individual responsibility around public hygiene, Dr Khor said, “This involves behavioural change, which is very challenging, but it is the only sustainable way forward... It is an uphill task to get individuals to clear their tables, old habits die hard, but it can be done.” Dr Khor also spoke about the recently launched Clean Tables campaign at hawker centres, coffeeshops and food courts. The campaign, launched last month, will be rolled out at all such premises in the coming months, she said. She cited the example of Bukit Merah Central Food Centre, where the Hawkers Association customised trays with educational messages and worked with hawkers and table cleaners to encourage patrons to return trays. The food centre has achieved an “exemplary” tray return rate of more than 70 per cent and Dr Khor urged other hawker centers to follow the lead. The NEA will install around 75 tray return racks at hawker centres in addition to the 900 today. At coffeeshops, 10 per cent have tray return infrastructure and the Singapore Food Agency will work with the remaining operators to implement localised solutions, she added.

@socrates469bc my math pass, their failed

money again. Option A: let say if 0 star or 7 litres per flush of cheapo non water saving water closet (WC) flush valves cost $200 Option B: This high tech 5 star or 2 litres per flush of water closet (WC) flush valves cost $700 or say $400 or even $300 And to save 5 lites of water. how long before i can break even the cost of water closet ? let do the math: Water Tariff is $1.21 for 1 cubic meter of water = 1000 liters to save 5 litres the cost of water closet between A and B. say if different is $500, $200 and $100 say i do 2 flush per day = 10 litres saved $500 = to saved 1 cubic meter of water or $1.21 i need 100days just to save $1.21. no need to count, i already died before i break even $200 = to saved 1 cubic meter of water or $1.21 i need 100days just to save $1.21 or to save $242 = 20000days = 54.7944 year $100 = to saved 1 cubic meter of water or $1.21 i need 100days just to save $1.21 or to save $121 = 10000days = 27.3972 year dont save water is cheaper for me

SINGAPORE — From 1 January next year, commercial water equipment and water closet (WC) flush valves that are supplied and sold in Singapore will need to meet minimum water efficiency requirements, said Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Desmond Tan on Thursday (4 March). If all businesses were to switch to commercial equipment and WC flush valves that meet the minimum requirement, Singapore will be able to save about 0.72 million gallons, or 3.3 million litres, of water per day, equivalent to 480 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water annually, Tan said in Parliament during his ministry's Committee of Supply debate. "Starbucks managed to reduce its annual water consumption by 2 per cent for its outlets that have switched to water-efficient dishwashers. 645 cubic metres of water was saved in a year, equivalent to about a quarter of an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and it also saved about $1,800 from the annual bill," he added. The non-domestic sector accounts for over half of the 430 million gallons of water, or almost two billion litres, consumed by Singapore every day. By 2060, national water demand is expected to almost double with non-domestic demand accounting for the majority of the demand. The Public Utilities Board's new minimum water efficiency requirements apply to: WC flush valves less than or equal to 4.0 litres per flush, equivalent to a minimum two-tick rating under the Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MWELS) commercial dishwashers less than or equal to 2.4 litres per rack washer extractors less than or equal to 8 litres per kg high-pressure washers less than or equal to 11 litres per minute Such equipment are commonly used by large water users such as hotels, hospitals, food and beverage outlets, laundromats, and cleaning companies, while WC flush valves are typically used in toilets with high usage frequency, such as public toilets in schools, shopping malls and hawker centres, and require regular maintenance. By switching over, businesses can reduce their annual water consumption by between 4 and 15 per cent, and save on their utility bills, according to the authorities. To facilitate early adoption of water-efficient equipment, businesses with monthly water consumption of at least 1,000 cubic metres can apply for PUB’s Water Efficiency Fund (WEF) to purchase water-efficient equipment, and receive funding of up to $300,000 or up to 50 per cent of the installation cost from now till December. Separately, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is exploring a reporting framework to help companies gain better awareness of the amount of food waste that they produce. The data collected will aid future review and development of policies and programmes. The NEA will be consulting the industry in the second quarter of this year on the proposal, with more details on the reporting framework to be released thereafter. The NEA and the PUB will also embark on feasibility studies for the co-location of a food waste treatment facility with a greasy waste treatment facility at the PUB’s Changi Water Reclamation Plant to provide additional capacity for food waste treatment. In 2019, Singapore generated 744,000 tonnes of food waste, of which 18 per cent was recycled. Commercial and industrial premises account for about 40 per cent of the food waste generated in Singapore each year.

Quote: with refunds offered to consumers when they return them at designated points Now you're speaking my language

SINGAPORE: A scheme to encourage people to recycle their beverage containers such as plastic bottles and aluminium cans will be implemented in 2023, with a legislative framework to be introduced by the year before that. Known internationally as a Deposit Refund Scheme (DRS), it generally involves having producers finance the take-back of used beverage containers with refunds offered to consumers when they return them at designated points. Speaking in Parliament during her speech during the Committee of Supply debate, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said the “transition period” between the start of the scheme and the introduction of a legislative framework will give industry time to set up the collection and recycling infrastructure. “We will continue to engage stakeholders and we welcome all to participate in shaping Singapore’s own DRS framework,” she noted. In a joint media factsheet, the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said packaging waste, including plastics, is one of its “priority waste streams” as it accounts for about one-third of the domestic waste being disposed of. “NEA has been engaging the community and industry to develop the DRS framework such as through surveys and requests-for-information. There was useful feedback provided on various parameters of the DRS framework … We take this feedback into consideration in the development of the DRS framework,” said the authorities. They added that it will continue to consult stakeholders, including the public and industry in the coming months. “We welcome stakeholders to share their views and work with us in shaping the DRS framework, as we consider how best to design a system that is cost-effective and suitable for Singapore,” they stated. NEA noted last year that a DRS has been implemented in several countries such as Norway, Sweden and Germany, achieving a high recycling rate of beverage containers of more than 80 per cent. STUDY ON CHEMICAL WASTE RECYCLING In her speech, Ms Fu said another important aspect in recycling packaging waste would be building up local recycling capabilities. “More than half of our domestic packaging waste disposed of is plastics. We are pursuing both mechanical and chemical recycling solutions, the latter which can take in contaminated plastics that are not suitable for mechanical recycling,” she said. Ms Fu noted that NEA and Shell are jointly studying the feasibility of chemical recycling in Singapore, including the carbon savings potential of diverting plastic waste from incineration to produce pyrolysis oil, or NEWOil, as feedstock for petrochemical plants. MSE and NEA said preliminary findings from the study indicated that chemical recycling is “technically feasible”, as the composition of polymer types in domestic waste is suitable for pyrolysis technology to be deployed. The study also showed that carbon savings can be obtained by using waste plastic to produce pyrolysis oil as feedstock for chemical plants, compared to using crude oil-based feedstock, added MSE and NEA. The carbon savings are primarily derived from the diversion of plastic waste from incineration. “Chemical recycling can help to close the plastic waste loop in Singapore as it is able to treat contaminated plastic waste, which cannot be mechanically recycled, into higher-value products such as pyrolysis oil which can then be used to manufacture new plastic products,” said the ministry and agency. Source: CNA/mt(gs)

this is why i only like glass when it come to food and drink. other stuff no way

Last Chinese New Year, a glass-topped table which shattered in the middle of a hotpot dinner made the news. This year, on day 15 of CNY (26 Feb), a household’s tempered sliding glass door “just ‘BOMB’ and shattered into pieces.” In a 39-seconds video uploaded onto Facebook, we can see that one of the household members walked past the doorway seconds before the door shattered. The netter shared that when they went to their contractor to ask about why the tempered glass door shattered, the contractor dismissively replied that tempered glass will still break. Thankfully no one was hurt in this incident. The household just had 4 pails of tempered glass to clear.

SINGAPORE - A new locally developed reusable mask offers N95-grade levels of protection against both the haze and the Covid-19 virus as well as a better fit for Asian faces. The Air+ Reusable Mask by ST Engineering, like the N95 mask, can filter 95 per cent of particles between 0.1 to 0.3 microns in size, including dust and smoke particles found in the haze, and the Covid-19 virus which is 0.1 microns in size. It also has an antimicrobial coating shown to kill 99.9 per cent of viruses and bacteria, including the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus for up to 30 washes. The mask should be washed whenever it is dirty, the company said. The five-layered mask's outside layer is treated with antimicrobial technology which attracts and binds to viruses, and it works by breaking the viral membrane in order to destroy viruses rapidly. The mask is targeted at users who are at greater risk of exposure to viruses and those who want a more sustainable option with higher protection. The mask is also ergonomically designed for better comfort and more secure fit to Asian facial profiles, said the company on Wednesday (March 3). The company previously launched Air+ disposable masks with N95-class protection. This reusable mask's unique 3D structure provides an expanded breathing space around the nose and mouth area to prevent the mask from collapsing, and is contoured to reduce friction and abrasion on the cheeks and jawline. Mr Gareth Tang, senior vice-president and head of robotics and autonomous solutions, and urban environment solutions at ST Engineering, said: "With mask-wearing becoming part and parcel of daily life and the emergence of more transmissible coronavirus strains, we continue to see consumer interest in high performance reusable masks." He said high filtration efficiency and a good facial fit are the two key criteria that determine a mask's effectiveness. The mask was developed in collaboration with Temasek Foundation and comes in medium and large sizes, retailing at $18 per piece. For every reusable mask sold from this month till February next year, ST Engineering will donate $2 to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-reusable-mask-which-has-n95-grade-filtration-capabilities-against-the-haze-covid-19

Bank look like the most stable even till now

If I am one of them, I will buy lot and lot of land

where are they now? as in the 3rd or 4 th gen? become normal ppl like the rest?

wow

let make aquarium at wisma atria great again then we can enjoy the old times

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huh? serious?

the rest of the pictures in a few days times. too much already