M1, SingTel Mobile and StarHub fined for failure to meet IDA's 3G mobile service standards.

Singapore's three mobile operators, M1, SingTel Mobile and StarHub Mobile have been fined S$10,000 each for failure to meet IDA's 3G mobile service standards.
According to IDA, SingTel only achieved 97.4 per cent outdoor coverage, followed by StarHub at 97.2 per cent, and M1 at 94.6 per cent.

Singapore 5th least corrupt in the world - year 2012

Singapore is fifth-least corrupt country in the world, acording to a ranking by Transparency International release yesterday.

Singapore 5th least corrupt in the world, least corrupt in Asia
Posted: 05 December 2012 2030 hrs

SINGAPORE: Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index has ranked Singapore as the fifth least corrupt country in the world, coming behind Denmark, Finland, New Zealand and Sweden.
This is the same ranking the international anti-corruption watchdog gave Singapore in 2011.
Singapore is also the least corrupt in Asia, ahead of Japan which ranks 17th and South Korea which ranks 45th. Singapore was also ranked best for Asia in 2011.
UK shares 17th spot in this year's ranking, while the US is in 18th position.
The 2012 index ranked 176 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.
The index assigns scores between one and 100 to countries, with 1 being highly corrupt and 100 clean. 

 Source: CNA

SMRT strike - 4 male PRC nationals charged

News from CNA today - "BREAKING - Latest on the SMRT strike: Police arrested 4 male PRC nationals for their roles in the illegal strike, they will be charged at the Subordinate Courts at 5pm today. If found guilty, they shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both."

No more naming of top students for national exams

The Ministry of Education (MOE) had announced that from this year on wards, the ministry will stop its practice of announcing the top-scoring students in the release of all national examinations results, starting from PSLE follow by GCE 'N' and GCE 'O' level results. At the same times, the naming of the top student from each ethnic group will also be scrapped.

The media is expected to highlight the performances of students from a variety of schools who have done well not only in the exams but also in other aspects as well.

As a parent, I am pretty happy of this announcement.

Apple - iPad mini unveiled

On 23 Oct 2012  at a special event in San Jose, Apple unveiled its 7.9 inch iPad mini that equipped with the Lightning port. 

You can view its technical specification here http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/specs/