Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
HDB Launches 6 BTO Projects
As published in CNA
30 May 2012
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched six Build-To-Order (BTO) projects, offering 4,627 new flats.
The flats, which range from studio apartments to 5-room units, are in four estates -- Choa Chua Kang, Sengkang, Punggol and Kallang/Whampoa.
Prices start from S$124,000 for a studio apartment in McNair Towers in Kallang/Whampoa.
A 4-room flat in Compassvale Boardwalk in Sengkang, a non-mature town, is priced between S$275,000 and S$335,000, while a 4-room flat in McNair Towers in Kallang/Whampoa, a mature town, is priced between S$467,000 and S$595,000.
Punggol Edge will offer both rental and flats for home ownership. HDB said there will be more of such developments.
It said to ensure first-timers continue to enjoy priority in flat allocation, at least 95 per cent of BTO flats in mature towns and 85 per cent in non-mature estates will be set aside for them.
Eligible first-timer households can also enjoy various housing grants to help them own a new BTO flat.
Applications for flats in the May BTO launch can be submitted from Wednesday to June 5.
HDB will be offering some 3,900 new flats at the next BTO launch in July in the towns of Bedok, Bukit Merah, Clementi, Geylang and Punggol.
30 May 2012
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched six Build-To-Order (BTO) projects, offering 4,627 new flats.
The flats, which range from studio apartments to 5-room units, are in four estates -- Choa Chua Kang, Sengkang, Punggol and Kallang/Whampoa.
Prices start from S$124,000 for a studio apartment in McNair Towers in Kallang/Whampoa.
A 4-room flat in Compassvale Boardwalk in Sengkang, a non-mature town, is priced between S$275,000 and S$335,000, while a 4-room flat in McNair Towers in Kallang/Whampoa, a mature town, is priced between S$467,000 and S$595,000.
Punggol Edge will offer both rental and flats for home ownership. HDB said there will be more of such developments.
It said to ensure first-timers continue to enjoy priority in flat allocation, at least 95 per cent of BTO flats in mature towns and 85 per cent in non-mature estates will be set aside for them.
Eligible first-timer households can also enjoy various housing grants to help them own a new BTO flat.
Applications for flats in the May BTO launch can be submitted from Wednesday to June 5.
HDB will be offering some 3,900 new flats at the next BTO launch in July in the towns of Bedok, Bukit Merah, Clementi, Geylang and Punggol.
Punggol Waterway PAssion Active Run
Waterway PAssion Active Run 2012
Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:00 - 13:00
Open Field next to Punggol MRT Station
Punggol MRT Station
Singapore
Jointly organised by the community sports clubs of Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency, and consisted of four 10km competitive categories. There is also a 5km fun run.
5km Fun Run – 8.45am
10km Men’s and Women’s Open – 7.30am
10km Men’s and Women’s Veteran – 8.00am
Register at http://www.waterwaypassionactiverun.com.sg/
Contact Details:
Tel: 6556 0842
waterwaypassionactiverun@gmail.com
Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:00 - 13:00
Open Field next to Punggol MRT Station
Punggol MRT Station
Singapore
Jointly organised by the community sports clubs of Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency, and consisted of four 10km competitive categories. There is also a 5km fun run.
5km Fun Run – 8.45am
10km Men’s and Women’s Open – 7.30am
10km Men’s and Women’s Veteran – 8.00am
Register at http://www.waterwaypassionactiverun.com.sg/
Contact Details:
Tel: 6556 0842
waterwaypassionactiverun@gmail.com
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
River Isles - Launching in May 2012
River Isles is located at the junction of Punggol Central and Edgedale Plains, which is merely 5 minutes away from Punggol Plaza, where you can dine and shop for their daily needs and groceries. Punggol MRT station is just 3 LRT stations away, residences can travel to any part of Singapore in no time. Enjoy fun filled recreational activities with families at the scenic Punggol Waterway which features a 4.2 km long waterway that offers a wide selection of greenery, promenades, cycling tracks and water sports.
River Isles comprises of 610 residential units in 9 blocks of 17 Storeys towers. All units will have either a North or South orientation to minimize the glare and heat from the morning and afternoon sun. Good spacing between blocks ensuring good views and thorough ventilation throughout the day. Every units come fitted with premium fittings and quality finishes, such as marble flooring for living, dining, master bedroom & common bathroom and luxurious brand like Kohler and Hansgrohe for the sanitary & kitchen fittings. Indulge into the wide variety of recreation facilities, there will be 4 different islands for you to explore.
Launching End Of May 2012
441 sf (1 bedroom) (Lowest quantum private housing in Punggol from $450k)
753 sf (2 bedroom) (from $675k)
893-1184 sf (3 bedroom) (from $810k)
1206-1475 sf (4 bedroom) (from $960k
Developer: Qingjian Realty
District: 19
Tenure: 99-year leasehold
Site Area: 218,034 sqft (approximate)
Units: 610
Storeys: 17
Blocks: 9
Estimated TOP: mid-2015
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Joint exercise at Punggol station tomorrow
As published in my paper
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Singapore Police Force and SBS Transit will be conducting an operational exercise at Punggol Station on the North East Line tomorrow.
The exercise begins at 1am and will end at around 4am.
About 80 personnel members and 11 emergency and supporting vehicles will be participating.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Singapore Police Force and SBS Transit will be conducting an operational exercise at Punggol Station on the North East Line tomorrow.
The exercise begins at 1am and will end at around 4am.
About 80 personnel members and 11 emergency and supporting vehicles will be participating.
Monday, May 14, 2012
School misplaces exam scripts, students have to retake exam
By Fabian Koh
The New Paper
Monday, May 14, 2012
An entire cohort of Secondary 1 Express students at Punggol Secondary School had to retake part of their English Language examination last Thursday.
The reason? Their school, at Edgefield Plains in Punggol, lost some of their original scripts for the mid-year exams.
The students had taken the 110-minute English Paper 1 on April 27.
The school's principal, Mr Benedict Keh, said in an e-mail reply to The New Paper that the school had discovered on that day that scripts of two classes were missing.
The 80 scripts were only for the editing section of the English Paper 1, which accounted for 7 per cent of the whole English exam.
The school contacted parents of Express-stream students to inform them of the repeat exam for that section, which was conducted yesterday.
The students were given 20 minutes to complete it.
The repeat exam was of a similar standard to the earlier one, and the students were informed about it last week so that they could have ample time to prepare for it.
Said Mr Keh: "The school is appreciative that the parents and students responded with understanding and gave the school their cooperation."
He added that the school takes a serious view of this matter and will look into tightening the processes for conducting exams in future.
"An investigation committee, chaired by the vice-principal, was convened and an ongoing review of the examination procedures is being conducted to ensure that such incidents do not occur again," he said.
Students told TNP that the school called their parents last week.
Said one affected student: "They told my parents that some scripts had been misplaced, and that was why we had to retake the paper."
To ensure fair grading throughout the level, everyone had to retake the paper.
Wasted time and effort
Some students felt that the repeat exam was a waste of time and effort.
One said: "We took it once before. If this time we don't do as well as the other time, then wasted, right?"
He explained that before the rescheduled paper yesterday, he had taken a History exam, followed by a Literature exam.
Some students felt the stress of cramming three subjects into one day.
"After the Literature paper ended, we had time only to go to the toilet and to refill our water bottles before we started on English," one student said.
His classmate added: "If not for this extra paper, I would be home by now."
But there were also those who saw the bright side in having to retake the paper.
One optimistic student said he felt this was a great way to improve his overall score.
He said he studied hard again for this section, and that the paper made more sense this time as he was more prepared.
Another student explained that the repeat paper was an advantage in terms of time.
"The first time we did it, we were rushing because there were so many different sections," he said.
But most parents TNP spoke to were displeased.
One mother, who wanted to be known only as Madam Tan, said: "It's the principle of the thing. How can they lose exam papers?
"That's just so careless."
A student also told TNP: "My mother said, 'Why your school got teacher so stupid go lose exam papers?'."
A teacher from another school, who has 15 years of teaching experience, said she was surprised by the incident, "as this kind of thing rarely happens".
She explained that her school practises standard procedures while invigilating exams.
An exam committee would organise the exam scripts into bundles, based on the number of scripts each class needed.
These bundles are then left in trays in a holding area, which could be located in the head of departments lounge.
Said the teacher: "Invigilators will go in to collect the scripts about 15 minutes before each paper.
"We have to sign out when we take the scripts, and sign in when we return them at the end of the exam."
She said that the Punggol Secondary School incident could have resulted from a lapse during the time the papers were moved from the holding area.
"I have no idea how such a lapse could have otherwise happened," she said.
The New Paper
Monday, May 14, 2012
An entire cohort of Secondary 1 Express students at Punggol Secondary School had to retake part of their English Language examination last Thursday.
The reason? Their school, at Edgefield Plains in Punggol, lost some of their original scripts for the mid-year exams.
The students had taken the 110-minute English Paper 1 on April 27.
The school's principal, Mr Benedict Keh, said in an e-mail reply to The New Paper that the school had discovered on that day that scripts of two classes were missing.
The 80 scripts were only for the editing section of the English Paper 1, which accounted for 7 per cent of the whole English exam.
The school contacted parents of Express-stream students to inform them of the repeat exam for that section, which was conducted yesterday.
The students were given 20 minutes to complete it.
The repeat exam was of a similar standard to the earlier one, and the students were informed about it last week so that they could have ample time to prepare for it.
Said Mr Keh: "The school is appreciative that the parents and students responded with understanding and gave the school their cooperation."
He added that the school takes a serious view of this matter and will look into tightening the processes for conducting exams in future.
"An investigation committee, chaired by the vice-principal, was convened and an ongoing review of the examination procedures is being conducted to ensure that such incidents do not occur again," he said.
Students told TNP that the school called their parents last week.
Said one affected student: "They told my parents that some scripts had been misplaced, and that was why we had to retake the paper."
To ensure fair grading throughout the level, everyone had to retake the paper.
Wasted time and effort
Some students felt that the repeat exam was a waste of time and effort.
One said: "We took it once before. If this time we don't do as well as the other time, then wasted, right?"
He explained that before the rescheduled paper yesterday, he had taken a History exam, followed by a Literature exam.
Some students felt the stress of cramming three subjects into one day.
"After the Literature paper ended, we had time only to go to the toilet and to refill our water bottles before we started on English," one student said.
His classmate added: "If not for this extra paper, I would be home by now."
But there were also those who saw the bright side in having to retake the paper.
One optimistic student said he felt this was a great way to improve his overall score.
He said he studied hard again for this section, and that the paper made more sense this time as he was more prepared.
Another student explained that the repeat paper was an advantage in terms of time.
"The first time we did it, we were rushing because there were so many different sections," he said.
But most parents TNP spoke to were displeased.
One mother, who wanted to be known only as Madam Tan, said: "It's the principle of the thing. How can they lose exam papers?
"That's just so careless."
A student also told TNP: "My mother said, 'Why your school got teacher so stupid go lose exam papers?'."
A teacher from another school, who has 15 years of teaching experience, said she was surprised by the incident, "as this kind of thing rarely happens".
She explained that her school practises standard procedures while invigilating exams.
An exam committee would organise the exam scripts into bundles, based on the number of scripts each class needed.
These bundles are then left in trays in a holding area, which could be located in the head of departments lounge.
Said the teacher: "Invigilators will go in to collect the scripts about 15 minutes before each paper.
"We have to sign out when we take the scripts, and sign in when we return them at the end of the exam."
She said that the Punggol Secondary School incident could have resulted from a lapse during the time the papers were moved from the holding area.
"I have no idea how such a lapse could have otherwise happened," she said.
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