2012年1月20日星期五

租用物品概念 料在本地兴起

租用物品概念 料在本地兴起

家里的东西越堆越多,丢了又觉得可惜?

不妨把暂时用不到的东西租给有需要的人,在赚点外快的同时,也能给家里腾出空间。

根据e27网站的报道,Rent Tycoons是本地一个新的出租物品网站,将会在今年第1季正式推出,现在处于试用阶段。

Rent Tycoons网站创办人之一Fenni Wang说,她们的网站通过网络出租合约、定金支付系统等措施,保障用户的利益,避免租用者拿了东西就“跑路”的情况发生。

把自己的物件拿出来租给人,无需缴付任何费用,但是,如果物品成功租出去,网站会抽取10%佣金。

出租个人物品和服务的概念,在本地行得通吗?

Rent Tycoons的创办人说,新加坡人对租东西的概念其实并不陌生,我们租房、租书、租车等等,为此,网站在试用的阶段,已成功促成很多交易。

【以上新闻转载自omy】

2012年1月12日星期四

部分职总平价超市 农历新年继续营业

部分职总平价超市 农历新年继续营业

职总平价部分超市【NTUC Fairprice】将在农历新年继续营业,方便消费者在佳节期间“补货”。

除夕营业时间

惹兰迪卡(Jalan Tiga) 24小时
芬微坊(Fernvale Point) 24小时
直落布兰雅(Telok Blangah)32街 24小时
金文泰第2道 24小时
德曼花园(Teban Garden) 24小时
裕廊西第41街24小时
岸麟光迪卡(Lengkong Tiga) 24小时
武吉巴督东第3道  24小时
碧山第24街 24小时
淡滨尼第11街 24小时

樟宜机场第三搭客大厦:早上7时到晚上11时。其他职总平价超市 :傍晚5点提早打烊。
初一营业时间

惹兰迪卡(Jalan Tiga) 24小时
芬微坊(Fernvale Point) 24小时
直落布兰雅(Telok Blangah)32街 24小时
金文泰第2道 24小时
德曼花园(Teban Garden) 24小时
裕廊西第41街 24小时
岸麟光迪卡(Lengkong Tiga) 24小时
武吉巴督东第3道 24小时
碧山第24街 24小时
淡滨尼第11街 24小时

樟宜机场第三搭客大厦:上午7时到晚上11时。诗阁广场(Scotts Square):上午8时到傍晚5时。

2012年1月11日星期三

Timelier updates on MRT

Timelier updates on train services: SMRT

SINGAPORE: Commuters can expect train operator SMRT to provide more frequent and timely updates in the event of a service delay or disruption.

It's working on sharing as much information with passengers including how long a delay will last.

A lack of communication and clear information was one major issue when the five-hour train disruption took place on the North-South Line on 15 December.

Some commuters who were stuck in the trains said they were not updated on the situation, or how long the disruption will last.

SMRT admits there has been too much focus on rectifying the fault rather than keeping commuters informed of the situation.

Tan Kwong Chye, chief controller, Operations Control Centre, SMRT, said: "Whenever there is a train fault, the TO (train officer) will make the first announcement inside the train and then he will continue with his fault rectification work."

SMRT's Operations Control Centre (OCC) will now play a bigger role.

While train drivers continue to rectify the fault, officers at OCC will take over to give regular updates to commuters in the train, every two minutes.

This may come in the form of new pre-recorded messages or live announcements.

The assurance given is that SMRT will share more information, where possible.

Tan Kwong Chye, chief controller, Operations Control Centre, SMRT, said: "With these new announcements, it lets passengers be more aware of what is happening, what we at OCC are doing, and also the estimated time of delay. So that passengers are more aware and assured of what is going to happen.

The announcements are currently done in English and Mandarin for now.

SMRT said it is still looking for manpower to do the announcements in Malay and Tamil.

Getting drivers to be more pro-active right at the start of a delay or disruption, is another challenge.

SMRT said that most of its train officers are Singaporeans and they are trained to make announcements in English.

Moving forward, it's now looking at giving better training to make them more comfortable with public speaking so that announcements can be made on a more regular basis, in the event of a delay or disruption.

SMRT is also looking into shortening the time it takes to decide when to evacuate passengers in a stalled train.

Currently, the decision is made by the 15th minute to detrain passengers from the train to the track, provided that there is no power supply to the tracks.

~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~

手机简讯通知故障 SMRT本周就可启动

手机简讯通知故障 SMRT本周就可启动

SMRT企业已同电信公司积极洽谈,发手机简讯通知乘客地铁系统出现故障的通报系统已准备就绪,最早能在一周内启动这项服务。

SMRT发言人昨天回复《联合早报》询问时说:“SMRT在探讨该如何通过广发简讯来让乘客获知地铁服务中断的信息。我们正在同三家电信公司讨论,该如何使用它们现有的移动通讯网络,在最短的时间内,告知最多的乘客。”

地铁系统去年年底连续发生故障,影响约20万人。乘客怨声载道,斥责SMRT没有及时提供有关地铁故障的信息。

当时,许多不知情的乘客仍然前往地铁站乘搭地铁,导致地铁站周围人潮拥挤,许多乘客无法按时抵达他们的目的地。

交通部长吕德耀前天在国会表示,SMRT已经启动了一系列措施,来确保各方的紧急应对措施更加到位,减低对乘客的冲击。

《联合早报》

2012年1月9日星期一

Free access to the Rail Corridor

Public can enjoy free access to the Rail Corridor from today onwards

The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has completed removal works along the former railway land. The railway tracks and ancillary structures were handed over to Malaysia on schedule by 31 December 2011.

SLA states in its statement today that the public can enjoy free access to the Rail Corridor with immediate effect, with the exception of three sites along the Rail Corridor and the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station (TPRS).

Following the opening of the former Bukit Timah Railway Station and railway land extending 1.4km southwards from the steel bridge along Bukit Timah Road to the public on 16 September 2011, SLA has identified three sites along the Rail Corridor and adjacent vacant state land for interim community use. These sites are near Jalan Hang Jebat, Ghim Moh Road and Kampong Bahru Flyover.


SLA is carrying out improvement works at these sites, which have been cordoned off for safety reasons. The sites will be progressively opened for interim community use from April 2012. The public will be able to enjoy free access to these sites for recreational activities with no advance booking required. These sites will be available until the long term development plans for the Rail Corridor and its immediate surroundings have been determined. More information on community use sites can be found on here.

Tanjong Pagar Railway Station will remain closed at this time to enable SLA to carry out maintenance works and structural inspection. Information on its re-opening will be provided to the public in due course.

SLA advises public to exercise caution and be responsible for their own safety when accessing the Rail Corridor and refrain from littering or defacing the railway structures.


The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is undertaking a comprehensive review of development plans for the former railway land and their surrounding areas. As part of its review, URA will study the proposal to maintain a continuous green link along the Rail Corridor while balancing the need for development. Public who want to provide suggestions and ideas on the future use of the Rail Corridor to can log onto SLA website for more details.


~News courtesy of Omy~

Central Promotion

2012年1月2日星期一

牛车水年货市场商品大同小异 商家竞争激烈

牛车水年货市场商品大同小异 商家竞争激烈

牛车水年货市场正式开市,商家之间竞争激烈,大叹生意难做。

走在年货市场,不难发现商家所售卖的部分商品,往往大同小异,有时候甚至有4、5摊都卖类似的产品,使摊主之间的竞争十分激烈。

据知,若是摊主看见其他摊位有自己所没有的产品,还会马上向出口商订购,不愿落在人后。

售卖新年摆设品的“俏伊人”负责人兴先生说,今年行情不好,所以必需采取薄利多销的手法。

他说,以往顾客一人可消费上百元,现在却都买得比较少。

《新明日报》