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Not accusations, but inspiration

Letter from Yee Jenn Jong
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 9, 2010
I WAS impressed to hear the testimonies of great athletes like C Kunalan, Mani Jegathesan and others about how they were motivated to train and perform because of Mr Tan Eng Yoon (Feb 1). These athletes achieved greatness for Singapore at a time when sports did not pay them anything for their endeavours and they had to hold full-time jobs. On the other hand,...
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Really open to all?

Letter from Marcus Lee Wui Boon
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 9, 2010
I AM shocked at the new charges for entry to, and for parking at, Sentosa. I have been taking my dog to the island resort for weekly swims for almost two years now. We enjoy the weekly exercise and networking with like-minded, animal-loving people. It used to cost me only a total of $6 ($2 for vehicle entry and $4 for my wife and me) to be at Sentosa. Less...
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No more for poorer?

by Gilbert Goh
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 9, 2010
A FRIEND of mine recently separated from his wife of five years. The worst part of the separation was when she walked out last year while he was jobless. She was not open either to counselling or to seeking any assistance to resolve their marital issues. It...
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Check out the toilets before you choose place to have a meal

Letter from Jack Sim Founder, World Toilet Organization
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 8, 2010
EVERYONE knows that toilets in many coffee shops and certain hawker centres in Singapore do not have hand-washing soap or any toilet paper. People who eat at the coffee shops or hawker centres end up facing the risk consuming faeces and other bacteria as evident in the recent Geylang Serai rojak case. Although you may not be one of the people to use these...
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Where are they from?

Letter from Sarah Sum-Campbell
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 8, 2010
THE tainted milk scandal has recently resurfaced in China. I hope the relevant authorities in Singapore can assure us that the milk products we import from China and currently sitting on supermarket shelves here are safe for consumption. Consumers of old may have been just happy to trust the stringent checks that ensure that everything was good and...
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Why no 'green dot' for vegetarian food?

Letter from Gaurav Gour
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 8, 2010
I AM a vegetarian from India and always have to read through the label on an item or ask food vendors in detail about the food they serve in order to ensure that what I want to eat is truly vegetarian. ''I do not eat eggs, fish, chicken, et cetera... Uncle/auntie do you have something for me to eat?'' Is my common refrain to bakeries and hawkers in...
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Danger spot at Bukit Batok East Ave 3

Letter from Jason Chiam Chiah Sern
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 8, 2010
THE road along Bukit Batok East Ave 3, especially after the turning from Toh Tuck Road and the leading road from Toh Tuck Avenue has very high volume of traffic during peak hours. Cars travel fast. Residential areas such as Burgundy Hills and Parkview Condo and the commercial building WCEGA have also contributed to the high traffic volume evident by the fact...
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Safeguards in place: MAS

Letter from Angelina Fernandez Director, Communications Monetary Authority of Singapore
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 8, 2010
I REFER to ''Educating the investor: The days of caveat emptor may be over for complex structured products'' (Feb 4). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) agrees that some speed in implementing enhanced safeguards for the sale of investment products would benefit retail investors. Banks that are members of the Association of Banks in Singapore have...
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HDB: Use all available lots in car park group

Letter from Tan Choon Hua Ag Head (Jurong East Branch Office) Housing and Development Board
Updated 06:00 AM Feb 8, 2010
WE REFER to ''Home, but without a place to park'' (Jan 27). Ms Clara Chua is referring to Car Park J8 at Jurong East Street 21. To meet the high season parking demand, we have grouped this car park with the adjacent Car Park J9. This allows season parking ticket (SPT) holders to park at both J8 and J9. Both car parks provide a total of 574 lots, sufficient...
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Online Only - ''Waiting time for rental flat is now reduced''

Letter from Kee Lay Cheng, Deputy Director (Land Administration), Housing & Development Board
Updated 10:00 PM Feb 7, 2010
We refer to Ms Li Shi-En Lisa's online letter ''A flat yes, but not when you need it most?'' (Jan 20). The Housing and Development Board's (HDB) Public Rental Scheme provides heavily subsidised rental flats to help truly needy Singaporeans who have no other housing options. For example, the rental for a subsidized 1R flat is as low as $26 a month. To...
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