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Govt to award IT tenders worth $1.2b this year
A computer user checking out the Housing and Development Board InfoWeb site. IT service providers can look forward to securing $1.2 billion worth of IT contracts from the Government this year. The contracts will let government agencies tap into cloud computing, implement IT projects in weeks and enhance the user experience of e-government services and apps. -- ST FILE PHOTO: LIM WUI ...
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Netizens pour cold water on PUB video
A VIDEO intended to encourage Singaporeans to save water has been derided by netizens - with one branding it "an all-time low".Its star - the national water agency's mascot Water Wally - has even been compared to a "paedophile" as he is seen walking up to a boy in a shower.The Water Wally Shower Dance clip was posted on April 15, and tells viewers to keep showers to ...
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Singaporean charged with alleged football match-fixing by Hungary authorities
BUDAPEST: Hungary has charged 45 people, including one Singaporean, as part of a probe into alleged football match-fixing.Prosecutors said the Singapore national and 44 Hungarians had allegedly rigged games in Hungary, Italy, Finland and two international ...
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Hungary hunts shadowy Singaporean Tan mastermind of global match fixing ring
(28 mins ago) Hungarian prosecutors have indicted a Singaporean businessman known as Dan Tan and 44 Hungarians suspected of being involved in an international match-fixing conspiracy. Tan was known as the ';boss’’ by his accomplices Chief Prosecutor Imre Keresztes said in a statement that 32 local and international matches are thought to have been manipulated by the suspects, ...
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Singaporean expansion of MRT leads to disruption
Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT) is not very big in comparison to Shanghai, Beijing or Tokyo, but proportionate to the size of Singapore and the city-state’s population, it is an extremely successful and extensive public transport system and one that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) plans to grow even further.
Singapore has a population of around 5 million, which is important when placing the MRT in context, it has a daily ridership of 2 million, giving it a commuter penetration of at least 40%, which does not take into account the fact that not all 5 million Singaporeans commute on a daily basis or use public transport. Read more
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