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HSR Cancellation - MY pay SG S$102.8 Mil

orangbulu — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:29:10 +0800

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singap...d-rail-14517142

SINGAPORE: Malaysia has paid more than S$102 million in compensation to Singapore for the terminated Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project, ministers from both countries said on Monday (Mar 29).

The payment of S$102,815,576 (RM320,270,519) has been made to Singapore for costs incurred for the development of the HSR project, and in relation to the extension of suspension of the project, Singapore's Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung and Malaysia's Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed said in a joint statement.

"The two countries reached an amicable agreement on the amount following a verification process by the Government of Malaysia. This amount represents a full and final settlement in relation to the termination of the bilateral agreement," the statement read.

"Both countries remain committed to maintaining good relations and fostering close cooperation for the mutual benefit of the peoples of the two countries."

The project was discontinued after the HSR agreement lapsed on Dec 31, 2020, the Prime Ministers of both countries said in a joint statement on Jan 1.

Singapore’s Ministry of Transport previously said that Malaysia has to compensate Singapore for costs already incurred by Singapore in fulfilling its obligations under the bilateral agreement.

Mr Mustapa had also said that Malaysia would honour its obligations under the agreement, and that both countries would “initiate the necessary” to determine the amount of compensation.

In September 2018, both sides agreed to postpone the construction of the HSR until end-May last year. Malaysia had to pay Singapore S$15 million for costs incurred in suspending the project.

Malaysia later requested a further seven-month extension until the end of December to allow both sides to discuss and assess Malaysia’s proposed changes to the project.

The proposed 350km-long HSR line had aimed to reduce travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to about 90 minutes by train, from the current 11 hours on existing train services.

Apart from slashing travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, it was expected that the rail link would contribute S$6.7 billion (RM21 billion) in gross domestic product to Malaysia and Singapore, as well as create 111,000 jobs by 2060.

Source: CNA/mi

SG Gov to give S$50 per M'sian per night for 14N

orangbulu — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:05:38 +0800

SINGAPORE: Companies affected by Malaysia's travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 outbreak will receive an allowance of S$50 per worker for 14 nights to cover the extra costs incurred, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on Tuesday (Mar 17). This comes after Malaysia announced it would bar citizens from going overseas and foreigners from entering the country for about two weeks starting Wednesday.

"MOM has been working with tripartite partners to support the affected companies. If they need their workers to stay in Singapore, the way to help them is to find suitable accommodation," said Mrs Teo at the press conference.

Mrs Teo said that affected workers should first try to stay with friends, family and colleagues who can accommodate them, and if not - hotels or dormitories.

"For every affected worker, we will provide the firms with the support of S$50 a night for 14 nights," she said, adding that more details on how to apply will be shared.

"Whatever the arrangements, we appreciate that businesses had to respond very quickly and incurred some additional costs as a result," added Mrs Teo.

"I’m confident that by the end of the day, any one of the affected workers that need to stay in Singapore will be able to find suitable accommodation."

She added that the support put together for the companies was "a temporary relief measure".

Companies will be given the time to assess what they want to do in terms of their manpower staffing and also to work out "sustainable arrangements", said Mrs Teo.

SINGAPORE GIVEN HEADS UP BEFORE MALAYSIA'S ANNOUNCEMENT

During the conference, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said that the Malaysian government had given Singapore "some heads up" before announcing the restrictions.

"They probably realised given the severity, given the seriousness, this was something they had to do. And we understand why," said Mr Wong.

"I think if we were facing a similar situation we would have to consider very stringent measures as well," he added.

"They did what was necessary, and like I said, a measure like this will cause inconvenience, will cause disruptions, but in some ways if you look at it and what has been done it will help to control the transmission of the virus across the border," said Mr Wong.

"So we now have to deal with the consequences and make adjustments."

MALAYSIA'S TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had said on Monday night that all Malaysians will be prohibited from leaving the country from Mar 18 to Mar 31. Visitors will also not be allowed to enter the country.

Malaysia’s Immigration Department confirmed that Malaysians working in Singapore and Thailand will be affected by the travel restrictions. About 300,000 people commute between the two border crossings between Malaysia and Singapore every day.

On Tuesday, Singapore said it will make available a range of short-term housing options for some workers who commute frequently between Singapore and Malaysia.

Malaysia has assured Singapore that the flow of goods and cargo between the two countries will continue, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing also assured Singaporeans that Singapore has plans to manage a disruption of supplies from Malaysia through a combination of stockpiling, local production and diversification of overseas sources.

Is sound card worth it for my speakers?

orangbulu — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:06:44 +0800

Currently using a logitech Z-2300. Bought it for USD 110, 3 years ago. Not sure whether sound card will make a huge difference in sound quality. Need your advise. Thanks.

http://reviews.cnet.com/pc-speakers/logite...7-30993080.html

Iphone VPN Prob

orangbulu — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:18:29 +0800

Hi all

I managed to setup my VPN settings in my iphone and it manage to connect to the server. However, only safari seems to be able to connect. Other apps such as maps or weather are unable to download data. Its definately not a speed issue and safari loads webpages really fast.

Can anyone help please? Thanks

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orangbulu — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:21:53 +0800

Not sure whether you guyz get this in Malaysia, but some of these ads are pretty good.

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Popular Games you do not like at all

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Popular Games you do not like at all

orangbulu — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:10:37 +0800

I guess I'll start

Valkyria Chronicles (too slow), GTA 4, MGS 4, Assassins Creed 2

Felmyst DC Prob

orangbulu — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:47:30 +0800

Ok so anyone who has done/doing felmyst has a disconnection issue during p2, or do you have any guildmates that DC. Have you found and fix for it so far?

Woltk Alpha notes

orangbulu — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:07:25 +0800

http://wotlk.wikidot.com/

(H) Unrated is recruiting again -_-

orangbulu — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:34:30 +0800

We are currently looking for the following classes:

1x Hunter
1x Spriest
3x Healers (Resto Druids/Shamans & Holy Pallies)
1x Elemental Shaman
1x Warlock

Raids are from 9pm to 2am server time. (7pm-12 malaysia)

Interested parties can check us out at -

http://unrated.guildportal.com

Warlock/disc priest/rogue combo

orangbulu — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:56:10 +0800

So do you guyz have any strategy for this combo to work?? we do fine against caster teams, but against double melee dps, i die too fast even with soul link and 464 resil.

[H] Unrated is recruting (Nagrand Server)

orangbulu — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:09:41 +0800

Unrated is recruiting every class EXCEPT for the following classes:-

Ret Pally (We have too many already)
Balance Druid (Same)

Raid Starts at 7pm Till 1 am Malaysia time and is conducted on Wed,Thurs,Fri, Sat. Sometimes on Sunday too if we have enough online. We are looking for dedicated raiders with a strong passion for end game raiding.

Having Vashj Vial or attuned to Hyjal/BT will be a big bonus in application. We also require T5 standard gear or better.

Pls visit our website for more details
http://unrated.guildportal.com

[H] Unrated is recruiting

orangbulu — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:20:23 +0800

Hello, Unrated is a raiding guild on Nagrand server whose raiders are mainly from Singapore,Malaysia,China and Australia. Raid times usually start from (7pm my/sg time) till about 1am (sg/my) We are open for recruitment for the following classes:-

1 Prot pally
1 Holy Pally
1 Shadow priest
1 Warlock

Our current progress is 5/5 Hyjal 8/9 BT

Applicants must have decent gear (T5 upwards)

Please visit our website for more information :- Site

Because we want to push through raid content as fast as possible, we will only consider people who can make it for most raids, if not all.

Please pst redlust, tyia in game for more information

[addedon]March 6, 2008, 10:25 pm[/addedon]Bump, WTB More hcore raiders

Any matlab pro out there? i need help

orangbulu — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:38:32 +0800

zzz i got this code i have to write for my statistics class.... i give up lol