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unclaim Hanjin cargo will be destroyed or sold off

AxeFire — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 23:49:58 +0800

SINGAPORE: Monday (Nov 28) is D-day for cargo owners who still have goods sitting in containers owned or operated by South Korea's beleaguered Hanjin Shipping in Singapore ports.

Port operator PSA Singapore announced in an undated note on its website that Nov 28 is the last day for all shippers to claim Hanjin-linked cargo-laden containers that are lying in its terminals and facilities.

“Take notice that if the containers and/or the cargo therein remain unclaimed after Nov 28, 2016, we will take steps to dispose of and/or sell them as we may deem fit,” PSA’s note said.

When contacted by Channel NewsAsia on Monday, a PSA spokesperson declined to comment about the number of Hanjin containers that remained unclaimed in Singapore, as well as the total number of containers that have been collected and unloaded thus far.

The demise of Hanjin Shipping – South Korea’s biggest and the world’s seventh-largest container line – nearly three months ago had sent shockwaves across the ailing shipping industry, and created a massive global supply chain disruption when more than 100 of its ships and their cargo were left in limbo at sea.

Since Singapore ports were declared as one of the "safe havens" for the shipping giant and its local subsidiaries in September, at least 18 Hanjin vessels have called and departed from local ports, according to a PSA notice dated Nov 1.

To retrieve their cargo on board the ships of the South Korean firm, cargo owners have had to fork out additional charges, including a refundable deposit of S$5,000 per container to PSA and stevedorage fees in cash. However, the process of getting to their stranded goods has been far from smooth sailing, with some businesses in Singapore describing it as a “nightmare”.

Nearly two months on, the mad scramble to work out contingency plans is over for at least one company.

“Everything is back to normal now,” NCS Line Singapore’s managing director James Hwang told Channel NewsAsia on Monday.

To locate and gain control of its 80 containers on board various Hanjin vessels, the freight forwarder’s team in Singapore had worked six days a week throughout October. Currently, NCS Line is transloading its final batch of 15 containers and is sorting out its finances after having forked out a hefty six-figure sum in advance to rescue all of its cargo.

While it has received most of the refund from the PSA for its S$400,000 deposit, the freight forwarder is still awaiting a refund of US$4,000 (about S$5,712) from Hanjin Shipping for the use of the South Korean firm’s containers.

During the transloading process, goods in a Hanjin container are usually unpacked and placed into a non-Hanjin container before being transported to its final destination. However, there were goods in four containers that had been “too risky” to move, said Mr Hwang, and so the company decided to pay a deposit of US$1,000 (S$1,428) to continue using the same Hanjin containers.

“Hopefully, until we get back our money from Hanjin, they will continue to operate,” the managing director said. On Nov 22, Hanjin Shipping, which is under court order to cut its workforce and dispose of its assets, announced that it would be selling part of its container ship business to Korea Line Corp for US$31.38 million.

But regardless of whether he gets the refunds from Hanjin, Mr Hwang told Channel NewsAsia that he was relieved that this painful process is finally over.

“I was angry due to our workload, the money issues, and also because this is one of Korea’s biggest companies. I felt shameful as a Korean,” he said. “I was very upset against Hanjin and also the Korean government because their way of taking action is not proper. When the government made the announcement that they could no longer inject money into Hanjin, they should have analysed the consequences. This chaos could have been avoided if they had thought through it more carefully.”

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RIP Terrex! SG meddled with Taiwan will pay price

AxeFire — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:13:09 +0800

BEIJING: China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday (Nov 28) that it had lodged a protest with Singapore after the city-state's armoured troop carriers were seized by Hong Kong customs en route from Taiwan last Wednesday.

Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comment at a regular press briefing.

The Chinese government had said on Friday that it "consistently and resolutely opposes any form of official exchanges, including military exchanges and cooperation" with Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a breakaway province.

A team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) arrived in Hong Kong on Friday night to try and resolve the issue of its nine Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV) and associated equipment being delayed at the port. The team met with representatives of APL, the shipping contractor involved.

The containers which were opened for inspection have been resealed by Hong Kong customs and moved to a secured access-controlled area, said Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).

According to a report from by Hong Kong news agency Factwire, it was China's law enforcement officials who tipped off Hong Kong customs about the shipment of nine armoured vehicles.

(Reporting by Michael Martina; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)

- Reuters

KFC drumstick has shrunk same size as cili packet

AxeFire — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 23:15:25 +0800

Nico Rosberg is F1 world champion

AxeFire — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:20:37 +0800

Nico Rosberg win F1 championship

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The World's Greatest Troll

AxeFire — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 21:52:21 +0800

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The Donald Trump The Media Doesn't Show You

AxeFire — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 21:50:31 +0800

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President Trump works as a Waiter at his own Hotel

AxeFire — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 21:47:48 +0800

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Viagra found in South Korea presidential office

AxeFire — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:38:19 +0800

The scandal in South Korea involving President Park Geun-hye has taken an unexpected twist with news that Viagra has been found in her offices.

Authorities found the pills - usually used to treat erectile dysfunction - while investigating corruption allegations against Ms Park.
The government says the Viagra was bought to combat altitude sickness.

The South Korean leader is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to influence her decisions.

The presidential office confirmed it bought 364 Viagra and similar generic pills to deal with altitude sickness on official trips to East Africa, although the pills were never used.
The BBC's Stephen Evans in Seoul, says the discovery of Viagra will add an air of remoteness to the president. Many Koreans believe Ms Park is living in a "different world" which will exacerbate political pressure on her to resign.
Some early rumours among Koreans alleged Ms Park could have been involved with cultish rituals with her friend Ms Choi.

Ms Choi, a long-time friend of Ms Park's, is the daughter of Choi Tae-min, a shadowy quasi-religious leader who was closely linked to Ms Park's father, then-president Park Chung-hee.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-3807615...source=facebook

Trump softens climate stance

AxeFire — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:12:54 +0800

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump signalled on Tuesday (Nov 22) his campaign trail dismissal of the threat of climate change may have been hot air after all, saying he was "open minded" on supporting global accords.

The US president-elect emerged from cabinet-building talks in his Trump Tower headquarters and travelled 10 minutes across town to the New York Times to give a wide-ranging interview on his plans.

He disavowed "alt-right" activists who hailed his election as a victory for white supremacy, distanced himself from calls to prosecute Hillary Clinton and defended his global business empire.

And he appeared to soften his pledge to pull the United States out of accords like last year's COP21 Paris Agreement, that binds countries to national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

"I'm looking at it very closely. I have an open mind to it," he told New York Times executives and journalists over lunch at their headquarters, according to the paper's own account.

Campaigning ahead of Nov 8, Trump repeatedly told crowds of rustbelt and southern voters - factory workers, coal miners and oilmen among them - that he would tear up international climate agreements.

As far back as 2012 he had tweeted: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive."

Now elected and due to become president on Jan 20, when he was confronted by Times columnist Thomas Friedman he admitted there may be a link between human industry and global warming.

"I think there is some connectivity. Some, something. It depends on how much," he said, adding he would nevertheless remain concerned about how much green measures would "cost our companies."

Donald Trump won't pursue charges against Hillary

AxeFire — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:43:42 +0800

US President-elect Donald Trump will not pursue a further investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, to help her "heal", his spokeswoman has said.

His adviser said Mr Trump would not appoint a special prosecutor to look into the former Secretary of State, as he had pledged during campaigning.
Later, Mr Trump said a fresh inquiry was not off the table, but he didn't want to "hurt the Clintons".

The FBI cleared Mrs Clinton, but criticised her private email server.
Mr Trump had threatened during his campaign to "jail" Mrs Clinton, and at rallies his supporters often chanted: "Lock her up!"

Senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told MSNBC that "when the president-elect... tells you before he's even inaugurated he doesn't wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong message - tone and content".
"And I think Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of Americans don't find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if Donald Trump can help her heal, then perhaps that's a good thing," she added.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38...source=facebook

Trump disavows 'alt-right' supporters

AxeFire — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:39:53 +0800

Donald Trump has repudiated the fringe "alt-right" group that celebrated his election win with Nazi salutes.

In a far-ranging interview with the New York Times, the US president-elect was quoted as saying: "I condemn them. I disavow, and I condemn."
He said he did not want to "energise" the group, which includes neo-Nazis, white nationalists and anti-Semites.

Alt-right supporters were filmed on Saturday in Washington DC cheering as a speaker shouted: "Hail Trump."
In the video, Richard Spencer, a leader of the "alt-right" movement, told a conference of members that America belongs to white people, whom he described as "children of the sun".

He denounced the movement's critics as "the most despicable creatures who ever walked the planet".
"Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!" Spencer shouts at one point as some members of the audience raise their arms in the Nazi salute.

The gathering on Saturday drew protesters who blocked traffic around the Ronald Reagan Building, a federally owned conference centre in the nation's capital.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern on Tuesday that Mr Trump's election victory could give succour to white supremacists.
A senior official close to her described the "Hail Trump" video as "repulsive and worrying".

But Mr Trump stood by his chief strategist Steve Bannon, the former CEO of Breitbart News, and bristled at claims that the ultra conservative site was associated with the white nationalist movement.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38...source=facebook

WARNING 5-second mp4 video will crash your iPhone

AxeFire — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:05:22 +0800

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http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/22/1371317...h-video-mp4-bug

Apple's iOS software quality is being called into question again this week, following the discovery of a five-second video that will force an iPhone to lock up and freeze. Reddit users discovered the bug yesterday, and all an iPhone user needs to do is click an MP4 file and watch it to experience the problem. The Verge has tested the bug on multiple iPhones running the latest iOS 10.1 updates, and beta copies of iOS 10.2. All of our test phones locked up shortly after playing the video.

In our video demonstration of the bug above, you'll see that a link to the video, delivered via iMessage, will make iOS 10 play the file in the default player. It appears that the video is corrupt, generating a loop that causes the iPhone to crash around 10 seconds after watching it. We're not linking to the video for obvious reasons, but it appears to only crash devices when it's sent as a link rather than simply transferred as a file. The only way to recover from the crash is to hold the power button and home button at the same time to perform a hard reset. An iPhone will work as normal once it has rebooted this way.

This isn't the first time that a crash bug has been discovered in iOS. Last year, a string of text disabled Apple's iMessage app on iPhones, and the company addressed the problem with iOS 8.4. Earlier this year, Safari started randomly crashing on iPhones due to a software issue that was quickly resolved. We've reached out to Apple to comment on the crash problem, and we'll update you accordingly. For now, be wary of any links to MP4 files that you receive from friends trying to prank you.

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Meanwhile in Singapore

AxeFire — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:08:33 +0800

Android Auto head unit

AxeFire — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:44:44 +0800

Anyone have tried out or have installed a Android Auto head unit into your car?

Fried chicken to DIE for

AxeFire — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:03:49 +0800

The unfortunate incident happened on Friday, 18 November at a rehabilitation centre in Pokok Sena, Kedah.

According to The Star, the victim Mohamad Shukri Kassim, from Langkawi, was found dead by the warden after he did not show up for morning prayers on the next day.

Police investigations have shown that the victim had fought with a group of inmates over fried chicken on the previous night

Kota Bahru police chief Mohd Rozi Jidin the victim was sent to Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah (HSB) for post-mortem. Results revealed that the injuries were caused by physical assault.

"Police had thought that it was a case of sudden death but post mortem results revealed injuries believed to be caused by punches," Mohd Rozi said.

10 inmates aged between 14 to 17 years old have been detained to assist in the investigation

What if Mahathir never stepped down as PM

AxeFire — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:34:37 +0800

What if Mahathir never stepped down as PM in 2003

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Why is Mahathir supporting opposition? Is it because he actually realise the wrong doings that has done in his 20+ years of ruling

And wants to seek forgiveness

He done many good things, but also lots of bad, he was the one that put Anwar in jail, made Najib who he is today

Imagine if Mahathir did not change his heart, how would things be different

do you think Mahathir would rest peacefully? would he be able to fix Malaysia

if people say Dr M supports opposition 10 years ago ppl will say u are high

Actually I do hope he does have good intentions. I think greed got hold of him in the later years of his rule

or does he actually just want his power back and regret stepping down years ago

Angela Merkel seeks fourth term in office

AxeFire — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:20:25 +0800

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will run for a fourth term in office, members of her conservative party have said.

Mrs Merkel, 62, is expected to formally announce her intention later on Sunday at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin.
General elections are expected in Germany in autumn next year.

Mrs Merkel's poll ratings have slipped since the height of her popularity but she retains wide support.

She suffered an embarrassing regional election defeat earlier this year and is being challenged by the populist right-wing AfD party.

Angela Merkel has run Germany since 2005

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38042...source=facebook

Melania and Barron Trump not moving to White

AxeFire — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:51:32 +0800

With the country divided after the elections, so too will the first family be split come inauguration day on January 20.

Melania and Barron will not move to the White House in the new year, choosing instead to stay at Trump Tower so the 10-year-old can finish the school year, theNew York Post reported.

Melania will travel to Washington DC when necessary, and Donald Trump himself is expected to spend much of his time as president at his own three-story penthouse apartment in midtown Manhattan.

Melania has decided to stay put in the interests of her only son, with sources telling the Post: 'The campaign has been difficult for Barron, and she is really hoping to keep disruption to a minimum.'

Melania, who is sometimes spotted picking up her son from school, told People magazine in the spring that with Trump on the road, she has spent a lot of time with Barron because he 'needs somebody as a parent'.

The 10-year-old will complete the school year at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School on the Upper West Side of New York City, where tuition starts at $44,120 for those enrolling in pre-K.

Famous alumni include actress Sarah Michelle Geller and author Herman Melville.

While it is possible they will eventually settle into the White House once the school year is over, no plans have been set for that to happen, the Post reported.

Trump himself was reportedly shocked when he won the election, and moving to the White House may be an adjustment after nearly 30 years of living in Trump Tower.

Their three-story penthouse apartment, decked in 24-karat gold and marble, was said to be nicer than the White House, according to his ex-wife Ivana Trump, with whom he had three children Donald Jr, Ivanka, and Eric Trump.

The New York Police Department has been working with the Secret Service to instill security measures around the building on Fifth Avenue, which attracted the ire of protesters in the days following the election.
Armed security forces have been posted outside the building, but it remains unclear how long that will be necessary since Trump's concrete plans have not been announced.
With barricades, truck diversions, bag checks for pedestrians, traffic in the area has become a problem and businesses in the area have suffered after New York City's mayor advised people to steer clear.
Even garbage trucks have not been allowed through the area, and bags of trash piled up on the sidewalks.

85 years on earth and that's how it ends

AxeFire — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:55:20 +0800

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To leave or not to leave

AxeFire — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 01:41:53 +0800

To leave or not to leave this country

There are always people saying oh

Malaysia no hope you should leave go Australia don't come back

Etc

What are the big reasons that make Malaysians want to migrate

Malaysia really got no hope? I don't but some really do

They are willing to give up their office job for a farming/waiter job in Australia for example. Others are not so extreme like just moving to Singapore