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The dynamic city Singapore attracts people from all over the world. Singapore is a place that is full of various kinds of small and large events throughout the year. Singapore, the land with diverse cultures, traditions and passions, is rapidly booming as a business centre of Asia. In the South-East Asian region, Singapore is the major headquarter of most of the world-famous news agencies. People from every corner of the world are interested in knowing the latest news of this Island city.
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Singapore navy's stealth frigate open to public for tour at Vivocity
The stealth frigate RSS Intrepid has berthed at VivoCity Promenade and is open to the public as part of the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN's) community outreach efforts this year.
It is accompanied by a Sikorsky S-70B Sea Hawk naval helicopter. The 114m warship had just returned from a 31/2 month counter-piracy operation at the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea.
Members of the public with tickets will be taken on a guided tour around the frigate. The free tickets are available at a booth in Vivocity, and are only valid for a specific period of time on the date of issue.
Visitors will get to see key parts of the frigate including its weapons like the Boeing Harpoon missiles and Whitehead torpedoes, which allow the warship to deal with aerial, surface, and underwater threats.
Source: The Strait Times
Posted on : 2013-03-15
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New NUS undergraduate course in business analytics
To boost the pool of business analysts in Singapore, the National University of Singapore (NUS) , will be offering a new undergraduate degree programme in August.
The multi-disciplinary Business Analytics degree programme will be based in the School of Computing, but students will also have the opportunity to take modules in mathematics, statistics, economics, marketing, computer science and information systems as well.
NUS said that students will learn how "to organise, make sense of, and derive critical insights from large amounts of business data" during the duration of their four-year direct Honours programme.
The NUS spokesman said that 40 students will be admitted this year, followed by 80 undergraduates a year by 2016. Applications are currently open and more information can be found at http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/is/ug-bsc-ba.html.
Source: The Strait Times
Posted on : 2013-03-12
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Singapore Zoo gives birthday treats as it turns 40
THE Singapore Zoo is marking its 40th birthday this year, having welcomed an all-time high of more than 1.7 million visitors in 2012, and wants all 40-year-olds to join in.
From now till December, Singaporeans and Permanent Residents born in 1973 who visit during their birthday month will get a 40 per cent discount on zoo tickets for themselves and four friends.
Those whose birthdays match that of the zoo, June 27, are invited to a party and a special tour on that day.
Source: The Strait Times
Posted on : 2013-03-08
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Monthly adult travel pass being considered
THE high-level committee that is reviewing public transport fares is considering introducing a monthly adult travel pass.
Such a pass will help to cap monthly public transport expenses for average-income individuals or households, said Mr Richard Magnus, chairman of the Fare Review Mechanism Committee.
In a blog post yesterday, he also said that something ought to be done for children not yet in primary school who are taller than 0.9m - the limit currently set for free bus and train travel.
Polytechnic students and the disabled are also being considered for improved concessions, as are low-income earners.
Source: The Strait Times
Posted on : 2013-03-07
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NUS and NTU move up in global university rankings
Both the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have made steady progress in a global ranking of universities this year.
NUS climbs one place to 22nd, from 23rd in 2012. NTU is placed in the 71st to 80th band this year, up from the 81st to 90th band in 2012, making it one of the universities which made the most improvement in the ranking.
The 2013 World Reputation Ranking - in its third year running - is based on 16,639 responses from senior academics from 144 countries, and is a measure of academic prestige rather than actual performance.
Mr Phil Baty, editor of the magazine's rankings, said in a statement: "A university's reputation is subjective, but it matters deeply in today's highly competitive global marketplace, and it has serious real-world impact - helping to attract top student and academic talent, and encouraging industrial investment and benefactions."
Source: The Strait Times
Posted on : 2013-03-06
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