PSLE results out on 22 Nov
Posted: 19 November 2012 1137 hrs
SINGAPORE: The results of the 2012 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be released on 22 November.
Students may obtain their result slips from their respective schools from noon on that day.
On the same day, eligible students will also receive from their respective primary schools option forms to select secondary schools.
Students are required to hand the option forms to their parents.
The Secondary One posting results will be released on 19 December.
Crest Secondary School, the first of two new Specialised Schools for Normal (Technical) students, will admit its first batch of Secondary 1 students in January 2013.
Apart from offering N(T) English Language, Mother Tongue Language and Mathematics as part of a four-year Normal (Technical) secondary school education, students will be able to specialise in one of four ITE Skills Certificate courses at upper secondary, namely Hospitality Services, Retail Services, Facility Services and Mechanical Servicing.
Apart from the new subject offerings, Crest Secondary School also uses a hands-on approach to teaching.
Students who are successfully admitted into Crest Secondary School will be informed via email or SMS by 14 December and will not be posted to another school under the Secondary 1 Posting Exercise.
Six more schools will be offering the Integrated Programme (IP) from Secondary One in 2013. They are Catholic High School, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School, Methodist Girls' School, Singapore Chinese Girls' School, St Joseph's Institution and Temasek Junior College.
- CNA/ir
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Monday, November 19, 2012
The staying power of 'Gangnam Style'
The staying power of 'Gangnam Style'
Posted on 19 November 2012 - 05:28am
Last updated on 19 November 2012 - 10:13am
SEOUL (Nov 18, 2012): President Obama, the
mayor of London, China's top dissident artist and Madonna, every time
someone signals the death of "Gangnam Style" up pops another
high-profile figure to keep the phenomenon alive.Last updated on 19 November 2012 - 10:13am
K-Pop
star Psy, whose 'Gangnam Style' has amassed more than 450 million
YouTube hits, arriving before the start of the Formula One Korean Grand
Prix at the Korean Circuit in Yeongam. AFPIn the four months since the music video by South Korean rapper Psy went viral on YouTube, it has been name-checked and imitated by an impressive roster of global notables from world leaders to sports stars and business tycoons.
And the public has joined in with tens of thousands turning out for giant flashmob performances of Psy's horse-riding dance in cities like Paris and Rome.
While many believe Gangnam Style will ultimately prove to be a one-hit wonder, the song has shown surprising staying power and an unlikely ability to penetrate international corridors of power.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called it a force for world peace. On the morning of the US presidential election, Barack Obama told a local radio station that he was confident he could match Psy's dance moves.
"But I'm not sure that the inauguration ball is the appropriate time to break that out. Maybe do it privately for Michelle," he said.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson performed a joint Gangnam Style dance spectacular for their wives in September during a private gathering in the premier's country retreat Chequers.
Johnson went on to reference the event in his keynote speech to the ruling conservative party's annual conference.
If politicians have appropriated the song in an effort to boost their populist credentials, others have used it to drive home an anti-establishment message - most notably renowned Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei.
Banned from traveling abroad, Ai posted a Gangnam Style dance parody on YouTube, during which he brandished a set of handcuffs in a clear reference to Beijing's efforts to silence his outspoken views.
The video was removed by China's Internet censors, prompting the Indian-born British sculptor Anish Kapoor to gather 250 art world luminaries at his London studio this week to film their own Gangnam video in support of Ai.
"Yes, it is desperately silly, but what is the paradigm of the artist? The artist does stupid things with serious intent," Kapoor said.
Silly or not, Psy's influence has spread to some of the world's most famous academic institutions.
Earlier this month, the 34-year-old rapper was invited to follow the likes of Ronald Reagan and the Dalai Lama in addressing the 189-year-old Oxford Union club at Oxford University.
And a Gangnam Style video parody made by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, featured cameos by Eric Lander, one of the principle leaders of the Human Genome Project, and Noam Chomsky.
"Oppan Chomsky Style," the 83-year-old father of modern linguistics deadpanned into the camera while sipping a cup of coffee.
For some commentators, it has all become a bit too much.
"Can anyone kill Gangnam Style?" Britain's Guardian newspaper asked recently.
After Google chairman Eric Schmidt gave a rather awkward horse-riding performance during a visit to Seoul, Time magazine declared the Gangnam Style craze "officially over", but that was way back in September.
If anything, Psy has since gone from strength to strength, gaining the ultimate showbiz accolade this week by performing a mash-up of Gangnam Style with pop icon Madonna during her concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. – AFP
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New care services hub opens at City Square Mall
New care services hub opens at City Square Mall
By Melissa Chong | Posted: 18 November 2012 2312 hrs
SINGAPORE: A new one-stop hub for the elderly and disabled has opened at City Square Mall at Kitchener Road.
The Centre for Enabled Living (CEL) made a first-of-its-kind attempt to bring social services into a shopping mall.
"To prepare for an ageing population, the government will be investing significantly in facilities and services to support the needs of our seniors," said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong.
"However, improving the quality of service delivery is also a key priority. We must be able to make services more accessible, more comprehensive and more seamless for those in need."
Receptionists will direct visitors to the right partner organisations, including NTUC Eldercare and St Luke's ElderCare, Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society and Asian Women's Welfare Association, where they can sign up for a range of services.
This includes senior activity centres, home help services and caregiver training.
Family consultation rooms have also been built for those who require further advice, or prefer discussing their needs in a private setting.
Two of the four rooms include video-conferencing facilities for remote consultations.
In the retail section, customers can buy elderly-friendly equipment, exercise machines and devices that can help the elderly live more independently.
The goods and services include mobile phones with an emergency alert system, hearing aids, wheelchair rentals and incontinence products.
Family members can also sign up for hands-on training sessions to learn how to be a better caregiver to their loved ones.
The centre is located at Basement 2, and will be open from 10am to 10pm daily.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
By Melissa Chong | Posted: 18 November 2012 2312 hrs
SINGAPORE: A new one-stop hub for the elderly and disabled has opened at City Square Mall at Kitchener Road.
The Centre for Enabled Living (CEL) made a first-of-its-kind attempt to bring social services into a shopping mall.
"To prepare for an ageing population, the government will be investing significantly in facilities and services to support the needs of our seniors," said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong.
"However, improving the quality of service delivery is also a key priority. We must be able to make services more accessible, more comprehensive and more seamless for those in need."
Receptionists will direct visitors to the right partner organisations, including NTUC Eldercare and St Luke's ElderCare, Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society and Asian Women's Welfare Association, where they can sign up for a range of services.
This includes senior activity centres, home help services and caregiver training.
Family consultation rooms have also been built for those who require further advice, or prefer discussing their needs in a private setting.
Two of the four rooms include video-conferencing facilities for remote consultations.
In the retail section, customers can buy elderly-friendly equipment, exercise machines and devices that can help the elderly live more independently.
The goods and services include mobile phones with an emergency alert system, hearing aids, wheelchair rentals and incontinence products.
Family members can also sign up for hands-on training sessions to learn how to be a better caregiver to their loved ones.
The centre is located at Basement 2, and will be open from 10am to 10pm daily.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
NEA finds signs of rat activity at 313@somerset
NEA finds signs of rat activity at 313@somerset
By Lian Cheong, Alice Chia | Posted: 18 November 2012 2106 hrs
SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) has found signs of rat activity at some food outlets in the 313@somerset shopping mall along Orchard Road.
Food sellers whom Channel NewsAsia spoke to said they have seen rats in the toilet, kitchen and even the ceiling in some areas.
A tenant at the mall said a glue board could trap about four rats in one night.
Following recent inspections, NEA said it will take action against eight food outlets in the mall.
NEA has requested the mall's management and food outlets to undertake a thorough clean-up, including false ceilings, and seal off all access points which could potentially allow rats in.
The management will also monitor the situation, to identify rat hotspots and take prompt action.
NEA has also inspected common areas of the nearby Somerset MRT station and underpass.
Checks were also done at the construction site of the proposed 20-storey hotel development next to the mall.
To date, no rat infestation has been detected.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
By Lian Cheong, Alice Chia | Posted: 18 November 2012 2106 hrs
SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) has found signs of rat activity at some food outlets in the 313@somerset shopping mall along Orchard Road.
Food sellers whom Channel NewsAsia spoke to said they have seen rats in the toilet, kitchen and even the ceiling in some areas.
A tenant at the mall said a glue board could trap about four rats in one night.
Following recent inspections, NEA said it will take action against eight food outlets in the mall.
NEA has requested the mall's management and food outlets to undertake a thorough clean-up, including false ceilings, and seal off all access points which could potentially allow rats in.
The management will also monitor the situation, to identify rat hotspots and take prompt action.
NEA has also inspected common areas of the nearby Somerset MRT station and underpass.
Checks were also done at the construction site of the proposed 20-storey hotel development next to the mall.
To date, no rat infestation has been detected.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
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