Scheduled Maintenance - POSB

Scheduled Maintenance - POSB

Service	Scheduled Maintenance Date	Expected Downtime	Remarks
iBanking	15 Jun 2014	0005hrs to 0010hrs	System Maintenance -  MCSA Funds Transfer, and Portfolio Enquiry
	15 Jun 2014	0550hrs to 0555hrs	System Maintenance -  MCSA Funds Transfer, and Portfolio Enquiry
	15 Jun 2014	0005hrs to 0630hrs	System Maintenance - Online Equity Trading
Cards & unsecure Loan application forms / Vickers form	-	-	-
mBanking	-	-	-
iB Application	-	-	-
iB - Trading Services	24 May 2014	1800hrs to 0000hrs	System Maintenance
	25 May 2014	0000hrs to 1200hrs	System Maintenance
D2Pay	-	-	-
Phone Banking	-	-	-
NETS	-	-	-
Passbook Update	-	-	-
Automated Teller Machine (ATM)	-	-	-
Cash Deposit Machine	-	-	-
Coin Deposit Machine	-	-	-
Cheque Deposit Machine	-	-	-
POSB Print	-	-	-
AXS D-Pay	-	-	-
Token Registration	-	-	-

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weather

Rained heavily yesterday night but still hot!

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Java™ SE Development Kit 7, Update 60 (JDK 7u60)

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Java™ SE Development Kit 7, Update 60 (JDK 7u60)

The full version string for this update release is 1.7.0_60-b19 (where "b" means "build"). The version number is 7u60.

Highlights

This update release contains several enhancements and changes including the following:

• Java Mission Control
• New Features and Changes

IANA Data 2014b

JDK 7u60 contains IANA time zone data version 2014b. For more information, refer to Timezone Data Versions in the JRE Software.

Security Baselines

The security baselines for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) at the time of the release of JDK 7u60 are specified in the following table:

JRE Family Version	JRE Security Baseline (Full Version String)
7	1.7.0_55
6	1.6.0_75
5.0	1.5.0_65

For more information about security baselines, see Deploying Java Applets With Family JRE Versions in Java Plug-in for Internet Explorer.

JRE Expiration Date

The JRE expires whenever a new release with security vulnerability fixes becomes available. Critical patch updates, which contain security vulnerability fixes, are announced one year in advance on Critical Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Third Party Bulletin. This JRE (version 7u60) will expire with the release of the next critical patch update scheduled for July 15, 2014.

For systems unable to reach the Oracle Servers, a secondary mechanism expires this JRE (version 7u60) on August 15, 2014. After either condition is met (new release becoming available or expiration date reached), the JRE will provide additional warnings and reminders to users to update to the newer version. For more information, see JRE Expiration Date.

JavaFX

This JDK release includes JavaFX version 2.2.60.

Java Mission Control

This JDK release includes Java Mission Control(JMC) version 5.3. For more information, see JMC 5.3 Release Notes.

New Features and Changes

Java ignores deployment.expiration.check.enabled property for first launch

If you have an older version of Java and expiration check is turned off throughdeployment.properties file, Java may ignore this property for first launch.

To ensure that expiration check is disabled, use the following Java Web Start command:

javaws -userConfig deployment.expiration.check.enabled false

If this property is changed in the deployment.properties file, open the Java Control Panel before starting an application to ensure that the native cache is synchronized with the file. For more information, see Deployment Configuration File and Properties.

New flags added to Java Management API

The flags MinHeapFreeRatio and MaxHeapFreeRatio have been made manageable. This means they can be changed at runtime using the management API in Java. Support for these flags have also been added to the ParallelGC as part of the adaptive size policy.

Bug Fixes

For a list of bug fixes included in this release, see JDK 7u60 Bug Fixes page.

The following are some of the notable bug fixes in this release:

Area: security-libs/java.security
Synopsis: Realm.getRealmsList returns realms list in wrong order

Java does not support the [capaths] section in krb5.conf correctly if there are more then one intermediate realm between the client realm and the server realm.

See 8012615.

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Residents in Punggol report brown-coloured water

Residents in Punggol report brown-coloured water

PUB says valve operations for the connection of a newly laid pipeline caused tap water to be discoloured for Punggol residents.

SINGAPORE: Residents in Punggol reported having brown-coloured tap water for a few hours on Thursday (June 12). One person who called MediaCorp's news hotline says Housing and Development Board blocks with the numbers 200+ and 600+ were affected.

The Public Utilities Board (PUB) says it received reports of discoloured water from 2 pm. This was two hours after it had carried out valve operations on a transmission water main along the Tampines Expressway (TPE) for the connection of a newly laid pipeline.

"These valve operations caused some re-suspension of sediments in the pipeline, resulting in the discolouration of the water. These sediments are minerals in tap water which settled down over time in the pipes," a PUB statement said.

PUB has sent officers to flush the water mains, and will help affected residents flush their service pipes. In the meantime, temporary water supply has been deployed for those affected.

Those who need help can contact PUB's 24-hour call centre at 1800-284-6600.


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Ex-NUS law professor Tey seeks reinstatement of academic position

Ex-NUS law professor Tey seeks reinstatement of academic position

High Court order filed to reverse former NUS law professor Tey Tsun Hang's ‘wrongful’ dismissal following his subsequently-overturned corruption conviction.

Ex-NUS Professor Tey Tsun Hang (Photo: TODAY)

SINGAPORE: Former National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor Tey Tsun Hang has applied to the High Court to have his dismissal from duty quashed and to be reinstated.

Mr Tey is alleging that NUS did not carry out any disciplinary proceedings against him and had based the decision to dismiss him on the trial court conviction.

In his affidavit tendered to the court last week, Mr Tey said NUS had “jumped the gun” in its decision.

“The NUS cannot dismiss a tenured law professor based on conviction declared by the High Court to be misconceived and mistake, a conviction based on evidence misconstrued and its significance misunderstood,” he said.

In response to this, NUS said on Wednesday (June 11) that under the terms and conditions of Mr Tey's appointment, termination may be effected without prior notice and without any payment of compensation should he be convicted by a court of law of any crime that is likely to bring the university into disrepute.

The university can also exercise its rights of summary dismissal should Mr Tey be guilty of misconduct or impropriety, a spokesman added. "NUS takes a very strong stand against faculty who behave in a grossly inappropriate manner in their interactions with our students. Under our Code of Conduct, University staff are expected to conduct themselves with honesty and propriety, and perform their duties in a professional and conscientious manner."

Mr Tey was suspended from his post on July 27, 2012 after he was charged for alleged misconduct with his then-student Darinne Ko.

He was officially dismissed on May 28, 2013 upon the oral delivery judgment of his conviction which was later overturned in February this year.

Mr Tey is currently unemployed and is living in Malaysia, with his lawyer M Ravi adding that Tey feels “aggrieved” about the situation.

-TODAY/ek

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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum

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