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20111031 Singapore - The First and Last Social Experiment of Mankind http://bettersingapore.blogspot.sg/2011/10/20111031-singapore-first-and-last.html Concisely This article is to point out the severity and encourage all not to point blame to any party, but unite to develop solutions - solutions is to find industries we can export. This article consists of 7 section, read what is relevant. Facts - American Indians face smaller, slower migrants. They did not put leadership, scholarships in migrants hand. Divide NOT - Problem is very big. Unite, do not blame any one. It is OUR duty - No one will do for us, also we know better our strength. The Government - Identify one or two industries we can lead the world. We are export economy. Without own brand, own product, own leadership, we are held to ransom. The Oppositions - Go beyond criticism, actively engage people for ideas, assist them in refining ideas into mature solutions. The People - observe proble...

20111029 Drop the Old  Feeble  Moral Education - Lively Effective way is here http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/10/20111029-drop-feeble-old-moral.html Background Drop the boring Moral Education. It has been tried by mothers and teachers, saints and emperors,  for thousands years, it did not succeed. Often it devolves into teaching of courtesy  礼, which many knows most comprehensively prescribed by Confucius. Courtesy 礼 is  perceived by Lao Tze  (the originator of Tao, whom Confucius went to seek his teaching)  as the indication of thinning out of Loyalty and Trust, also courtesy is the heading into chaos.   夫礼者， 忠信之薄，而乱之首。 Confucius' teachings therefore were severely criticized   occasionally in Chinese history . How can there be any valid reason moral education of old can succeed in today's very real, very materialistic world. Material is about survival, about comfort, about enjoyment, they are more real...

Floods at Shenton Way today  2010 09 08 http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/10/20100908-floods-at-shenton-way-today.html http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=4273 September 8, 2010 by  admin Filed under:  Current Affairs and Politics   08 September 2010 There have been floods at Shenton Way this morning. This is the umpteenth time this year flooding has happened in the city area and the outskirts as a result of heavy rain. Clearly the Marina Barrage has not been effective at all in preventing flooding. If anything, flooding has actually increased dramatically after it was put in operation. Sgpolitics.net calls for immediate ACCOUNTABILITY on the part of the PAP Government. We need an explanation why flooding is happening so frequently and what the authorities are going to do about it. Since the first floods struck the Orchard Road area a few months back, the government has had ample time to prepare and make adjustments to their monitoring of the drainage system. Clea...

20111027 Shenton Way Flood - Its Deeper Implications http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/10/20111027-shenton-way-flood-its-deeper.html Two Points and Three Wisdom from Founders' Drainage Design Codes Point One Photographer reported at the Asia Sq , one side of the rd the water was flooding fast but the opposite side across the road the water subsided very fast also This shows that one of the drains is totally choked. Our floods subside very fast, even before rain stop. One logical explanation is the high water pressure, caused by flood, push away obsticles in the drains, silts, leaves, rubbish. Our water way therefore has enough capacity. Our water way is too complex, costly to monitor, cleanse. Point 2 Massive floods comes only after ABC Projects swing into place . A $2 Billion dollars over the last decades did not include recent investment in  massive ABC projects, Bishan, Dawson, etc. http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/10/20101018-pu...

20111018 MEDIA STATEMENT BY PROF CHAN ENG SOON http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/10/20111018-media-statement-by-prof-chan.html http://www.news.gov.sg/public/sgpc/en/media_releases/agencies/mewr/press_release/P-20111006-1.html?Au... 18/10/2011 MEDIA STATEMENT BY PROF CHAN ENG SOON, CHAIRMAN, EXPERT PANEL ON DRAINAGE DESIGN AND FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES The Expert Panel on Drainage Design and Flood Protection Measures convened its second meeting from 26 to 30September 2011. 2 The Panel was briefed on national water agency, PUB’s drainage planning and design process and the operations of Marina Barrage. The Panel was also briefed by the Meteorological Service Singapore on historical rainfall trends. A site visit was also made to the ABC Waters project at Kallang River-Bishan Park. At an earlier session, the expert panel also visit the Marina Barrage, the Stamford and Bukit Timah Catchments . 3 The Panel had a good discussion and arrived at some preliminar...

20111007 Expert Panel S'pore Drains cannt cope with more rainfall http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/10/20111007-expert-panel-spore-drains.html Expert panel: S'pore drains can't cope with more rainfall By Reico Wong my paper Friday, Oct 07, 2011 The current design and network system of canals and drains in Singapore are no longer adequate to handle the higher rainfall levels here, said the Expert Panel on Enhancing Flood Protection yesterday. So, more "robust" ways are needed to slow down the flow of storm water and increase its drainage , said the panel's chairman, Professor Chan Eng Soon. Possible ways include building porous roads to soak up storm water and adding greenery at the top of buildings to help capture and retain rain . Singapore's drainage infrastructure could also be enhanced, such that rainwater in a particular area is drained out through a network of canals, instead of just one , Prof Chan said. He revealed that t...

20101018 PUB $2 Billion Waterway http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/10/20101018-pub-2-billion-waterway.html Long-term planning cut flood-prone areas in Singapore http://wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com/2010/10/long-term-planning-cut-flood-prone.html PUB veteran helped design drainage system that has reduced such areas by 98%
Chang Ai-Lien, Straits Times 18 Oct 10;

PUB veteran Yap Kheng Guan knows Singapore's extensive network of drains like the back of his hand - after all, he built many of them.

Drains have been his passion in his 35-year career at the Environment Ministry and the national water agency PUB, which is responsible for drainage issues.

He has stood beside floodwaters as pig and water buffalo carcasses floated past in the 1970s. He has blasted through granite to build underground drainage tunnels.

But the seeds of his career in drainage were planted much earlier.

His secondary school, St Andrew's near Potong Pasir Village, was built on elevated g...