Singapore still ranked 151 out of 180 in World Press Freedom Index and it’s not surprising why

Once again, Singapore was ranked 151 out 180 in the World Press…

Singapore ranks 151st out of 180 countries on the 2019 World Press Freedom Index

Singapore maintains its ranking in Reporters Without Borders’ (Reporters Sans Frontières –…

Why is a controversial foreign blogger allowed to organise a massive gathering at the Botanic Gardens?

In case you haven’t heard, travel vlogger Nusseir Yassin of Nas Daily…

$45,000 worth of drugs seized in operation by CNB

Drugs worth about $45,000 seized in an operation conducted by the Central…

NUS and SFA investigate latest gastroenteritis incident in student residence, suspends food stall

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA)…

Sold off to the GLC’s and we are paying for it

by Brad Bowyer As I have been focusing on the Changi Airport,…

Malaysia hopes Singapore will agree to negotiate further over Water Agreement price

At the 9th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Putrajaya last week (9 April),…

Dae Sung Construction fined $42,000 for damaging water main

A construction company was fined S$42,000 earlier on 2 April 2019 for…

Wet and warm conditions to continue in the second half of April 2019

Moderate to heavy short-duration thundery showers are expected between the late morning…

我们真得需要樟宜机场第五航站吗?

新加坡樟宜机场目前的每月客流量,平均超过546万,处理的的班机次数也多达3万2000趟次。 过去,樟宜机场可应付的搭客负荷达8200万人次,随着第四航站完成,放眼2020年能达到8500万。去年,该机场客容量突破6560万人次,仅达总搭客人次负荷的77巴仙。 而本地空管机构则披露,现有的机场跑道几乎是全力运作(约90巴仙,每年处理43万趟次的航班)。若第三跑道在2020年中期投入运作,预计还能再提升40巴仙的负荷能力。但即便如此,三条跑道同时运作,最大也只能负荷60万航班趟次,也即大约1.02亿的客流量。 樟宜机场第五航站设立后,放眼客容量能增至1亿3500万人次,使樟宜机场成为全球最大的机场之一。 交通部长许文远曾指出,将耗资上百亿元发展的第五搭客大厦,实际上是我国的第二个樟宜机场,将使我国机场的容量增加将近一倍。 不过,本地政治工作者毕博渊在进行分析后,质疑我国是否还有必要再增设樟宜机场第五航空站? 毕博渊整理了樟宜机场自启用以来的建设开支: 樟宜机场四个航站占地1千350公顷。 第一航站在1981年启用,造价少于10亿元。近年来则经过不少次翻修:1995年(1.7亿元);1999年(4.2亿元)以及2013年的五亿元。 坐落于第一航站的星耀樟宜,耗资17亿元 1990年,启用第二航站,耗资8.38亿元 2008年,启用第三航站,耗资17.5亿元…