Firefly treats kids to lunch in conjunction with launch of new route
Firefly celebrated the launch of its newest route by treating 50 children with a hearty luncheon filled with a series of activities with renowned local singers and actors here.
Pop singer Ezlynn, nasyid group Al-Mawlid and actress Fiffi Natasya had feted the children from Yayasan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Kelantan (YAATIM) and PEKA YATIM at a restaurant in town.
The company’s head of marketing and communications Angelina Fernandez said Firefly had made it a point to include children or the less fortunate in significantly celebrate the milestone.
“It is wonderful to see an excited group of young individuals who have built a strong bond over a short span of time with the artistes who have volunteered to collaborate and make this event possible together with Firefly’s team.”
An interactive session took place between the local celebrities and the children
with the day ending with Firefly’s staff presenting gifts to their guests.
Fernandez said that Kota Baru has been one of the most popular destinations among Firefly’s passengers.
“Since the inception of this route, we have received continuous support from the residents here who also contributed to the expansion of this sector.”
Firefly’s service between Kota Baru and Johor Baru would commence on April 26 with flights every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Due to popular demand, the airline would also increase its frequencies to seven daily flights between its city hub in Subang and Kota Bahru from April 6.
～News courtesy of The Star～
Friday, March 23, 2012
Beware of phone calls offering zoo tickets
Beware of phone calls offering zoo tickets
If you receive a phone call telling you that you have won free admission to the Singapore Zoo, do not celebrate.
It is likely to be a scam to steal personal details like your name and identity-card (IC) number.
A handful of people turned up at the zoo earlier this month only to find out that the tickets they had "won" did not exist.
They also learnt that the person who called them did not work for the zoo.
In a statement issued to my paper, Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), which runs the zoo, confirmed that it has uncovered a recent spate of phone scams.
The victims were requested to reveal their IC numbers over the phone in exchange for "free zoo tickets", WRS said in the statement.
Ms Isabel Cheng, director of marketing and communications at WRS, advised members of the public to make a police report if they receive such calls.
The scam came to light after the Singapore Zoo received several inquiries, in person and over the phone, about the free tickets.
~News courtesy of Omy~
If you receive a phone call telling you that you have won free admission to the Singapore Zoo, do not celebrate.
It is likely to be a scam to steal personal details like your name and identity-card (IC) number.
A handful of people turned up at the zoo earlier this month only to find out that the tickets they had "won" did not exist.
They also learnt that the person who called them did not work for the zoo.
In a statement issued to my paper, Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), which runs the zoo, confirmed that it has uncovered a recent spate of phone scams.
The victims were requested to reveal their IC numbers over the phone in exchange for "free zoo tickets", WRS said in the statement.
Ms Isabel Cheng, director of marketing and communications at WRS, advised members of the public to make a police report if they receive such calls.
The scam came to light after the Singapore Zoo received several inquiries, in person and over the phone, about the free tickets.
~News courtesy of Omy~
Monday, March 19, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
为提高经济效率 印尼或统一国内时区
为提高经济效率 印尼或统一国内时区
印度尼西亚目前共有三个时区。
海峡时报网站根据印度尼西亚媒体报道，印尼或统一国内区域时差，以提高国家经济竞争力与效率。
目前，印尼西、中、东部的时区分别 GMT+7、GMT+8、GMT+9。根据报道，印尼考虑把全国时区设为GMT+8（与新加坡相同）。
根据报道，印尼经济扩展机构（Expansion and Acceleration of Indonesia Economic Growth）发言人 Edib Muslim表示，国内分三个时区，导致在商务营业时间相同的情况下，能够交集的时间变少，影响经济效率。
~omy~
印度尼西亚目前共有三个时区。
海峡时报网站根据印度尼西亚媒体报道，印尼或统一国内区域时差，以提高国家经济竞争力与效率。
目前，印尼西、中、东部的时区分别 GMT+7、GMT+8、GMT+9。根据报道，印尼考虑把全国时区设为GMT+8（与新加坡相同）。
根据报道，印尼经济扩展机构（Expansion and Acceleration of Indonesia Economic Growth）发言人 Edib Muslim表示，国内分三个时区，导致在商务营业时间相同的情况下，能够交集的时间变少，影响经济效率。
~omy~
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Terminal 4 to replace Budget Terminal
New Changi Terminal 4 to replace Budget Terminal
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Budget Terminal will be closed on September 25 and demolished to make way for the construction of a new Terminal 4 at Changi Airport.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) gave this confirmation after Channel NewsAsia first broke news of the impending closure on Wednesday.
In a statement, CAG said construction of Terminal 4 will begin in 2013 and is expected to be ready by 2017.
The new terminal will be a larger passenger building, with the capacity to handle 16 million passengers per annum.
It will be designed to enable efficient passenger processing and quick turnaround of aircraft, and will not have aerobridges.
Unlike the present Budget Terminal, Terminal 4 will also have a wide choice of retail and food and beverage offerings, as well as passenger amenities that will better serve the needs of travellers.
To facilitate the construction of Terminal 4, airlines currently operating in the Budget Terminal will move their operations to Terminal 2 and will start operations there from September 25 at 6am.
The affected airlines are Berjaya Air, Cebu Pacific, Firefly, South East Asian Airlines and Tiger Airways.
CAG said it has had discussions with the airlines operating at the Budget Terminal since late last year regarding the terminal's closure, and it will work with the respective airlines to ensure a smooth transition of their operations, and minimise inconvenience to passengers as far as possible.
It said more details on each airline's operations at Terminal 2 will be provided nearer the effective date.
CAG said the new terminal will help to sustain the long-term growth of Changi Airport.
It said the existing Budget Terminal handled more than 4.6 million passenger movements last year.
And Changi Airport, with a total capacity of more than 70 million passengers per annum, still has room to accommodate air traffic growth.
CAG said it believes in planning ahead to ensure there is capacity to handle further increase in traffic demand.
Over the past decade, passenger traffic at Changi Airport has increased at a compounded annual growth rate of 5.2 percent. In 2011, Changi handled a total of 46.5 million passenger movements, a year-on-year increase of 10.7 percent.
Singapore-based carriers - Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia and Scoot - have ordered new aircraft and foreign carriers have also expressed the desire to grow their air links with Singapore.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Budget Terminal will be closed on September 25 and demolished to make way for the construction of a new Terminal 4 at Changi Airport.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) gave this confirmation after Channel NewsAsia first broke news of the impending closure on Wednesday.
In a statement, CAG said construction of Terminal 4 will begin in 2013 and is expected to be ready by 2017.
The new terminal will be a larger passenger building, with the capacity to handle 16 million passengers per annum.
It will be designed to enable efficient passenger processing and quick turnaround of aircraft, and will not have aerobridges.Unlike the present Budget Terminal, Terminal 4 will also have a wide choice of retail and food and beverage offerings, as well as passenger amenities that will better serve the needs of travellers.
To facilitate the construction of Terminal 4, airlines currently operating in the Budget Terminal will move their operations to Terminal 2 and will start operations there from September 25 at 6am.
The affected airlines are Berjaya Air, Cebu Pacific, Firefly, South East Asian Airlines and Tiger Airways.
CAG said it has had discussions with the airlines operating at the Budget Terminal since late last year regarding the terminal's closure, and it will work with the respective airlines to ensure a smooth transition of their operations, and minimise inconvenience to passengers as far as possible.
It said more details on each airline's operations at Terminal 2 will be provided nearer the effective date.
CAG said the new terminal will help to sustain the long-term growth of Changi Airport.
It said the existing Budget Terminal handled more than 4.6 million passenger movements last year.
And Changi Airport, with a total capacity of more than 70 million passengers per annum, still has room to accommodate air traffic growth.
CAG said it believes in planning ahead to ensure there is capacity to handle further increase in traffic demand.
Over the past decade, passenger traffic at Changi Airport has increased at a compounded annual growth rate of 5.2 percent. In 2011, Changi handled a total of 46.5 million passenger movements, a year-on-year increase of 10.7 percent.
Singapore-based carriers - Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia and Scoot - have ordered new aircraft and foreign carriers have also expressed the desire to grow their air links with Singapore.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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