Some Memories

I learn the use of ERP to control traffic loads. Interesting concept and application. Why decrease in Nov? Will it decrease or increase in Dec during school holiday and PH? AYE, ECP gantries to have lower ERP rates from November: LTA The changes in rates will take effect from Nov 3 onwards, and the next ERP review will take place in November for the December school holiday period, LTA said. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/singapore/aye-ecp-gantries-to-have/1437278.html?cid=NEWSCNSA

GWANGJU: South Korean prosecutors on Monday (Oct 27) demanded the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, saying he had abandoned the more than 300 people who died in the disaster. They also sought life sentences for three senior crew members as the trial of Captain Lee Joon-seok and 14 Sewol crew wound up in the southern city of Gwangju. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/asiapacific/prosecutors-seek-death/1437582.html?cid=NEWSCNSA

What is the real story behind? Did she deserve the death penalty? TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday (Oct 25) hanged a woman convicted of murdering a former intelligence officer she claimed had tried to sexually assault her, defying international appeals for a stay of execution. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, who had been on death row for five years, was put to death at dawn, the official IRNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor's office as saying. The execution drew condemnation from the United States and human rights monitor Amnesty International, which dubbed it "a bloody stain on Iran's human rights record" and "an affront to justice". http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/iran-hangs-woman-in/1435592.html

Need to beware of the symptoms, protect and seek treatment. BAMAKO: Mali authorities on Saturday (Oct 25) sought to calm fears after Ebola claimed its first victim in the African country, a contagious toddler who took a 1,000-kilometre bus journey before being treated. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned the situation in Mali was an "emergency", and said in its latest Ebola situation report that the biggest outbreak on record has now killed 4,922 people, the vast majority of them in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, with 10,141 cases reported. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/mali-seeks-to-contain/1435052.html

Wow. Interesting to hear this. Cool! Perks race: Facebook, Apple pay for egg freezing, sperm donors, IVF to appeal to women NEW YORK (AP) -- Free lunches, dry cleaning, massages — frozen eggs? Silicon Valley's biggest companies have long offered cushy perks to attract top talent and keep workers happy logging scores of hours on the job. But beyond day-to-day luxuries, Facebook and Apple will now give up to $20,000 in benefits to help employees pay for infertility treatments, sperm donors and even to freeze their eggs. The move comes amid stiff competition for skilled engineers, and as many of the biggest firms try to diversify their male-dominated ranks to include and appeal to more women. "Anything that gives women more control over the timing of fertility is going to be helpful to professional women," said Shelley Correll, a sociology professor and director of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. "It potentially addresses the conflicts

Bad reputation for HK Police. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/asiapacific/hk-police-probe-personnel/1415934.html?cid=NEWSCNSA

Finally the deal is sealed! Malaysian banks CIMB Group, RHB Capital Bhd and MBSB have agreed on a deal to merge to form the country's biggest bank and Southeast Asia's fourth-largest lender, according to a Reuters report. SINGAPORE: Three Malaysian financial institutions - CIMB Group, RHB Capital Bhd and Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) - have agreed on a deal to merge, according to a source quoted in Reuters on Thursday (Oct 9). The merger deal will create the country's biggest bank. According to the Reuters report, shares of the three banks have been suspended and an announcement is expected later on Thursday. The deal will involve a share swap between CIMB, Malaysia's second largest bank, and RHB, said the source, who was not identified in the report. However, the source said the deal will still need the go-ahead from Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia. In July, the three banks announced approval from Bank Negara to commence discussions on the merg

Is the protest good for Hong Kong? Hong Kong sees largest increase in risk of business disruption: Analysts Hong Kong jumped 62 places, from 132nd to 70th, in the Civil Unrest Index (CUI) by risk analytics company Maplecroft - moving it from the 'medium risk' category to 'high risk'. Liberia also saw a significant increase in risk, jumping 39 places from 113th to 74th. SINGAPORE: Nearly 20 per cent of countries have seen an increase in the risk of business disruption over the last three months, with Hong Kong experiencing the largest increase in risk over the last quarter - according to the Civil Unrest Index (CUI) by risk analytics company Maplecroft. In a press release issued on Wednesday (Oct 8), Maplecroft said that the ongoing pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-administered territory has seen Hong Kong jump 62 places in the index from 132nd to 70th - moving it from the 'medium risk' category to 'high risk'. While Hong Kong has performed well in t