Some Memories

KUALA LUMPUR: His own team of coaches and support service, choosing the tournaments he wanted to play in and acquiring his own sponsors. These were the three "unrealistic" requests made by world No. 7 Lee Zii Jia that Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) could not meet and which eventually led to his decision to quit the national team. The BAM deemed these requests as "impossible to fulfil" and eventually turned him down. "Since he handed his resignation letter (on Jan 11), many concerted efforts were made by us through several informal discussions with Zii Jia to reconsider his decision. "However, it was not successful," said BAM deputy president II Datuk Seri Jahaberdeen Mohd Yunoos, who's also the chairman for the legal advisory committee. "Zii Jia stood by his decision and he gave the following reasons. "Firstly, he said that he cannot stand the pressure in the national squad, and that the l...

50% more bus tickets for quarantine-free travel between S'pore and JB from Dec 20 One of the designated bus operators, Causeway Link, announced on Tuesday that it will operate 10 more services in each direction between Larkin Sentral in Johor Baru and Queen Street in Singapore. The increased frequency will kick in from Dec 20. The operator currently operates 16 services in each direction daily. Tickets have been available for purchase at the operator's website since 8am on Wednesday. A spokesman for Causeway Link, which is also known as Handal Indah, told The Straits Times that its quota for tickets for land VTL travellers has been increased by 50 per cent. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/50-more-bus-tickets-for-quarantine-free-travel-between-spore-and-jb-from-dec-20

S'pore sets up Vaccinated Travel Lanes with 9 more countries: What's the Covid-19 situation there? On Saturday, Transport Minister S Iswaran said vaccinated travellers will also be able to fly to Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Britain and the United States from Oct 19 And South Korea too slightly later.  https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spore-sets-up-vaccinated-travel-lanes-with-9-more-countries-covid-19-situation-there

Employment, economic sectors to enjoy several relaxations of regulations from Friday (Sept 17), says PM

Inspiring

Youth praised by PM Lee for helping the homeless slept on the streets when she was a teenager SINGAPORE - When undergraduate Roslina Toh read about Malaysians working in Singapore who were stranded after the Malaysian border was closed to stem the spread of Covid-19 in March last year, she decided to help at once. She led a team of about 200 volunteers from various churches, and for more than a month, they spent almost every night looking for people who were sleeping rough and wanted a refuge. The Home Away from Home initiative took those who wanted a temporary roof over their heads to Transit Point @ Margaret Drive, a shelter for the homeless run by New Hope Community Services, and offered food and sleeping bags to those who preferred to rough it out on the streets. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/youth-praised-by-pm-lee-for-helping-the-homeless-once-slept-on-the-streets-when

Good advice! "The problem is in this day and age is you're not going to die sooner; you're going to be stuck with 10 or 20 years of chronic disease as modern medicine keeps you alive." Their advice:  Pay attention to your health and  change your lifestyle  if it's making you unwell, otherwise the incredible burden of chronic disease will make your life miserable. https://www.today.com/today/amp/tdna118918