総務省と放送事業者でつくる全国地上デジタル放送推進協議会は２２日、来年７月の地上デジタル放送完全移行に向けて、今年７月５日からアナログ放送の画面の上下を黒い帯にする。１１年７月２４日正午にアナログ放送が中止することなどを随時、告知し、地デジへの対応を促すのが狙い。
７月５日以降の放送は縦横がハイビジョンと同じ比率の横長の放送となる。来年１月の実施予定だったが、広報の取り組み強化が必要と判断した。
また７月４日午後５時５９分から１分間、アナログの番組やＣＭの放送を止め、アナログ放送終了や総務省の問い合わせ電話番号などを全画面で表示する。
4月22日20時8分配信 毎日新聞
Friday, April 23, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
S'poreans must not create an image that new immigrants are not welcomed: SM Goh
Singaporeans should not create the image that immigrants are not welcomed in the country.
Speaking at a gathering for new residents in Marine Parade on Saturday, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong also urged new Singaporeans and permanent residents to play their part to make their community a better place to live in.
Residents are showing the way of how people in the community can bond. They also play games to break the ice and tear down barriers.
Within the neighbourhood, the list of activities that bring people is growing.
Among the many activities available at the Marine Parade Community Club to help integrate new Singapore citizens and permanent residents is an international cooking class. It's called the colourful chefs of Marine Parade where a group of citizens from Marine Parade have gotten together to share their cooking cultures with one another.
Senior Minister Goh said these programmes have one objective.
He said: "Whether a place is a nice place to live in or not depends on the people. And it depends on how we put in the effort to know one another and make this into a homely place."
This process has to be two-way and the onus is also on new immigrants and permanent residents to share and give.
Mr Goh said: "If they come into Singapore and convey the impression that they are a community apart, they are not part of us and they are here just to take from Singapore and not give back, then sooner or later, the pressure on them will be great. In other words, Singaporeans will say why take them in, they are not contributing.”
The advice to immigrants and new citizens - move fast.
SM Goh added: "The immigrants who come in must very quickly absorb the norms and values of Singaporeans. Learn to speak English if you can't speak. You have to communicate and service Singaporeans to reach out to Singaporeans. As you become part of us, the next generation, your children, they will now study in our schools and will be very much like any other Singaporean."
This readiness to integrate was very much alive in 70 new residents and their families who were at the gathering to get to know their grassroots leaders and neighbours better.
Tun Zow Myint, New Singapore citizen from Myanmar, said: "My parents knew that Singapore is a very safe place for us to move around and very close to home as well. The education system is one of the top class in the world. That's why we stick around in Singapore and bring them up here in Singapore as well."
Mr Goh added that Singapore has to tackle the challenge of a declining population by topping up with immigrants.
But it can be selective and ensure that those who came in contributed more.
Mr Goh stressed that Singapore is not alone in attracting foreign talent to sink their roots in the country.
New Zealand has a project to attract Singaporeans to work study and live there.
Currently, some 4,500 Singaporeans had applied for different visas to the country, while statistics from Australia's Immigration Department showed that the country's now home to some 50,000 Singaporeans.
Speaking at a gathering for new residents in Marine Parade on Saturday, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong also urged new Singaporeans and permanent residents to play their part to make their community a better place to live in.
Residents are showing the way of how people in the community can bond. They also play games to break the ice and tear down barriers.
Within the neighbourhood, the list of activities that bring people is growing.
Among the many activities available at the Marine Parade Community Club to help integrate new Singapore citizens and permanent residents is an international cooking class. It's called the colourful chefs of Marine Parade where a group of citizens from Marine Parade have gotten together to share their cooking cultures with one another.
Senior Minister Goh said these programmes have one objective.
He said: "Whether a place is a nice place to live in or not depends on the people. And it depends on how we put in the effort to know one another and make this into a homely place."
This process has to be two-way and the onus is also on new immigrants and permanent residents to share and give.
Mr Goh said: "If they come into Singapore and convey the impression that they are a community apart, they are not part of us and they are here just to take from Singapore and not give back, then sooner or later, the pressure on them will be great. In other words, Singaporeans will say why take them in, they are not contributing.”
The advice to immigrants and new citizens - move fast.
SM Goh added: "The immigrants who come in must very quickly absorb the norms and values of Singaporeans. Learn to speak English if you can't speak. You have to communicate and service Singaporeans to reach out to Singaporeans. As you become part of us, the next generation, your children, they will now study in our schools and will be very much like any other Singaporean."
This readiness to integrate was very much alive in 70 new residents and their families who were at the gathering to get to know their grassroots leaders and neighbours better.
Tun Zow Myint, New Singapore citizen from Myanmar, said: "My parents knew that Singapore is a very safe place for us to move around and very close to home as well. The education system is one of the top class in the world. That's why we stick around in Singapore and bring them up here in Singapore as well."
Mr Goh added that Singapore has to tackle the challenge of a declining population by topping up with immigrants.
But it can be selective and ensure that those who came in contributed more.
Mr Goh stressed that Singapore is not alone in attracting foreign talent to sink their roots in the country.
New Zealand has a project to attract Singaporeans to work study and live there.
Currently, some 4,500 Singaporeans had applied for different visas to the country, while statistics from Australia's Immigration Department showed that the country's now home to some 50,000 Singaporeans.
Source from Channel NewsAsia,by S.Ramesh Posted: 03 April 2010 2054 hrs
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Prices of HDB resale flats continue to rise
SINGAPORE: Prices of HDB resale flats have continued to rise. According to the Housing Development Board's (HDB's) flash estimates, prices rose 2.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared to the last quarter of 2009.
The rise was more moderate compared to the almost 4 per cent increase in the fourth quarter of 2009. It is the fourth consecutive quarter of price increase. Resale volume has, however, trended downwards.
The estimated number of resale transactions for the full quarter is about 8,500. This is about 5 per cent lower compared to the fourth quarter of 2009, which registered 8,926 cases.
HDB said the median Cash-Over-Valuation (COV) amount for the first quarter was S$25,000, an increase of S$1,000 over the fourth quarter. HDB said it will ensure an adequate supply of new flats to meet housing demand.
At least 12,000 new Build-To-Order (BTO) flats will be launched this year, with launches scheduled monthly for the next few months. This will be supplemented by flats under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) as well as Executive Condominiums (EC) for the higher income buyers.
If demand remains strong, HDB will launch more BTO projects in the fourth quarter of this year.
The rise was more moderate compared to the almost 4 per cent increase in the fourth quarter of 2009. It is the fourth consecutive quarter of price increase. Resale volume has, however, trended downwards.
The estimated number of resale transactions for the full quarter is about 8,500. This is about 5 per cent lower compared to the fourth quarter of 2009, which registered 8,926 cases.
HDB said the median Cash-Over-Valuation (COV) amount for the first quarter was S$25,000, an increase of S$1,000 over the fourth quarter. HDB said it will ensure an adequate supply of new flats to meet housing demand.
At least 12,000 new Build-To-Order (BTO) flats will be launched this year, with launches scheduled monthly for the next few months. This will be supplemented by flats under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) as well as Executive Condominiums (EC) for the higher income buyers.
If demand remains strong, HDB will launch more BTO projects in the fourth quarter of this year.
Source from Channel NewsAsia, posted: 01 April 2010 1331 hrs
Railway beyond China
It will extend network via three lines in project involving 17 countries.
Three main cross-border lines
RAIL NETWORK #1
Starting in Kunming, Yunnan province, this South-east Asia line will run south through Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia to Singapore. The exact route is unclear.
RAIL NETWORK #2
This one will start in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang region, and cross Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It could possibly extend to Germany.
RAIL NETWORK #3
This line will connect north-eastern Heilongjiang province with eastern and southern European countries via Russia.
CHINA is planning to extend the country's rail network beyond its borders, less than two years after its first high-speed railway went into operation.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Railways confirmed the massive project, which will involve 17 nations, the Global Times newspaper said on Thursday.
Initial negotiations with some countries have already begun, the spokesman told the newspaper but did not provide details.
Experts have said that such an international rail network will not only help boost trade but also promote China's high-speed railway technology.
Professor Wang Mengshu of Beijing's Jiaotong University, who is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, first revealed China's plans to build a high-speed rail system that will connect different parts of the country to other Asian countries and Europe by 2025.
There will be three lines: one running through South-east Asian countries, a second one that crosses Central Asia, and a third that will link northern China to countries in eastern and southern Europe via Russia.
RAIL NETWORK #1
Starting in Kunming, Yunnan province, this South-east Asia line will run south through Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia to Singapore. The exact route is unclear.
RAIL NETWORK #2
This one will start in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang region, and cross Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It could possibly extend to Germany.
RAIL NETWORK #3
This line will connect north-eastern Heilongjiang province with eastern and southern European countries via Russia.
CHINA is planning to extend the country's rail network beyond its borders, less than two years after its first high-speed railway went into operation.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Railways confirmed the massive project, which will involve 17 nations, the Global Times newspaper said on Thursday.
Initial negotiations with some countries have already begun, the spokesman told the newspaper but did not provide details.
Experts have said that such an international rail network will not only help boost trade but also promote China's high-speed railway technology.
Professor Wang Mengshu of Beijing's Jiaotong University, who is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, first revealed China's plans to build a high-speed rail system that will connect different parts of the country to other Asian countries and Europe by 2025.
There will be three lines: one running through South-east Asian countries, a second one that crosses Central Asia, and a third that will link northern China to countries in eastern and southern Europe via Russia.
China’s super rail network: London to Beijing in two days
China is in negotiations to build a high-speed rail network to India and Europe with trains that capable of running at over 200mph within the next ten years. A trip from London to Beijing could take just two days.
The network would eventually carry passengers from London to Beijing and then to Singapore.
It would also run to India and Pakistan, Wang Mengshu, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a senior consultant on China's domestic high-speed rail project, was quoted as saying.
A second project would see trains heading north through Russia to Germany and into the European railway system, and a third line will extend south to connect Vietnam, Thailand, Burma and Malaysia.
Passengers could board a train in London and step off in Beijing, 5,070 miles away as the crow flies, in just two days. They could go on to Singapore, 6,750 miles away, within three days!.
"We are aiming for the trains to run almost as fast as aeroplanes," said Wang. "The best case scenario is that the three networks will be completed in a decade," he added.
Wang said that China was already in negotiations with 17 countries over the rail lines, which will draw together and open up the whole of Central, East and South East Asia. Wang said the network would also allow China to transport valuable cargoes of raw materials more efficiently.
"It was not China that pushed the idea to start with," said Wang. "It was the other countries that came to us, especially India. These countries cannot fully implement the construction of a high-speed rail network and they hoped to draw on our experience and technology," he said.
China is in the middle of a £480 billion domestic railway expansion project that aims to build nearly 19,000 miles of new railways in the next five years, connecting up all of its major cities with high-speed lines.
The world's fastest train, the Harmony Express which has a top speed of nearly 250mph, was unveiled at the end of last year, between the cities of Wuhan and Guangzhou. Wholly Chinese-built, but using technology from Siemens and Kawasaki, the Harmony Express can cover 660 miles, the equivalent of a journey from London to Edinburgh and back, in just three hours.
The route of the three lines had yet to be decided. "We have also already carried out the prospecting and survey work for the European network, and Central and Eastern European countries are keen for us to start," Wang said.
Source from Asiantribune.com(15 March 2010)
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