2019 Award Winners

2019 award winners

Eighteen awards were presented to celebrate and honour the best works of journalists across newsrooms at the English/Malay/Tamil Media Group’s Annual Awards yesterday. Here are the award winners.

YOUNG JOURNALIST Tee Zhuo STORY OF Senior Health Correspondent Salma Khalik for her story JOURNALIST Joyce Lim OF THE YEAR The Straits Times THE YEAR “The puzzling case of SMC’s judgment on a doctor who OF THE YEAR The Straits Times was ned $100,000” (The Straits Times, Feb 7, 2019)

EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM

Claire Huang, Elizabeth Law, Chong Celestino Gulapa D Rosario for his Rodolfo Carlos Pazos, Alyssa Karla Anita Gabriel for her story “It’s 1 Jun Liang, Trixia Carungcong, Spe 3 infographics “20 on Rafes” 7 Mungcal, Lee Pei Jie, Chee Wei Xian, 13 switch and save as SP powers up Chen, Lee Pei Jie, Chee Wei Xian, Lim (The Straits Times, Dec 21, 2019) Tin May Linn, Thong Yong Jun, Denise S$1.30 householdsA SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION | businesstimes.c om.swithg | fb.com/thebusinesstimes cheaper | @BusinessTimes | CO REGN NO 198402868 Eoption” | MCI (P) 048/12/2018 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Yaohui, Philip Cheong, Rodolfo Pazos, Chong, Melody Zaccheus, Tee Zhuo, (The Business Times, Oct 29, 2019) Tin May Linn & Jamie Koh for their Benjamin Seetor, Lim Yaohui, Samuel D6 life home and garden | THE STRAITS TIMES | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2019 |

MARKETS Monday Change cross media stories & video: RAFFLES PITCHER PLANT Ruby, Azim Azman, Yeung E-von, STI Closed A lover of the natural world, 11 KL COMP Closed Raf es employed zoologists and It’s switch and save as SP powers up botanists to discover exotic NIKKEI 225 22,867.27 +67.46 species found in the region. Many of their ndings are named after HANG SENG 26,891.26 +223.87 “HK tense over proposed changes to him. The Raf es pitcher plant is Jamie Koh, Kimberly Jow, Rachel SHENZHEN B 917.92 +7.93 households with cheaper option • DOW (11am EDT) 27,094.68 +136.62 TT DAILY Its wholesale rates are not only the lowest based on prevailing market prices, but also allow consumers to pocket up to some 40% savings 1 11 DIGEST termined by market forces. While market via SP at no mark-up, and with Geneco and iSwitch, and even the extradition law” Quek & Zeke Tan for their interactive Alyssa Karla Mungcal, Goh Yan Han, they are currently the lowest price no lock-in period,” said Mr Chuah. highest rated ones as per EMA’s re- By Anita Gabriel out there, they tend to fluctuate due In a comparison chart provided on cent survey on customer satisfaction Alibaba-owned Lazada now [email protected] to demand and supply of real-time SP Utilities’ app: based on the national – Ohm Energy, Sunseap Energy and has over 30 fulfilment @AnitaGabrielBT electricity consumption across Singa- average usage (a four-room HDB flat TuasPower. centres across 17 cities in Singapore pore,” SP Services chief executive that consumes 376 kWh, or S$94.26 a Mr Chuah declined to provide de- South-east Asia, with its tails on how many households have 12 SP GROUP’s market share may have Chuah Kee Heng told The Business month), households are able to cut graphics “Inside The Istana: An in-house last-mile deliveries Times. their monthly power bills by some 38 so far signed up for SP’s wholesale “Police move to retake HK LegCo 20 contracted since Singapore opened Lee Sujin, Rebecca Pazos & Yu now able to reach 70 per cent package, but BT understands that “a • on 10 the electricity market for 1.4 million SP’s wholesale electricity price per cent with SP’s WEP product. of the region’s population. few thousands” have hopped on to households to pick among more than (WEP) product is separate from its reg- On the other hand, the regulated this non-standard price plan that (un- TOP STORIES / 4 ten retailers but the national utility ulated tariff package – the default op- tariff offered by SP – this rate reflects like the variety of plans offered by re- should not be off the table as a tion for Singapore households that the costs of building and operating tailers) has no contract expiry date Urban Commons, sponsor cheap(est) option for the thrifty. haven’t switched from the incumbent the power plants and maintaining the 2 and is not limited to six, 12 or 24 immersive guide to the President’s of Eagle Hospitality Trust, is to any of the retailers under the Open power grid – has zero savings for con- seized by protesters” Sheng Sin for their digital package In fact, SP has been powering up 13 months. responsible for all the repair Electricity Market (OEM). sumers and is unsurprisingly the Raffles some households at wholesale rates This means consumers are not sub- work EHT’s Queen Mary hotel that are not only the lowest based on This WEP option was made avail- most pricey option. requires, and these expenses ject to premature termination prevailing market prices, but also al- able to households when their re- The next best thing (in terms of pri- charges. will not come out of EHT’s low consumers to pocket up to some spective zones opened up following cing) is offered by Union Power’s Notwithstanding SP’s wholesale op- pocket, the trust clarified on 40 per cent savings. the soft launch of the OEM in Jurong fixed 12-month plan that came in tion, four out of 10 households have of cial residence” Monday. TOP STORIES / 4 in April 2018. nearly 30 per cent cheaper. “Lam says extradition Bill is ‘dead’, This is way more than the 20-30 “On a little street in Singapore... A switched over to the retailers, accord- SP Services chief executive Chuah • per cent savings that customers who “Consumers can choose to remain In short, SP’s wholesale package Kee Heng says consumers can stay ing to a recent update by regulator En- Margins for Singapore’s have switched over to any of the 12 with SP Group at the regulated tariff, with the regulated tariff set by the compares favourably when stacked ergy MarketAuthority (EMA). three local banks are likely electricity retailers are enjoying. that is set by the EMA, or purchase dir- EMA, or buy directly from the up against all OEM retailers including to be squeezed in the third “Wholesale electricity prices are de- ectly from the wholesale electricity wholesale electricity market via SP. market leaders Keppel Electric, Continued on Page 2 Link: http://str.sg/istana150tour quarter as the Singapore but impasse continues” road map of history, culture and Interbank Offered Rate tracks south in line with the Fed’s rate movement. COMPANIES & MARKETS / 5 As Charles Schwab exits Singapore, others take its place 15 HSBC Holdings dropped its broker will be given the go-ahead to marketing and word-of-mouth. While ing to the geographies of the various “A city divided, a mother’s anguish” society” Link: http://str.sg/sgstreets 2020 profit target, reported (The Straits Times Online, commence operations in Singapore unable to disclose the size of its Singa- markets. • a sharp fall in earnings and from January 2020. With the race toward zero commis- “We first looked 5 By Navin Sregantan pore clientele, he said they tend to “be warned of a costly “The reality is that Singapore is more sophisticated and/or active sion trading in the US heating up, In- 16 [email protected] into getting a restructuring, as interim chief already an important global financial traders”. teractive Brokers this month @NavinSreBT launched IBKR Lite, where investors licence in executive Noel Quinn seeks to centre,” Mr Friedland said. Its Singapore team currently has tackle its problems head-on. Singapore can engage in unlimited, commis- Founded in 1978, Interactive four staff, headed by Kevin Tan Kim Singapore more Link:http://str.sg/hkfamily sion-free trading in US exchange-lis- (The Straits Times Online, COMPANIES & MARKETS / 7 SINGAPORE remains an attractive des- Brokers is the US’ largest electronic Leng as chief executive officer but Oct 27, 2019) ted stocks and ETFs. Trading in other than 10 years ago tination for new brokerage entrants, trading platform based on the num- plans are in place to add a client ser- securities are charged at a fixed rate. Chinese investors snapped with two such outfits setting up here ber of daily average revenue trades. vice team, which Mr Friedland said Unlike IBKR PRO, trades placed on but raised our up every blockchain-related even as US-focused discount broker Having first started operations in “could double numbers quickly”. IBKR Lite are routed through market priority for doing stock in sight after President Charles Schwab announced that it Hong Kong 25 years ago, it is no With the brokerage’s flagship makers who pay Interactive Brokers so over the past “Campuses the new battleground in Xi Jinping said Beijing wantsGrace would cease operations inLeong the city- stranger to Asia. In fact, the forbrokerage product her IBKR PRO, clients – bothstories: retail for the order flow, instead of using its to speed up development of state by year-end. first set its sights on Singapore over a and institutional – are able to trade se- proprietary smart order router. IBKR five years.” June 29, 2019) the technology. Interactive Brokers – known for its decade back. curities including stocks, exchange- Lite users also face less competitive 6 TECHNOLOGY / 12 low-cost trading platform – received Mr Friedland recalled: “We first traded funds (ETFs), contract for dif- interest rates on idle cash balances Interactive Brokers Asia-Pacific managing director an approval-in-principle for a Monet- looked into getting a licence in Singa- ference derivatives (CFDs), among and for margin loans than IBKR PRO users. David Friedland Advertising in streaming ary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Cap- pore more than 10 years ago but others, as well as foreign exchange 7 television is evolving to At present, it is unclear if IBKR Lite Hong Kong protests” Link: ital“UK Markets Service licence tycoon in Septem- raised our priority for doing buys so over across more than 125biggest markets in 31 14become targeted to specific will be offered to future clients in • ber. the past five years.” countries. 17 groups or individuals. Singapore; the head office will decide Its Asia-Pacific managing director That said, he noted that Interact- Commissions are charged through in November, Mr Friedland said. CONSUMER / 13 David Friedland told The Business ive Brokers’ Singapore-based clientele either a tiered or fixed pricing TUESDAY JULY 2, 2019 https://www.straitstimes.com/videos/SINCE 1845 penthouseTimes he hopes the Nasdaq-listed has been growing in through reverseS’pore” scheme, with rates differing accord- Continued on page 4 campuses-the-new-battleground-in-h Miel Prudencio Rosales for his • “Dyson likely paid $73.8m in cash 8 18 11 illustration “Singapore Santas. Find ong-kong-protests/6107501477001 3 for penthouse” Life Top of the News World Philippines battles Magic of Stier drone mango glut A10&11 19 them and colour this page” Disney’s rules on the “First a ‘bungalow in sky’, then music (The Straitscards Times, A4 June 11, July 2, July • D1 9 Sport Asean (The Sunday Times, Dec 25, 2019) one facing heritage site” 10, Oct 6, Nov 24,World 2019) Cup? Forget it, says Rohit Brijnath C10 (The Straits Times,

20 seized by UK tycoon buys biggest penthouse in S’pore protesters Sources say Tanjong Pagar unit occupying While thousands of demonstrators join 62nd to 64th floors peaceful march, protest at building turns ugly Kevin Lim for his photo valued at over $100m

Claire Huang Amid spurts of cheers and clap- Grace Leong Hong Kong Correspondent ping, they then tore the place apart, Business Correspondent tearing a screen from the ceiling, breaking a giant display screen and Protesters last night broke into and spraying graffiti on the walls. Por- “A walk in the rain” Billionaire inventor James Dyson trashed Hong Kong’s Legislative traits were also ripped from the 8 has acquired the biggest, highest Council (LegCo) building, escalat- wall and thrown onto the floor. Riot police clashing with protesters as they moved to retake the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong early this morning. Hundreds of protesters had stormed and possibly most expensive super ing tensions in a city wracked by Riot police stationed inside the the building yesterday on the 22nd anniversary of the city’s handover from British rule to the Chinese. PHOTO: EPA-EFE penthouse on the market here. weeks of protests over a controver- LegCo building responded with Nur Humaira Sajat for her story “Mahu Singapore Land Authority (SLA) sial extradition Bill. pepper spray, but that failed to stop title search documents obtained After midnight, while clashes con- protesters breaking through. Ear- lence and called on it to heed pro- CALL FOR GOVT TO RESPOND with a black version, while the offi- Lulu Chen said: “Has she (Mrs Lam) yesterday by The Straits Times tinued in the streets outside, riot po- lier warnings and even a banner testers’ demands. cial Hong Kong flag was lowered to responded to any of our demands? (The Straits Times, Dec 18, 2019) showed that Mr Dyson, 72, has ac- Has she responded to any of our lice firing tear gas appeared to have from police saying “stop charging These are for the full withdrawal half-mast. We have been demonstrating quired the super penthouse at the cleared out protesters and retaken or we use force” failed to deter of the extradition Bill, which will demands? We have been Later in the morning, there were peacefully, but do you know how swanky and ultra-luxurious Wallich the building. At least 50 people those trying to break in. allow suspects to be sent to the demonstrating peacefully, but do reports of clashes between protest- disappointing it is to have a record Residence at Tanjong Pagar Centre. Billionaire James Dyson’s super were reportedly taken to hospital. When lawmakers came to try and mainland if passed; the release of ers and police in Wanchai, near the rally turnout... and yet the govern- berdikari cari rezeki walau tidak you know how disappointing it is 4 The documents did not reveal the penthouse (right) at Wallich Residence It was still not clear whether any urge protesters not to break into all those arrested; a probe into al- Convention and Exhibition Centre ment refuses to reply?” to have a record rally turnout... price, but industry sources valued has five bedrooms, spans more than of those who stormed the LegCo the LegCo, a protester simply leged police brutality on June 12; where the flag-raising ceremony Referring to the storming of the unit at more than $100 million. 21,000 sq ft and has its own swimming building had intended to occupy it replied: “LegCo is dead.” and Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s and yet the government refuses marking the anniversary of the LegCo, she added: “We are not riot- It is the largest non-landed pool, with panoramic views of the nor what – if anything – sparked The government and protesters resignation. to reply?... We are not rioters. British handover was to take place. ers. We just don’t want to sit and residence in Singapore and sits business district, Marina Bay and the violence. blamed each other for the ugly Mr James To, a LegCo member Thirteen officers were sent to wait for doomsday, so we have re- We just don’t want to sit and wait atop the country’s tallest building Sentosa. PHOTOS: GUOCOLAND, DYSON The authorities had been bracing scenes. from the Democratic Party, simi- hospital after protesters threw a liq- sorted to this.” dapat ‘berlari’ (Determined to be for doomsday, so we have at 290m above sea level, offering themselves for a fresh wave of In a statement issued last larly said someone in the govern- uid at them. unobstructed views of the Cen- demonstrations yesterday, the evening, the Hong Kong government must be held accountable for resorted to this. Mrs Lam and senior government [email protected] tral Business District, Marina Bay sale now is the Tour Odeon Tower 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong’s ment said it “strongly condemns the political turmoil. officials were made to witness the and Sentosa. Sky Penthouse in Monaco with a handover from British to Chinese and deeply regrets the extremely vi- There were signs early on that flag-raising ceremony marking SEE TOP OF THE NEWS A5-7 The five-bedroom “bungalow in price tag of US$335 million. rule. And while thousands had olent acts committed by some pro- the day’s events would not be as the anniversary of the handover the sky” spans more than 21,000 sq Super penthouse transactions in Singapore (2006 to Q1 2019) Sitting atop the second-tallest joined a peaceful march in the day testers” who stormed the LegCo peaceful as the two mass protests on screens inside the Convention independent, despite her disabilities) ft from the 62nd to 64th floors, and building, the 35,500 sq ft five- two streets away from the LegCo, complex in the afternoon. that preceded it. PROTESTER LULU CHEN, a 14-year-old and Exhibition Centre as a safety comes with its own swimming pool, Name of development Address Floor area (sq ft) Price Unit price ($ psf) Sale date storey penthouse boasts 360-de- the protests at the building itself de- A government spokesman said In the wee hours of the morning, student, on Hong Kong Chief Executive precaution. 58 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS Carrie Lam and her government. cabana, bar jacuzzi and entertain- Sculptura Ardmore (no caveat lodged) 8 Ardmore Park, #35 10,300 >$60,000,000 Around $6,000 Reported in August 2017 gree views of the sea, with an out- scended into chaos as night fell. Hong Kong is a society that re- hundreds of black-clad protesters In her speech at the ceremony, $1.10 ment areas. It also has a private lift door rooftop circular infinity pool. ’’ To subscribe: 6388-3838 Le Nouvel Ardmore 1A Ardmore Park #32 13,573 $51,000,000 $3,757 April 6, 2015 Armed with a metal cart, steel spects the rule of law and has never gathered at Tamar Park in Admi- Mrs Lam promised to listen to lobby and lift access to the Tanjong Singapore’s most prestigious sphsubscription.com.sg Goodwood Residence 263 Bukit Timah Road #12 10,710 $15,600,000 $1,457 June 11, 2014 poles, scissors and umbrellas, hun- tolerated violence. ralty where the Chinese national views from the ground and to Pagar MRT station. residential enclaves are found A Singapore Goodwood Residence 263 Bukit Timah Road #12 10,710 $15,680,000 $1,464 Nov 14, 2013 dreds of protesters rammed But the pro-democracy Civic flag and the Hong Kong flag are change her governance style. Press Holdings The self-made billionaire’s pur- near Orchard Road, for example, through glass walls, lifted a metal Party, which backs the protests, flown on flagpoles. Protesters rejected the promises. publication (Berita Harian/Berita Minggu, Goodwood Residence 261 Bukit Timah Road #12 12,766 $18,800,000 $1,473 April 29, 2010 chase of Singapore’s most rarefied Ardmore Park and Nassim Road, shutter and broke into the building. blamed the government for the vio- They replaced the Chinese flag A 14-year-old student protester MCI (P) 069/01/2019## piece of non-landed real estate Marina Bay Residences 18 Marina Boulevard #53 11,012 $26,936,233 $2,446 Dec 27, 2006 or in the financial district. Eight su- comes just six months after he an- Source: LIST SIR STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS per penthouses have been sold Theresa Tan, Tan Tam Mei, Cara Wong, nounced that his technology com- here since 2006, including the re- pany – known for its pricey bagless cent Dyson purchase. vacuum cleaners, hair dryers and air Last month has been busy, with April 4, 2019) purifiers – will be moving its head- industry has valued its worth to be Singapore. He said: “Given the deci- clusive that GuocoLand restricted bols as they usually occupy the en- the 11,098 sq ft super penthouse in quarters from Britain to Singapore. above $100 million”, said Mr Leong sion to locate the headquarters in viewing to wealthy people it tire top floor of an apartment block Boulevard Vue selling for $52 mil- The SLA title search showed that Boon Hoe, chief operating officer Singapore and the growing focus of deemed as serious buyers. in a prime residential enclave or in lion, or $4,686 psf. Four out of at Vanessa Liu, Sharon Loh, Jamie Koh, Mr Dyson and his wife Deirdre Jessie, of List Sotheby’s International Re- the company’s business in the re- Mr Dyson was ranked the fifth- the heart of downtown. least nine super penthouses now on 2 both British citizens, are listed as alty, one of the luxe property’s mar- gion, of course James Dyson has richest person in Britain, with an es- The most expensive publicly the market worldwide are in Singa- joint tenants of the 99-year leasehold keting agencies. bought a property there. timated fortune of £12.6 billion known super penthouse transaction pore. They are at the Concourse Sky- property at 3 Wallich Street. The Developers of such properties are “Out of respect for personal pri- (S$21.4 billion), according to goes to hedge fund billionaire Ken- line, The Marq on Paterson Hill, Hill- transfer was registered on June 20. only willing to reveal the price pri- vacy... we are unable to provide fur- British newspaper The Sunday neth Griffin, who shelled out tops and Reflections At Keppel Bay. The Wallich super penthouse, vately to serious buyers, he added. ther comment.” Times’ Rich List 2019. US$238 million (S$324 million) for a Jacen Tan, Samuel Ruby, Aileen Teo & which had been on the market for A Dyson spokesman would only Developer GuocoLand said it will List Sotheby’s defines a super pent- property at 220 Central Park South [email protected] about 18 months, was “for sale at confirm yesterday that the firm’s not respond to media queries. house as one that is at least 10,000 in New York in January. price on asking/application, but the founder had bought a property in The super penthouse was so ex- sq ft (929 sq m). They are status sym- The priciest super penthouse for SEE BUSINESS C1 Ashleigh Sim for their Generation Grit Tan Khim Yong, Neo Xiaobin, Mark stories: Joyce Lim for her story “Illegal oor 15 Cheong, Joyce Fang, Kua Chee Siong, • “Entrepreneur forges her own way 5 found in industrial building” Kelvin Chng, Ng Sor Luan, Gavin Foo, in life” (The Straits Times, March 3, 2019) Kevin Lim, Jason Quah, Ong Wee Jin, • “Experience as teen caregiver Benjamin Seetor, Jamie Koh, drives her to help other young ones” A4 | Topof theNews The Sunday Times | Sunday, March 3, 2019 Desmond Wee, Gin Tay, Arif n Jamar,

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Customer Service (Circulation): 6388-3838, [email protected], Fax 6746-1925. “Normal tech student who beat the Illegal of The Alexcier The Alexcier Shintaro Tay, Chong Jun Liang, ALEX • ANDRA ROAD The unauthorised 9th oor SIS Church Building Of God (Singapore) LENG KEE RO T floor AD IO N Redhill Alyssa Karla Mungcal, Tampus odds to practise law” G B SIS Building AH RU station RO AD Leng Kee “Overcoming adversity without found in Community Club Charles Singson, Yeung E-von & • TIONG BAHRU industrial ROAD losing heart” LENG KEE ROAD Jonathan Roberts for their cross PHOTO: GOOGLE EARTH SUNDAY TIMES GRAPHICS S Vengadeshwaran for his stories: building The illicitly constructed floor means that the media package “#myhomeSG” “Life after the fall” owners had dodged paying • a development charge to “Three Singaporean sisters married the URA. Based on the 12 • Authorities say it is unauthorised current rate of $3,850 per and will take action; owner says sq m for the sector that Link: https://graphics.straitstimes. • “Inspiring troubled youth to seek it was built for storage purposes The Alexcier is located in, Mr Yeo should have paid to three Indian brothers” Joyce Lim over $1 million for the Senior Correspondent additional floor area if it new lease of life” had been approved. com/STI/STIMEDIA/Interactives/2019 The lift stops on the eighth floor. But there is a ninth. Links: https://www.tamilmurasu.com To get there, people enter an office pantry on the eighth storey, The hidden ninth floor at The key in a password on a keypad on Alexcier boasts various living spaces “Nurse puts her heart into helping the wall, and a door – disguised as a with workstations, beds, a kitchen /08/myhomesg/index.html • display shelf – unlocks. and a meeting room. Behind it are two flights of stairs. .sg/singapore/story20190120-23463 Go up, and one finds an entire floor spanning over 5,000 sq ft. should have paid over $1 million for In what is the first known case of the additional floor area if it had its kind in Singapore, a light indus- been approved. (The Straits Times, Aug 9, The Straits those in need” trial building in Alexandra Road has But for others, the discovery of been discovered to have illegally in- the ninth floor has also raised ques- David Sun for his stories: TM video link: https://drive.google. cluded a hidden floor. tions about the building’s structural The size of eight three-room HDB soundness, given the additional flats, it boasts various living spaces load that may not have been fac- with workstations, beds, a kitchen tored in from the get-go. “Hearing loss can’t mute musical and a meeting room. A former member of the build- Times Online, Aug 8, 2019) • The hidden floor came to light ing’s management council, who com/ le/d/1FyTWjZ14MBZwJf-Yx-Eei last week when the authorities, act- asked not to be named, said: “We 9 “Woman claims: SMU student ing on a tip-off, conducted inspec- have been holding our meetings in • tions of The Alexcier. the eighth-floor unit all these years The Building and Construction and none of us knew about this passion” Authority, the Urban Redevelop- ninth floor. ment AuthorityCharmaine (URA) and the Sin- Ng, Zaihan Mohamed“This is a safety issue that the au- 59Jpc8RcBdg/view gapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) thorities need to address quickly.” ‘groped me” told The Sunday Times that the The Alexcier’s architect, Mr floor is “unauthorised”. Chng, said the eighth floor – which They will be taking enforcement comes with a 6.5m-high ceiling – action against those responsible. will be able to take the extra load (The Straits Times, May 1, 15, 29, June A strata-certifiedYusof, plan of The Rebecca Pazos, Chee“because thatWei was designed for an Xian, 6 Alexcier obtained by The Sunday industrial racking system which is “Red Devils at the Sports Hub in “Free meals in Little India” Times showed that there are sup- to take a lot of goods”. • • posed to be only eight storeys and Experts not related to the build- one basement in the multi-use light ZACD Posh is moving out of the unit in The Alexcier to an office at Spring Singapore because it is cutting down on some ing are mixed in their views on industrial B1 building. operations, said ZACD Group co-founder and chief executive officer Stanley Yeo. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN whether the extra floor will pose It was builtRodolfo by local developer Pazos, Yu Sheng Sinany risk. & Mak 12, 26, July 10, 24, Aug 7, 2019) Chiu Teng Group in 2005. A com- Engineer David Ng, a member of July?” pany director of Chiu Teng Group, as the eighth-floor unit, which is he said was solely used as storage is being sold for $4.3 million. The Institution of Engineers, Singa- (Tamil Murasu, Jan 20, Oct 20, Tabla!, reached via phone, declined com- about 5,200 sq ft, excluding a space. The furniture there, includ- A potential foreign investor who pore’s civil and structural technical ment. He did not give his name. rooftop terrace. ing beds, was previously used in his viewed it recently said she was not committee, said an unauthorised ex- The boss of the company that A video of SCDF officers inspect- company showroom, he said. told that there was an extra floor in tra floor would usually not have owns the eighth-floor unit admit- ing the clandestine unit last Tues- As for the workstations, he said the unit, even though she had ques- been taken into consideration in ted to The MunSunday Times that it had Sanday shows that it – unlike for a racking he hadtheir moved up some of the com-digitaltioned the eighth-floor unit’s lowpackage: the design of building foundation built the extra space above. system – is constructed like an en- puters from the eighth floor after ceiling given that the roof looked and supporting columns. “Explicit video of young school girl YOUNGESTJan TO 18, OctSURVIVOR 25, TURNS 2019) SRIDEVI’S FANS It has been owned by real estate closed floor, with interior fittings. his company’s IT system was high from the exterior. “This additional loading could re- • | THE STRAITS TIMES | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 | investment firm ZACD Invest- Some business owners working hacked. When The Sunday Times visited sult in a reduction of the required B6 ments since 2008, and is now in the same building said they had “Nobody lives there, but we have the premises last Friday, things design factor of safety and if the ad- SCALE WORLD’S SAVIOUR FOR SLAM PRIYA’S HOME leased to property and asset man- no inkling that there was a ninth people who work overtime and were already packed in boxes. ditional load is significant, it may agement company “False ZACD Posh. floor. Romeosovernight. We have a software and en- The architect their of The Alexcier said cause web the supporting structure of to TALLEST PEAKS BURN VICTIMS BOLLYWOOD DEBUT Both are under• the ZACD Group, But they had suspected that peo- gineering business and people that he designed it with eight floors. be overstressed.” with a man leaked online” which hires some 300 employees. ple were living on the eighth floor af- work late. They are not there most Mr Chng Beng Guan, managing di- Mr Albert Loh, who runs a struc- PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 12 GenerationGrit Mr Stanley Yeo, ZACD Group co- ter seeing foreigners taking the of the time. Only once in a while,” rector of 3HPArchitects, added tural, civil and mechanical engineer- founder and group chief executive cargo lift to it late at night. said Mr Yeo. that it would not have passed in- ing consultancy firm, said that “the MCI (P) 135/03/2018 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019 officer, said: “It’s not an additional One business owner who asked He added that he has been told by spections by the authorities ahead biggest danger is getting the wrong floor. It’s a deceit”racking system. We built not to be named said: “A few years SCDF that his additional structure of getting its Temporary Occupa- person” to add in the extra floor. it four to five years ago for storage ago, the security guards were al- is not compliant and he will be seal- tion Permit if there was a ninth “If so, the floor is unsafe.” “Owner of S’pore-registered Entrepreneur forges her own way in life purposes. It’s only about 3,000 to ready talking about people living on ing off the stairway later this floor then. Under the Building Control Act, • 4,000 sq ft.” the eighth floor. They were told by month. The illicitly constructed floor anyone found guilty of carrying out A racking system is a shelving the owner to let these people into ZACD Posh is moving out of the means that the owners had dodged unauthorised building works will storage system, similar to what fur- the building. Some of them are for- unit to an office at Spring Singapore paying a development charge to the be liable upon conviction to a fine niture retailer Ikea “How uses to store eigners. About to 15 to 18 of themspot come because it is cutting a down onlove some URA. scammer”of up to $200,000 and/or jail of up Singapore-India love story large items at its pickup hall. here after 10.45pm every night.” operations, said Mr Yeo. Based on the current rate of to two years. Ms Azurah • motorbike wanted in Cambodia” Since a near-death car crash at Khalid at a rugby But The Sunday Times under- But Mr Yeo insisted that no one An online sale listing of the $3,850 per sq m for the sector that stands that the ninth floor is as big was living on the ninth floor, which 30-year leasehold unit shows that it The Alexcier is located in, Mr Yeo [email protected] age 15, Ms Azurah Khalid has training session at Turf City last Three Singaporean been unafraid to take the path week. She has represented “3-step manipulation” WORKING WITH VENDOR sisters married less trodden. She chose not to go A screenshot of These have since been corrected, Singapore often • “Number of assaults in prison rising” the ActiveSG said SportSG. to polytechnic despite making in international Human error behind • women’s rugby app. A glitch The ActiveSG app was launched Our investigations to three Indian had led to 108 in 2014 in line with the national the grade. Instead, she set up an competitions, revealed that it was human members’ movement for sport. Members can after recovering brothers. All live eco-friendly cafe and pursued information ActiveSG app glitch: use the app to pay for programmes error on the part of the app from a broken being accessible and access to facilities such as pub- “How we uncovered a love vendor that led to this her two loves: rugby and silat. leg suffered in one HDB flat to 84 other • lic gyms and swimming pools. “Govt log-in data on sale on dark during her first incident. We are working members on All Singaporeans and permanent • This is the latest in a series on rugby game. Sport Singapore Friday. The residents are eligible, but have to ac- with our vendor to tighten ST PHOTO: problem was tivate their membership to enjoy millennials who inspire us. ALPHONSUS their protocols. We have fixed within two perks such as discounts and exclu- CHERN since contacted all our hours, said Sport scammer’sNicole Chia 3-monthmembers who were affected ruse” to sives. There are currently 1.6 mil- members who were Singapore. apologise. We assured them that lion ActiveSG members here. web” Cara Wong none of their accounts had been dis- This incident follows two recent affected to apologise. We National agency Sport Singapore rupted and remedial actions had incidents where personal data was assured them that none of (SportSG) yesterday apologised for been taken to protect their per- compromised. The last thing Ms Azurah Khalid re- their accounts had been membered before the crash was a software glitch on its ActiveSG sonal information.” In July last year, hackers infil- her mother screaming her father’s Link: http://str.sg/lovescamsapp that caused the information of Due to the glitch, a parent access- trated SingHealth’s computers, and disrupted and remedial name. 108 members to be accessible to 84 ing his child’s supplementary ac- stole the personal particulars of 1.5 actions had been taken to other members on Friday. count via the parent’s ActiveSG app million people, including Prime (The New Paper, Jan 9, Feb 13, 18, 20, Then everything went black. protect their personal When she came to, she felt “sharp SportSG said it received feedback was able to view a stranger’s regis- Minister Lee Hsien Loong. pains” everywhere and was very un- from 28 affected users on Friday, tration details, such as name, date In January, the Ministry of information. REPORT ON comfortable. and the problem was rectified of birth, mobile number, e-mail and Health revealed that the details of A car had swerved out of its lane within two hours. SportSG noted: home addresses, although no finan- 14,200 people with the human PAGES 8 & 9 and crashed into the front of her (The Sunday“Our investigations revealed Times, that it cial information could beSept accessed. immunodeficiency 15, virus 2019) (HIV) family car on a narrow, two-lane was human error on the part of the Also, in six cases, the glitch meant were leaked after American Mikhy app vendor that led to this incident. that adult individuals were able to Farrera Brochez illegally accessed SPORTSG, in its statement apologising to 28, March 21, 2019) Malaysian road. We are working with our vendor to enter ActiveSG swimming pools at the HIV Registry. ActiveSG members whose information The three couples at their four-room PHOTOS: ST FILE “The world kind of stopped,” she became accessible to other members. recounted of her accident at age 15, tighten their protocols. discounted rates reserved for chil- rental flat in Compassvale, Sengkang GENERATION “We have since contacted all our dren and seniors. [email protected] ’’ in Malaysia. New Town. GRIT “That day lived on till today, it got PHOTO: KHALID BABA me thinking that life’s really too Know of a short. You never know what is go- Singaporean STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS ing to happen the next day,” said aged 35 or Ms Azurah, now 34. below who has Her spleen was ruptured and she shown grit Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep. Call 6319-1800 or e-mail [email protected]. was hospitalised for a few weeks. amid life’s She was the most severely injured Catch us online at www.tabla.com.sg adversities? among her family members who were returning to Singapore after E-mail us at visiting relatives in Malaysia. stnewsdesk@ Ms Azurah’s two younger sisters, sph.com.sg who were in the backseat with her, suffered huge bumps and bruises. Her father, who is a marine structure inspector, and her mother, an “I don’t know how and I don’t SCAN TO WATCH has since been representing Singa- administrative executive, escaped know why, but I felt then that I Living life pore in international competitions. with minor injuries. could learn better while doing Always ready for a challenge, she “That accident was the turning things outside or through the peo- recently started an online media point. I realised that I have only one ple that I meet outside of school.” to the fullest platform, Lokalfeed, to bring to- life to live, and it defined how I think Ms Azurah decided to work at a gether women entrepreneurs and for the rest of my life,” she said. Starbucks coffee joint while pursu- trailblazers to share their experi- The accident in 1999 reinforced ing her new love: rugby. ences and thoughts. “It was really the determination of Ms Azurah – She had always loved watching because of my own experiences in who says she is headstrong by na- the game in secondary school, and Wilder. I had a lot of difficulties in ture – to pursue her passions. had joined a women’s rugby club af- setting up the shop and running it.” When told that year that she ter finishing school. Many people also questioned could take only home economics But in her first rugby game, she whether she could make it work, and art in school, instead of design broke her leg when a player from she said. and technology, she rebelled. “I love the opposing team tackled her to She hopes the platform will em- creating things with my hands and I the ground. “I fell and, the next http://str.sg/azurahkhalid power women entrepreneurs as couldn’t understand why I couldn’t thing I knew, everyone around me they share and learn from one an- take design and technology.” was freaking out. But I couldn’t feel other’s ups and downs. She wrote a letter of appeal, spoke any pain because the adrenaline months of hard work to get back on faith in 2014, when she opened Her long-time friend Lim Li Yan, to her school principal and even per- was still running through my veins. her feet, she could not stay away Wilder, an eco-friendly cafe, despite 35, who works in finance, said Ms suaded her mother to go down to “A teammate later told me that from the sport. a lack of experience in business. Azurah never lets adversity hold the school to speak to the principal. half my leg was dangling when our Two years later, in 2006, she re- She had worked in a consulting her back. “She’s shown many Her relentless efforts paid off, as coach lifted me up, since my bone turned to the sport, persuaded by firm and coached netball part time naysayers you should never let chal- her school, Fajar Secondary, opened had snapped into two,” she said. the encouraging words of another after her stint at Starbucks. lenges hinder you from your goal.” the class to girls that year. She was After her leg surgery, she had to woman rugby player. But she was inspired to set up the Ms Azurah added: “I’m always one of the first few female students use a wheelchair for six months “It felt like the universe was send- cafe after a trip to Nepal, where she working towards being a better ver- in the class, she said with a smile. and had to learn how to walk ing me all these little signs,” she witnessed how its people were able sion of myself. The most important After finishing school, she gave again.“It took a lot of mental said with a laugh. to live sustainably. thing... is to live life with intention; up the chance to study for an engi- strength. I told myself, if I don’t get Since then, she has represented In 2017, she took up silat after par- there are a lot of things in the world neering diploma at Singapore Poly- through it today, I won’t get Singapore often in international ticipating in a variety show that re- which we can help with or just do.” technic, as she wanted to learn through it the next day.” women’s rugby competitions. quired her to learn the sport. To her other kinds of life skills. Despite the painful injury and Ms Azurah took another leap of surprise, she excelled at it, and she [email protected]

About a year before her dad’s The Good Samaritans death, her mother died while under- going treatment for late-stage breast cancer. Miss Goh is an only child. behind Generation Grit Her father, a taxi driver, had climbed down from their ninth- floor flat window to an air-condi- tioner ledge one floor below to re- A school counsellor never gave up on a teen who skipped school for two trieve her shoes, which had fallen years after his mother’s suicide. A family friend took an orphan into her there. He was trying to climb back home after the young woman’s father fell tragically to his death. up when he fell. They are just two of the Good Samaritans who have gone out of their Ms Soh, who is a family friend of way to help some of the 24 nominees for the inaugural The Straits Times the Gohs, said: “I couldn’t bear to Generation Grit Award 2018 through their darkest days. send Kelly back home alone. She The Straits Times, in partnership with reinsurance firm Swiss Re, was traumatised. I had to make sure created the award to honour the millennials in the Generation Grit series she did not fall into depression.” who have shown remarkable courage, resilience and service to the Ms Soh, who has three children community. Three winners will be picked for the award and the award aged between 10 and 27, treated ceremony will be held next Monday at the National Library. Miss Goh like she was her daughter. Miss Goh lived with the family for five years before moving out to live Theresa Tan particular, Mrs Christina Tang- alone. Senior Social Affairs Lien, 52, a former SJI counsellor, Ms Soh, who manages a minimart Correspondent never gave up on him. and is a grassroots leader in Bedok, Mrs Tang-Lien, who was intern- also introduced Miss Goh to grass- ing as a school counsellor, visited Generation Grit Award 2018 nominee Lim Bo Zhi and his Generation Grit Award 2018 nominee Kelly Goh (left) with roots activities to keep her occu- After Mr Lim Bo Zhi’s mother killed him almost every other day for a few former school counsellor Christina Tang-Lien, who looked family friend Stella Soh, who took her in and looked after pied and to learn to help others. herself when he was just 14 years months. At times, he did not open out for him after his mother died. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH her after her parents died. ST FILE PHOTO Under her guidance, Miss Goh old, he shut himself from the world the door. At other times, he went out went from being a teen who de- and hid in his room for the next two with her for a walk or a meal. pended on her parents to an inde- years. “Bo Zhi had lots of guilt and issues els to qualify for the computer engi- Lim’s living expenses. a Defence Science and Technology pendent young woman. The St Joseph’s Institution (SJI) after his mum’s suicide. He was so neering course at Singapore Poly- One of her friends, a housewife, Agency scholarship. Miss Goh , now 26 and working in student lost all motivation to study, afraid of going out and being with technic. But soon after he received sponsored his stay in a hostel and He said: “Without Ms Christina, I the minimart Ms Soh manages, contemplated suicide and spent his people,” she said. “We had to help his results, his father, who ran a gave him a monthly allowance. wouldn’t be where I am today. She said: “Auntie Stella taught me al- days playing computer games. him process all of his emotions and small hardware store, died sud- Both sums added up to about really had a big impact on me.” most everything, from doing house- Mr Lim, now 24, said: “I didn’t spring clean his baggage.” denly in his sleep. $1,500 a month. Mrs Tang-Lien is just one of the work to volunteering and surviving have the mood then to go out or see One day, he decided he had Mr Lim, an only child, became an “He has no one to depend on,” kind-hearted souls to have made a in this world. anyone. I was afraid people would enough of “rotting away” at home, orphan. His father’s siblings also Mrs Tang-Lien said. “We kept an difference to some of the Genera- “I’m very thankful that God has judge me and ask me many ques- after talking to a gaming buddy who took back the flat his family lived in eye on him but he really gave every- tion Grit Award nominees. sent her and her family to lift me up tions about what happened.” was going to university. as it belonged to his grandmother. thing to his studies. I feel very Another Good Samaritan is Ms when I was at the lowest point of In the two years that he played He was also moved by Mrs Tang- So Mrs Tang-Lien, who is mar- proud and happy for him now.” Stella Soh, 46, who took Miss Kelly my life. Without them, I cannot truant, his teachers kept visiting Lien’s unwavering care for him. ried with two grown-up children, Mr Lim is now a first-year com- Goh into her home after the then imagine where I would be now.” him at his home to persuade him to So he went back to SJI in 2011. again raised funds from her puter science student at Nanyang 20-year-old student witnessed her go back to school. One person in He did well enough for his O lev- friends and colleagues for Mr Technological University, and is on father falling to his death in 2013. [email protected]