Thursday 10 October 2024

Free Refreshment 免费茶点

Singapore - Health Sciences Authority (HSA)

新加坡 — 卫生科学局

10 weeks have passed and it is time to detoxify again.

10 个星期过去,又是解瘾时间。

Readers who have read my previous blog should know what this means.

看过我之前部落格的读者应该知道这意味着什么。


Do you know how many times have I donated blood?

知道这是第几次的捐血了吗?

It is just the 79th time.

这只是第 79 次。


One of the joys of donating blood is the free refreshments.

捐血的其中一个乐趣就是有免费茶点。

Some blood donors come here just for the free refreshments.

有些捐血者就是冲着这个免费茶点,而来此做贡献。


P/S: Donating blood in Singapore is voluntary and there is no monetary transaction.

注:在新加坡捐血是自愿,没有金钱交易。

Saturday 5 October 2024

End Of 182-Year Chapter 182年完结篇

Singapore - Singapore Turf Club

新加坡 — 新加坡赛马公会

In 1842, Scottish businessman William Henry Macleod Read founded the Singapore Sporting Club.

1842 年,苏格兰商人威廉·亨利·麦克劳德·里德创立新加坡体育俱乐部。

This afternoon, 182 years later, the 100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup was held, bringing a perfect ending to the racecourse.

在182年后的今天下午,举行的第100届新加坡金杯赛,并为马场画上完美的句点。

The first game was held on February 23, 1843.

首场比赛于 1843 年 2 月 23 日举行。

The game was held to commemorate the 24th anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles's landing in Singapore.

这场比赛是为了纪念史丹佛·莱佛士爵士登入新加坡24周年。

To better reflect its activities, the place was later renamed Kranji Racecourse in 1924.

为了更好地反映其活动内容,这个地方之后于 1924 年改名为克兰芝马场。

As horse racing became increasingly popular, a new racecourse was built and opened in Bukit Timah on April 5, 1933.

随着赛马运动日益流行,新的赛马场于 1924 年 4 月 15 日在武吉知马启用。

During the Japanese occupation, activities at the racecourse were canceled and did not reopen until 1947.

日本占领期间,赛马场的活动被取消,直到 1947 年才重新开业。

Queen Elizabeth II also attended the competition named after her in 1972 - The Queen Elizabeth II Cup.

英女王伊丽莎白二世也在 1972 年,出席了以她名字命名的比赛 — 伊丽莎白二世女王杯。

Kranji Racecourse took over the old racecourse in Bukit Timah on March 4, 2000.

克兰芝马场于 2000 年 3 月 4 日接替武吉知马的旧马场。

After 34 years, the Queen and Prince Philip visited the racecourse again on March 8, 2006.

时隔34年,英女王和菲利普亲王于 2006 年 3 月 8 日再次到访马场。

In 2020, Singapore implemented circuit breaker measures, and horse racing resumed behind closed doors in July 2020, and did not reopen to the public until April 2022.

2020年,新加坡实施阻断措施,赛马比赛在2020年7月以闭门式的形式恢复,一直到2022年4月才重新对公众开放。

Kranji Racecourse faces huge challenges due to a declining number of viewers.

基于观看人数不断下降,克兰芝赛马场面临着巨大的挑战。

The government announced on June 5 last year that it would take back the Kranji Racecourse in 2027 and then redevelop it into a housing estate.

政府去年6月5日宣布,将于2027年收回克兰芝赛马场,然后将其重新开发为住宅区。

Thursday 3 October 2024

Probity 廉洁

Singapore

新加坡

The 2023 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (TI-CPI) ranks Singapore as the 5th least corrupt country out of 180 countries in the world.

2023 年透明国际清廉指数 (TI-CPI) 将新加坡列为全球 180 个国家中腐败程度最低的国家中第 5 位。

Singapore maintains the same ranking and score in the TI-CPI as in 2022.

新加坡在TI-CPI中保持与 2022 年相同的排名和分数。

Singapore remained the only Asian country to rank in the top ten.

新加坡仍然是唯一进入前十名的亚洲国家。



Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran was handed a 12-month jail term on October 3, 2024.

前交通部长易华仁于 2024 年 10 月 3 日被判处 12 个月监禁。

The last corruption case involving a minister in Singapore occurred in 1986.

新加坡上一次涉及部长的腐败案发生在1986年

The then Minister of National Development Teh Cheang Wan was investigated for suspected bribery but committed suicide by taking sleeping pills before the court trial.

时任国家发展部长郑章远因涉嫌受贿被调查,但在庭审前服安眠药自杀。

In 1975, Wee Toon Boon, then Minister of State for the Ministry of Environment and Development, was accused of accepting bribes of more than US$600,000 and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

1975年时任环境发展部政务部长的黄循文被控收贿逾60万美元,判刑18个月。

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said his term must act when necessary to ensure Singapore's system of government and politics always stays clean and free from corruption.

总理黄循财表示,他的任期必须在必要时采取行动,以确保新加坡的政府和政治体系始终保持廉洁和无腐败。

Tuesday 1 October 2024

Sunny After Rain 雨过天晴

Singapore

新加坡

After six days of emergency repairs, the train services along the East-West MRT Line are set to resume fully this morning.

经过六天的紧急抢修,东西地铁线今天上午全面恢复通车。

This is the second longest rail disruption on record for Singapore MRT.

这是新加坡地铁有记录以来第二长的铁路中断。


The major disruption, which began on September 25, affected more than 2.1 million passengers till September 29.

这次重大地铁线中断始于 9 月 25 日,截至 9 月 29 日为止,影响了超过 210 万名乘客。