Category Archives: Food & Drinks; hawker centres; foodcourts;

Rising cost of living; 2022, Worldwide inflation; Food chain crises due to the Ukraine war; Rising COL; Recession? Stagflation? In Financial Times, “The combination of fiscal and monetary policies implemented in 2020 and 2021 ignited an inflationary fire”.

Posted on July 6, 2022 by tankoktim

. ========== . Rising cost of living. How to bring cost of living down for all, rich and poor alike? Electricity is used in many modern equipment. Bring cost of electricity down. How? We spent additional S$8 billion to import … Continue reading →

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The Govt has listened to feedback; The fine thing has worked once again; Not clearing your tray after eating at hawker centres, the fines wef 1st Sept 2021 can be up to S$2000 under the Law; Keeping Singapore clean. No two ways about it; Japanese foodcourts provide washable wiping cloth for the tables; Singapore is not ready for it yet;

Posted on May 14, 2021 by tankoktim

=========== . Yes. cleaner now. And fewer pigeons to eat the leftovers on the tables at hawker centres. Right decision by the Government to use the fine thing to end this social menace at last. It has taken strong political … Continue reading →

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Food handlers will be required to wear masks – amid COVID-19 crisis; Enact laws…public hygiene in food centres; washing basins, soap dispensers; push taps; walk-in no main door at public toilets; clearing tables of tray and dirty cutlery after meals, and keep table clean for next diner; Have clean and hygienic cutleries at eateries;

Posted on April 22, 2020 by tankoktim

====== . I am grateful to ST Forum for publishing my letter. It has been heavily edited. The original text of my letter is below: Forum: Laws needed to improve public hygiene at food centresPUBLISHED7 HOURS AGO on 6th Oct … Continue reading →

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The Govt listens: new laws on CCTVs and food samples to improve food safety; Unlicensed home-based cooked food business;

Posted on March 5, 2020 by tankoktim

========= . Not licensed… It is driving them underground… The fines must be high to deter illegal operators. Those above ground, licensed, are they affected and disadvantaged? . ======== . The Sunday Times’ Editorial says Keeping an eye on home-cooked … Continue reading →

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Clean toilets in hawker centres, how? Have public toilets near to and not in the hawker centres or coffee shops; Coloured posters in hawker centres; Have TV monitor screens to send the cleanliness messages in hawker centres [in ST Forum on 8th Jan 2021]; Instead, NEA has placed coloured posters in hawker centres in March/April 2021; Take hygiene standards at food establishments a notch up [ST Forum 21Feb, 2020];

Posted on March 4, 2020 by tankoktim

.   ===============   . Forum: Efforts stepped up to improve and maintain cleanliness standards of hawker centre toilets   PUBLISHED8 HOURS AGO on 18th Jan 2021 in ST Forum   We agree with World Toilet Organisation founder Jack Sim … Continue reading →

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3 sen or RM2.73 million per year; The 4th Supplementary Water Agreement signed in 1990; Will there be a 5th SWA by the 9th PM of Malaysia, and when? Is there precedence in the 4th? Brinkmanship, is the bilateral relationship worth between Malaysia and Singapore worth only S$91m [or RM273 million]? How to ensure no ambiguity in the 5th SWA, if there is one?

Posted on March 3, 2019 by tankoktim

========Good, at last the 10th PM of Malaysia. PM Anwar is in red dot to engage in 4-eye discussions on bilateral and state matters. What is the agenda, what is on the table to have win-win solutions? Will it all … Continue reading →

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Clean the tables or be fined; Learn from the Japanese foodcourts; they not only clear the tray but even wipe table clean for the next customer; Birds eating on tables a nuisance; Keep hawker centres’ cost down. How? My letter 8thJan2021 gave solutions but three para were deleted when published in ST Forum; Dirty toilets; Solutions; Should we have full time toilet cleaner in all the 114 hawker centres, and 400 coffee shops?

Posted on September 9, 2018 by tankoktim

  ===== . . I am grateful ST Forum published my letter on hawker centres under Excepts, but heavily edited. Three paras were deleted.   [please see PTF format below]. . The published version: CLEANLINESS AT HAWKER CENTRES   TV … Continue reading →

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Consider a high-rise windowless auto parking building in Holland Village, Singapore; I suggested this in Aug 2018 in my letter in ST Forum page; no response from anyone at HV;

Posted on August 27, 2018 by tankoktim

Consider high-rise parking in Holland V PUBLISHED on 23rd August 2018 in ST Forum [please see JPEG format below] Closing 317 spaces in the main open-air carpark of Holland Village will affect the business vibrancy of the area to a … Continue reading →

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COL – CDC vouchers and rising cost of living – Govt special Assurance Package S$800 payment to each adult in Dec 2023 with fewer criterion; The Govt has listened; S$500 in Dec 2022, and S$200 Assurance Package; CDC voucher of S$300 per family on 3Jan2023; how to keep hawkers’ costs down? Inflation – Singapore paid S$8 billion more for LNG import in 2022; Rising COL – we have PWM, WIS, MW and LQS; Reduce COL or reduce income gap with MW? MW will drive COL up, not down; WIS and PWM are far superior than MW; Factors that caused COL to rise – cost of state land accounting; public housing; COE; cost of utilities; basic food and daily necessities; transport, medical costs, etc;

Posted on August 14, 2018 by tankoktim

============== . Assurance Package: 2 million Singaporeans to receive Seniors’ Bonus and MediSave cash payouts in February 2024 The payments are part of the suite of Assurance Package measures previously announced in Singapore’s Budget 2022. Timothy Kang ·Finance Producer Updated … Continue reading →

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GST rate increase; NTUC FP’s 1% discount on 500 essential items; GST Rebate Vouchers; Govt will raise the 7% GST to 9% in two equal tranches – to 8% on 1stJan2023 and 9% on 1stJan2024; S$200 more in GST – or 2% on S$10,000 spending; Demagogues will make a song and dance on the S$200 or S$18 per month.

Posted on June 28, 2018 by tankoktim

=========== . .NTUC  FP will offer 1% discount but not increase the discount from 7% to 9%.  It is better than not at all.  It has listened to public feedback somewhat: FairPrice to offer 1% discount on 500 essential items … Continue reading →

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Cashless; Paperless; The Govt has listened yet again; Four years of waiting; Grateful the Govt has upgraded the systems at the polyclinics – A paperless system – and pay electronically; Japan has the paperless system to cut waiting times at pharmacies; Now, ours too; What next?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tankoktim

======== . Cashless and Paperless;  The cashless society.. a one card system. No card you cannot move around in society. You will become history. When? It is all about money. Cash only. Some retail shops accept only cash, and the … Continue reading →

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‘Millionaire’ Singaporeans; how to be the No. 1 Hub: to attract 10,000 world richest billionaires to red dot? Pandora Papers – tax evasion; Investing or speculating on the stock exchange; The rich and poor Singaporeans – who can afford what? Who can plan their retirement to live comfortably with no financial anxiety? How many Singaporeans have S$30,000 net cash in their bank accounts? Financial advisers – are they themselves multi billionaires/millionaires?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by tankoktim

======= . Be the next Hub: How to attract and encourage some 10,000 world richest multi-billionaires [not millionaires] to bring their wealth and take up residence in Singapore? Can we aim for the next Hub: A Billionaire Hub? What can … Continue reading →

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Trolley barcode system could help deter irresponsible use – but make theft of a trolley a criminal offence under the law.

Posted on August 8, 2016 by tankoktim

============== . Become a criminal offence, and police report will be made? How are you going to trace the culprit with the police report if there is no registration of the person in the first place? ========== No other solution? … Continue reading →

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Genetically modified food; label them? Effects on humans from chemicals and food colourings; Genome-edited and genetically modified food produce, label them leaving no cause for regrets for future generations; Plant-protein artificial food; plant-based egg yolk; 20 common cancer-causing habits; How to wash your vegetables and fruits…

Posted on May 17, 2016 by tankoktim

======== . Chemicals and colourings, etc. On average, we consume some 80 types of chemicals and food colourings daily. Beware.. ======= . The human body and the ever changing of the cells in our bodies are not made by man’s … Continue reading →

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Diabetes…what should we eat? What should we do? Causes of kidney disease; Causes of pressure on eyes and Glaucoma; Singapore’s new implant to release eye pressure in glaucoma patients;

Posted on May 9, 2016 by tankoktim

  ===== . . ====== . S’pore develops new implant to release eye pressure in glaucoma patients; now used in 17 countries   A 2018 photo showing Prof Paul Chew (left) and his team from NUH’s ophthalmology department that was … Continue reading →

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ComCare. Welfarism – how extreme can it be? S$3 billion action plan for successful ageing;

Posted on April 18, 2016 by tankoktim

============ . Welfare policies come with trade-offs, including need to raise taxes: Lawrence Wong DPM Lawrence Wong (centre) during a dialogue hosted by NTUC president Mary Liew and secretary-general Ng Chee Meng. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE Rei Kurohi PUBLISHED 1 HOUR … Continue reading →

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S$778 per month for the destitute : based on the 2016 Budget; Revised in 2019; What is the amount now, the revised latest figures based on the current Budget? Will the WP MPs ask the minister in Parliament for the latest figures? Or, will the MSM journalists ask for it? Where to seek help under the Destitute Act Chapter 78? Who can offer the help and how? Seoul homeless: photo below;

Posted on April 3, 2016 by tankoktim

.. ========= .   . Who is eligible for govt’s public assistance under the Destitute Act Chap 78 [please see copy of the Act below]? What are the terms and conditions of eligibility under the Act? The link to public … Continue reading →

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Make your Roast Pork, the recipe. Top hawker food fare in Singapore.

Posted on March 21, 2016 by tankoktim

Top hawker food fare in Singapore. The link: https://www.facebook.com/SingaporeFoodie Make your Roast Pork.. The recipe:

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Walk-in toilets, no more main door…; The unisex 3-in-one toilet concept – for all gender; Public toilets for people with disabilities are being misused by the able-bodied,

Posted on December 4, 2015 by tankoktim

Remove main doors of public toilets for better hygiene [in Today newspaper, 2nd Feb 2020]. . ======= . . ========== . Remove main doors of public toilets for better hygiene By TAN KOK TIMThe writer suggests that all non-automatic main … Continue reading →

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Gratitude. First Command: Be absolutely grateful for everything; Gratitude for materials. Is it the end of Materialism? Even end of Capitalism? Commodity super cycle? Have gratitude for everything, day and night;….even oxygen, our lives, time and space we occupy; We own nothing; All materials are given for humans to live healthily, comfortably, safely and happily…be grateful for everything; No environment, no nature, there will be no life, but more diseases; When will new diseases strike humankind, and how? Grateful: Why dogs wag their tails? Humans do not have to;

Posted on November 1, 2015 by tankoktim

======== . Gratitude…   Let us do not raise our voice against loved ones…spouse, children…   It harms feelings and cause unhappiness, not happiness.   It is against having love, harmony and unity… . ========= . I am grateful able … Continue reading →

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