Roti canai

Roti canai (pronunciation: tʃanai), also known as roti cane (tʃane) or roti prata, is an Indian-influenced flatbread dish found in several countries in Asia, including Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore.

It is usually served with dal or other types of curry, but can also be cooked in a range of sweet or savoury variations made with a variety of ingredients such as sardines, meat, egg, or cheese.

Roti canai is a popular breakfast and snack dish in Malaysia, and one of the most famous examples of Malaysian Indian cuisine.

It is said that the dish was brought over from India by Indian Muslims, also known as "Mamaks" in Malaysia, and is served in mamak stalls located in both rural and urban Malaysia.

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New scanners to check buses entering Tuas Checkpoint

New scanners to check buses entering Tuas Checkpoint

Security for buses entering Singapore through Tuas Checkpoint will be stepped up in a move to fight terrorism, contraband items and stowaways.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has set up two imaging scanners that all buses will have to go through from the second half of this year.

A controlled trial began earlier this month (April) with officers travelling through the scanners with bus drivers to familiarise them with the new process, according to Assistant Commissioner (AC) Colin Tan who heads the checkpoint.

They will help officers detect modified bus compartments and explosives.

The change is not expected to extend passengers' waiting time, said AC Tan, adding: "Clearances for both bus and passengers will be conducted simultaneously... we will strive to have buses waiting for their passengers."

Currently, officers manually inspect the buses by boarding them and looking out for transgressions after passengers have alighted at the arrival hall.

The scanners will perform another layer of checks.

About 40 officers have been trained to study their X-ray images and to detect possible dangers and contraband items.

During a demonstration on Thursday (April 26), bus drivers entered the scanner through an automatic barrier that lifts after a camera captures the bus's licence number.

The bus then goes through a sensor that detects radioactive materials before moving forward to approach a control panel where the driver presses a button located near an intercom to start the scan.

A green light flashes on, and the driver drives through the scanner. Images are sent to a control room facing the scanners.

AC Tan said that the scanners will help officers conduct more targeted checks.

He added: "Some buses have modified compartments that can be hard to detect. With the X-ray images, they can know where to focus their attention." The ICA is studying plans to implement bus scanners at Woodlands checkpoint but they may take on a different form due to space constraints.

~Courtesy of Straits Times~

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U Mobile & WeChat Introduces Unlimited Data For Chinese Tourists

U Mobile and WeChat Introduces Unlimited Data For Chinese Tourists

U Mobile today announced a partnership with WeChat to launch the U Mobile WeChat Go SIM. This new prepaid SIM will offer Chinese tourists unlimited data to enjoy social messaging on the WeChat app and free Lingcod TV subscription whilst having unlimited data to stream over 100,000 hours of high-definition movies, documentaries, and educational content out of China.

The new U Mobile WeChat Go SIM will be the only WeChat Go cobranded prepaid SIM in the country and it is packed with other value-added services including 1GB of free roaming data for Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia and 60 minutes’ worth of IDD calls to China or calls made in Malaysia.

The launch of U Mobile WeChat Go SIM is very timely as the Malaysian Tourism and Culture Ministry is targeting to attract eight million Chinese tourists by 2020. With more and more tourists from China visiting Malaysia, the U Mobile prepaid WeChat Go SIM is well positioned to meet all their connectivity demands.

“With the new U Mobile WeChat Go SIM, the whole WeChat ecosystem goes beyond just social messaging. Together with WeChat, we will work on packing even more benefits like mobile commerce into the WeChat Go SIM not just for Chinese tourists but for anyone who is a user of WeChat,” said Jasmine Lee, Chief Marketing Officer, U Mobile.

U Mobile WeChat Go SIM will be available from 6 December 2017, and Chinese tourists may opt to purchase the prepaid SIM pack from Sunway Media retailers in China prior to travelling. The SIM card will also be available at 138 U Mobile outlets in Malaysia as well as the various international airports in the country such as KLIA and KLIA 2.

Resourced from Tech ARP | 6 December 2017

JB-S'pore RTS Link to open by 2024

Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link on track to open by 2024, should cut down Causeway jams: Khaw Boon Wan



Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan visiting the site of the future RTS Link and Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) stations at Woodlands North.

Works on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, which will allow commuters to take the train across the border, are on track for completion in 2024, the Land Transport Authority said on Tuesday (April 17).

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan shared photos and videos of the progress of the RTS Link.

He visited the sites at the Woodlands station, as well as Bukit Chagar station in Johor.

"We are bullish about the upcoming RTS Link, linking Woodlands North Station to Bukit Chagar Station in JB," he wrote. "When completed in 2024, it should be the preferred mode of transport for commuters crossing the Johor Strait."

He added that the trip between the two stations takes just five minutes.

"Over at Bukit Chagar, ample provisions will be made for Malaysian commuters to park their vehicles," wrote Mr Khaw.

He added that the development "should shift commuters currently using the Causeway", and said the RTS Link is expected to "significantly cut down the Causeway jams".

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak had witnessed the signing of a bilateral agreement to build the RTS Link on Jan 16. 

~News courtesy of Straits Times~

S'pore - JB Buses (via 2nd Link)

S'pore - JB Buses (via Woodlands)