Singtel is ushering in the Year of the Monkey with a goodie bag of treats for its customers. All Singtel postpaid customers will enjoy two days of free unlimited mobile data from 12:00am on 7 February to 11:59pm on 8 February while Singtel TV customers will be treated to free previews of more than 150 channels from 12:00am on 5 February to 11:59pm on 14 February.
Mr Yuen Kuan Moon, CEO, Consumer Singapore, Singtel, said, “We are delighted to present our customers with complimentary services that they can enjoy with their family and friends over this auspicious season. The free TV viewing and mobile data will provide hours of quality family entertainment as they celebrate the festive period. We thank them for their continuous support and wish them a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year.”
Into its 8th year, the South Africa
Mobile Library Project in Singapore continues to see strong engagement from the
local community
(SINGAPORE, 28
January 2016)
– The 2015 South Africa Mobile Library Book Donation Project organised by the
Sony Group of Companies in Singapore has successfully donated 9,000 books to
South African children. With generous contributions from schools, members of
the public as well as Sony employees in Singapore, the three-month project
concluded in December 2015. The books are now on their way to South Africa,
with support from K-Line.
Here in Singapore, Sony has been
engaging the local community in this meaningful project by inviting them to
donate books. 2015 is the 8th year in which the project has been
running and it saw the participation of the following 7 schools:
• Anglo-Chinese
School (Primary)
• Bishan
Park Secondary School
• Chua
Chu Kang Primary School
• Commonwealth
Secondary School
• Global Indian International School (East Coast )
• River
Valley Primary School
• Nanyang Primary School
Besides collecting books, the
participating schools were also involved in sorting, tagging and packing the
books. This provided students the opportunity for project management and
teamwork. Some schools extended the book collection to homes in their
neighborhood, while others encouraged their students to go the extra mile to
write short book reviews and inspirational messages, which were inserted into
the books for the South African children. This helps to create communication
between students in both countries and lends a personal touch to the whole
project.
Clockwise, from top left: Students from River Valley Primary
School, Chua Chu Kang Primary School, Commonwealth Secondary School, Nanyang
Primary School, Bishan Park Secondary School, Global Indian International
School (East Coast), and Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) contributing to the South Africa Mobile Library Project.
Besides the schools and students,
members of the public were also invited to donate books at the Sony Store @ 313
Somerset. Books were once again contributed by the National Library Board as
part of their continuous support towards the cause of the project.
Since the project’s inception in 2008,
more than 170,000 books have been collected through joint initiatives by 13
Sony Group companies in 10 countries across the globe. The mobile library services
have also been expanded to cover all nine provinces in South Africa, with 50
mobile libraries in operation, reaching out to over 900 schools. For more information on Sony’s support for this project,
please visit: www.sony.net/library
About
the South Africa Mobile Library Project
Tad Hasunuma,
former Managing Director of Sony South Africa, established SAPESI (South Africa
Primary Education Support Initiative), a NGO based in South Africa, to conduct
the mobile library project in partnership with the South Africa Department of
Basic Education, with the aim of improving the literacy levels of the children
in South Africa. The project acquires used mobile libraries from Japan to South
Africa, where provincial departments of education operate them to provide the
loan of books to children and teachers at local schools that do not possess
these materials. The mobile libraries visit the schools and the librarians
onboard advise teachers at the schools how to select the appropriate books and
use them in their lessons. As a result, not only do the children gain an
opportunity to interact with a diverse range of books, but teachers are also
able to learn how to utilize the materials, and maximize their potential. For
information on SAPESI, please visit: www.sapesi.org.za/
Sony Electronics has rounded up some of the most stylish and appealing tech gifts that might just be what you’re looking for this Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day.
Products
Description
Price
Smart B-Trainer™
Worried about festive weight-gain? Sweat it out with the Smart B-Trainer™! With 6 different sensors and tone music analysis technology, it walks you through your work out and selects songs to suit your pace. As an all-in-one music player, fitness tracker and personal coach; this is something we definitely need especially with Chinese New Year around the corner!
$399
Mobile Projector
Surprise her with an impromptu Valentine’s movie date with the MP-CL1, Mobile Projector. Compact, lightweight and equipped with laser technology, you can take it on romantic getaways to enjoy your favourite films and TV shows via HDMI or Wi-Fi, in HD quality!
$549
MDR-100AAP h.ear on™ Headphones
Is music a big part of his life? The MDR-100AAP h.ear on™ headphones supports High-Res Audio and comes with dynamic HD drivers for a sound experience straight from the recording studio. Available in a range of dashing colours, it is the perfect complement to his wardrobe and style this V-Day.
$249
NW-A26HN Walkman®
Make this the best Valentine's Day gift ever by pairing it with the MDR-100AAP h.ear on™ Headphones! The NW-A26HN Walkman®, which is available six stylish colours to match the h.ear on™ headphones, supports Hi-res audio and has up to 128 GB storage, so you never run out of music. Having up to 50 hours of battery life also means less charging and more listening!
$299
Cyber-Shot™ RX1R II
Capture all your candid moments this Chinese New Year with theCyber-Shot™ RX1R II. A full frame camera packed with 42.4 megapixels in a palm sized package, don’t compromise on size or performance. With Fast Hybrid Autofocus capabilities, AF speed and coverage is greatly increased, you’ll never miss a shot.
$4,999
SRS-X88 Wireless Speaker
Boogie all night long this V-Day with the SRS-X88 compact wireless speaker as you play your favourite tracks effortlessly from your mobile phone. Sony’s S-Master and DSEE HX™ technology reduces distortion and upscales your music to high-resolution quality, allowing you to enjoy an exceptional listening experience via Bluetooth®.
$699
SRS-X11 Portable Wireless Speaker
Sing along to Chinese New Year tunes with the SRS-X11 portable wireless speaker. A tiny cube design engineered with powerful sound; it is so compact that you can pop it anywhere in your room. Pair two units via Bluetooth® and customise your audio anyway you like. And if you're feeling festive, these little speakers are also available in red.
Wei’s grandma suddenly disappears for no reason, but strangely the
routines still move on as if she never vanished-- the laundry is still done,
their house is well-arranged as usual, and even breakfast remains prepared for
Wei every morning. Distraught with worry, Wei is totally clueless until he
finds an uncanny video in his grandma’s camera, showing that there was a little
girl in red tagging along her. Oddly enough, after Wei’s grandma finally
returns, it turns out that Wei is missing instead. Struggling to unravel the
enigma, Wei’s girlfriend Yi-Chun gradually discovers that the mysteries behind
Wei and his grandma’s sudden disappearance may be connected to the urban legend
of “The Little Girl in Red”, but what’s even worse is yet to come……
Movie Production Crew and Casts
Country : Taiwan
Year : 2015
Genre : Horror / Thriller
Format : Color / Scope / DCP
Runtime : 93
min
Directed by : Wei-Hao CHENG
Starring : River HUANG, Wei-ning HSU
About ‘THE
LITTLE GIRL IN RED’
Taichung, March 1998 – After a funeral, a family was watching a trip
video in which a weird-looking little girl in red was found tagging along the
relative who passed away. But no one remembered seeing her anywhere during the
trip. The footage was authenticated by professionals and caused disturbance
among audience island-wide after it was exposed in the media. Strangely, the
family member who provided the TV station with the video died in a car crash shortly.
Taichung, 1998 – One driver caught sight of the rumored little girl in
red in a mountain area and decided to follow her. During the pursuit, the
little girl suddenly disappeared into a heavy fog. The driver almost fell off a
cliff after a sharp turn.
Hualien, 2014 – An eighty-year-old woman mysteriously went missing
during a trip. Around fifty members of the police and the fire department
conducted a search for five days before finding her under a giant rock. The
woman surprisingly answered, “A little girl in red held a red umbrella and took
me away.” The urban legend of the little girl in red returned after sixteen
years.
The Little Girl in Red is a long-circulating urban legend in Taiwan. The
descriptions of her forms and whereabouts echo the monster depicted in the
ancient Chinese book “Classic of Mountains and Seas” that takes advantage of
human beings’ greed and weakness to lure them into the deep mountains before
planting them like trees in the woods. There are various implications to the
true identity of the little girl in red. Though some claim that she is an
avenging devil who used to suffer from persecution, no one is yet able to
determine who or what she is. The origin of the little girl in red is still a
myth.
Movie Review
Based on the true events happened in Taiwan as stated earlier, the movie has a certain sense of mystery. Not any other horror movie, but a deep exploration of human nature. Interestingly, what our eyes cannot see, but with the use of technology in the case of a video camera, we clearly see the horrifying little girl in red tagging behind a person.
This Taiwan legend still bring fear to the people. The movie highlighted that the little red girl in still a myth. There are some interesting facts such as never try to call the full name of another person during the night. Otherwise, the spirit or ghost will start to tag you.
I do enjoyed the movie. So far, I have not seen a horror movie that is based on true events. It simply add up to the expectation of this movie. No wonder it is the best selling horror movie in Taiwan in 2015. A thumb-up for the scriptwriter and cinematographer. It is also well directed. As usual, most horror movie are gloomy and quite dark throughout the movie.
You will notice the use of computer graphic of the little girl in red spirits haunting the people. Honestly, it remind me of Alien movie produced in Hollywood. A good move for Asian movie.
I shall give a rating of 4/5. If you are into good horror movie, this is the one for you. Not just being horrified but it keep you thinking throughout the movie.
The movie started screening in the cinema from 21 Jan 2016. Be sure to catch it in cinema with better surround sound and larger screen effect.
Lastly, make sure you are not tagged along by the little girl in red.
Singapore, 14 January 2016 – Singtel has struck an exclusive tie-up with Netflix to give customers promotional offers to access top quality TV shows and movies on the streamingservice.
Singtel customers
stand to get up to nine months’ worth of complimentary Netflix subscriptions if they re-contract or sign up for Singtel’s mobile plan and/or Fibre Entertainment Bundle+ from 22 January to 22
July 2016. The tie-up also gives customers the convenience of watching Netflix
through Singtel TV set-top boxes from April. They can expect to enjoy the
highest-quality viewing experience possibleasSingtelcannowplugintoNetflix’sOpenConnectprogramme,theirglobalcontentdelivery network.
Mr Yuen Kuan Moon, CEO of Consumer Singapore, Singtel,
said, “We are
delighted to team up with Netflix to offer their top class content on our
top class network. Our customers’ entertainment consumption
habits are changing. They want more freedom and flexibility in the way they
consume content. This partnership with Netflix offers them just that and
strengthens our content proposition by complementing our diverse suite of home
entertainmentofferings.”
“Our focus is to
deliver quality content that our customers can access on any connected device
atany time
using our high-speed fixed and mobile networks. This OTT partnership with
Netflix is the first of more to come and Singtel customers can expect even more interesting
content in the months ahead,” headded.
Mr Bill Holmes, Netflix's global head of business
development, said, “We
are thrilled to partner with Singtel to deliver a
seamless Netflix experience across their extensive network in Singapore. As a
Netflix Open Connect partner and the exclusive promotional launch partner,
Netflix and Singtel are working together to deliver our diverse library of TV
shows and movies and an unparalleled streaming experience through Singtelproducts.”
Singtelisgivingnewandre-contractingcustomerscomplimentaryNetflixsubscriptionswhentheysign up from 22 January to 22 July2016:
·Complimentary three months’ Netflix Standard1 HD Content subscription with Mobile or Fibre Broadbandplan2
·Complimentary six months’ Netflix Standard HD
Content subscription with Fibre Entertainment Bundle+2
·Complimentaryninemonths’NetflixStandardHDContentsubscriptionwithbothaMobileplan
and Fibre EntertainmentBundle+3
Singtel customers can experience Netflix on mobile, tablet and
computer. From April, they can also accessNetflixonSingtelTVset-topboxesandcustomerscanpayfortheirNetflixsubscriptionsdirectly through their Singtel billing.
Netflix subscriptions offered in Singapore are priced according to Netflix’s prevailing pricingplans.
“Ghost
Ship” is a horror starring teenage cast as three Mon sailors on a large fishing
vessel, adrift in the dark, mysterious sea. They’re Kala, Yola and Solui, and
their high-sea adventure begins when they discover the corpse of a woman, who
turns out to be the wife of a mafia leader who controls the harbour. The
sailors are in a tight situation, because they know that the woman they found
was also the lover of Nick, the son of their captain.
Who killed
her? How did her corpse end up on the ship? How will the mafia react? If news
of the corpse found on board leaks, will the trio be accused of murder?
The
three young men decide to hide the corpse, but things get horrifying when the
corpse disappears. Soon, strange incidents keep happening to the sailors, and
they’re convinced that there are more than just one ghost haunting the
ship. Worse, they can’t run, as they’re
in high sea and being haunted by vengeful spirits.
Production / Cast
-Directed by : Phontharis Chotkijsadarsopon
-Starring : Bhuvadol
Vejvongsa as KALA
Timethai
Plangslip as SOLUI
Pongsatorn
Sripinta as YOLA
Nutcha
Jeka as MIAH
Day
Thaitanium as TAO
Review
It is interesting to note that the fame Thailand horror movie is now taking place in the high sea. True enough, there is nowhere to run or hide if you encounter them onboard a ship. That is why the movie is favourably titled as Ghost Ship.
This movie is a comedy horror movie. So between the frightening moments glued onto your seat, with nobody beside you ( unless you are with your friends or loved ones ), you are there to feel the horrifying scenes. For me, I do not think it was frightening. In fact, it was more laughter than horror. Compare this with a walk or ride through a haunted house. Once in a while, you get the fright but it was not that horrifying.
With three main young actors, it definitely add more fun into the movie. In addition, I also get to enjoy the truly fast and catchy song cum dance from the three young actors. It is definitely more entertaining than a seeing a live concert. So keep laughing while you are being horrified.
I rate this movie at 3 /5. Catch it in cinema from 7 Jan 2015.
Singapore, 8
January 2016 – Singtel is putting the Singapore consumer at the center of its smart
cities initiative for the first time with the development of innovative
solutions for smartliving.
Integrated solutions from
Singtel’s Consumer arm will help consumers live better
by managing anything from their homes and vehicles to family health andsafety.
The Smart
Living Solutions are premised on three keyareas:
·Homeautomationandsafety–allowingseamlessconnectivityandcontroloflocks,
cameras and appliances in thehome
·Health and elderly monitoring –
measuring elderly activities, tracking personal health data through connected
health devices like blood pressure monitor, glucometer, pulse oximeter,
thermometer and weighingscale
·Connected cars – providing driving analytics, basic maintenance
information, vehicle diagnostics and receiving real-time information on trafficconditions
Singtel'sChiefExecutiveOfficerofConsumerSingapore,MrYuenKuanMoonsaid,"This is an exciting time for us. As
Singapore becomes a Smart Nation, we hope to help Singaporeanslivebetterbyempoweringthemtolivemorecomfortablyandsafelywithour
smart living solutions. We want to play a key role in smart, connected living
and homes of the future through an intelligent open platform with a rich
ecosystem of partners. We are in a
unique position to do so with our extensive network infrastructure capabilities
in info- communications, cyber security and analytics across the Group. The
possibilities are limitless.”
Singtel is working with an ecosystem of partners, including Samsung
and NCS, which recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singtel to
collaborate on smart home solutions for the Singaporemarket.
MrYongSungJeon,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer,SoutheastAsiaHeadquarters,
Samsung Electronics
elaborated, “This is an exciting journey in bringing to fruition, Singapore'svisionofbeingaSmartNationbyenablingIoTinourhomes.Ourpartnership
withSingtelandNCSissynergistic,dynamicandmostimportantlybuiltonasharedvision. Together we will grow an open IoT ecosystem
inSingapore.”
Singtel’s Smart Living Solutions
kicks off Singtel’s smart living journey designed to help further Singapore’s
ambitions to be a Smart Nation. Field trials and
solutions will berolled out
progressively from early2016.
AboutSingtel
Singtel is Asia's leading communications and ICT solutions group,
providing a portfolio of services from next-generation communication,
technology services to infotainment to both consumers and businesses. For
consumers, Singtel delivers a complete and integrated suite of services,
including mobile, broadband and TV. For businesses, Singtel offers a
complementary array of workforce mobility solutions, data hosting, cloud,
network infrastructure, analytics and cyber-security capabilities. The Group
has presence in Asia, Australia and Africa and reaches over 575 million mobile
customers in 25 countries. Its infrastructure and technology services for
businesses spans 21 countries, with more than 200 direct points of presence in
160 cities. For more information, please visitwww.singtel.com.
