Chua Sock Koong

(SingTel Group CEO)
Ms Chua Sock Koong, 52, was appointed Group CEO of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) on 1 April 2007.  She oversees SingTel’s three key businesses - Singapore, Australia and International.  Prior to this, she was the Deputy Group CEO from October 2006 to March 2007. 

Sock Koong joined SingTel in June 1989 as Treasurer.  In April 1999, she was promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), responsible for the Group’s financial functions, including treasury, tax, insurance, risk management and capital management.   In addition, she managed a diverse range of portfolios – from corporate development, company secretariat and legal to corporate communications and investor relations. 

In February 2006, Sock Koong was appointed as Group CFO and CEO International, responsible for the key drivers of SingTel’s international business – Strategic Investments and NCS, the IT business arm.  Besides overseeing the Group Information Systems and SingTel’s regional associates, she was responsible for driving strategic acquisitions and international business. 

Sock Koong sits on the Boards of Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Telecom Limited and key subsidiaries of the SingTel Group.  She is also a member of the Singapore Management University (SMU) Board of Trustees, the Casino Regulatory Authority, the Public Service Commission and the Corporate Governance Council of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She is a former Board member of JTC Corporation.

Sock Koong holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore and is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst.

pharoah88      ( Date: 27-Jul-2010 14:42) Posted: SUNDAY TIMES   25th JULY 2010 think 33 A PEOPLE's  CEO SingTel group CEO believes managers who are not good with people cannot deliver the goods

李敖

李敖（1935年4月25日－），字敖之，祖籍吉林省扶余县人，台湾作家、中国近代史学者、作家、历史学家、文化学者、时事批评家。台湾无党派人士，曾任台湾“立法委员”（又称民意代表）。因其文笔犀利、批判色彩浓厚，嬉笑怒骂皆成文章，所以自诩为“中国白话文第一人”。曾于2005年9月访问大陆，在北大等三所高校演讲。有《李敖大全集》、《李敖五十年》、《李敖智慧书》等多部著作。近年来与凤凰卫视做了《李敖笑傲江湖》和《李敖有话说》等节目，深受两岸三地华人朋友的喜爱，李敖也为大家所熟悉和了解。

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每个人都 无知，无耻 ， 无情

李敖 样样 都不是，因为他不是 人！！！

他是 ？？   （你说他像什么？）

李敖 人种  

新加坡人无知 

台湾人无耻 

香港人无情

I know it is not easy to juggle the demands for transportation with the number of trains in service simultaneously but more thought should be put into giving passengers, literally, a grip on the situation aboard our jam-packed trains.

IF  CHINA's  PREMIER can be ONSITE and  US's OBAMA can be ONSITE,  WHO ELSE CANNOT  be ONSITE ? ? ? ? 

On the MRT, RUSH hour is CRUSH hour

Lessons from Bangkok

Letter from Denis Distant

I REFER to the letter “In case of emergency …”

(July 24-25) from Bernadette Low, manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications of SMRT Corp, which seeks to reassure commuters that each train has a Train Officer in contact with Operations Control Centre (OCC).

Where is this person located on its trains and is he able to monitor the entire packed train, especially when there may be overcrowding in some carriages?

How is the number of passengers in each carriage monitored in order to ensure there is no overcrowding in strategically-located carriages (for example those adjacent to escalators) where experienced commuters tend to board?

“Constant contact with OCC” may suffice in the event of a train breakdown, but is of little use if there is overcrowding.

There should be more staff based on the platform to keep a watch during busy times, instead of being concentrated in the control room on the ticketing concourse.

SMRT may benefit from taking a look at the practice of the operators of Bangkok’s Sky Train, which has at least one uniformed staff member on each platform in the busier stations to maintain order and provide relevant information where required.

NOTE:  OCC is controlling the monitor SCREENS [nOt the commuter] that is ALL  ? ? ? ?

              Monitoring SCREEN  is  like  watching  TV programme   ? ? ? ? 

We will continue to explore other ways to involve the public in emergency preparedness.

We apologise for the miscommunication: SMRT

Letter from Bernadette Low

Manager, Corporate Marketing and

Communications, SMRT Corporation

WE APOLOGISE for Mr Satiman Saim’s experience on board Bus Service 171 (“Shouldn’t bus drivers be able to speak English?”, July 6).

Typically, we plan for bus diversions in advance when we are aware of road closures. However, for diversions due to unplanned road closures, SMRT Bus Operations Control Centre (BOCC) will inform affected Service Leaders (SLs) on the roads through the voice communication system on board our buses.

The SLs would then inform passengers on board of the diversion. Where possible, staff are also deployed to affected bus stops to inform passengers of the service diversion.

Our investigations show that on July 3, the SL of Service 171 was informed by the Police to make a U-turn from Bukit Timah Road to Dunearn Road, and travel by Farrer Road due to road obstructions caused by an accident along Bukit Timah Road.

As there were many diversions happening that day, the SL was unable to get through to BOCC for more information on the alternate route to take.

A passenger on board the bus then approached the SL and offered advice on how to bypass the traffic jam by cutting through Namly Avenue to Sixth Avenue, in order to get back on Bukit Timah Road again.

We wish to clarify that the SL involved is able to converse in English and has been advised to be proactive and seek help from other passengers when faced with a communication problem, for example, if he is unable understand the language or accent spoken.

However, we agree that this situation could have been handled better. The SL has since been counselled to clearly communicate road diversions to passengers as soon as he receives information.

I dont see policemen  cycling round  the estate anymore.........Isnt it this  a good way to  KICK OFF  the cycling event since this  cycling culture is going to be part of our daily life. 

Frankly,  I dislke  reckless cyclists...they are the most dangerous on  walking pavements.

Those who got FINE by the garment before,   must make them cycle and go round the padang  on  9 Aug 2010.

This is telling us that :  a SIGN of  Policemen wearing Shorts is very possible.............hahaha!

$1-million push for safe cycling

SINGAPORE

Opening the Tampines cycling path yesterday, Mr Teo urged both pedestrians and cyclists to continue to be considerate and gracious to each other when they had to share common spaces.

“The Government can implement all these tracks, but it’s important that the community can accept and accommodate cycling as part of their transportation culture,” said Mr Teo, who is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport.

One of the things that the Land Transport

Authority (LTA) is doing is to design a brochure to highlight the key designs of the cycling paths.

Mr Teo said the LTA is also working with agencies like the Traffic Police, as well as the local community to promote safe cycling.

Cycling clinics, volunteer patrols, talks in schools and workers’ dormitories, will be carried out to promote safe cycling, he said.

In all, $1 million will be pumped into the national drive to promote safe cycling and help cyclists share roads with pedestrians and motorists.

Last Thursday, the Government announced that seven towns will have a network of cycling paths to help residents commute via bicycles.

Residents of Tampines — one of the towns marked for the cycling network — welcomed the dedicated off-road cycling path.

And even though only one-fifth of the cycling path has been completed, it was enough to make some pedestrians and cyclists happy.

“People used to park, cycle here and there. It was not convenient for the pedestrians.

But now it’s really good,” said one resident.

The town is the first of seven to have this dedicated path under the National Cycling Plan.

By 2012, it will be a common sight in Tampines, with the entire stretch spanning 9.2 kilometres.

— While it is important that the community accept and accommodate intra-town cycling as part of their commuting culture, public education is key to ensure its success, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports Teo Ser Luck.Evelyn Choo