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Many years ago I put pandan leaves in the car and boot. And only a few years ago that I came to know that's a bad move because friends said that although fresh pandan leaves deter cockroaches but once they dried up they attract cockroaches as they become food for the cockroaches. Then I used those cockroach poison food baits but after some time I stopped because I didn't know whether the cockroaches went to die inside my car. And then I used those cockroach sticky trap boxes in which when cockroaches went in for the bait in the centre of the box they got kena glued and immobilised and so left to die. But is there something that can deter or disuade cockroaches from entering car in the first place? Something with such power such that cockroaches will always avode the car?

not sure this posted before http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1260694/1/.html

Plans to install closed circuit televisions (CCTV) at locations across Singapore to deter illegal parking have been delayed. The cameras were initially targeted to be implemented by the second quarter of this year. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said companies which won the bids earlier were unable to comply with parts of the tender specifications. LTA did not provide further details. New proposals are now under evaluation. LTA expects to implement the CCTVs progressively at 30 locations from the first quarter of next year. It should be completed by end-2014. So far, a pilot project at Marine Parade Central and Beach Road has produced results. Since cameras were installed in those areas in 2011, the number of parking violations recorded jumped by three to six times, to about 1,200 each month. This is compared to 400 for Beach Road and 200 for Marine Parade Central before the cameras were installed. Tan Boon Huat, managing director of Grassland Express, said: "Previously, cars used to park indiscriminately, resulting in one lane less for vehicles, so there will be traffic congestion during peak hours. "Before, it was just too congested… Now it's… better… not only for taxis but (for) all the cars. So the lanes are not jeopardised by vehicles which are not moving." Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cctv-installations-to/851012.html

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-to-build-more-barriers-to-deter-illegal-landings-082605799.html "He also shared that 46 vessels were seized over the past three years for intruding into Singapore, while 144 people were arrested for entering our waters illegally or attempting to land illegally by sea. 49 of them were arrested last year alone." i wonder how many didnt get caught & are now wandering our island...

Straits Times Jun 19, 2011 New URA/HDB parking coupons to deter forgery By Ernest Luis THE URA and HDB will release new parking coupons with a security watermark feature to deter the forgery of such coupons. To be implemented progressively from June 20 in new coupons, the watermark feature will be in the form of a URA/HDB logo imprinted on the coupon, visible to the naked eye when held against bright light. But in a statement on Saturday, URA and HDB said motorists can continue to use existing parking coupons without the watermark feature, alongside the new coupons. They do not need to exchange their existing parking coupons for new ones. Parking coupon agents will continue to sell the existing 'non-watermark' coupons until their stock is depleted. Motorists can still buy from this current stock of 'non-watermark' coupons. But the new parking coupons will be sold in major outlets such as 7-Eleven, NTUC FairPrice, Shell, EssoMobil, and so one by July 2011. For more information, go to the URA website at www.ura.gov.sg or HDB website at www.hdb.gov.sg. Or call URA at 6329-3434 or HDB at 1800-2255432.

Truly inspiring and touching. This prove that handicap is not an excuse for you not to shine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9MlN-ZudKo And he won the prestigious Van Cliburn music compeition.

Insurer ditches motorist Her coverage expires this month; another firm quotes premium of $6k By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent HOUSEWIFE Tan Poo Geok, 50, who has insured her car with AIG since 2004, was told two weeks ago in a letter from the insurer that it no longer wanted her business, citing 'claims experience'. She had filed claims amounting to over $10,000 for two accidents - one last December and another in June this year. With insurance on her Mitsubishi Lancer expiring at the end of this month, she has been looking around for another insurer. One firm quoted her a yearly premium of $6,000 - four times what she has been paying a year since 2004. She said: 'I feel quite helpless. I think I might give up driving and pass the car to my son.' She is not alone in this boat. The Straits Times understands that AIG, one of the biggest motor insurers here, could refuse to renew policies of motorists who have had two or more 'at-fault' accidents within three years. Several other insurers also apply the 'two strikes and you're out' rule. A senior executive of a Japanese insurer said: 'If you are such an accident-prone driver, perhaps it is best for everyone that you do not drive.' General Insurance Association (GIA) president Derek Teo noted that motor insurers generally decline to provide coverage for a policyholder who gets into two or more 'at-fault' claims during the policy term or within two years. 'However, the final decision not to invite renewal may differ from insurer to insurer, depending on the circumstances of the claims filed and commercial considerations.' A spokesman for NTUC Income, another major motor insurer, said it 'reviews every motor policy with claims in the past one year on case-by-case basis'. 'We may choose not to invite renewals for policies with high numbers of claims, drink driving, fraudulent claims and uncooperative policyholders,' he said. Madam Tan said she could not find anything in her contract stating that she could not make more than a certain number of claims within a specified period. There is, however a clause that says the insurer reserves the right not to renew the policy. She said: 'I feel it's quite unfair. Accidents are random and definitely not planned. How can an insurer accept business when times are good and abandon the client when accidents occur?' The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) said insurers should find a better way of handling customers. Case executive director Seah Seng Choon said it was better to encourage 'at-fault' motorists to undergo a safety orientation course conducted by an independent party as a condition to continuing with the policy. 'I believe this is a win-win solution - the insurer gets to keep its clients and motorists learn to be better drivers. I urge insurers to be more proactive and show corporate social responsibility in helping to keep our roads safe instead of pushing the problem to another insurer,' said Mr Seah. The GIA said it does not compile the number of motorists who are declined coverage each year, but reckoned the cohort to be 'relatively small', put against the total vehicle population of about 880,000. [email protected] http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_285380.html

Will lack of season parking at office deter you from driving? Due to a reduction in parking lots to my company by the landlord, my company has removed my season parking due to my underutilization. (They changed to a ballot system too.) I'm not pleased, of course, but I have to accept the reality -- that not everyone can get a parking lot. Some notes on my office carpark: 1. season parking is free 2. you can't buy season parking from the landlord even if you want to 3. daily rate is max $12 ($1 per hour until 5 pm, $2 per entry after that) Would you still drive to work? More than ERP, I believe the lack of parking space and the high cost of parking are the reasons that will persuade people not to drive.