1a) What was the reason for building the platform doors at the MRT stations?

The reason was to prevent passengers from falling from the platforms and being hit by the incoming MRT trains. This type of incidents have gone up quite a lot over the years. An average of 16 cases per year in 2004,2005 to 31 in 2007. Last year, there were 23 cases of commuters walking on the tracks. Six of them was due to accidental loss of balance.
b) Which other countries already have such doors installed at train stations?

Paris and Taipei.

2) What is your opinion of commuters on trains who disregard the rules (no eating/drinking, give up seats for the elderly/ the disabled/ pregnant women etc.) on the train?
I think that very embarrassing of the commuters act. I think they should follow the rule as they have given it. If the person who spill their food or drink in the train, they would bring a lot of inconvience to the other passengers. i think that they should give up their seats for the elderly as they needed more. If in the future you are old, you also will hope other passengers to give up sit to you. Pregnant womans too, as they could not stand too long. If everyone follows the rule, there will not be any problem for other passengers in the MRT.

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1)What are some measures by the government to curb smoking?

Some of the measures are to increase the fines for underage smoking , giving ban on the certain sales of tobacco and also barring some places from selling them , lower the rate of permitted nicotine and tar allowed in the cigarettes.The maximum level of tar and nicotine yield limits allowed in cigarettes will be lowered to protect those exposed to cigarette emissions.Fines imposed on such smokers thereafter will go up from $300 to $500.

2)How successful do you think these measures would be?Support your answer with reasons.

I don't think it will this measure will be very effective because firstly, alot of smokers do not have the determination to quit smoking. The rise in price in ciggarettes will somehow not affect smokers because for smokers cigarettes is the thing they need everyday. But i think the fines to underaged smokers will work because underaged smokers do not have a large sum of money to pay their fines. However, I think that the measures to prevent smokers in Singapore will help to lessen down smokers in Singapore eventually

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In section page 3 A Deadly Buisness

1a) What are the 2 worrying trends about drug trafficking mentioned in the article?
The two worrying trends in the articles is that not just adults sell drugs but even teenagers and womens are dealing with trafficking too. And another trends is that a lot of singaporean are being caught for drug crimes overseas.

1b) Why singaporeans increasely being used as "drug mules"?
This is because Singaporeans do not need a visa for many places, and they are also less likely to be checked because of Singaporeans's reputation for being tough on drugs.

2) What will you do if you find out that one of your friends is selling drugs? How will you react if someone tries to sell?
I will advise them to quit selling drugs as it a very risky job. If people who are above 18 years old and get caught, that person will be jailed and will be caned. If they dont want to listen, I will tell their parent first, and maybe their parent can help them. Another way is that I will ask a social councilors to help them up. If someone sell me I will reject them immediately and walk away. If they continue to pester me, I will report to the police and let the police settle this matter themself. As i do not want to get involed with all those thing and I do not want to get caught from police.

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