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iPhone 8 launch draws crowds to Apple Store at Orchard Road
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iPhone 8 launch draws crowds to Apple Store at Orchard Road
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More than dozens of Apple fans turned up at the Apple Store along Orchard Road for the launch of the new iPhone 8 and the larger iPhone 8 Plus on Friday (Sep 22).
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By Tang See Kit
22 Sep 2017 09:55AM
(Updated: 22 Sep 2017 11:09PM)
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SINGAPORE: More than dozens of Apple fans turned up at the Apple Store along Orchard Road for the launch of the new iPhone 8 and the larger iPhone 8 Plus on Friday (Sep 22).
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For some, the race to be the first few in the queue began on Thursday night.
About 80 diehard Apple fans stood in line overnight outside the store at Knightsbridge Mall after receiving green numbered wristbands.
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Each person was handed a green wristband denoting their position in the queue, and they were only allowed to leave the line for a maximum of one hour. (Photo: Tang See Kit)
About 100 more joined the walk-in queue this morning ahead of the launch at 8am. Given that Singapore is among the first few markets where the new iPhones are released, many foreigners could be seen in the queue.
Among them was Mr Hoai Trinh, a 32-year-old businessman from Vietnam who managed to get two gold versions of the iPhone 8 Plus.
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This was the fourth time Mr Hoai had travelled to Singapore for the iPhone launches and he plans to make another trip to Singapore when the iPhone X is launched.
"I like the new camera, the all-glass (exterior) and the processor ... It's expensive but we like it," he told Channel NewsAsia, adding that the phones amount to a month's salary for him.
Prices for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, which come in silver, space grey and gold in 64GB and 256GB models, start from S$1,148 and S$1,308 respectively.
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Mr Hoai Trinh (in red) and a friend at the Apple Store along Orchard Road. (Photo: Tang See Kit)
Friday's event marks the first major product launch to be held at the Apple Store in Singapore, which opened to much fanfare in May.
Mr Varis Sinthopruangchai from Bangkok was the first to enter the Apple Store on Friday. The 20-year-old finance major, who is on an exchange programme at the National University of Singapore, had pre-ordered the black versions of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus last week.
"The booking was hard but it all paid off," said Mr Sinthopruangchai, who plans to give the phones to his parents. "It's my first time getting the iPhone on the first day ... it's a very exciting and memorable moment in my lifetime."
Also from Bangkok was Mr Sarunpat Apichaic, who was eighth in line and bought two iPhone 8 Plus phones in silver and space grey.
The 35-year-old said this is the first time he is queuing to get the new iPhones and was tempted to do so after reading about the better camera function.
Despite spending more than S$2,000, Mr Apichaic told Channel NewsAsia: "This is not expensive because I love Apple." He plans to travel back to Singapore to get the iPhone X next month.
To be sure, there are other Apple fans who have decided to give Friday's launch a miss and hold out for the soon-to-be-released iPhone X.
Set to go on sale next month, the iPhone X is a glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook has called "the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone".
Singaporean Bernard Teo, 32, said the iPhone 8 offers "small incremental upgrades" from its predecessors.
On the other hand, the iPhone X, which has been described as the 10th-anniversary iPhone, has a bigger screen size and other "innovative changes" such as the availability of Face ID.
New features of the iPhone 8 including wireless charging using the Qi standard will also be made available on the iPhone X, making the latter a "better deal", he told Channel NewsAsia.
Source: CNA/am
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'We must be very careful that we don't fall into trap of extremists': Vivian Balakrishnan in UN speech
"Extremists everywhere actually have a common playbook," Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister says.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan speaking at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
24 Sep 2017 09:45AM
(Updated: 24 Sep 2017 03:02PM)
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SINGAPORE: Leaders should be "careful and measured" in their response to extremists, Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said in his speech at the 72nd session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Saturday (Sep 23).
"Extremists everywhere actually have a common playbook," he said. "First, commit an egregious act of violence. Second, stick a religious label on the situation in order to convey a sense of 'us' versus 'them'. Third, to eliminate the grey zone of moderates by causing alienation due to an overreaction.
"We must be very careful that we don’t fall into the trap of these extremists."
Citing the ongoing conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine state following a terrorist attack in August, Dr Balakrishnan said it was the responsibility of every government to protect every civilian, regardless of their ethnicity, religious belief or origin.
He noted that he had visited Nay Pyi Taw last week and met with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who was "deeply troubled by what is happening in her own country, and deeply distressed by the pain and suffering which is happening there".
Dr Balakrishnan said the situation in Rakhine was "a complex inter-communal issue with deep historical roots" that will not be solved instantly, and that ASEAN supports Myanmar seeking a long-term solution to restore stability in its own borders.
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Singapore will work with ASEAN, through ASEAN and with Myanmar to extend humanitarian assistance to all affected communities, he added.
UN "BEST PLACED" TO ADDRESS GLOBAL PROBLEMS
In his speech, Dr Balakrishnan said the global leaders at the assembly were meeting in a time of uncertainty, with old fault lines of race, language and religion remaining active, renewed anxiety about jobs and inequality, and new technologies and non-state actors challenging the international order.
Terrorist groups are also using the Internet to spread their poisonous radical ideologies, including in Southeast Asia. Cyberattacks and fake news have proliferated and conflicts in many regions of the world remain while new ones have emerged, he added.
Dr Balakrishnan argued that the UN was the only universal body best placed to address the problems of the global commons.
"In an environment of increased uncertainties, the case for multilateralism becomes stronger, not weaker," he said.
"Now more than ever, we need the UN to help us find solutions to difficult, complex, global and local issues."
The UN has given Singapore "enormous opportunities for amazing progress over the past five decades" and is "absolutely essential" especially for small states, he said, adding: "It has made a significant difference to the lives of people around the world."
The minister said that if the UN is to remain effective and relevant, it has to become “fit-for-purpose”.
"There is much scope to optimise synergies and minimise inefficiencies within the UN system," he said, adding that Singapore "strongly supports" UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' efforts to reform and restructure the UN.
"We need to safeguard and strengthen our multilateral, rules-based system so that even the smallest country can survive and thrive as an independent, sovereign nation. We need an open global architecture based on a vision of interdependence in order to secure sustainable prosperity for every single one of us. But most importantly, we need inclusive and fair economic growth to empower all our people to lead good and meaningful lives."
Source: CNA/mz
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