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PRINT EDITION LETTERS Better crowd control needed at Marina Bay I WAS at Marina Bay on New Year's Eve with more than 100,000 others. Telco couldn't handle holiday mobile surge FROM 10.45pm on New Year's Eve at Clarke Quay, many SingTel Mobile subscribers were unable to receive network coverage. Neither text messages nor mobile calls could be made or received. Only after 12.30am could intermittent messages and calls be made and received. Auto opt-out protects patrons' privacy in draw I REFER to the letter, 'No privacy of personal data in draw' by Mr Vernon Shen Jialiang (ST, Dec 28).	Financial 'spam': Stamp it out MY FRIENDS and I are constantly disturbed by numerous groups of 'professional callers' hired by financial institutions to enrol customers. There's a reason it's called 'public service' MR GILBERT Goh has conveyed very eloquently the dangers of performance-linked pay for teachers in his letter, 'Performance-linked pay more harm than good' (ST, Jan 1). Better way to present Edusave Merit Bursary I REFER to the letter, 'Let school heads present bursaries' by Mr Loh Ching Tiam (ST, Dec 29). Too costly to retrofit Jurong swimming pool I REFER to the letter, 'Pity covered pool can't be used on stormy days' (ST, Dec 11). Madam Chua Ai Choo suggested the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) invest in retrofitting work so the sheltered pool at Jurong West Swimming Complex can be used during an electrical storm. Bouquets PAIR TO THE RESCUE AFTER SHE FAINTED

ONLINE LETTERS Emphasise the joy of learning rather than use exam results as a measure of self-worth I refer to the article 'Suicides among kids and youth drop sharply' (ST, Jan 2). Gifted scheme: survey or report will not be an accurate measure of system's triumphs and failures I REFER to Ms Maria Loh Mun Foong's letter, 'Has gifted scheme benefited society?' (ST, Jan 2). Necessary to support the talented, be it in education, sports or the arts I REFER to the letters, 'Gifted scheme: Has it achieved its goals?' by Mr George Lim Heng Chye (ST, Dec 24) and 'Has gifted stream benefited society?' by Ms Maria Loh Mun Foong (ST, Jan 2).	A well-rounded young individual, thanks to GEP education READING the letter, 'Has gifted scheme benefited society?' (ST, Jan 2) compelled me to write since our elder daughter had the privilege of being part of the primary school programme and, in my view, benefited in more ways than one. The young can learn from Korean girl's thirst for education I WAS deeply touched by the letter, 'Korean girl seeks dream chance to study here' by 11-year-old Kim Seo Eun (ST, Jan 1). Refine procedure to reduce duplication of paperwork LAST September, I bought an investment product with OCBC Bank. Next target for Singapore: zero litter every day of the year IT SEEMS that we are clawing our way up the cleanliness scale. mio TV channel charges valid I REFER to the letter, 'Some queries on SingTel billing' by Mr Eric Tan Teck Heng (Online Forum, Dec 27).

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