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Today, I learnt something new about Tiger Airways. Perhaps it is not new to everyone. So, what is it? What happened? Two of my family members had just returned this morning by Tiger Airways. They checked-in six 60×80cm framed paintings that are nicely wrapped by a few layers of bubbled plastic and are labelled with ...
I just received notification from my host that the server that this site is on will be under maintenance from 11am-2pm (or even longer) on 7th Jun 2008. Sorry for the short notice.
Sigh. Yes, I am sighing. With all the things getting on around me, I tend to sigh a lot more these days. Anyway, back to the topic. According to ST, Tiger Airways, yes, the one that flies out of Singapore budget terminal. Tiger has decided to implement a new baggage ruling since 29th May 2008. ...
Please kindly refer to this post on the website RefuteVueStarPatent.biz for the IPOS “official” reply.Yes. There is finally an “official” reply. Happy reading.
Thank you to everyone who had been discussion this issue with me. I came to notice a number of very important things.(1) The wording of the demand letter says, “This means that you should not allow images from your web-site to be downloaded and/or used in Singapore IF they are used or to be used ...
As we know, VueStar Technologies being empowered by the patent holder, Ron Langford has sent letters of demand, (along with an invoice and a user license agreement) to an unknown number of Singapore companies. This news has even hit Techcrunch, Slashdot, The Inquirer (UK), Ars Technica, and ZDNet Asia, in addition to The Electric New ...
According to The Washington Post, Bloomberg has launched a Mobile Application suite of investment tools and services with SingTel. SingTel customers can look forward to the ability to “create a personalized portfolio to track the performance of their shares and stock exchange indices”.Nice handy tool for investors.
According to Chicago Tribute, The University of Illinois trustees agreed to build the Advanced Digital Sciences Center in partnership with Singapore’s government. The deal is that Singapore government will provide a grant of $50 million.Smells similar in a sense to the deal with Australia’s University of New South Wales. Hope they don’t make the same ...
According to International Herald Tribune, World Bank Managing Director Juan Jose Daboub says that tightly-controlled Singapore needs to loosen up restrictions to allow innovation so that it can remain competitive in the long-term.He made his point by the illustration, “in United States, you can do a U-turn anywhere except where a sign forbids it, while ...
An Israeli tourist, getting irritated with the wolf whistling by the road workers in a small New Zealand town, stripped off, used an ATM cash machine, before getting dressed and walk away.Hmm… strange way of response. But, I guess, it works.
In Mexican, a donkey was jailed for biting and kicking two men. Oh, isn’t it interesting that animal can be jailed now. Actually, the reason behind the jailing of the donkey, is to get it’s owner to paid a fine of US$36, a hospital bill of US$115 for the two men, and in addition ...
According to ST, Myanmar cyclone survivors are being kicked out of wooden schoolhouse that they use as shelter. This is in order for the government to use the shelters are polling stations.When a government is willing to kick out its disaster survivors just for political voting stations, it shows very clearly where their priority lies. ...
According to a recent survey, more than half of Americians will not be taking a summer holiday this year. They cite saving money as the reason, and will opt instead to stay home. Quoting Mr Tom Musbach, senior managing editor of Yahoo Hotjobs, which conducted the poll, “The economic downturn is leading to layoffs and ...
It is really shocking to read that in Argentines, such a case of cold cruel death was inflicted on an innocent 2-year old. It really brings to the point on how a family of violence can prime young children to lack empathy, and perhaps knowing that they are minor, could well get away from prosecution.In ...
According to Reuters, TodayOnline and TheOnlineCitizen, Singapore media regulator (MDA) seized the political film “One Nation under Lee” and is investigating the screening of it to an audience of 70 at the Tulip Room in the Peninsular Excelsior Hotel.With this investigation, Singapore made it to international news, and the political film, “One Nation Under …
According to ST, the trial will allow foldable bicycles (not exceeding 114cm X 64cm X 36cm) to be taken onto trains and public buses, but subjected to the time restriction and bicycle capacity per bus.The details areStarting May 24 to Nov 24, foldable bicycles are allowed on MRT/LRT trains ONLY during off-peak hours on weekdays, ...
Today, I dropped by the S.A.M. machine (the SingaporePOST’s self-service automated post office) to purchase a stamp as one of my relative who visited me accidentally left a card. So, I pop by the, quoting from SingaporePost website, “convenience at the touch of your fingertips!”.Alas, S.A.M. is no longer the old trusty Sam. I conveniently ...
This year, the outlook of the economy for the commoners look dim. The cost of living has increased with various hike in food price, housing pricing, GST, and ERP. However, salary will have not hike in order for Singapore to stay competition. So, with such an outlook, commoners will tighten their pockets. Go for cheaper ...
Looking back at the prediction for Year of Rat, it was predicted by Chinese fortune tellers to be a year face with financial and political rumblings, tsunamis and epidemics.Seems like some of the predictions have already come true. My deepest condolence to the victims and family. I hope that the international community will rally around ...
FAST easySafe is the only hardware cryptography product available in the market with unique features. It protects all sensitive information in your computer, external hard disk, USB flash drive, SD card and etc.Although the design is compliant to FIPS 140-2 standard with PKI technology, FAST easySafe, as its name implies, is rather easy to deploy ...
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