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Almost every political conscience person in South East Asia would have known by now that Malaysia invoked the Internal Security Act (ISA) yesterday and arrested three persons. Raja Petra, blogger and outspoken critic of the government, Tan Hoon Cheng, a reporter with the Sin Chew Jit Poh, and Teresa Kok, a DAP MP.Everyone knows why Raja Petra got arrested. His website, …
It warms my heart to know that our medal winning Paralympians will be awarded state medals for their effort. Gutsy Laurentia Tan, who won two bronze will be awarded Public Service Medal, while Yip Pin Xiu who won a gold and a silver will be awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. It was announced that our ping pong girls will be awarded Meritorious Service Medals. Over the …
^!@#!%@!@ Just we when think that we are safe from the Chinese milk scandal, AVA just announced that there are 19 products that contain milk substances from China being sold here !The AVA said there are 19 dairy and milk products from China sold here. Among them are well-known products such as Magnum, Meiji and Walls ice cream, Rabbit milk candy, and Monmilk and Yili milk.I'm …
You should thank heavens that I'm not advising you on how to get rich. I can very well write ten articles on how to get poor, but never to get rich. Fortunately for us, Parade Magazine, has recently summarized Warren Buffet's investment strategies and how he managed to become the World's richest man. Yes, in case you've not heard yet, Warren is now the world's richest man, …
With the Formula 1 coming to Singapore, we see Formula 1 related stuff on TV almost on a daily basis. I couldn't help but wonder if Formula 1 is so popular with Singaporeans or is the media simply hyping it up. With the cars wheezing pass at break neck speed, I'm not sure if anyone can enjoy seeing (or not seeing) cars that flies by before you can get a good look at …
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All through the years, the government had been telling us how good and cheap our education system is. How they ("the govenment") had heavily subsidized our tertiary education, and how lucky we are, for paying for little, for quality university education.Well, we've all been had ! Forbes just published a list of most expensive universities around the world, and guess what ? …
I hate to say this, but we're probably looking at tax increases and upping of the retirement age in the coming years.Just when the financial crisis is brewing, Temasek went in and bought tonnes of Merrill Lynch stocks. I'm not a financial guru, but when you even have an inkling that the stock market is gonna get volatile, the most sensible thing is.... NOT to buy.....We are …
Its probably no longer just a financial crisis. This is now a full blown economic crisis. What ten years of crazy extravagance in the financial circles has brought about, is now impacting the larger economy as a whole. It probably began as a crisis of confidence, but now, that lack of confidence in the economy has translated into a real economic slowdown.When people start to …
As I edge closer to being one of the global-trotting worker, in search of a better life abroad, a sense of sadness grows as I'm set to leave this place where I have spent the better part of my 30 odd years of life.Apprehension of the new life ahead starts to grow. Sometimes, I look at my young daughter running around in blissful ignorance, and wonder to myself if this move is …
Yesterday, newspaper reported that the head coach of the Singapore table tennis team, Mr Liu Guodong is not renewing his contract and will be leaving the team by the end of the year. Many supporters of the table tennis team will be saddened by the news, especially when he is deemed to play a large part in getting us our 2nd (I would dispute that, when we got out "1st" medal, …
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