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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 …
In the mist of global financial troubles, a storm is brewing in China. Not one of the financial kind, but one which all of us should be more aware of. China's Sanlu's (part owned by Fonter …
Singapore's economy contracted by 6.3% in the third quarter, following a 5.7% contraction in the second quarter. This means that Singapore is officially in recession. Good Luck.Source : CNA
Matching making agencies in Singapore are hearing their cash machines ring since the island's official match making agency, the Social Development Unit (SDU), began outsourcing their operations a couple of years ago.One of these agencies have seized on the topic brought up during the PM's Rally. Matching Making Sessions for PARENTS. Lots of people must be laughing their pants …
Good news ! Petrol prices are down ! I was pleasantly surprised when I passed by a Shell station after work and noticed the drop. Petrolwatch confirms it, 5 cents drop across all types and all brands. Some relief after the seemingly never ending price increase in everything. :)
This is hilarious... The Thai PM have just been ordered by the Thai court to step down...BBC - Court says Thai PM 'must resign'Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has been ordered to resign after being found guilty of violating the constitution over a TV cookery show.His entire cabinet has also been ordered to step down.Mr Samak was found to have violated a ban on ministers …
Apparently there has been an air of unhappiness around the PRs. First, we have Amit Nagpal ranting on ST that all PRs should be given the same right to buy HDB flats (Amit, I strongly encourage you to convert to Singapore citizenship since you love Singapore and HDB so much), now we have Chan Mei Kuen writing again to ST last saturday to rant about PRs not getting enough …
Since the publication of the article "Bond Free" in the Straits Times on 9 Sept, many have given their 2 cents to the debate on what they think about scholarships and speaking out against the youth nowadays hesitant about being tied down by bonds. Lucian Teo also joined in the foray giving his point of view, which was very much against linking morality and contract. On …
Correct me if I'm wrong. But contrary to what (almost) everyone I talked to thinks, this is not the end of Lehman Brothers. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11, which means that they are protected against creditors applying to liquidate their assets. Chapter 11 allows them to operate their day to day business while working out a plan to repay their debts. …
Bad news for the northern dwellers in Singapore. When I was traveling back home from the office just, I noticed that video cameras were set up on the overhead bridge along Adam Road toward Thomson Road, just before the PIE. Another set of cameras were set up on the overhead bridge right before the MacRitchie viaduct.I know some of you will definitely think that its another …
I came across an Scientific American article while browsing through my 1000+ new articles in Google Reader, which I believe many health maniacs will be VERY interested in. Here's the interesting part...Scientists have stumbled on a chemical in the body that could one day prevent or reverse diseases linked to obesity.Researchers at Harvard University's School of Public Health …
Following my earlier post about the happenings in Malaysia recently, I realize that my writing must really suck. Either that or people simply don't bother to read the main text of the article. Gosh, poking fun at both the Malaysian and Singapore government results in people thinking that I am taking a better-than-thou attitude towards the Malaysians. Readers, you are need to …
If you have recently visited a hospital or a polyclinic, you would be amazed by how crowded the place is. Waiting rooms are filled to the bream and waiting time can be up to 3-4 hours, if you are lucky. The situation probably got so bad that they implemented Queue Watch, where you can monitor the situation and choose the polyclinic to go to (as if I will take a 2 hour trip …
In the latest twist of events, the US government has seized control of Mortgage giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). Pretrading of the two stocks before the market opening on Monday has already been halted.I'm not sure if the US government knows what shit it is getting itself into, but this is really going to hurt for the US Taxpayers. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has …
Unfortunately, the Malaysian government never learns. After the uproar over the detaining of 3 persons under the ISA, the government has arrested another blogger, this time under the sedition act. This is not helping the government in anyway, and will most probably backfire as it shows just how authoritarian the government is. Well done again.
As predicted, the stock price of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) slides to new historial lows yesterday after the US government announced taking control of the two mortgage companies.The price of Fannie shed almost 90% to a puny 73 cents while Freddie dropped 80% to 88 cents. Biggest losers are the big financials that were hanging on for a miracle. Good luck to those …
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