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by Jeremy Au Yong, Straits Times
by Bernama
Minister of human resources Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said he had proposed that the employment-related agencies in both countries cooperate closely so that the safety of Malaysian workers could be better protected.
by Bernama
by Jim Wolf, Reuters
Singapore has shown interest in possibly buying up to 100 of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft over coming decades, matching Israel's tentative plans, the general in charge of the program for the Pentagon said on Monday.
by Pavin Chachavalpongpun, The Nation
What went wrong was that Singapore simply overlooked the mounting importance of pluralism in Thailand. Both Singapore and Temasek need to do more homework on the reality and nature of Thai politics.
by Gerald Giam, The Online Citizen
by Liew Hanqing, New Paper
by Geoffrey Lim, Land Transport Authority, and Andrew David Fassam, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Today
The tunnels of Downtown Line 1 (DTL1) have to swing clear of the Rochor Flyover foundations. Second, the current Bugis Station is built on a diaphragm-walled foundation comprising deep and heavily-reinforced concrete walls. This limits the locations the DTL1 tunnels can pass below without compromising the existing station's foundations.
by Buzz Asia
Why is all this oppression necessary in a peaceful and prosperous country like Singapore where citizens otherwise enjoy so many freedoms? Mr Chee has his own theory that the answer lies with strongman Lee Kuan Yew himself.
by Nesa Subrahmaniyan and Dinakar Sethuraman, Bloomberg
Temasek Holdings Pte, Singapore's government-owned investment company, put the city-state's largest utility up for sale after an auction of a smaller generator this year drew bids from groups that include banks.
by Techgoondu
By disallowing true number portability, this simply goes against the initial reason for implementing what IDA calls 'full number portability' - which is to empower consumers with choice and presumably promote and liberalise the local telco market.
by Around The World In 180 Days
Yes, in some respects it is the ultimate police state, reminiscent of The Village in the TV series The Prisoner. On the other hand, the people are happy and prosperous, crime is very low, and the country has the highest rate of home-ownership in the whole of Asia. Worth keeping in mind the merits of benign dictatorships.
by Tor Ching Li, Wall Street Journal
"The F&B industry is a very tough business, so you have to be really passionate about it and be willing to start from the bottom. A solid foundation is necessary before being able to excel and stay with it."
Hard work and passion: there's no luck in being successful. Just the readiness to seize on opportunities.
by Jermyn Chow, Straits Times
Full-time national serviceman Dave Teo Ming on Monday was sentenced to a total of nine years and two months jail, and 18 strokes of the cane on three charges of being in possession of a rifle, live bullets and knife.
by Insane Polygons
So as National Day draws closer each day, I asked myself all those years of blindly reciting the pledge - is this the best we that we can do? Is this the best that we can do? Is this the best that the government can do?
by Leong Wee Keat, Today
by Leong Wee Keat, Today
Motorists are certainly keeping closer tabs on the cost of driving, as fuel prices and parking charges also climb.
by See Leong Kit, Straits Times
This market-based pricing approach caused new flat prices and resale flat prices to chase each other in an upward spiral, affecting buyers of both new and resale flats.
Has the government lost its sense of serving the poeple, and is now just running like a commercial entity? Should we just rename the PAP government to Temasek government?
by Deanna Choo, Inland Revenue Authority Of Singapore, Straits Times
Iras will not hesitate to apologse for lapse and did so in Madam Cheah's case.
by Ng Sook Fun, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Straits Times
Full mobile number portability is offered only within those respective service offerings.
Why does it seem that the IDA is being pulled by the nose by the telcos? Why is full number portability so hard that after more than a decade, there are still so many gotchas for the customers?
by Christopher Tan, Straits Times
Besides the half dozen announced for spots along roads such as Commonwealth Aveneue, Alexandra Road and Serangoon Road, 16 more are planned for the new Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), which will run 12km from East Coast Parkway in the south to Tampines Expressway in the north. According to a Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesman, however, they will not all be switched on at the same time, unless the average speed dips below 45kmh in the tunnels.
by Scott Rochfort, Sydney Morning Herald
The stranglehold of Qantas on the Australia-US route faces a fresh challenge after the Victorian government called on its federal counterpart to grant Singapore Airlines and other "third country" airlines access on the lucrative route.
by Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen
Are we being complacent in shouldering our responsibiity by not leading by example?
by Liang Kaixin and Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia
Senior minster of state for transport Lim Hwee Hua said: "What I think this whole package says is that there are a lot of trade-offs that have to be made. At the end of it, we will have to decide whether our time... the quality of life is more important."
by AFP
Singapre's booming residential property sector is finally showing signs of cooling but projects including two casino developments should underpin long-term prices, analysts say.
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