Friday, January 20, 2006
Ramblings
It seems that the new Budget Terminal over at Changi Airport has attracted only one customer so far: Tiger Airways. This can imply two things: either the "main" terminals are already offering extremely competitive pricing, or the Budget Terminal is too expensive.
Oh, and you know what, I kinda like the naming of the Budget Terminal. It sets more accurate expectations than "fancy" names such as Lee Kuan Yew Terminal or Terminal B. You don't want visitors getting the idea that this represents what Changi Airport has to offer. "It's budget terminal, guys."
News
Singapore Organization To Take Over Thai Telecom Giant
The chief executive of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, Ho Ching, is to appear at a news conference next Monday to announce the takeover of Shin Corp Plc, the telecom giant founded by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, according to a telecom industry source.
Singapore's Kidney Patients Should Consider Kidney Transplant If Possible: Health Experts
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan's signal on Tuesday for a rethink of Singapore's default dialysis prescription for patients with kidney failure made a nation used to a proliferation of dialysis centres sit up and wonder: Why did it take so long?
Singapore Figures May Lead To Trade Probe
The government should investigate the possible under-invoicing and smuggling of goods from Singapore, as that country's latest trade statistics reveal a large discrepancy in its exports to Indonesia compared to the Indonesian data, an association official says.
Is Singapore Quake-Proof?
Experts call for study to assess how the island will cope in event of an earthquake.
Opinion
What If Drugs Are Hidden On Singapore Cars?
Why VIPs To Tekong Get 'Special Treatment'
BMTC does normally facilitate the entry and exit from Tekong of persons holding national office to ensure their security and also as a basic courtesy and respect for their appointment.
Managing Political Dissent
What the Singapore government has been doing quietly is to develop a strategy by which it can simultaneously achieve two objectives that appear to contradict each other: on the one hand, reassuring the electorate through a generous slew of opening-up measures; and on the other, making sure that nothing has changed.
