Sunday, December 31, 2006
News
Saturday, December 30, 2006
News
Shin Deal A Real Show-Stopper
Not only was it the biggest buyout of a Thai corporate ever, but it also brought down the Thaksin government.
27,000 Face Casino Ban Under Watchdog Proposals
Bankrupts, government-aid recipients and anyone with a poor credit record would be automatically barred from the country's first casinos, if the watchdog on problem gambling has its way.
Store Wars
Who will emerge the big winner in the battle of the hypermarkets?
Opinion
Should The Singapore Media Or Culture Be Shot First?
I mean seriously, don't you guys have better stories or issues to discuss? Blogs? Seriously? Blogs are what you have to talk about?
CPF Adjustment Will Benefit Workers
NTUC is not proposing using CPF as a counter-cyclical tool, but is proposing some structural changes that will benefit workers.
Friday, December 29, 2006
News
CPF Funds May Be Invested In Singapore Govt Bonds & Gold Exchange Tranded Funds
First 'School Of Future' Will Open In 2008
The Education Ministry is establishing a new primary school to serve as a model for how students can be prepared for a future dominated by technology and information.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Ramblings
Guilty Until Proven Innocent, Part 2
Yesterday, I posted a short post about the issue of "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" viewpoint. I received the following e-mail from Mr Daniel Koh Kah Soon, the original forum-page writer:
Dear Mr. Leong,
I've just read your comments regarding my letter to the ST Forum Page. I take your insinuation against me, not too lightly, especially so because I do try to be a fair-minded person.
I might have indeed written a bad letter. It just shows I am not a word-smith, nor am I writer with flair.
I thought your judgment against me might have been, shall I say, fairer (?) had it been true that Prof Shorvon had not been found guilty of professional misconduct.
Though the British authorities refused to pursue further investigation against him, Shorvon's case was investigated in Singapore and the Singapore Medical Council had found him guilty of serious breach of medical ethical standards. He has been found guilty of obtaining medical information without informed consent, changing medications without informing the patients and bypassing the patients' personal doctors to obtain privileged medical data. I don't think one needs to be a medical ethicist to see that these are clear examples of unethical practices.
The context of the phrase, "unless Prof. Shorvon was innocent of profession..." is not to prejudge that he was guilty until proven innocent — he had already been found guilty of professional misconduct — but to suggest that if he is indeed innocent, then he has nothing to hide. Just provide the evidence to rebut and debunk the conclusion of the Singapore Medical Authority.
I hope this clarification helps even if you may not agree with my assessment of the Shorvon's affair.
daniel koh kah soon
News
Final Curtain For Kallang Theatre On Mar 31
The National Arts Council is shutting down the theatre after careful review of its strategic relevance to Singapore's arts facilities and infrastructure.
Malaysia 'Losing Talent To Singapore'
AirAsia Takes On 'Backyard Bully'
Long having challenged Singapore to open up the lucrative air route to Kuala Lumpur, the chief executive of budget carrier AirAsia has changed his tune.
Who Wants To Be NMP? 48 People
A total of 48 applications have been submitted for the post of nominated member of parliament this year — a record high since the NMP scheme began in 1990.
Opinion
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Ramblings
No Stupid Business Model Allowed
I'm shedding no tears for businesses that have flawed business models. I'm glad the government is not imposing more regulation just to help sustain businesses that is failing because they don't have a good model.
Yet Another "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" Viewpoint
Daniel Koh Kah Soon, writing in Straits Times: Unless there is evidence to show that Prof Shorvon was innocent of professional misconduct...
Oh dear, yet another assertion that one must prove his innocence, rather than the prosecution prove one's guilt. Bad letter-writter, bad letter writer.
News
Opinion
About Singapore's Lack Of Reporting
For Our Workers' Sake, Leave CPF Rates Alone
Workers — particularly the more cost-sensitive low-skilled workers — will gain nothing from this move, and in fact could potentially be worse off.
Technology
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
News
Tourist Arrivals In Johor Affected By Floods
The floods which hit the two southern states of Johor and Melaka have affected tourist arrivals from Singapore.
Opinion
The Case Against Dr Shorvon: SMC Cannot Get The British General Medical Council And High Courts To See Its Point Of View
The BGMC and British High Courts have cleared Shorvon's name. And by overreaching, SMC ends up with some eggs on its face.
Unintelligent Toilets
Beyond buying the latest gadgetry, there appears to be an absence of intelligent forethought in designing our rest rooms.
Monday, December 25, 2006
News
Strict Scrutiny Of Matchmaking Agencies Urged
A women's advocacy group called on Monday for a governing body to regulate Singapore matchmaking agencies that offer foreign brides, claiming the businesses are "largely unmonitored and unregulated."
Opinion
Sunday, December 24, 2006
News
Singapore Education Eyes RI Market
Swee Say: It Strikes A Good Balance
Study-Mom Often Linked With Massage Ladies
'Reduce Second Link Toll Charges'
Responding to the government's proposal to compel heavy vehicles to use the Second Link, Pan Malaysian Lorry Owners' Association believes it was unfair to impose additional financial burdens on the operators.
Opinion
Hardly Christmas At A Heartlands Mall
I was surprised to see only one Christmas tree at a shopping mall.
Entertainment
Roaring Time In Lion City
When are you on the go feeding your senses with amazing sensorial experiences every second for at least 15 hours every day? Why, when you're on a study tour to Singapore, of course!
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Opinion
Taxi Woes Mar Visitors' View Of Super-Efficient Singapore
Fire-Hit Store Should Have Been Evacuated
It is wrong of both the SCDF and the store management to go against a basic principle.
Friday, December 22, 2006
News
Economic Czar Philip Yeo To Help Singapore Develop "Third Wing"
Heavy Vehicles May Be Banned From Causeway
The causeway is to be closed to heavy vehicles under a new move being considered by the federal government.
Tweak Your Own TV
"This is a new experimental channel to reach out to the community," MDA said. "We want a channel that the community can participate in, not just consuming the content but creating the content."
Opinion
A Voice For Singapore's Disabled
No More, Singapore
But then you dsicover that his crime was, and I quote, "speaking in public", and you start to remember the police state you're dealing with, and the predominant atmosphere of — yup — censorship.
A Nonbeliever In The Religion Of Food
Lower School Fees For SIngaporeans With Impending GST Hike
Can Using Free Wifi Bandwidth Be A Crime?
Point-By-Point Rebuttal To Ministry Of Home Affairs' Statement
Thursday, December 21, 2006
News
Singapore Builders Gain From Casinos
Singaporean construction stocks, the market's worst performers in the past six years as two recessions hurt the industry, have become the best this quarter.
Flexible Work Arrangements Few In Singapore's Private Sector
Only 5.3 per cent of employees worked on flexible work schedules this year covering part-time, staggered hours and tele-working.
Opinion
Young Singaporean Entrepreneurs Are Not Pop Idols
I am not impressed by someone who wins the award, but I am more impressed by a young entrepreneur who captures 90% of the market and are making new companies everyday without press coverage.
Capturing Singapore's Defining Moments
For some, there exists a tension between history-writing and nation-building. But it is when we are constantly engaged with such issues that we unearth new treasures of the past and glimpse new approaches to the events that shape us today.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
News
MHA Responds To Dr Chee Soon Juan's Claims About Prison Treatment
Damage Caused By Floods Could Run Up To Millions: Shopowners
Learning From Singapore's Recycled Water Project
Singapore, with its limited natural resources, is using high technology initiatives to capture and treat water, delivering a sustainable water supply to its people.
Politics Is No Laughing Matter In Singapore
Chewing gum, homosexuality, public protests... the lst of things frowned upon is long in Singapore. But satire? Yes, that too. Seriously.
24 Hours Of Rain Mayhem
Singapore was lashed by the third-largest deluge of rain in recorded history yesterday, causing heavy flooding in parts of the island, bringing down tree and triggering landslides.
Opinion
Why Get So Uptight Over Something Called "Self-Regulation"?
The Safety Limits Of Globalisation
The Europeans understood a simpel principle that we, in our present love affair with globalisation, have not: that to counter-balance the excesses of the imperfect market, there should be governmental institutions whose reach is as wide as the market.
Technology
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
News
Singapore Revises School Fees For Non-Citizens
From next year, permanent residents in government-aided schools, junior colleges and centralised institutes will have to pay about 20% more for school fees.
Abandoned Half-Bridge Among Highlights Of 2006
From bridge issue to air route, from cross-border acquistions to hornet's nest-stirring remarks, the year 2006 is anything but quiet.
Singapore Makes Investment In Its Survival
The city-state hand-picks stem cell industry for economic growth, and for scientific advances.
No Need To Restore CPF, Argue Analysts
Some economists have cautioned against tinkering with Singapore's social security system, just three years after cuts were made to preserve the country's competitiveness.
Opinion
M1 To Review Broadband Service's Fair Use Policy
In Support Of A Singaporean Blogers' Code Of Ethics - Part 2
I would prefer a Code of Ethics that the majority of law-abiding bloggers would willingly agree to.
Monday, December 18, 2006
News
Income Gap Tears At Singapore Social Fabric
Singapore is Asia's second-richest country after Japan with a gross domestic product per capita of about $27,000, ranking between EU member Italy and Spain. But in terms of income disparity, Singapore is in altogether different company.
Press Digest - Singapore Newspapers - Dec 18
Heavy rains wreaked havoc across Singapore yesterday; The time that an accused person has spent in police custody, not just under remand, should be taken into account by the courts when imposing jail sentences, a Singapore High Court judge has said.
SCDF Explains Reason For Not Evacuating People During Fire At Tangs
It was unncessary for a mass evacuation as the blaze was confined within a small area of the external facade. The fire was also brought under control quickly within eight minutes.
Employers' CPF Contribution Can Be Increased To 16% At Most: Lim Boon Heng
Demand For Sky Freedom
Singapore Airlines has called on the federal government to opent he skies for more competition now that Qantas will fall into private ownership.
Opinion
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Opinion
Saturday, December 16, 2006
News
Singapore Frees Jailed Opposition Leader
Singapore's most vocal opposition politician was freed from prison on saturday two weeks early after human rights groups abroad slammed the city-state for jailing critics.
NTUC Calls For Employers To Raise CPF Contribution
Amnesty International Says Singapore Government Using Laws To Muzzle Critics
Amnesty International said civil defamation suits continue to "stifle freedom of expression" and may deter Singaporeans from expressing their views.
Opinion
M1's Unlimited Broadband Service Comes With A Catch
M1, as a responsible serivce provider, should not mislead consumers and advertise its service as unlimited when there is an obvious restriction to it.
Friday, December 15, 2006
News
New Public Buildings To Go Green From 2007
Setback For Temasek As Thai Court Fines ITV
Singapore Girl May Miss The Flight
Qantas' new owners could make it harder for SIA to tap trans-Pacific route: Analysts.
Tiger Airways Lends A Hand To Less Mobile Passengers
But the use of the mobile chair comes with conditions — and a $350 fee.
Opinion
Mid-Life Crisis For ASEAN
This failure is all about the inability of member states to accept the need for a strong central authority that could essentially legislate across the region. In turn, this will cause ASEAN to unravel as a grouping in the coming years, as countries adopt bilateral agreements in place of multilateral or collective bargains, and economic and political threats emerge.
Hong Kong Disneyland, MICE And Singapore's IRs
Sometimes life isn't about living in a santised society.
U-Turn In Singapore
Their motto: if in doubt, just say no.
My Thoughts On Chee Soon Juan
Power always comes from the common folks. Is this not the very basic tenet of democracy as espoused by the west?
It's 'Hari Raya And Block Party' But Everything Is Done In Chinese
The Argumentative Singaporean (Part 1) - PAP-Bashing With Reasoning
Thursday, December 14, 2006
News
Thai iTV Loses In Dispute On Concession Fee, Facing Bankruptcy
The iTV is virtually in no position to pay the concession fee, not to mention the huge fine that exceeds what Temasek Holdings of Singapore paid to the Shinawatra families in its takeover of all of Shin Corp in January this year.
Opinion
Singapore's Best Haul At Asian Games - No Thanks To Foreign Talents
How To Treat Citizens Better Than Foreigners
Perhaps it's easier for the government to boast of how we're going to treat foreigners worse, to make us feel good, and how we're going to save $36 million, than to talk about political rights.
Deficit In HDB Flat Sales A Paper Loss To Govt
The Singapore Government Plays The Religion Card Again
The Singapore government is making religious believers in Singapore look like obsessive extremist fanatics. This is not true.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
News
Behind The Intelligent Singaporean: Interview With InSpir3d
Intelligent singaporean (IS) is currently one of the leading aggregators in the Singapore blogosphere.
Opinion
On Choice Of Undesirable Outcomes And Policy Making In Singapore
The argument is what I called the choice of undesirable outcomes.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
News
'Back To School With Dad 2007' Hopes To Build Bonds Between Father And Child
No Word On Singapore Stake In JB Rail Project
Singapore public transport operator SMRT Corp's equity issue was not brought up during an informal meeting between Malaysia and Singapore yesterday, said Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman.
Malaysia-Singapore Hold Talks On IDR
Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said Singapore now had a much better understanding of IDR.
Relations To Ride On Genting High?
Some analysts are now predicting that Genting's triumph could well be followed by more such cross-border investments flowing in both directions — and even the opening up of air rights between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
Opinion
Middle Class Graduate Sandwich
The Singapore government must try and alter the mindsets of the young people and get them to aspire for jobs in knowledge industries.
Why Some Singaporeans Fear Malaysia
Sure... our criminal record isn't anywhere as clean as Singapore's but it's not bad enough to fear coming over to the country.
Technology
Monday, December 11, 2006
Ramblings
Tiger Airways? Just Avoid Them
We should really get AirAsia into Singapore, because Tiger Airways is really bad.
The latest news is about how Tiger Airways just simply refused service to a family in Australia, even though the family has fully paid for their tickets and has acquired "permission" from the airline beforehand about the boarding of a disabled child.
Being a budget airlines doesn't excuse the airline from giving bad services. In fact, a truly self-serviced airline can probably offer a better experience. What a shame to the Singapore's brand.
News
Singapore Makes A Safe Bet
Singapore played the favorite in selecting Malaysia's Genting International on Friday to build its highly anticipated US$3.4 billion casino resort at Sentosa Island. But with Las Vegas-style glitz seemingly the next big thing in Asia's gaming market — suddently the industry's global growth center — it's worth aasking whether Singapore's safe bet was also a smart bet.
Singapore Activists Stage Rare Pro-Demoracy March
Around a dozen Singaporean campaigners on Sunday managed to take a pro-democracy protest to the streets for the first time in years, attracting plainclothes police with video cameras as they demanded freedom of speech.
Casino Projects Extend Singapore's Hull Run
Two massive casino projects can help power Singapore's red hot stock market to new heights in 2007 because of their spill-over effects on the rest of the economy, analysts say.
Monorail Job: No Need For Singapore
An Umno leader yesterday raised a power over how a company from Singapore could be considered to participate in Johor's monorail project without a proven record in such a system.
Citizens Come First But PRs Have The Last Laugh
The creation of a cohesive nation, the bonding of its citizens, will be a harder and longer task.
Tiger Airways Refuses To Board Disabled Passenger
A Northern Territory family's dream holiday has been left in tatters after not being allowed to board a Tiger Airways flight from Darwin to Singapore because their daughters is disabled.
Opinion
Singapore - First Thoughts
Singapore is made for shopping and eating.
Why Exclude Singapore Residents From STB's Xmas Light-Up Tour?
Technology
Sunday, December 10, 2006
News
Singapore Air Not After Qantas
Singapore Airlines was not looking to take a stake in the private equity takeover attempt on Qantas, SingAir's vice-president for partnerships TK Mun told the Star Alliance ocnference in Istanbul yesterday.
Hospital Subsidies For PRs To Be Revised From Oct 2007
Healthcare subsidies for permanent residents at Singapore's restructured hospitals and national centres will be revised from October next year.
Visit Seen As Warming Of Ties
Singapore, in a bid to shore up investments on this side of the Causeway, is sending ahigh-powered delegation led by a senior minister for a special briefing on the Iskandar Develoment Region (Iskandar) here on Monday.
Saturday, December 9, 2006
News
Report: Singapore Firm Fires Worker For YouTube Videos Of "Horsing Around" In Office
More Steps Can Be Taken To Improve Transparency: Study
It may be the fifth least corrupt country in the world, but Singapore can still do more to improve its level of transparency and accountability, according to a study by the Singapore Insitute of International Affairs.
Friday, December 8, 2006
News
Genting Wins Bid To Build Singapore's Second Casino
Genting Bhd., Asia's biggest casino-operator by market value, won the right to build a S$5.2 billion resort in Singapore, securing the last gaming license in the city for at least a decade.
Marchers To Test Singapore's Protest Restrictions
A group of marchers plan to test Singapore's tight restrictions on public protests by marking international Human Rights Day Sunday, an organiser of the protest said. Chee Siok Chin, the sister of jailed pro-democracy activist Chee Soon Juan, told AFP that up to 12 people planned to march in groups of four.
US-Based Rights Group Call For Release Of Opposition Politician
A New York-based human rights group called on Friday for the immediate and unconditional release of Singapore's most vocal opposition party leader, who is currently in the prison ward of Changi General Hospital. Chee Soon Juan should be transfered to the hospital's regular in-patient facilities "to ensure he receives appropriate medical care and is released home to complete his recuperation," said a Human Rights Watch statement.
Are Protestors Being Poisoned In Singapore Jails?
The wife of a Falun Gong adherent sentenced to prison in Singapore for a peaceful protest is concerned that authorities may be poisoning her husband.
JB-Singapore LRT Link Must Be Govt-Level Decision: SMRT
The SMRT Corporation clarified yesterday that it was only in talks with a Malaysian company over building a monorail system within Southern Johor. It said that any proposal of a monorail link between Johor and Singapore had to be taken up at a government-to-government level.
Chees' Defence Was Deficient, Says Judge
Justice Ang said she was satisfied the comments were 'defamation by implication,' as the reader is invited to compare a person to a disreputable individual.
Opinion
Singapore's Freedom Of Expression
How can such strict controls be the best choice for Singapore's overall benefit?
Why Two GST Rates Are Better Than One
Introducing a lower rate of GST for certain products and services can help lower- and middle-income Singaporeans.
If Grocers Stop Using Plastic Bags, I'd Buy Them To Line My Litter Bin
HDB Consistently Incurs Losses Selling New Flats
The land for public housing is purchased from the Singapore Land Authority at market value, based o the Chief Valuer's assessment.
Elder Employment And The Welfare Dilemma
Keeping employed in some capacity may be the smart thing to do.
Thursday, December 7, 2006
News
SBY, Lee To Discuss Extradition Treaty
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong are scheduled to discuss signing a extradition treaty when they meet at the ASEAN summit in Cebu, the Philippines.
Credit/Debit Cards Can Now Be Used For MRT And Bus Rides
LTA To Extend Barrier-Free Acessibility Beyond MRT/LRT Stations
Press Digest - Singapore Newspapers - Dec 7
Temasek Holdings has replaced its chief investment officer; Tiger Airways said it expects to get 20 percent of seats to be offered between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur within two years.
Opinion
God And The Gay
Just live life whatever way you want in your bedroom. Nobody cares. The government doesn't for sure.
Screens Or Strictures — Which Will Work To Stop Jumpers?
Put Off By Data Needed For Free Wireless Account
I am puzzled as to why the operators require so much information. The online registration pages also do not carry any privacy clause on the use of the user-registration information.
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
News
Why Chee Is In Hospital: Ministry Of Home Affairs
Jailed Singapore Opposition Leader Hospitalised
Chee Soon Juan, who is serving a five-week prison sentence for speaking in public, has been hospitalised following complaints of nausea after eating prison food.
Opinion
Taking A Train? Wait! Take This With You!
Out of all the things I can rant about the train system, one thing stands out. Commuters who do not have a backbone and loves to lean on the standing pole.
Is Self Regulation Of THe Singapore Blogosphere Possilbe?
The idea is interesting but the implementation of the idea will be tricky and virtually impossible.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
News
Riau Islands Halts All Sand Exports
Riau Islands province has banned all inland sand exports to Singapore after president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered the practice ended during a visit to Natuna regency on Nov 17.
'We Are Not Anti-Singapore'
Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said Johor welcomed all foreigners, including Singaporeans, to seize the opportunities emerging in the Iskandar Development Region — the new growth corridor launched recently.
Johor Asks: What Mixed Signals?
Its leaders say they are not anti-Singapore; businessmen here say, show it.
Singapore SMRT Wants Johor Monorail Stake
Singapore's public transport operator, SMRT Corp, is keen to participate in the Johor Baru Monorail project. SMRT, which is 55 per cent owned by Temasek Holdings — the Singapore government's investment arm — has offered to take up equity in the RM3 billion monorail project.
Opinion
Yet Another MRT Death
Yet another death has occurred from someone being hit by a MRT train at Yishun.
Time For Bloggers To Self-Regulate
A community code may help deflect official intervention.
Monday, December 4, 2006
Ramblings
The Straits Times reported Lee Hsien Loong saying, "What is crucial now is to ensure that every talented Singaporean, no matter how poor, is able to move up through many avenues."
That means that every Singaporean should be able to go back to school. And that's not just at university level, but also at polytechnics, junior colleges, and secondary schools. There mustn't be any age discrimination in the Singapore education system.
Education is the key way for many of us to move up. And if someone, no matter how old, is motivated to go back to school, we as a society must remove as many barriers as possible.
It's time we stop simply concentrate on the vocational education. Learning to learn is as important for many people too.
News
Engaging Younger Singaporeans With Fresh Ideas Is A Challenge For New MPs
Singapore Fallen Behind In Investment In Johor
Singapore has fallen to third position, behind Holland and South Korea, in foreign direct investment in Johor over the past two years, Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said Monday.
PM Lee Hopeful Mixed Signals From Johor Will Be Cleared
Prime minister Lee Hsien Long has welcomed a recent call by Malaysia's deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for closer economic ties between Malaysia and Singapore, but noted that there have been "mixed signals," particularly in Johor, about Singapore's participation in the state.
Press Digest - Singapore Newspapers - Dec 4
The price of pork could jump by as much as 20 per cent because of a drought in Australia; An increaing number of Singapore companies are choosing to reward their employees with grants of actual shares rather than share options because of recent tax changes; The government will set clearer distinctions between citizens, permanent residents and non-citizens when handing out subsidies for healthcare and education, said prime minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Law On Homosexuality Hinders Aids Outreach To The Young, Says Activist
To save young lives and remove the biggest sumbling blocks in Singapore's fight against HIV/Aids — stigma and discrimination — the law that criminalises homosexuality must be repealed, said president of Action for Aids Roy Chan.
Opinion
Workfare In Singapore
Singapore seems to be finally embracing a social welfare system.
Thank You Bloggers And Forumers
Bloggers and forumers, you are heard. And you have an important role to play. The MSM cannot do what you are doing. They only sing praises.
Public Service Salaries: Expanding The Discussion
In devoting our attention to sslaries, we may be missing other incentives that could help recruit and retain talent.
Entertainment
Sunday, December 3, 2006
News
Workfare To Be A Permanent Feature Of Singapore's Social Safety Net: PM Lee
Singapore Calls For Clarity From Malaysia On Its Participation In South Johor Development
Lee Hsien Loong said prime minister Abdullah Badawi has welcomed Singapore's investments in the area, but the Johor state government has publicly expressed its reservations about Singapore's role there.
Singaoreans Need To Nurture 'Homing Instinct' To Stay Rooted To Home: SM Goh
Entertainment
X-Mas In Singapore: Best Time Of Year
Treat yourself for the best Christmas (and New Year) ever, just an hour's flight away.
Saturday, December 2, 2006
News
Media Has Role To Promote Malaysia-Singapore Bilateral Ties - Zam
The media can play an effective role to promote cordial bilateral ties between Malaysia and Singapore and to reduce any suspicions that exists, said information minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin.
Chee Treated 'Same As Other Prisoners'
The Singapore Democratic Party has questioned the treatment of three of its members in prison. Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that the allegations are 'baseless, malicious and seek to undermine the reputation of the Singapore Prison Service.'
Singapore Lags Behind In Islamic Finance Market
Singapore has carved out a niche on the financial map, but analysts say it is struggling to attract big money into one of the fastest growing markets in the world — Islamic finance.
Opinion
The Singaporean Money Culture
I think our government leaders should stop emphasizing on how lucrative the private sector pays compared to public sector. We will never be sure whether someone who is holding public office is there for the money, or there to serve.
Sandwiched 'New Poor' And Cushions
The high-income group will have the largest decrease in 2007 — a full 1% — in income tax rate compared to the low and middle income groups.
Making A Case For The Third Link To Singapore
A high-speed train link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore has been on the back burner for longer than many realise. But the stakeholders have yet to agree on whether the pros outweigh the cons.
Islands Of Plenty
Kusu and St John's are priceless jewels for all Singaporeans.
Don't Turn Southern Islands Into Exclusive Playground Of The Rich
GST Hike - An Incredible Tale Of Taxing The Poor To Help The Poor
Technology
Wireless@SG: First-Day Jitters
The biggest hurdle for consumers could lie in the registration of the wireless service, depending on which operator is selected.
Friday, December 1, 2006
News
Press Digest - Singapore Newspapers - Dec 1
Business is booming at Changi Airport; Singapore workers appear to be less happy than they were four years ago.
Opinion
China Vs. Singapore? Working In The Singaporean Way
I have met many Singaporeans who are not like this, but Iím sad to say the majority at X are like this. I find it sad, and I find China both more humane, cultured, and modern than anything Iíve seen working at X.
Last Resort (With Casino) In Singapore
The underwhelming competition shows Singapore is doing something either terribly wrong or very right.
Reservist
Really, the exercise I attended was one of the worst experience I have ever had. Worse than my NS days.
Johor Petro Not Really Worth It For Singapore Cars
Would you want to waste time and put yourself at a risk to criminals just to get a quarter tank of subsidised petrol? Not to mention the Singapore fine if you get caught at the border?
Technology
Early Bonus For Wireless Users
Broadband access rolls out today, and it is free for an extra year.
