Not for love of money, but of Humanity. "Greater is he who works for the good of all, then he who works for the good of himself only" ~ Matthew 25:40: "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'"- (NIV). I live in Singapore where the Emperor must not be disturbed.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Re: 'Tax en bloc speculators too'

Response to 'Tax en bloc speculators too'
For those who are not/ 1/2 in favor of an en-block (like e vicinity, want to return to new development), I've 2 suggestions:
1) Vote against it if U're not convinced.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Re: Mah Bow Tan: Measures tough but meant to stabilise and not crash the property market

Progressive Property Taxes for SG
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Originally Posted by Pro-Govt View Post
Mah Bow Tan: Measures tough but meant to stabilise and not crash the property market [alt link]
Temasek Review
Mr Mah Bow Tan, the National Development Minister who has been “caught off guard many a time” over rising property prices has clarified that the new property market cooling measures announced on Thursday were tough but they are meant to stabilise home prices and not necessarily intended to cause them to crash.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Re: 'PM wants TOC gazetted as Political Association '

'Grassroots Organizations should stay non-partisan'


The PA is a Stat Board. Making it an arm of the government. Government bodies serve the people under the guidance of the ruling political party.
To ask PA to register as a political association would be to akin to asking all ministries and Stat Boards to register.
Whats the point anyway? You really think stat boards are funded by foreign entities?

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Re: 'The Beginning: TOC to be gazetted as a Political Association'

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Originally Posted by Pro-Govt View Post
The Beginning: TOC to be gazetted as a Political Association, [Temasek Review]
In a move that’s surprisingly not surprising but expected, the 2nd largest online social-political blog in Singapore, The Online Citizen (TOC) has received notice that it will be gazetted as a Political Association for the purpose of the Political Donations Act...

Is Mr MBT (and HDB) quite mistaken regarding the statutory requirements for the Lift Upgrading Prog?

Is Mr MBT (and HDB) quite mistaken regarding the statuary requirements for the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) as ascribed to in the Town Council Act (Cap.329A) s.24A-J?

Re: "Who said the embargo exclude Mr Eric from getting the news? "

Re: "Who said the embargo exclude Mr Eric from getting the news? "

Who said the embargo exclude Mr Eric from getting the news? Were anyone here in the loop as to who is embargo'ed?

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Beatles 'revolution' returns, four decades on

Beatles 'revolution' returns, four decades on
Europe's young are revolting against what they feel is a raw deal for their generation
05:55 AM Jan 12, 2011, by Matthew Lynn
"You say you want a revolution," the Beatles sang in a song that was released in the year that students across Europe famously took to the streets to protest against the established order.

Japan finds more to life than growth

Japan finds more to life than growth
05:55 AM Jan 11, 2011, by David Pilling
Is Japan the most successful society in the world? Even the question is likely (all right, designed) to provoke ridicule and have you spluttering over your breakfast.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Did MBT in leaking his decision to Mr E Low breech the code of the Official Secrets Act Cap.213?

Did MBT in leaking his decision to Mr E Low breech the code of the Official Secrets Act Cap.213?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pro-Govt (29-10-2009, 11:56 PM) View Post
Town Council Act (CAP 329A) states clearly that Govt must work with Town Councils (run by MPs) to implement Lift Upgrading Prog (LUP). [The Temasek Review October 29th, 2009]

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Re: "SG should not be shy about having one of the highest paid civil SVC in the world

Re: "SG should not be shy about having one of the highest paid civil SVC in the world 

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Originally Posted by Pro-Govt View Post
Singapore's civil service is world's best, says labour chief
...
And he explained why Singapore has one of the world's highest paid and best public services.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Re: PAP MPs ‘concerned’ at widening income gap in Singapore

Re: PAP MPs ‘concerned’ at widening income gap in Singapore 

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Originally Posted by kooldog59 View Post
Just for laughs....
Maybe they are simply too busy trying to "fix" their oppositions or potential oppositions and therefore forgot about the real needs of their voters...

Re: Dishonesty wins, integrity loses.

Re: Dishonesty wins, integrity loses.

Quote:
Originally Posted by BicCherry View Post
ST Forum
HOME > ST FORUM > ONLINE STORY
Jan 7, 2011

Whom should we vote for come election to request "minimum wage"?

Whom should we vote for come elections to request "minimum wages"?
Quote:
Hong Kong agrees to minimum wage as billionaires' wealth soars
05:55 AM Jan 07, 2011
HONG KONG - Lawmakers in Hong Kong set the city's first statutory minimum wage at HK$28

Friday, January 7, 2011

Re: 'PM Lee: Singapore strives to look out for less successful '

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Originally Posted by A1Team View Post
PM Lee contributes commentary to Bloomberg on the yuan reevaluation and the consequences of shutting out competition. -myp

Response to 'Geforce3' et al.: 'What happened to the Silviu Ionescu case?'


Thursday, January 6, 2011

Response to 'YoWassup': Re: Personal debt bomb

Re: Personal debt bomb - 06-01-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Yo Wassup View Post
"If the economy stumbles and real estate prices decline, many individuals will be unable to pay off their debts. "
Can someone please enlightened me on how the debts would increase when real estate prices decline. I would like to learn more. Thanks.

Response to thegman88: 'What happened to the Silviu Ionescu case? '

View Post thegman88 wrote:
Just wondering, its been a couple months now since any news came out about Silviu Ionescu.. I still hope justice is sought but what has happened? =( I feel especially sad for the families who lost their loved ones =(

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Personal debt bomb

Home > ST Forum > Story
Jan 5, 2011
CREDIT COUNSELLING ADVOCATE'S CONCERN
Personal debt bomb
THE real star behind the recent Monetary Authority of Singapore statistics is consumer loans and not business loans ('Business loans surge in sign of upswing' [alt link]; last Thursday).

Court told of alleged rape victim's frantic phone calls to mum

COURT TOLD OF ALLEGED RAPE VICTIM'S FRANTIC PHONECALLS TO MUM
04 Jan 2011
Source: The Straits Times
Alleged victim’s mum breaks down while testifying
A WOMAN broke down on the witness stand yesterday while testifying at the trial of a man accused of raping her daughter.