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

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sunzoner wrote:

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

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.

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?

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Originally Posted by Pro-Govt (29-10-2009, 11:56 PM) 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]

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 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.

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

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Re: Dishonesty wins, integrity loses.

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

Whom should we vote for come elections to request "minimum wages"?

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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

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

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Originally Posted by A1Team 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?'

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Response to 'YoWassup': Re: Personal debt bomb

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Originally Posted by Yo Wassup "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? '

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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 =(

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.

Hey MM Lee, we Singaporeans like your North Koreans are 'psychopathic types' too!

Hey Dear MM Lee, we Singaporeans like your North Koreans are 'psychopathic types' too!

Thanks to WikiLeaks revelation of MM Lee's comments to US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg at the Istana on May 30, 2009 ['WikiLeaks Exposes Kim Flab Jab'- The Diplomat,3Dec2010], or see [Razor TV Video], we now know that in MM Lee's opinion, North Koreans are ‘psychopathic types’ and their leader Kim Jong-il is a ‘flabby old chap who prances around stadiums seeking adulation.’

ST Forum Replies to "Printing money to push spending"

Dec 1, 2010

QE and the liquidity trap

I REFER to the articles and reports on quantitative easing (QE), including the piece by Professor Linda Lim ("Printing money to push spending"; Nov 23).

Printing money to push spending

REVIEW BRIEF: ON QUANTITATIVE EASING
Printing money to push spending
These pages will carry occasional briefs on particular subjects, written by experts in the field. Today, Professor Linda Lim writes about quantitative easing and its effect on various economies.

'Minister Mentor', a title foreboding pain rather than gain.

'Minister Mentor', a title foreboding pain rather than gain.
Thanks to WikiLeaks revelation that of MM Lee's description of N Korean leader Kim Jong Il as ‘flabby old chap who prances around stadiums seeking adulation.’ 'WikiLeaks Exposes Kim Flab Jab' [The Diplomat, 3Dec2010], or see [Razor TV Video]. What came to my mind was that the 'MM' title is an unnecessary one that ought not to be.

Categorical response to 'THOUGHT OF THE MONTH- Top 5 reasons why we should retain the GRC system'[YPAP/ Fong Yoong Kheong

Categorical response to 'THOUGHT OF THE MONTH- Top 5 reasons why we should retain the GRC system'[YPAP/ Fong Yoong Kheong Tuesday, 11 May 2010, Updated 28June2010, (last accessed 03Dec2010) ]:

Does Racial harmony really require the utilization of 75 GRC parliamentary seats?

Does Racial harmony really require the utilization of 75 GRC parliamentary seats?
Why despite GRCs parliamentary seats now occupying 89.286%of all parliamentary seats, minorities remain under protected by the GRC system of elections.

Response to 'MysteryNotes', Re: A Question regarding the bible

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Originally Posted by MysteryNotes (29-11-2010, 11:41 AM ) I heard this question - and it got me thinking. Anyway - Here's the question. According to the bible(Genesis), god created Adam, and then created Eve from a rib. Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel.(So if Eve was created from Adam(same DNA) wouldn't that be incest?)

Stalin, Our Contemporary

Stalin, Our Contemporary
Timothy Snyder 2010-Nov-16
NEW HAVEN – Eighty years ago, in the autumn of 1930, Joseph Stalin enforced a policy that changed the course of history, and led to tens of millions of deaths across the decades and around the world. In a violent and massive campaign of “collectivization,” he brought Soviet agriculture under state control.

Categorical Response to 'Smickno' Re: I served NS, but now I'm Stateless

Re: I served NS, but now I'm Stateless - 10Nov2010, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by smickno Short answers: 1. Will he be required to do reservist? Obviously not since he is not a Singapore citizen.

Response to 'Smickno' Re: I served NS, but now I'm Stateless

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Response to 'vyoldman': Re: I served NS, but now I'm Stateless

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Originally Posted by vyoldman (emphasis mine) Can you believe that someone who is a non-Singaporean was conscripted to SAF?! Where is the process of filtering??...

ICA a heartless robot, forever bound to the Minister's apron strings.

 ICA a heartless robot, forever bound to the Minister's apron strings.  

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I served NS, but now I'm Stateless

 I served NS, but now I'm Stateless
Youth loses chance to be Singaporean after giving up his Japanese citizenship and serving NS, because he missed the deadline for taking Oath. -TNP 

Lessons from the Great Depression

Lessons from the Great Depression

BRITAIN'S policy of fiscal consolidation, recently announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, sent shock waves around the world. Mr Osborne argued that Britain was on the brink: that there was no alternative to his policy if the country was to avoid a massive crisis of confidence.

A question I hope my children will never have to ask me

A question I hope my children will never have to ask me

05:55 AM Nov 03, 2010

Letter from Chan Hean Boon

I AGREE with Mr Lim Zi Rui, who commented during the ministerial forum at the Nanyang Technological University last Friday that young Singaporeans no longer feel a sense of ownership in Singapore.

ST: The folly of patenting genes

The folly of patenting genes
Straits Times; Andy Ho, Senior Writer
IN 1994, biopharmaceutical company Myriad Genetics won the race to isolate and patent two genes in which certain mutations point to heightened risks of breast and ovarian cancers.
Using these patents, the University of Utah spin-off then developed diagnostic tests for the two genes called BRCA1 and BRCA2.