SingaporeSurfNews, opinions, and ramblingsSingapore's Temasek Courts Disaster- August 18, 2008 by Asia SentinelThe bull market tide goes out, leaving the lion city's sovereign wealth firm gasping on the shore.http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1387&Ite... 35,000 Jobs - Or 20,000 Jobs- August 18, 2008 by Andrew Loh, The Online CitizenWhy the discrepancy What happened to the 15,000 jobs Was the projection wronghttp://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/08/35000-jobs-or-20000-jobs/ The Dangers Of Insensitivity- August 18, 2008 by TodayChinatown Complex needs to be more disabled-friendly.http://www.todayonline.com/articles/271453.asp Portable Peace Of Mind For Older Workers- August 18, 2008 by Alicia Wong, Todayhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/369190/1/.html Overcrowded Maid Shelter To Close- August 18, 2008 by Tan Wei Zhen, Straits Timeshttp://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_269230.html PM Highlights Inflation, Foreign Workers, Birth Rate Concerns- August 17, 2008 by Channel NewsAsiaInflation, foreign workers and parenthood issues featured prominently in prime minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day rally speech to the Chinese community on Sunday.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/369031/1/.html Nets Fee Applies To Cabs, Bets- August 17, 2008 by Esther Teo, Straits TimesAng Mo Kio GRC MP Inderjit Singh said: "Net has enjoyed a near-monopoly and it will be good for the government to actively look for new players so that competition will bring costs down for businesses and consumers."http://www.straitstimes.com/News/Home/Story/STIStory_268965.html Hue And Cry Over Tiong Bahru Paint Job- August 17, 2008 by Hong Xinyi, Straits TimesA proposed paint job for Tiong Bahru estate's iconic art deco flats has upset some residents, some of whom feel the area will look too loud or cartoonish.http://www.straitstimes.com/News/Home/Story/STIStory_268969.html The Education System Will Not Change- August 17, 2008 by MollymeekLet's not harp on the point that minister is merely saying something a few million others could have said. What "more" does he think that the education system can dohttp://mollymeek.livejournal.com/197647.html |