SingaporeSurfNews, opinions, and ramblingsResponse To Minister Gan On The Lowly-Waged Worker - A Letter To The Editor- July 14, 2008 by Huang Shoou Chyuan, nofearSingaporeConsider a minimal wage for certain sectors where locals may conceivably work in.http://nofearsingapore.blogspot.com/2008/07/response-to-minister-gan-on-lowly-waged.html Low-Cost Asian Airlines Thriving On Silver Linings- July 14, 2008 by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, International Herald TribuneThe gloom that has descended on much of the world's aviation industry is far from affecting everybody, and some Asian low-cost airlines are drawing up expansion plans, looking at opportunities where others see losses.http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/13/business/RAIRASIA.php Changi's T3 Offers Choice Of 'Body Scanner' Or Physical Searches- July 14, 2008 by Karamjit Kaur, Straits TimesThe problme, at least for some travellers, is that the millimetre wave scanner also produces image sthat outline body contours too clearly for comfort.http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_257420.html Can A Few Good Men Continue To Make Singapore- July 14, 2008 by P N Balji, TodayUnfortunately, the PAP government had essentially reduced political and civil service jobs to simply high-paying jobs. People who have the passion and the calling are not going to apply for jobs that make them seem like they are just going after big money.http://www.todayonline.com/articles/264924.asp New Formula Protects Profits For Transport Companies- July 14, 2008 by Leong Sze Hian, The Online CitizenHow much is enough for our transport companies And why doe the Public Transport Council seem more interested in protecting the profits of these companies than the welfare of the commutersI think the government's position is very clear in this case: the government will protect the public transport companies in earning "reasonable returns", so that the companies will continue to invest in the public transport industry. Critics of this policy, I...http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/07/new-formula-protects-profits-for-transport-companies/ School Bus Fares Going Up On Aug 1- July 14, 2008 by Grace Chua, Straits TimesSchool bus operators, butten by skyrocketing diesel price, could soon start charging parents $10 to $15 more a month to ferry schoolchildren.http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_257422.html If Soccer Had Been A CCA- July 14, 2008 by TodayIt sometimes boils down to the unwillingness of some schools' administrators to work out what's best for the children instead of what's only good for the school.http://www.todayonline.com/articles/264891.asp New E-Payment System And IU Units For Road-Users- July 14, 2008 by Susan Ferroa, Channel NewsAsiahttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/360202/1/.html MOH Says Singapore Should Not Write Off Organ Trading- July 13, 2008 by Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsiaHealth minister Khaw Boon Wan has not rejected the idea of legalising organ trading in Singapore but he said it must be studied more carefully. When organs are obtained from outside the family, Mr Khaw said, this means the success rate may fall further if Singapore allows organs to be bought or sold, as family members may stop donating them under the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA).http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/360100/1/.html SMA Against Legalising Human Organ Trade- July 13, 2008 by Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsiaFor the Singapore Medical Association (SMA), after much internal discussion, it has come to a collective stand that it does not support legalised organ trading.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/360088/1/.html |