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Sleepless In Singapore
After a few drinks at the lobby bar of the Sheraton at Shanghai, it was time to hit the sack. Our Norwegian chairman said he would stay on a bit, as sleep is more elusive at his age. We spied some...
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Xenophobia And Racism
A choice of headlines - take your pickSome folks think that xenophobia and racism are similar and their usage can be easily interchanged, but this is not necessarily the case. Â Xenophobia refers to...
View ArticleGive Me Back My Money
Days have passed and The Sunday Times has not been asked to make a retraction, or worse, slapped with a letter from a lawyer. We can safety adduce that the quote attributed to a certain politician is...
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Consistent Inconsistency
Remember this quote?:"Yes I know I did not serve NS, I have a harder road ahead and this is how I want to serve Singapore.... Â Yes I did break a promise to my wife, but we have talked about it she is...
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Men And Women In White
Silly me, to think that men (and women) wear white so that they can be associated the ruling party. Membership has its privileges, such as first shot at the choice units at Pinnacle@Duxton when it was...
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Not Funny At All
The follow-up blurb to the insurance offering says, "VivoCare 100 covers 100 medical conditions, providing comprehensive coverage against early, intermediate and advanced stages of dread diseases as...
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Spot The Difference
The linguistically challenged minister cried foul when Channel Newsasia quoted him saying:“The best way for Singaporeans to prepare for retirement is to use less of their Central Provident Fund (CPF)...
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The Outing Of Dr W
Horror scene from The Stoning of Soraya MAnd you thought these things don't happen in the clean city of Singapore.Wijeysingha narrates, for the first time, of how he was abused by a Catholic priest....
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Working Hard For His Money
Settling for second bestThe first reports claimed that Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met United States President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden and National Security Advisor Susan...
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Medishield Life Bites Hard
At its core, universal health coverage (UHC) is about giving the individual and his family access to health care and preventing them from facing financial ruin that can come from unexpected illness and...
View ArticleCommuters Are Not Entertained
When you have civil servants paid from $300,000 onwards, it's inevitable they miss the disconnect. Instead of looking for ways and means to cut costs and reduce public transportation charges, they are...
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Definitely Out Of Country
You know you are not in Singapore when the population is 99 percent local born and bred. Even the sweeper at the train station platform is local, so are the workers emptying the trash bins.The station...
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Electrifying Alternatives
Whenever you are out of town, never, never ask about local prices of cars. That's one sure way to shoot up your blood pressure. And you don't want to end up in a hospital, not with the rigged...
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EZ Cash
Why do EZ-Link cardholders have to pay 20 cents every time they top up their card at all DBS, OCBC ATMs and AXS stations? The easy answer is "... if we can collect more money, why not..."This new...
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Hot Money
Indonesia's Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) Deputy Chairman Agus Santoso told Jakarta Post that while the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) move to stop issuing the...
View ArticleGimme The Old Model Anytime
The most popular minister in the cabinet just said that fare hikes are needed to keep bus contracting model sustainable. Makes you wonder if he ever asked himself whether the people needed a more...
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Book Burning The Next Step
On August 25, 1914, the German army ravaged the city of Leuven, deliberately burning the university's library of 300,000 medieval books and manuscripts with gasoline. The first exhibits one sees on...
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Non Pro-Family Images Under Threat
Male and male together - mana bolehTwo women - also tak boleh
View ArticleMyths Busted
Real generals like Patton are famed for their tank busting exploits. Lesser warriors like Tan Chuan Jin have to settle for myth busting. Not that he is doing too well on the battle front of the Central...
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The Elusive Truth
Dark clouds gathering over the VaticanItaly's La Repubblica daily quoted Pope Francis as saying 1 in 50 clerics is a pedophile. The figure represents about 8,000 priests out of more than 400,000...
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