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singtel confirms iphone 3GS coming to Singapore - The Tech Herald

3 Jul 2009 | 8:16 am

The Tech Heraldsingtel confirms iphone 3GS coming to SingaporeThe Tech HeraldAccording to a statement released by Singapore-based singtel, Asia's leading telecommunications company, it will begin selling the high-speed iphone 3GS on and more »
Singapore confirms 91 new cases of Influenza A/H1N1 - Xinhua

3 Jul 2009 | 6:46 am

Straits TimesSingapore confirms 91 new cases of Influenza A/H1N1XinhuaSINGAPORE, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Singapore on Friday confirmed 91 new cases of Influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number of such cases to 969 in the city Singapore confirms 95 new cases of H1N1 flu, bringing total to 878Channel News AsiaNo more travel advisoriesStraits TimesJapanese teen in Singapore gets swine fluThe Japan TimesXinhua -Straits Times -Straits Timesall 29 news articles »
Singapore's Wilmar hires banks for big China IPO - Forbes

3 Jul 2009 | 5:38 am

Singapore's Wilmar hires banks for big China IPOForbesHONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Wilmar International , the world's largest listed palm oil company, has hired three banks to handle what sources say could be and more »
Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid - The Associated Press

3 Jul 2009 | 4:31 am

Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bidThe Associated PressSINGAPORE (AP) — The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. "Asia will always support any city from Asia," Shaikh Nasser takes part in OCA General AssemblyBahrain News AgencyOlympic Newsdesk: Asia Considers Changes, Ghana NOC ElectionAround the Rings (subscription)OCA snubs Incheon by cutting back sports at 2014 Asian GamesSports Features CommunicationsGamesBids.com -GamesBids.comall 97 news articles »
Aviva In Talks To Sell Singapore Ppties For S$100M - Sources - Wall Street Journal

3 Jul 2009 | 12:02 am

Aviva In Talks To Sell Singapore Ppties For S$100M - SourcesWall Street JournalSINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--UK insurer Aviva PLC (AV.LN) is in talks to sell two office buildings in Singapore for about S$100 million, two people familiar with Aviva Building, Cecil House may change hands in $101m dealBusiness Times (subscription)all 3 news articles »

Singapore News
Total 969 Confirmed H1N1 (Swine Flu) Cases in Singapore

3 Jul 2009 | 5:50 am

Singapore has announced 91 new cases of H1N1 flu on 3 July 2009. This brings the total number of people infected in Singapore to 969...
Launch of iPhone 3GS in Singapore by SingTel

3 Jul 2009 | 4:31 am

SingTel will start selling iPhone 3GS, the latest and most capable iPhone yet, in Singapore on 10 July 2009...
Launch of 2H 2009 Industrial Government Land Sales

3 Jul 2009 | 4:31 am

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has launched on 2 July 2009, its Industrial Government Land Sales programme for second half of this year...
Upgrading of 4 Primary Schools in Singapore Under PRIME

3 Jul 2009 | 4:09 am

As part of the Ministry of Education's (MOE) ongoing attempts to refresh and support Singapore schools, 4 primary schools - Canossa Convent Primary School, De La Salle School, Seng Kang Primary School & Woodlands Ring Primary School - will be upgraded...
Singapore Schools a " No LOA Required from 6 July

3 Jul 2009 | 4:07 am

With spread of H1N1 present locally, Singapore schools will no longer ask staff or students with travel history to take Leave of Absence from 6 July 2009...

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Asian Youth Games: Crowd helps Singapore swimmer post thrilling win

3 Jul 2009 | 3:41 pm

SINGAPORE : If Singapore swim star Quah Ting Wen goes on to dominate the Asian Youth Games swimming competition, she will have to thank the crowd at the Singapore Sports School for playing their part.
Asian Youth Games: Masaki gets his gold, and toy

3 Jul 2009 | 3:28 pm

SINGAPORE : Shahrir Mohd Anuar shot off the starting block less than two-hundredths of a second after the starter's pistol went, fractionally faster than Japan's Masaki Nashimoto.
Road closures in Raffles Place, Harbourfront areas for multi-agency exercise on July 6-7

3 Jul 2009 | 9:12 am

SINGAPORE : Singapore's national defence and security agencies will be conducting a major exercise simulating multiple terrorist attacks from July 6-7.
Football: Supporting cast shine for SAFFC in S.League match

3 Jul 2009 | 9:12 am

SINGAPORE : SAFFC widened their lead at the top of the S.League table as goals from some unlikely quarters earned them a 3-1 win over Albirex Niigata (Singapore) at Jurong East Stadium on Friday evening.

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Singapore troops join China drill

18 Jun 2009 | 11:14 pm

Singapore and China hold a joint military exercise in a sign of a growing strategic relationship.
Singapore revises GDP contraction

21 May 2009 | 2:36 am

Singapore's economy shrank by 14.6% in the first quarter of this year, less than previously estimated, latest figures show.
Singapore gays in first public rally

17 May 2009 | 7:15 am

Some 2,500 people attend a first gay rally in Singapore, the city-state known for its restrictive policies against homosexuals, the BBC's Sharanjit Leyl reports.
Singapore firms turn to bartering

16 May 2009 | 4:16 pm

So businesses are turning to alternative methods to pay their bills, namely the age old practice of barter trade.
Big loss from Singapore bank sale

15 May 2009 | 5:51 am

Temasek, the Singapore state investor, announces the sale of its stake in Bank of America for a large loss.

The Electric Newpaper - News
Loving words, author unknown

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

AT FIRST glance, it seems to be a touching tribute.
Naked passenger detours flight

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

A PASSENGER stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a blanket. Two off-duty law enforcement officers on board had to subdue and handcuff him.
I could have infected family

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

HE FELT relieved. He thought he had beaten the Influenza A(H1N1) bug when he was told to go home.
Controversy dogs former supermodel

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

TROUBLE, like a persistent fan, has been following former supermodel Karen Mulder all her life.
Torn wedding photos strewn on Jurong street

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

AN UNUSUAL sight greeted Madam Wu Rong and her son when she was taking him to school on Monday morning .

Army News Interactive (News)
Army Medical Teams Distinguish Themselves in Afghanistan

In today's highly inter-connected world, the security challenges we face are highly complex and transnational in nature. Instability in one part of the world has far-reaching consequences in other regions. As such, the peace we enjoy in Singapore is inextricably tied to global security, which in turn requires concerted multinational cooperation. The SAF contributes to global security through its expanded spectrum of operations that includes participating in international peace support operations.
Exercise Panzer Strike: Operationalising Our First Leopard Company

"One-Nine this is One-Nine, enemies sighted straight ahead! Follow your sector of responsibility and fire free!" Four explosions followed in quick succession as our Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) released their deadly rounds, singeing the frigid German morning. As the tanks surged forward over the demanding 3-kilometre long German range, 1st Company, 48th Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (48 SAR) continued firing, striking down its remaining targets.
Army Challenge Shield: Supporting Fitness in Schools

Ecstasy, exhaustion, pride and triumph are terms which describe how each competitor felt upon crossing the finishing line at the 50th National Inter-School Cross Country Championships. Held on 25 March, the championship saw 1,557 students aged 13 to 18 participating in an exciting competition which tested the limits of their perseverance and stamina. Our Army has sponsored the past five annual events by providing financial and logistics support critical for the smooth running of the event.
Singapore Biathlon 2009 : Building Fitness and Togetherness

With the cool ocean breeze blowing gently by, the sea looked so inviting as its waves lapped softly on the shore. The morning of 7 March witnessed the perfect setting for an early morning swim and run. Indeed, this was so as some 2,295 biathletes took part in the 9th Singapore Biathlon held at East Coast Parkway. Organised jointly by SAFRA National Service Association and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), the Singapore Biathlon is one of the largest sporting events of its kind in the region. This year saw a record number of participants pitting their stamina and fitness in a challenging…
BG Chan Hands Over Command to COL Lim

In a Change-of-Command Parade at Selarang Camp on 23 January, COL Lim Hock Yu assumed the appointment of Commander 9th Singapore Division and Chief Infantry Officer (9 DIV/CIO) from BG Chan Chun Sing. BG Chan has moved on to assume the appointment of Chief of Staff - Joint Staff.

BigNewsNetwork: Singapore
Supporting cast shine for SAFFC in S.League match

3 Jul 2009 | 2:19 pm

SINGAPORE : SAFFC widened their lead at the top of the S.League table as goals from some unlikely quarters earned them a 3—1 win over Albirex Niigata (Singapore) at Jurong East Stadium on Friday...
Road closures in Raffles Place, Harbourfront areas for multi—agency exercise on July 6—7

3 Jul 2009 | 2:19 pm

SINGAPORE : Singapore’s national defence and security agencies will be conducting a major exercise simulating multiple terrorist attacks from July 6—7.
Four more primary schools to be upgraded under PRIME

3 Jul 2009 | 11:57 am

SINGAPORE: Four primary schools are to be upgraded from 2011 to 2013 under the 11th phase of the Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools (PRIME).
Swimmer Quah Ting Wen clinches 4th gold for Singapore

3 Jul 2009 | 11:57 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore won its fourth gold at the Asian Youth Games on Friday. Swimmer Quah Ting Wen, 16, clinched the gold for Singapore when she came out tops in the Girls’ 200—metre frees...
Lorry overturns after crashing into barrier

3 Jul 2009 | 11:55 am

SHE was driving along Braddell Road when she heard a bang at the back of the van. Madam Ho See Luan, 55, a vegetable supplier, said: 'Then the van shook violently. I stopped the van on the right ...

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Singapore News Headlines
Football: Supporting cast shine for SAFFC in S.League match

3 Jul 2009 | 9:12 am

SINGAPORE : SAFFC widened their lead at the top of the S.League table as goals from some unlikely quarters earned them a 3—1 win over Albirex Niigata (Singapore) at Jurong East Stadium on Friday evening.
Road closures in Raffles Place, Harbourfront areas for multi—agency exercise on July 6—7

3 Jul 2009 | 9:12 am

SINGAPORE : Singapore’s national defence and security agencies will be conducting a major exercise simulating multiple terrorist attacks from July 6—7.
Four more primary schools to be upgraded under PRIME

3 Jul 2009 | 8:47 am

SINGAPORE: Four primary schools are to be upgraded from 2011 to 2013 under the 11th phase of the Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools (PRIME).
Asian Youth Games: Swimmer Quah Ting Wen clinches 4th gold for Singapore

3 Jul 2009 | 7:22 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore won its fourth gold at the Asian Youth Games on Friday. Swimmer Quah Ting Wen, 16, clinched the gold for Singapore when she came out tops in the Girls’ 200—metre freestyle.
Singapore confirms 91 new H1N1 cases, bringing total to 969

3 Jul 2009 | 6:50 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed 91 new cases of H1N1 flu, bringing the total to 969 so far.

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India, Japan focus on strategic ties

3 Jul 2009 | 4:15 pm

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Singapore Hot Stocks: Jardine in focus after Goldman upgrades

3 Jul 2009 | 2:15 pm

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Singapore shares down 0.91 percent

3 Jul 2009 | 2:15 pm

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Microsoft launches in-game ad platform in Hong Kong and Singapore

3 Jul 2009 | 10:15 am

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Sahara operated upon in Singapore

3 Jul 2009 | 7:45 am

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MINDEF News Videos
News Video: President Nathan Joins SAF Personnel in Commemorating SAF Day

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News Video: SAF Armour Turns 40

Synopsis:Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean officiated at the 40th Anniversary Parade of the SAF's Armour formation. During the parade, Mr Teo inaugurated the 48th Battalion Singapore Armoured Regiment (48 SAR), which operates the new Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs). He also witnessed a joint live firing exercise conducted by the Leopard 2A4 MBTs and the Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Personnel from 48 SAR shared the different aspects of operating the Leopard 2A4 MBTs. View Streaming VideoBroadbandDuration:2 min 37 secs
News Video: SAF Promotes 464 Officers

Synopsis:The video highlights the proceedings of the SAF's certificate of promotion presentation ceremony for 464 officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force who will be promoted to the next higher rank. Held in MINDEF on 25 Jun 2009, the ceremony was officiated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean and Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Desmond Kuek. COL Ishak bin Ismail, Commander, 6th Singapore Division and COL Tan Wee Beng, Commander, Maritime Security Task Force also share their personal feelings on their promotion. View Streaming VideoBroadbandDuration:1…
News Video: Singapore Hosts Regional Submarine Conference

Synopsis:The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is hosting the Asia Pacific Submarine Conference (APSC) 2009 from 22 to 24 Jun 2009. About 50 participants from 16 submarine-operating navies and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Headquarters (NATO HQ) are attending the three-day conference held in Singapore for the first time. The conference delegates also visited the RSN's submarine rescue support vessel, MV Swift Rescue, and the submersible rescue vehicle, Deep Search and Rescue Six (DSAR 6), at Changi Naval Base. COL Li Lit Siew, Head of the RSN's Naval Underwater Warfare Centre and CDR…
News Video: SAF Promotes 208 Warrant Officers

Synopsis:The video highlights the proceedings of the warrant officer promotion ceremony where 208 warrant officers received their ceritificates of promotion at a ceremony officiated by Minister of State for Defence Koo Tsai Kee and Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Desmond Kuek at The Chevrons on 19 Jun 09. It also includes interviews with promoted warrant officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force. View Streaming VideoBroadbandDuration:1 min 32 secs

Army News Interactive (Features)
Maju FCC: Enhanced Training Facilities for NSmen

The opening of the Maju Fitness Conditioning Centre (FCC) on 12 November last year heralded a new era for more effective and efficient training for our NSmen. Officially unveiled by BG Chan Chun Sing, Commander, 9th Singapore Division and Chief Infantry Officer (Comd 9 DIV/INF), the new facility boasts the only indoor running track among all the FCCs, and is also equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment that will allow our NSmen to train in a more conducive manner. 1WO Lem Yew Teck, Officer Commanding of Maju FCC, expounded on the new facility. He said, "Maju FCC has been…
Progressive and Lasting Training for Obese Recruits

Obese recruits encounter many challenges when they undergo physical exertion. This is partially due to their joints being unable to withstand the impact when they undergo strenuous activities such as running and jumping. Upon enlisting into Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) for their Basic Military Training (BMT), they risk exacerbating this as the physical training is now an integral part of their daily routines. This can lead to injuries and strains during training. 1SG Josh Loh, the fitness specialist for BMTC School One's fitness programme, explained, "When these recruits start…
Army DXO Conquers Mongolian Ultramarathon

Known to some as the 'world's most beautiful 100-km run', the Mongolian Sunrise to Sunset is an annual ultramarathon which takes runners through verdant forests and past the serene Lake Khovsgol. While the scenery is exquisite, the terrain and weather can be unforgiving, with participants having to bash through dense vegetation, endure hailstones and run at altitudes of up to 2300m. Taking on this challenge in July was Ms Jasmine Wong, Head Physiotherapist of Soldier Performance Centre, who came in second for the women's category with a timing of 18 hours and 40 minutes. She is the first…
Commando Excels at Ultra-Marathon!

At about 0300 hrs on Sunday, 1 June, under the night sky, SSG Fabian Willam Raj from Commandos triumphantly-crossed the finish line at the Ultra Marathon (84 km) Men's Category in the Adidas Sundown Marathon 2008 in first place. SSG Fabian was among the 216 participants who ran and completed the gruelling 84-km run and certainly did the Army proud with his performance.
Behind the Scenes of AHM

Preparing for a massive event such as the 2008 Army Half Marathon (AHM) and Singapore Bay Run (SBR) is a challenge that requires visionary foresight and meticulous attention to detail. With more than 70 000 participants in 2007, it is no wonder that the Executive Committee (EXCO), 4th Singapore Armour Brigade (4 SAB), SAFRA and various stakeholders are working day and night to create the "run of a lifetime."

Business Times Online - Singapore News
Firefly to grow M'sia-S'pore market

3 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm

TOTAL passenger movements between Singapore and Malaysia jumped by 20.2 per cent year-on-year to nearly 1.3 million between January and May this year, according to figures from the Changi Airport Group (CAG).
Job market to stay soft, says labour minister

3 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm

SINGAPORE'S labour market is likely to stay soft for at least the next two quarters, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday.
S'pore remains Satyam's Asia-Pac HQ

3 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm

SINGAPORE will continue to be the Asia-Pacific headquarters of Indian IT major Satyam, now renamed Mahindra Satyam, and major customers here happy with the company's services are sticking with it.
Downtown Line 2 to benefit malls, students

3 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm

BUKIT Timah residents and students of more than 30 schools will enjoy faster travel times when the second stage of the Downtown MRT Line is ready by 2015.

The Electric Newpaper - Tech
Want free songs? Get AMPed

1 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

SINGAPORE, our iTunes moment may have arrived.

The Electric Newpaper - Guide
'Driving' Mr Jackson

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

IT was something they had been planning for seven months - with no idea it would happen only after their idol's death.
Soak in spas & sights of Bangkok

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

HOLIDAYING in Bangkok has become my favourite routine.
More pages, more style

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

THE next time you pick up a copy of local magazine Men's Health, you may notice a few changes.

mrbrown: L'infantile terrible of Singapore
mrbrown at NDP 2009: Guard of Honour

mrbrown

2 Jul 2009 | 9:34 pm

We meet the Guard of Honour and Colours Party guys and I kinda sow some seeds of discord between two elite units. Heheh.
the mrbrown show: bridge or no bridge

mrbrown

2 Jul 2009 | 5:52 am

A day at the beach, and a little chat about bridges. Join the kids at mrbrownshow.com!
Random fun stuff for a slow Thursday

mrbrown

2 Jul 2009 | 12:15 am

Living with first-person shooter disease: Robo-Geisha (NSFW but ridiculous to the point of absurdity): Transformers 2 FAQ! (Don't read if you dowan spoilers): Q: What is the status of the Transformers at the beginning of the film? A: The Autobots have joined the military to hunt down the Decepticons. We're told the Decepticons are "doing things," but they appear to be hiding peacefully when the Autobots show up and brutally murder them. A bunch of money-faces. Literally. See the rest here: Singapore Burger King ad shocks some American audiences. BK USA says that ad not our ad but is…
mrbrown at NDP 2009: Total Defence!

mrbrown

25 Jun 2009 | 2:21 am

What's going on at NDP 2009 with all these tanks and such? So drama! My little present to all you NDPeeps, very early video footage of a much anticipated segment in NDP 2009.
Help this fiesty princess who has cancer

mrbrown

24 Jun 2009 | 4:32 am

Charmaine has neuroblastoma, a form of cancer and is at her 4th stage of chemo now. Her condition is very serious as the cancer has spread to her bone marrow and bones. She is four, slightly older than my Joy. Charmaine's medical treatment will cost a lot of money. About half a million dollars as an upfront deposit to send her to New York for treatment. If you can help, please do. You can contact her mother, Cynthia, at www.ourfeistyprincess.com You can also contact Charmaine's god mother at ourfeistyprincess [at] gmail.com.

The Straits Times Blogs - Latest Entries
Drama and tension in a shoot-off

Jonathan Wong

2 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

Jonathan Wong takes a look at the suspense of shooting at the AYG. A SHOOT-OFF in a shooting event rivals any other sport in terms of drama and tension. But only if you can get past the mundanity of the qualifying rounds – where girls have to fire 40 shots and boys 60 shots – with the top eight qualifying for the shoot-off round. They have 75 and 105 minutes to complete their respective rounds, which works out to about slightly under two minutes per shot if they take the full allocated time. Imagine that, watching someone load his rifle, cock it, stand still, control his…
FASH HAG: A breath of fresh air

Fash Hag

2 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

Fash Hag checks out the new Orchard Central Mall and is pleasantly surprised. OKAY, so who among you is tired of bargain bin diving at the Great Singapore Sale (GSS)? Because I am – well, a little bit. So to cure my shopper’s fatigue, I decided to check out one of the newest attractions in town – the Orchard Central mall next to the Somerset MRT station. Touted as the "centre of new", it is one of Singapore’s tallest malls, standing at 14 storeys high, including two basements. What an eye-opener it was. Although not many shops are open yet, the mall does a good…
How much is a tiger's life worth?

Nirmal Ghosh

2 Jul 2009 | 3:06 am

Nirmal Ghosh discusses the economic value of tigers - dead and alive. IN BANGKOK ON MAY 29, Malaysian police found five wild tiger skins in the boot of a car driven by two Thais. The tigers had probably been killed in Perak and Kelantan, said the unit commander Mohd Noor Idris, who estimated that the dried skins, each measuring about two metres in length, were valued at around RM18,000 each (around US$5,000). The figure excludes the bones and dried organs, which were not found in the car but would certainly have found their way into the illegal market. SOURCE: REUTERS A dead tiger, with…
Why I hung up my pointe shoes

Joanne Lee

2 Jul 2009 | 1:02 am

Joanne Lee mulls over today's Life! cover story on the lack of local dancers. WHEN I read my Life! colleague Tara Tan's cover story today - Where have all the dancers gone? - I couldn't help feel a bittersweet twinge in my balletomane's heart. You see, my passion when I was younger was ballet. I started the good-toes-bad-toes regime when I was four, and only stopped proper training when I went off to university when I was 18. So obsessed was I that, at age 10, I wrote off to an English school and got in based on my Royal Academy of Dancing results, presenting my shocked parents with a fait…
A germophobe's nightmare

Joanne Lee

1 Jul 2009 | 1:11 am

Joanne Lee is warded in hospital during the H1N1 spread. ANYONE who reads the ST Blogs regularly would know I'm a huge germaphobe and think we've been a little too H1N1 complacent. So when I woke pre-dawn on Monday with acute spasms in my upper stomach area, I did what all hypochondriacs do: I self-medicated. First, I swallowed ultracarbon tablets to mitigate what I thought was an acid problem. No luck, I threw it all up - with such violent retching that I triggered a migraine. Then, I resorted to Traditional Chinese Medicine and swallowed a bottle of po-chai pills. Still no luck - up…

The Straits Times Blogs - ST's Home Ground
FASH HAG: A breath of fresh air

Fash Hag

2 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

Fash Hag checks out the new Orchard Central Mall and is pleasantly surprised. OKAY, so who among you is tired of bargain bin diving at the Great Singapore Sale (GSS)? Because I am – well, a little bit. So to cure my shopper’s fatigue, I decided to check out one of the newest attractions in town – the Orchard Central mall next to the Somerset MRT station. Touted as the "centre of new", it is one of Singapore’s tallest malls, standing at 14 storeys high, including two basements. What an eye-opener it was. Although not many shops are open yet, the mall does a good…
Why I hung up my pointe shoes

Joanne Lee

2 Jul 2009 | 1:02 am

Joanne Lee mulls over today's Life! cover story on the lack of local dancers. WHEN I read my Life! colleague Tara Tan's cover story today - Where have all the dancers gone? - I couldn't help feel a bittersweet twinge in my balletomane's heart. You see, my passion when I was younger was ballet. I started the good-toes-bad-toes regime when I was four, and only stopped proper training when I went off to university when I was 18. So obsessed was I that, at age 10, I wrote off to an English school and got in based on my Royal Academy of Dancing results, presenting my shocked parents with a fait…
A germophobe's nightmare

Joanne Lee

1 Jul 2009 | 1:11 am

Joanne Lee is warded in hospital during the H1N1 spread. ANYONE who reads the ST Blogs regularly would know I'm a huge germaphobe and think we've been a little too H1N1 complacent. So when I woke pre-dawn on Monday with acute spasms in my upper stomach area, I did what all hypochondriacs do: I self-medicated. First, I swallowed ultracarbon tablets to mitigate what I thought was an acid problem. No luck, I threw it all up - with such violent retching that I triggered a migraine. Then, I resorted to Traditional Chinese Medicine and swallowed a bottle of po-chai pills. Still no luck - up…
Don't be-crutch my money

Judith Tan

30 Jun 2009 | 11:44 pm

Judith Tan laments the restrictions to ATM access while on crutches. THE ATM or automated teller machine is a technological creation intended to make our lives easier. With the ATM, we can access accounts fast, and dirty to make cash withdrawals or advances, check balances and pay bills without the hassle of a long queue at the bank. Convenient? So I thought – until my current break – in the literal sense of the word – which resulted in my left leg in a cast and being on crutches 24/7. Like anyone who is used to being independent, I have a real problem being sedentary - and…
FASH HAG: Holidays as a sales haven

Fash Hag

30 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm

Fash Hag thinks planning trips to coincide with sale season is a great idea. HARDLY anything gives me as much pleasure as planning my next vacation. Except this - being able to time my trip to coincide with sale season. The myriad choices at marked-down rates make me giddy with gratification. I’m talking summer sales, dearies, and in the fashion capitals - New York, Paris, London and Milan – no less. It’s a conundrum which I love turning over in my mind. See, if you go in June, that’s pre-sales time. So, you will get first dibs. By July and August, the sales are…

Tomorrow - Bulletin of Singapore Bloggers
Save Our Sounds - Audio Map

3 Jul 2009 | 5:59 am

BBC World Service said: ...we need your help to create an audio map of the world. We’re especially keen to preserve endangered sounds for future generations. You can get involved by sending us sounds from where you live... Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Contributions from Singapore needed!" Link
Singapore Parrots' Blog

2 Jul 2009 | 2:28 am

Bryan's Angels said: Surprisingly, Kacy learned this specific behavior within a short time frame of 2 days. That’s a big contrast with the lengthy training sessions I had with Kiki. I ought to praise my little Kacy for the wonderful effort. Well done! Kacy. Hope everyone had enjoyed watching the video! Stay tune on the blog for the next amazing parrot trick from Kacy! Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Real PARROTS okay! This Bryan guy has three parrots and he keeps a blog documenting how he trains them and stuff. Very interesting read!" Link
Our Botanic Garden – Why 150 Years And Not 187 Years?

2 Jul 2009 | 2:14 am

Laokokok said: Whenever I read about the history of our Botanic Gardens, it was always mentioned that Sir Stamford Raffles established the first Botanic Gardens in Singapore in 1822 along the slopes of Fort Canning Hill. If this is the case, why are why celebrating 150 years now in 2009 and not 187 years? So let us go thru the years and see why; Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Insightful and detailed research and explanation on Botanic Gardens' heritage. Very interesting read for all Singaporeans to learn about our heritage." Link
When H1N1 Hits Home - Day 1

29 Jun 2009 | 11:50 pm

Singapore Fountain Pen said: Maybe I can begin by saying that true to the title, the H1N1 virus has indeed found its way to our very home. It's just too bad that my six-year old cousin, Matthin, had to be its first victim. What worries me is that he has asthma and is therefore considered to be among the higher risk group. Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "There are indeed lessons to be learned from this." Link
Forced to be a fan of NDP facebook page before collecting NDP tickets

28 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm

Xuan said: I am against the fact that I said I would choose not to add this on my facebook as I usually keep my facebook simple and cluterfree. (I don’t even do much quiz or play much games on it) However, the answer I got was “No, you have to add and become a fan else you cannot collect your ticket” Huh??? What if I do not have a account I asked, the answer was then you can create a facebook account now. Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "That explains why NDPeeps has 12k fans." Link

sgBlogs - Singapore's Blogosphere :: Latest 3 Entries From the Top 200 Singapore Blogs
lancerlord :: of linda stasi: "shed no tears for this twisted sicko"

SHED NO TEARS FOR THIS TWISTED SICKO: New York Post's Linda Stasi has written something about Michael Jackson. Something which not any fan of Michael Jackson would want to hear right now.Linda Stasi has a friend whose cousin's boy is Jordie Chandler. I will not quote what was written. But if you know who Jordie Chandler (Jordan Chandler) is then you may have some idea.Click here to read Linda's article, if you want to.
Dee Kay Dot As Gee :: Michael Buble – Me & Mrs. Jones

I’ve always loved this song. No, I don’t find myself anywhere near what the song is describing. This is just one of those songs that I love to put it on repeat mode when something is troubling me. Maybe it’s the melody. Or maybe it’s the beautiful voice by Michael Buble. Whatever it is, it is on my repeat list for the past few days. Michael Buble – Me & Mrs. Jones Me and Mrs Jones, we got a thing going on We both know that it’s wrong But it’s much too strong to let it go now We meet ev’ry day at the same cafe Six-thirty and no one knows…
A long and arduous road of an entrepreneur :: A Nice Friend

Many years ago, when a dear friend of mine asked me to visit her in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and sit in some of her meetings with her vendors so I can help and explain to her some of the technical terms and advice her if the vendors were not trying to con her company. I readily agreed without hesitation. Yes, I would literally go the distance for a friend.Sometime last year, another good friend of mine, K, needed to collect his new car after selling his old one, I offered to drive up to his place at Upper Bukit Timah and drive him to the car company to pick up his new ride.A friend of mine was…
lancerlord :: of teacher crystal defanti accidentally gives sex tape to students

Isabelle Jackson Elementary teacher Crystal Defanti gives sex tape to California students: Schoolteacher Crystal Defanti intended to pass her students a DVD filled with school memories she had compiled from the past year. But she accidentally included a six seconds segment of her having sex on a couch.A local teacher accidentally put pornography into a DVD that was meant to be filled with school memories from the past year, and nobody caught the error until after it was sent home, shocking parents and students alike.Parents of students who attend Isabelle Jackson Elementary said that the…
lancerlord :: of michael jackson's last concert rehearsal video

MICHAEL JACKSON Last Concert Footage Staples Center Rehearsal Clip: Michael Jackson's last concert rehearsal at Staples Center, June 23, 2009 "They Don't Really Care About Us"Click on image to watch the videoThe female guitarist seen in the rehearsal video is Orianthi, a 24-year-old guitar prodigy from Australia discovered by Carle Place native Steve Vai.

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SOYJOY Challenge 4: Much Effort, Little Effort Video

Ivy

28 Jun 2009 | 8:47 am

So our last SOYJOY challenge is a video/slideshow to show Much Effort, Little Effort. I decided to tell a story of two brothers Much and Little Effort with my wonderfully awful drawings that failed me my art classes in school. Please excuse the watermark on the YouTube video. I had to use a free converter since MS Powerpoint couldn’t convert my slideshow into a video. The timing is a little off as well. Sigh, the perils of technology. If you’d like to view the original high quality version (with the right timings), download my powerpoint here. [edit] I remade the slideshow into a…
I am Predictably Irrational

Ivy

15 Jun 2009 | 10:11 am

I have a perpetual struggle against the word FREE. I always caution against FREE because I know it always entails some sort of cost or condition. But I still fall for it, time after time, especially when buying sanitary pads. The amount of times I have been duped into buying the wrong variety pads because of that “EXTRA pads” or “FREE pack” is utterly embarassing. The FREE or EXTRA is always so distracting that I forget to check whether it was Ultra or Regular. What is sneaky way of clearing inventory, Whisper / Always! This is just one example of a long list of things…
SOYJOY Challenge 3: What is Glycemic Index?

Ivy

13 Jun 2009 | 2:29 am

If you’ve ever checked out a SOYJOY bar or the hilarious ads, you probably have seen this: What is Glycemic Index? The GI is a list of foods that are given a rating, from 1 to 100, based on how fast they break down and release sugars into your bloodstream. Food with a low Glycemic Index (55 and under) release glucose to the bloodstream at a gradual rate. Food with a high Glycemic Index (70 and above), on the other hand, releases sugar into the bloodstream rapidly, causing a sugar rush (and the eventual crash). What are some examples of low GI and high GI foods Some low GI foods include:…
Office Snacking

Ivy

1 Jun 2009 | 6:44 am

This week for the GI JOY Challenge, the bloggers are to write about how we each enjoy our SOYJOY bars. I could come up with a few brilliant ways of eating SOYJOY, but to be honest, I like my SOYJOY bars best when they’re half an arm’s length from my workstation… in my pencil holder. As a corporate communications professional, I work pretty long hours. I arrive at the office at 9am and leave around 7pm daily. Although, I have to admit, leaving at like 9 – 10pm isn’t uncommon when there are major events around the corner. So hunger has always been a problem for me.
My History with Cell Phones!

Ivy

31 May 2009 | 3:37 am

So I stumbled upon Lennel’s entry on cellphones and was inspired to write my own entry on my history with cell phones. Motorola StarTAC My very first phone was a hand-me-down from my dad. It was 1998 and I was 12 at the time. Before you accuse me of being a spoiled kid, it was really a necessity rather than a luxury. I had just moved to a civil war-torn Indonesia then. The remnants of the violence was still very much visible, and the danger of another uprising was always looming. Hotel windows were broken, rows upon rows of shops were defaced and fear was still the prevalent in city. So…

my life in Singapore
♫♫♥♫♥♫♫ down by the riverside ♫♫♥♫♥♫♫

29 Jun 2009 | 8:59 am

we wandered around down by the riverside last Friday evening.....and as usual much colour, music, lights, activities, people, fun and performers all come together to have a wonderful time during the Singapore River Festival......Singapore River Festival 2009 June 19 - June 27 The Singapore River Festival 2009 returns for a second year, from June 19-June 27, to set abuzz Singapore’s 24-hour nightlife entertainment district with exciting lifestyle and entertainment events on and along the river. From Boat Quay and Empress Place to Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay, the whole river will come…
Sleepless in Singapore

25 Jun 2009 | 9:24 pm

the above images are of my pillow when I woke this morning...... all crumpled and upside down. I don't know why I bothered to iron those pillowcases yesterday!!!....... and I should have taken a photo of the bed as the Doona ( Duvet or quilt to some) was not any better. John has said that some times when he wakes he sees me laying across the foot of the bed or at right angles with my feet hanging out ......well, we can't all be perfect!but I do need to have a restful sleep tonight.
some behavioral differences

25 Jun 2009 | 1:21 am

When I first started this blog two and a half years ago, my idea was to capture the following: "my thoughts and feelings about my life whilst living in Singapore, what we have seen, the places we have been to, what we have done and the people we have met"But it seems to be more about where we have been and what we have done rather than "my thoughts and feelings" of being here in Singapore!So here are my 'thoughts' on just a few of the cultural differences:First off, gotta say I do not like people pushing and shoving to get on the train first, or on the bus first, or on the ferry first ......
a PhotoShoot around Kampong Glam.....

22 Jun 2009 | 11:50 pm

Last weekend John and I went on a photoshoot with the BuzzSingapore Photography Group .... the idea being to do some "Street Photography" around Kampong Glam.We all had a great time, even though it really was incredibly HOT to say the least.But we got to see much more than we would otherwise have done on a normal 'tourist jaunt' around the area ...... we saw the men sitting around smoking the Shisha Pipe and drinking Peppermint Tea - as seen here:we also saw a few very unusual sites that seemed a bit prickly!and then we came across the more colourful fabrics, beading and accessories of the…
my eighth year

21 Jun 2009 | 4:23 pm

today is a special day on my calendarI have survived another year!http://www.nbcf.org.au/June 22 2001.

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cooling off in the paddling pool

islandhippy

28 Jun 2009 | 1:05 am

Olive cools off in the paddling pool and plays with the neighbour's new dog, Winkie. (In case you misread that, she wasn't playing with the neighbour's new dog's winkie!)
chillaxed wedding by the beach

islandhippy

27 Jun 2009 | 6:03 pm

We would have expected nothing less from photographer Collin and designer Biona's wedding: a laid-back party in a chic garden setting facing the seafront. The gods threatened to spoil the event by sending menacing storm clouds to Singapore in the morning but they chilled at the prospect of a good party and gifted the happy couple blue skies and a light sea breeze. The venue was 1 Twenty Six, a restaurant and bar with a lush garden located on the beach at East Coast Park. The garden features a central, timber-decked pagoda, which the couple used for the solemnisation, an island bar overlooking…
Poppy’s Picnic Party in the Park

islandhippy

27 Jun 2009 | 6:41 am

Olive's friend Poppy celebrated her first birthday with parents Adora and Max and a large group of friends and family at the Botanic Gardens this afternoon. We joined for a short time before rushing off to Collin and Biona's beach wedding.
The Shophouse Fair, Thursday 25 June (today!)

islandhippy

24 Jun 2009 | 5:19 pm

If you're in Singapore, come down to The Shophouse Fair today at 22 Lock Road, Gillman Village (behind Little Bali, off Alexandra Road) for lots of exciting goodies, including books from Monsoon (at up to 30% off bookstore prices!). There's wine and food, and activities for the kids. The fair is housed in a furniture shop so you can even buy the display furniture: Monsoon's bookshelves are going for S$1,000 and the teak table we're using is S$2,000!
how to make a bbq for S$5

islandhippy

21 Jun 2009 | 9:53 pm

Why spend S$800 on a fancy BBQ when you can make one for S$5? ('Because it looks better and means you don't have to squat on the floor?' Sandy) Chicken drumsticks with a rose and harissa rub; juicy steaks with nothing but Murray River salt and black pepper. Delicious.

Suddenly Singapore
Pretty In Pink

26 Jun 2009 | 6:25 pm

I've been doing lots of hair the past few weeks, and have been having fun getting to know new people. A few brave clients have wanted pink ( ok, Leone was talked into it...). It's been so fun to express my creativity and step out of the hair color box!We've had a busy few weeks. We had a party for Larry's work folks, so it has been a hub-bub of getting the house ready, food cooked ect. I'll blog about that a little later.Thanks for being so patient with this blog. Things are good here, or at least better. We are fine! xoxoxoPam
Good Things

4 Jun 2009 | 8:03 pm

I made myself think of five good things to be happy about this morning. Lar and I have had some challenges these past few weeks. I always struggle with keeping this blog all about the good stuff, or to just lay it all out there, the good, the bad and the real ugly. We aren't quite ready to delve into the ugly, especially for the entire blogisphere to consume, so here are a five good things that are helping to keep my head above water. We are fine, or will be. I'm sure I will share all the gory, fun-filled details at some point, but for now, please send us good vibes, and if you feel…
Did You?

14 May 2009 | 7:43 pm

Did you wake up this morning, trip over the cat, make the coffee, make breakfast, kiss your husband, feed the cat, say goodbye to your husband, feed the cat, settle down in the arm chair with coffee, tell the cat he is DONE eating, flip open your laptop, read emails, tell the cat to get off the keyboard, that you're trying to type, then look up and see THIS on your garden wall? No? Well I did! After I stopped standing there like a doorknob with my mouth hanging open, I rushed around trying to find my camera. I contemplated running up and down the 376 stairs in my house to look…
If You Build It.

7 May 2009 | 8:48 pm

Here are a few pictures of my new home salon area.The cute pink chair is getting relocated to my office upstairs, I found a good deal on a real salon chair, and we're gonna get it this weekend. Good thing too...it's already covered in hair color! whoops!I also may be meeting some shady character this weekend that may have a lead on hair color....nothing is easy in Singapore! I have a feeling his 'warehouse' is really the trunk of his car, but we'll see.So, I am up and running, and so excited to have new clients. Email me if you'd like to set something up!Random Frank.
Stealing Wit.

2 May 2009 | 3:15 am

Have you ever noticed that the longer you put something off, the harder it is to get back to it? That's what's been happening here. The move threw me for a loop, and then I had several hair clients, and then, and then, and then....well....you get the point. Blogging has been low on my list. I have also been fighting the blues about being back from home leave. They were latent in their arrival, as we had Tim and Kae here, then the move, but like death and taxes, they arrived.It's another fun thing about being an expat that is rarely discussed. I love going home, , and then I love…

A Love Affair with Singaporean Food
Clifftop Dining

26 Jun 2009 | 12:12 am

Another evening in Bali, another fine-dining extravaganza. This evening we ventured out of Seminyak and made our way South to Uluwatu, where a winding and pot-holed track brought us out at the Karma Kandara resort. Set high up on the cliff side 150 metres above the Indian Ocean, their Di Mare restaurant surely boasts Bali’s most breathtaking views, perched on the side of the cliff, with panoramic vistas out to sea.We arrived in time for sunset, to sip cocktails in their Moroccan-themed rooftop bar as the ocean slowly slipped from view, the sky darkening though a spectrum of colours. I kid…
What’s not to love about Bali?

17 Jun 2009 | 10:45 pm

We’re just back from a gorgeous weekend in Bali, one of our favourite places on Earth. What’s not to love about Bali? The people are friendly, the scenery is stunning, the weather is fabulous, the bars are super-stylish, and the food… the food is out of this world. How did a rustic little island like Bali produce so many outstanding fine dining restaurants?Having already checked out Hu’u Bar, The Restaurant at the Legian Hotel, Ku De Ta and La Lucciola on previous visits, tonight we made our way to Kafe Warisan, which always seems to get fantastic reviews. Well, I can see why as we…
Best Margaritas in Town?

10 Jun 2009 | 12:56 am

I only really discovered the beauty of frozen margaritas just before we moved to Singapore a couple of years ago. Our first few months after we arrived, we would spend quite a lot of time at Café Iguana on Clarke Quay, especially after we discovered their Macho Margaritas – something which made us quite excited at the time I seem to remember. Unfortunately however, their margaritas quickly went downhill (or perhaps the novelty factor just wore off), and we stopped going there quite so often and eventually not at all.I have recently re-discovered my love of the frozen margarita –…
Stinky Fruit

8 Jun 2009 | 7:39 pm

I couldn’t have a Food & Drink section in a book about Singapore without including the infamous Durian. People definitely have a ‘love it/hate it’ relationship with this stinky fruit, and I have always been firmly in the latter camp, even avoiding the fruit and veg section in my local Giant supermarket due to the stench seeping out from the durian corner. So it was with some trepidation that I made my way to Geylang to check out the durian stalls.There are several different types of durian, with names ranging from the evocatively descriptive, such as Mao Shan Wang (Cat Mountain…
Hokkien Prawn Mee

5 Jun 2009 | 1:50 am

So I’ve finally handed in my book manuscript to my editor and I am once again free to blog! My research trail has taken me exploring all around Singapore – saw me swinging from trees, whizzing down water chutes, investigating World War II tunnels… and finding all sorts of new places to eat and drink. One of my favourite new finds has to be Kim’s Place Seafood in Joo Chiat.I was actually in the area with a friend to check out the durians (more on that later) when we stumbled across Kim’s. The smells emanating from the open-air eatery enticed us inside, and once there, the numerous…

Singapore Kid's Places
Singapore Arts Street is back

27 Jun 2009 | 7:03 am

Art Street in processLast year the kids and I visited the Singapore Arts Street at Clarke Quay and so I am happy to learn that the event will be returning in July, 2009, although this year it will be at Marine Parade Promenade (between Parkway Parade & Marine Parade Hawker Centre).This year promises to be even bigger and better, with lots of fun and interesting activities planned, including kid's workshops, live performances and art demonstrations and bazaar.This fun, free, eye-opening, interactive and hands-on weekend is a great opportunity to meet the artists in a casual environment and…
Fun baby workshops at Parentlink

26 Jun 2009 | 2:34 am

When my children were babies I found great joy in carrying them around in the Baby Bjorn carrier. To have this warm little bundle so close to me, where I could gaze into her eyes, and know she was safe, warm and comfortable was a great comfort. It was so convenient too; no stroller to lug up stairs, lift into car boots or maneuver into tight spots. When the babies were a little older and had more neck control I turned them around so they were facing the world and could see what was going on. The little legs and arms would bounce along merrily and they would giggle as I tickled their feet as…
Jazz up your party with unique stationary

21 Jun 2009 | 7:49 pm

Mint rolls with personalised labelsDo you have a special birthday celebration to prepare for? Do you want this party to be one that everyone remembers as a stylish, classy, above the average gathering with lots of little touches that make every guest feel special and unique?If so, you might want to check out Singapore based site Cardblanche. Their speciality is exquisite wedding stationary, but they have recently branched out to party favours and stationary. So if you are hosting a baby shower, a birthday party, a wedding, or in fact any special event, this company do beautiful invitations,…
Singapore River Festival off to a great start

21 Jun 2009 | 6:44 pm

One of the decorated bum boatsMy mother is visiting from Australia and so we have had a busy weekend with her. I was performing in the Dance Campfire on Saturday night so it was a perfect opportunity for mum and the kids (hubby is away) to enjoy a night of dancing and absorb the atmosphere of the Singapore River Festival. There was a small but enthusiastic audience for the Campfire which happened on the lawn outside the beautiful Arts House. The kids were engrossed with the different dance groups, ranging from hip hop, salsa, traditional Indian and of course Spanish Flamenco!Afterward we…
Happy Father's Day

19 Jun 2009 | 11:28 pm

image by Ivan Makarov"In terms of your happiness, in terms of the matters that make you proud or sad, nothing—I repeat, nothing—will have so profound an effect on you as the way your children turn out. You will either rejoice and boast of their accomplishments or you will weep, head in hands, bereft and forlorn, if they become a disappointment or an embarrassment to you." - Gordon B. HinckleyOh, I hope I am not am embarrassment or disappointment to my dad, and for him to be proud of me would be a true accomplishment. Perhaps I will never know.Happy Father's Day to all fathers!Pictured…

Trying Singapore
Travel “Best Of”

20 Jun 2009 | 10:09 am

Looking back on our Singapore experience, I feel very, very lucky. (Which perhaps is ironic, considering how often I’ve complained about the country’s manic obsession with lucky draws, fortune, and the 4-D lottery.) Three years ago, I couldn’t even point out Singapore on a map. But in the last few years, I’ve had the chance to experience some truly amazing places and cultures in the surrounding area. I’d had no idea what I was missing! In hopes of inspiring some future travel for others like me, here’s our “best of” travel list from the region.Best hotel chain: Shangri-La.
Ain’t Walkin’ No More

15 Jun 2009 | 8:35 am

We are stateside now. It took a five-week whirlwind of frenetic packing, sorting, redistributing, and moving, but now two adults, one cat, and a dozen bags of assorted personal belongings have arrived in NJ. (The rest of our stuff is in a container ship still floating across the Pacific.) What was our first impression on repatriating? Well . . . We arrived in Newark on a grey, sunless afternoon. It wasn’t exactly cold—just limp. We had reserved a room at the airport hotel so we wouldn’t endanger fellow motorists by trying to drive after our 19-hour flight. Stepping outside the arrivals…
Tennis in the Jungle

31 May 2009 | 3:54 pm

We walk onto the tennis court in the darkness, breathing in the heavy, soup-thick night air. Our sweat pools, helpless in the lack of breeze. We are grateful for the absence of the sun, but even without it the temperature matches that of our bodies.When we were still new to this place, we learned quickly that to play in the daytime, scorched by the sun and slowly steamed by the surrounding air, is simply not possible. Instead, we schedule our games to catch the precious few hours during which Singapore is magical: before 8 a.m. and after the regular sunset at 7 p.m. Often, as we play, a…
On Leaving

20 May 2009 | 8:29 am

So here it is: all good things must come to an end. Our time in Singapore is almost up, and soon we’ll be on to bigger and better things back in New Jersey. People have asked us how we feel about leaving: sad? excited? But truthfully, all we have time to feel is...busy. Two weeks from today, our cat leaves for his first journey across the world. (He’ll fly west, through Amsterdam.) Five days later, we’ll follow him (although we’ll fly east). We’ve taken this 19-hour flight before, but this time our tickets are one-way.The company tells us movers will pack us, move us, and cause our…
Harborside in Sydney

14 May 2009 | 5:36 pm

We went to Sydney at the height of the swine flu panic. I’d gotten the (regular) flu in Singapore, like everyone else, and though my raging fever had passed, I was still miserably clutching piles of Kleenex and mugs of hot tea. We called Qantas: surely with the flu scare, they’d allow us to cancel? But it seems that even with an international health crisis, nonrefundable tickets are nonrefundable tickets.So we flew to Sydney, expecting that at any moment some nervous health official would take me off to quarantine, never to be seen again. But apparently I set off neither the infrared…

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Can You Call AAA?

3 Jul 2009 | 3:58 pm

The Mars rover Spirit has become stuck in Martian soil. The JPL scientists need to figure a way to get it going again and they are doing it by building a simulation here on Earth. Sort of like in the movie Apollo 13 when they were trying to figure the power up sequence that wouldn't exceed whatever power was left on board.
Big Bang Theory - Friendship Algorithm

2 Jul 2009 | 10:10 pm
Independence Day!

2 Jul 2009 | 9:09 pm

Happy 4th of July!
Live or On TV?

2 Jul 2009 | 9:04 pm

The eternal question. I used to love attending sports in person. Still do, but watching at home isn't a bad alternative if you have the right setup. As some of you know, Pauley Pavilion is undergoing a much needed renovation. Private donations are being rewarded with choice UCLA basketball seats. $500K will get you 4 seats courtside. $40M will get you your name on the building.Click here for the article and for more description on the system of points/dollars/etc. they are using to assess your place in the heirarchy. Makes me wish I had lettered in a sport during college . . .
Hawaii

2 Jul 2009 | 8:54 pm

There continue to be some incredible deals to Hawaii. Half my team either has gone to Hawaii in the last month or have booked vacations to Hawaii in the near future. More often then not - when I get an "Out of Office" message from a colleague, it's because he/she is in Hawaii.Just saw something along the lines of a $99 companion airline ticket from LAX to Maui. Nice!

Singapore Ahoy: D&A
Summer '09

8 Jun 2009 | 10:35 am

Average temperatures....London, in June: Max 21C, Min 13C Edinburgh, in June: Max 16C, Min 8C Geneva, in July: Max 24C, Min 14CMilan, in July: Max 30C, Min 19CVenice, in July: Max 28C, Min 19C
It's time...

29 May 2009 | 12:51 am

... for new beginnings.
an abandoned window

17 May 2009 | 7:56 pm

View On BlackSingapore : the area around Ann Siang Hill and Club Street has a fair few bars; this is the exterior of one called 'Raw'. It seems to now be shut down, and looked deserted and neglected.Ann Siang Hill is a wondeful area near the Chinatown locality in Singapore. Many restored shophouses from early 20th century, today are colourful, inviting, and generally fascinating to walk about. from flickr
into the distance

18 Apr 2009 | 5:33 am

with the sea close, gentle contemplation is never too farA beautiful sunny morning at Bintan, Indonesia.from flickr
rakhi dearest

14 Apr 2009 | 2:09 am

So I get this priceless email in my inbox yesterday. Note, I don't use this email ID indiscriminately to sign up around the net etc, to keep it relatively free of spam. yet here this is, and I reproduce for your reading pleasure.Dear [my universal nick name!],I am sure you know me!I have achieved a lot in life and received my share of fame and adulation. But it all seems a bit empty without someone to share it with. I am now looking to find true love... looking to find my life partner.Our common friends have mentioned that you and I have the possibility of making a great pair. Just like I am…

Singabloodypore
ASEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

2 Jul 2009 | 12:54 am

Dear Friends, In mid-July, there will be a vital development in ASEAN 's decisions regarding the authority and independence of ASEAN's promised human rights body. ON 16 - 17 July, ASEAN foreign ministers will meet in Thailand, and at that time the High Level Panel members -- representatives for the 10 member states -- will submit the final draft of the Terms of Reference (TOR) for an ASEAN human rights body. The TOR, as currently drafted, utterly fail to provide the essential protection mandate and independence of southeast Asia's first regional…
Singapore Man Gets Death Penalty

1 Jul 2009 | 7:51 am

Singapore - A Singapore court Tuesday sentenced a man to hang for killing his Chinese lover after their relationship went sour in June 2006, media reports said. Eu Lim Hoklai, 55, a seafood stall boss and father of three, was found guilty of strangling Yu Hong Jin, 29, the owner of a massage parlour. Eu claimed that he paid for her trips to China and moving her business that she tried to press even more money out of him, threatening to tell his family about their affair, the online edition of Straits Times newspaper reported. He told the court he decided to end the relationship after he…
Singapore fights Mexican flu with authoritarian efficiency

28 Jun 2009 | 4:41 am

From Yawning Bread Since we are so fond of world rankings, this might interest Singaporeans: On a per capita basis, Singapore is among the ten worst infected countries in the world for the H1N1 influenza that began spreading from Mexico in May. Up-to-date numbers of laboratory-confirmed cases can be seen from the World Health Organisation's website. As at 26 June 2009, 07:00 GMT, Singapore reported 315 cases, which I have calculated to be 67 per million population. Compared to other countries, we were eighth in per capita ranking. The evening of the same day, our Health Ministry…
Welcome to Alice in Wonderland -Two Integrated Resorts Coming up!

27 Jun 2009 | 2:05 am

Submitted by a Singapore Resident. Changing Mindsets' is a patronizing attempt to get people to accept jobs that are badly paid, exploitative and for which they are overqualified. It is this that forms of basis of service sector recruitment in Singapore and the IRs are no exception. Low pay is all part and parcel of the economic culture in Singapore and is used to justify undermining employee rights in the name of ‘economic development’ It rests upon the premise that products and services can be produced cheaply when wages are kept low. Somehow, we believe that by granting rights to…
Online ethics and the bloggers' code revealed

25 Jun 2009 | 3:16 pm

Eurekalert Contact: Mithu Mukherjee mithu.mukherjee@sagepub.co.uk Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (June 25, 2009) – Whatever their reason for posting their thoughts online, bloggers have a shared ethical code, according to a recent study published in the journal New Media Society, published by SAGE. Key issues in the blogosphere are telling the truth, accountability, minimizing harm and attribution, although the extent to which bloggers follow their own ethical ideals can depend on the context and intended audience. Creating weblogs (blogs) is often viewed…

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Blogopreneur’s New Logo

@tankianann, Blogopreneur.com

3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

I redid a new logo for this Blogopreneur site today, as the first step to the complete facelift of the site. My old logo, as seen below, was designed back in 2006 when I first started this blog. When I did that logo, I didn’t know what to expect – it was in the WordPress 1.5 era and I was very new to WordPress, business blogging and all the stuff. So its high time. I know, the new logo looks very much like the original one. I didn’t give it a total revamp because I still like the style. I just wanted to make it closer to a web 2.0 style with more gradients, and add a more…
Why Its Important to Get a Good Web Hosting Provider

@tankianann, Blogopreneur.com

30 Jun 2009 | 9:38 am

Today is the last day of June, and this marks the first half of 2009 gone. And I’m glad to say I’m thrilled at the level of my business today, compared to what it was at the beginning of the year. No, I’m no millionaire yet, but enough projects to keep me very busy, hence the slack in posting here The point is, over the course of this half a year, I’ve have the luxury to work with no fewer than 20 different websites (some to a smaller extent), and these websites are hosted all across the globe. So I’ve interfaced with so these web hosting companies – their…
PC Show 2009 at Suntec City

@tankianann, Blogopreneur.com

11 Jun 2009 | 9:57 pm

The PC Show in Singapore is now on at Suntec City! It has in fact started yesterday, from 11th – 14th June 2009, 12pm to 9pm. Unfortunately, because of my hectic schedule this time round, I’m gonna give it a miss. According to the press release, this time, there is also a “Lucky Purchaser’s Draw” – stand chances to win $10,000 and other prizes like LCD televisions, camcorders and MP3 players with every $50 spent! So have the effects of the downturn in economy sunken into Singaporeans? I think not! Yesterday’s CNA news still reported thousands of bargain…
Online Photo Albums and the Sink In Effect

@tankianann, Blogopreneur.com

9 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am

Over on Smashing Apps a few days ago, they introduced a new photo sharing site – Expono. Immediately, my thoughts where “Gosh, another online photo album and sharing site?” Photo Credit: rs-foto Online services like photo sharing sites, microblogs, social networking sites, emails… all have a “sink in” effect. That means, the more you use it, the more valuable it becomes to you. Let’s take this online photo example. I’ve already spent days uploading and renaming my photos on my Flickr account (thanks Shi for the coupon!) And while I won’t…
Botak Jones

@tankianann, Blogopreneur.com

7 Jun 2009 | 9:55 pm

Botak Jones has arrived in the coffee shop in my neighborhood. I’ve never tasted their food before, but today I tried their Caesar Chicken Salad. It costed me $10, when a good bowl of prawn noodles, or a filling plate of rice with mixed vegetables and meat in the stall next to it would cost me $3.50, at max. On average, their set meals would cost $13, when similar western set meals sold in the vincinity would cost $6. Yet I see school kids lining up by the troves to order from Botak Jones. There is something they did which the other stalls didn’t. No, its not about franchising or…

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Teacher’s Sex Clip Found In DVD Sent To Students

jialat

3 Jul 2009 | 5:23 pm

A terrible mistake……A local teacher accidentally put pornography into a DVD that was meant to be filled with school memories from the past year, and nobody caught the error until after it was sent home, shocking parents and students alike.Parents of students who attend Isabelle Jackson Elementary said that the woman is a good teacher, ...
Italian Top Swimmer’s Swimsuit Goes Pecah

jialat

3 Jul 2009 | 5:23 pm

And this happened in a race, leaving Flavia Zoccari’s ass crack wide exposed. As a result, she was disqualified from the match as well. Poor girl, next time don’t use that £318 top-of-the-line Jaked J01 swimsuit again ok?It’s the wardrobe malfunction to end them all.Italian Olympic swimmer Flavia Zoccari was forced to sit out a ...
Liu Yan (柳岩) – Sexy TV Host With 34E Knockers

jialat

3 Jul 2009 | 5:22 pm

If you don’t know who Liu Yan (柳岩) is, it is not too late to know her now. Liu Yan is a popular TV host in China. To most Chinese, Liu Yan’s most noticeable “selling point” must be her pair of 34E knockers. Liu Yan ever partnered with Jacky Wu in a China variety show ...
Sleeping Chinese – Basically, They Sleep EVERYWHERE

jialat

3 Jul 2009 | 5:22 pm

SleepingChinese is a photographs sharing site created by an Angmoh (Caucasian) living in China, whose name is Bernd. All the photos shared in this site are of Chinese napping or sleeping. For years I’ve been fascinated by the country and the people. Whenever I linger through the boom town Shanghai, I carry my snap shot ...
Naked Friday!

jialat

3 Jul 2009 | 5:22 pm

Wear nothing in office to build team spirit? Is there any opening? Well, it doesn’t matter whether this is for real, the company has already gotten free advertisement all over world.A group of office staff have discovered they work better together when they are NAKED.Workers at design and marketing company onebestway in Newcastle upon Tyne ...

SOCIOLOGY blog SINGAPORE
Hong Kong Sociological Association 11th Annual Conference

Daniel Goh

15 Jun 2009 | 9:53 pm

The 2009 Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Sociological Association will be held on December 5, 2009, hosted by the Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong. The theme of the Conference is “Envisioning the World City”. Papers are welcome from sociologists and colleagues in the social sciences. Prospective participants [...]
Experimental Sociology in Cyborgsociability

socect

14 May 2009 | 1:14 pm

In the interest of comparative urban sociology of global cities, somebody needs to do this is in Singapore (Botanical Gardens, Orchard Road, or somewhere in the Heartland?)… Watch the video… http://www.tweenbots.com/ From the website: “Tweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter… Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely [...]
Global Connectedness

socect

21 Apr 2009 | 8:47 pm

We often talk about “global flows” and “global connectedness” in very cliché and flippant ways in sociology, anthropology and other social sciences. A new map of global connectedness, provides empirical evidence of this, well worth considering. It not simply reinforces what we already know, but potentially can push our thinking on this. For example, the authors note [...]
On the Evolution of Bureaucracy (Comments on Kaiser & Yong 2003)

socect

19 Mar 2009 | 4:13 pm

With Edgar Kaiser visiting this week, presumably some if not many in the department have recently read his work. If not, Kaiser and Yong (2003) “War and Bureaucratization in Qin China,” American Sociological Review 68(4):511-539, comes highly recommended. Here are my thoughts and comments on this article: The basic question being addressed is one of the evolution of [...]
Film Screening: Hard Candy

vagabondmeanderings

2 Mar 2009 | 11:11 pm

The Sociology Graduate Students’ Committee is happy to announce the 2nd installment of the Sociology Movie Screening. This time we will be screening Hard Candy, . The rest of the movies to be screened for the remainder of the semester will be announced shortly. In the meantime, we leave you with the film’s synopsis, trailer [...]

Sight - An Oracular Insight ( A Singapore Art blog)
The worry bunnies

21 Jun 2009 | 8:10 pm

I wrote this recently for a accompany a painting for an exhibition next month..The worry bunnies My mom and dad whu-ry about me a lot. They tell me that they whur-ry because they love me loads. I wish they will stop whur-ring though. They love me enough already.There is something not so nice about this whur-ry-ing .When Ma and Pa whur-ry for me, it sort of chokes up their faces. Poor Ma and Pa! When they whur-ry, they look like they are trying to squeeze little stubborn farts (giggle, giggle)out of their ears. I wish I could help them with their whur-ry-ing. When I stand on my little divanMy…
Cadres RG

30 Apr 2009 | 1:17 am

My paintings at my gallery in Paris were recently framed by world famous and Paris' finest framers - Cadres RG. They have worked with the likes of George Braque and Joan Miro. Cool huh!See here...Framing is an art and as with any art it takes much learning and practice. Even though I tend to stretch my own canvases, I leave the framing of my paintings to the experts. I have never been disappointed.My gallery in Paris uses the best and I can't wait to see the result.
Contemporary Malaysia art gets an airing

15 Apr 2009 | 8:26 am

The above pic with the collectors Aliya and Farouk Khan with my RAIN painting in the background appeared in Business Times last week on the recent IMCAS. Read the full article here
The opening at IMCAS 2009

9 Apr 2009 | 10:24 pm

Here is the pic of the opening at IMCAS 2009. I am chuffed to be standing with the very very best of Malaysian artists. Everyone from Jai to Fauzan to Yusof Ghani to the Matahati group is on stage. And so is the Director General of the National Art Gallery of Malaysia and the two collectors Aliya and Farouk.This is in my opinion the start of a new dawn for Malaysian art - a private collector is leading the way..
New Straits Times article dated 7th April 2009

7 Apr 2009 | 7:15 am

One of my paintings is featured in the article below in NST Malaysia today.The caption: Rajinder Singh’s ‘Rain’, (acrylic on canvas) at the Iskandar Malaysia Contemporary Art Show 2009.Farouk's artBy Anis Ibrahim2009/04/07CONTEMPORARY art is often misunderstood. It's seen as pretentious, intentionally controversial, even self-indulgent. Contemporary art pieces, after all, are never just watercolours of pretty flowers or idyllic scenes of village life.And if the meaning behind a piece of art isn't instantly obvious, some will give up trying to comprehend it and head towards the nearest…

MINDEF News Releases
President Nathan Joins SAF Personnel in Commemorating SAF Day

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) commemorated SAF Day at a parade held at the SAFTI Military Institute this evening. Officiated by President S R Nathan, the parade was attended by more than 3000 SAF regulars, Operationally Ready National Servicemen (NSmen) and full-time National Servicemen. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen, and Minister of State for Defence Koo Tsai Kee were also present at the parade. Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant-General Desmond Kuek, led the SAF personnel in reciting the SAF…
SAF's Best Units Unveiled

The Army's 1st Commando Battalion, the Republic of Singapore Navy's RSS Victory, and the Republic of Singapore Air Force's 144 Squadron, have won the Best Combat Unit, Best Ship, and Best Fighter Squadron awards respectively. In addition, 10 National Service (NS) units will also be recognised for their outstanding performance.
SAF Armour Turns 40

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean officiated at the 40th anniversary parade of the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) Armour formation this afternoon. During the parade, Mr Teo also inaugurated the 48th Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (48 SAR), which operates the new Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs). The inauguration of 48 SAR signifies the operational readiness of the battalion and marks another major milestone in the SAF's transformation into the 3rd Generation fighting force.
Republic of Korea's Air Force Chief Calls on DPM Teo

The Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), General (GEN) Lee Kae-hoon, called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at the Ministry of Defence this morning. GEN Lee, who is in Singapore for a three-day introductory visit from 25 to 27 June 2009, also called on Chief of Air Force, Major-General Ng Chee Khern.
SAF Promotes 464 Officers

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is promoting 464 officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force to the next higher rank this year. These officers include regulars and Operationally-Ready National Servicemen. The promotions take effect from 1 July 2009.

Army Museum Blog
New Year, new blogger, new tasks... new...

Yea its year 2008! Happy New Year to all the readers out there! I got some bad news to tell to all our loyal readers... our dear friendly netizen has ORD-ed. Fortunately, it won't be closed because the task of blogging is "arrow-cated" to me so do make sure to come by often to read my entries. 2007 has been an eventful year for all the members of the Secretariat and it was definitely an enjoyable experience for us NSFs. Though our vocations are actually clerks, we have been performing multiple interesting tasks such as developing museum publicity, organising visits and soft launches, serving…
12 days after the opening.

It has been 12 days since the Army Museum's official opening ceremony on 27th Sep 2007. Life has been interesting, to say the least. More than a thousand people visited over the first weekend. While the 'walk-in' visitors on weekdays are considerably less, we have got booked tours almost every weekday. There's hardly time for a breather. Life may not be much easier, but it is a lot more enjoyable. At least the stress of an opening date looming over our heads is long gone. I get to meet and interact with new people everyday. The feedback so far has been rather positive, I was speaking to an…
7 6 5 4 3 2 1

The countdown is on. It is, as of today, 7 days till the official opening ceremony of the Army Museum of Singapore. This will probably be my last entry until the Army Museum opens on the 27th September 2007. Over the past few weeks, each Formation Chief was invited to unveil pieces of their Formation history on the museum grounds. This was done to recognise each Formation's stake in the museum. The interior of the museum is now almost complete, save for a few touch ups here and there. I have always believed that the museum should have been done by professionals who specialise in heritage…
A B C D E F G, how I wonder what you are.

The Secretariat has recently came up with an A-Z list of useful information for potential visitors. I thought I?d come up with my own A-Z list of my time here in the Secretariat so far. A is for ARMSAlamak, got event again my ARMS sure Ache again. (See "E") Buat Bodoh a.k.a act BlurCloser to ORD day, all same one, bo hew already. C is for Construction siteWalk up and down from site to office very "jialat" man. D is for Duty at the Museum24 hours. At least can save money on breakfast lunch and dinner. E is for EventsNo one enjoys planning or doing fatigue work for this. But we had 4 last week…
Special National Day Issue

National Day has come and gone, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to steer away from updates about what the Secretariat has doing to talk about a broader issue: Patriotism. Considering that I am serving my National Service (even though they only gave me 1 day of public holiday whereas schools get 2 days off), I think Patriotism will be a topic close to the heart of many other National Servicemen. Whether you spent the 9th of August watching the National Day Parade at home, or whether you were waving your little red-and-white flag in the midst of the excitement at Marina Bay - or even if…

Gruvr.com: Singapore Concerts
Map of Singapore concerts

3 Jul 2009 | 5:44 pm

Click for map of all Singapore shows or on individual concert maps to set email reminders.
Monday August 10th: nine inch nails Singapore at Fort Canning Park

3 Jul 2009 | 5:41 pm

Fort Canning Park Singapore
Monday 6th: Greg Lyons Singapore at Omniform @ Blu Jaz Cafe

3 Jul 2009 | 5:37 pm

Omniform @ Blu Jaz Cafe 11 Bali Lane, Ophir Road Singapore
Saturday July 25th: The Great Spy Experiment Singapore at Ignite! Music Festival, Republic Polytechnic

3 Jul 2009 | 5:34 pm

Ignite! Music Festival, Republic Polytechnic Republic Polytechnic Singapore NA
Friday July 24th: MAD DECENT Singapore at CROOKERS - Zouk

3 Jul 2009 | 5:31 pm

CROOKERS - Zouk Singapore

Figure Skating in Singapore
WIN tickets to Cinderella On Ice!!

2 Jul 2009 | 8:37 pm

Singapore Ice Skating Association is having a Cinderella On Ice Contest - submit your entry for a chance to win a pair of tickets. Contest ends 31 July 2009. MasterCard holders who use their MasterCard this July to purchase SISTIC tickets have a chance to win a pair of tickets to Cinderella On Ice. There are 25 pairs of tickets to be won! Members of All Stars Figure Skating Club, Henry Park
Cinderella On Ice - by Imperial Ice Stars

2 Jul 2009 | 2:59 am

The Imperial Ice Stars will be at the Esplanade in Singapore from 28 August to 6 September 2009. Tickets are on sale at SISTIC.The world-famous Imperial Ice Stars, who wowed Singapore audiences and won international critical acclaim with their innovative portrayals of The Sleeping Beauty on Ice and Swan Lake on Ice, are set to thrill once more with a stunning new interpretation of Cinderella on
Three Russian skaters infected with H1N1

29 Jun 2009 | 8:12 am

3 Russian figure skaters found infected with A/H1N1 flu in Japan Xinhua news reports that three Russian figure skaters who are in Japan for an ice show are infected with the A/H1N1 virus. The report states that Shizuka Arakawa, Nobunari Oda and Miki Ando, are taking part in the show but have not been in close contact with the three Russian skaters. As a side note, I couldn't help but notice a
My baby spins

15 Jun 2009 | 8:33 am

My baby daughter is now 15 months, and yesterday, she showed me how she can spin... off-ice, of course! Here's the video:
Dune of Flanders Cup 2009 Announcement

10 Jun 2009 | 3:05 am

The Dune of Flanders Cup 2009 will be held 27-29 November 2009 at Dunkerque, France. I have uploaded the announcement here (zip file).

Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE
Work begins on Bt Timah line

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

WORK started on Friday on the second phase of the Downtown Line (DTL2), which will take commuters through the Bukit Timah corridor to the city centre. When completed in 2015, the 16.6km long DTL2 will give Bukit Panjang and Bukit Timah residents a direct rail link to the Central Business District (CBD) and Marina Bay.More than 30 schools with about 60,000 students in all - including Hwa Chong Institution and National Junior College - will also benefit as train stations open near them.
No more travel advisories

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

SEVERAL more steps were taken on Friday to move Singapore closer to the mitigation phase in dealing with the H1N1 virus.Last night, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said it would no longer issue travel advisories to Singaporeans. It said such advisories had become less useful, as the risk of catching H1N1, whether in an affected country or in Singapore, is about equal.
$500k fine for cable damage

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has come down hard on a contractor whose workers accidentally cut off phone, Internet and cellular access to thousands of users in Bedok last year.Ah Boon Civil Engineering & Building Contractor was fined $500,000 last month by the Subordinate Court for its error that left more than 3,000 residents and 70 companies on the blink.
Jobs outlook still gloomy

3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pm

SINGAPORE can expect unemployment to remain at current levels or to rise further, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday.In remarks suggesting a turnaround is not imminent, he said that with the economic outlook still uncertain, the labour market 'will remain soft for next one to two quarters at least'.

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