December 24, 2010
African Huts Far From the Grid Glow With Renewable Power
Renewable energy at prices the world’s poorest can afford: By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
KIPTUSURI, Kenya — For Sara Ruto, the desperate yearning for electricity began last year with the purchase of her first cellphone, a lifeline for receiving small money transfers, contacting relatives in the city or checking chicken prices at the nearest market.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Firm whose van injured cabbie 'not liable'
Firm whose van injured cabbie 'not liable'
05:55 AM Jan 29, 2011
by Ong Dai Lin
SINGAPORE - If an employee drives a company vehicle outside of office hours for personal use and gets into a car accident, should the employer also be held liable for the offence?
05:55 AM Jan 29, 2011
by Ong Dai Lin
SINGAPORE - If an employee drives a company vehicle outside of office hours for personal use and gets into a car accident, should the employer also be held liable for the offence?
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Aspiring to be middle class not the problem
The Straits Times; www.straitstimes.com; Published on Jan 27, 2011
Aspiring to be middle class not the problem
MR HO Kwon Ping's commentary ('The silent revolution in my backyard'; Jan 19) traces the emergence of the middle class, and Singapore's move 'to ideologically co-opt the working class into adopting middle-class lifestyles and mentalities' so as to broaden the base.
Aspiring to be middle class not the problem
MR HO Kwon Ping's commentary ('The silent revolution in my backyard'; Jan 19) traces the emergence of the middle class, and Singapore's move 'to ideologically co-opt the working class into adopting middle-class lifestyles and mentalities' so as to broaden the base.
Life after capitalism
Life after capitalism; By Robert Skidelsky
LONDON ― In 1995, I published a book called “The World After Communism.” Today, I wonder whether there will be a world after capitalism.
That question is not prompted by the worst economic slump since the 1930s. Capitalism has always had crises, and will go on having them.
LONDON ― In 1995, I published a book called “The World After Communism.” Today, I wonder whether there will be a world after capitalism.
That question is not prompted by the worst economic slump since the 1930s. Capitalism has always had crises, and will go on having them.
An objective test of secrecy
An objective test of secrecy: Updated 11:31 AM Jan 14, 2011
Letter from Adrian Kwong Sze Ken
I refer to the Law Minister's comments in Parliament on the Official Secrets Act ("S'pore on WikiLeaks: 'Once bitten, twice shy'", Jan 11).
Letter from Adrian Kwong Sze Ken
I refer to the Law Minister's comments in Parliament on the Official Secrets Act ("S'pore on WikiLeaks: 'Once bitten, twice shy'", Jan 11).
Monday, January 24, 2011
Encourage gender equality and the babies will come
The Straits Times, www.straitstimes.comPublished on Jan 22, 2011
Encourage gender equality and the babies will come
LITTLE attention has been paid to the fact that greater gender equality will yield better results in reversing the declining birth rates ('More couples saying no to having kids', last Friday; and 'Why 'Stop at two' still makes sense to me', Sunday).
Encourage gender equality and the babies will come
LITTLE attention has been paid to the fact that greater gender equality will yield better results in reversing the declining birth rates ('More couples saying no to having kids', last Friday; and 'Why 'Stop at two' still makes sense to me', Sunday).
Friday, January 21, 2011
'I was forced to strip naked for photos'
'I was forced to strip naked for photos'
Alicia Wong | January 19, 2011 at 1:23 pm | Tags: health, lawsuit, Martin Huang, medical, plastic surgeon, plastic surgery, Singapore | Categories: Newsroom | URL:http://wp.me/pRB1a-4iA
A 17-year-old is suing plastic surgeon Martin Hung for extreme mental distress. (Photo: Getty)
Well-known Singaporean plastic surgeon Martin Huang is in the spotlight again.
Alicia Wong | January 19, 2011 at 1:23 pm | Tags: health, lawsuit, Martin Huang, medical, plastic surgeon, plastic surgery, Singapore | Categories: Newsroom | URL:http://wp.me/pRB1a-4iA
A 17-year-old is suing plastic surgeon Martin Hung for extreme mental distress. (Photo: Getty)
Well-known Singaporean plastic surgeon Martin Huang is in the spotlight again.
Let two small families share one maid
Let two small families share one maid
12:05 PM Jan 21, 2011
Letter from Gul Arora
This is with reference to the news of several maid agencies raising the salaries of Indonesian maids.
This is the age of small families with only one child. I myself am a single mother with an eight-year-old child. The question here is, do I really need a full-time maid? I do not - and yet, however, I do need someone's help to take my child to school, bring her back, and stay with her at home when I have to stay back late at the office.
12:05 PM Jan 21, 2011
Letter from Gul Arora
This is with reference to the news of several maid agencies raising the salaries of Indonesian maids.
This is the age of small families with only one child. I myself am a single mother with an eight-year-old child. The question here is, do I really need a full-time maid? I do not - and yet, however, I do need someone's help to take my child to school, bring her back, and stay with her at home when I have to stay back late at the office.
'Tax en bloc speculators too'
Tax en bloc speculators too
05:55 AM Jan 21, 2011
Letter from Jacinta Lee
I NOTE that the Government's recent measures are aimed at putting an end to speculation and cooling the property market. I ask the authorities to also look into curbing the "condo raiders" who buy into old condominiums such as mine which have en bloc potential.
05:55 AM Jan 21, 2011
Letter from Jacinta Lee
I NOTE that the Government's recent measures are aimed at putting an end to speculation and cooling the property market. I ask the authorities to also look into curbing the "condo raiders" who buy into old condominiums such as mine which have en bloc potential.
Wrong to ban maids from condo pools
The Straits Times, www.straitstimes.com
Published on Jan 13, 2011
Wrong to ban maids from condo pools
MY FAMILY and I live in Sarkies Gardens and recently, I received a letter from the management of the condominium informing us that maids would no longer be allowed to use the swimming pool.
Published on Jan 13, 2011
Wrong to ban maids from condo pools
MY FAMILY and I live in Sarkies Gardens and recently, I received a letter from the management of the condominium informing us that maids would no longer be allowed to use the swimming pool.
Do more for pedestrian safety
The Straits Times www.straitstimes.com
Published on Jan 18, 2011
Do more for pedestrian safety
AS A pedestrian, I have observed that many drivers in Singapore expect pedestrians to give way to them. For example, when they are reversing or when they are driving out from a small lane into a main road, they expect pedestrians to wait and let them go first before crossing the road.
Published on Jan 18, 2011
Do more for pedestrian safety
AS A pedestrian, I have observed that many drivers in Singapore expect pedestrians to give way to them. For example, when they are reversing or when they are driving out from a small lane into a main road, they expect pedestrians to wait and let them go first before crossing the road.
Better quality control, please
ST Forum
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Jan 20, 2011
Better quality control, please
SUPERMARKET chain FairPrice should improve its quality control to ensure its outlets do not sell products of questionable quality.
HOME > ST FORUM > ONLINE STORY
Jan 20, 2011
Better quality control, please
SUPERMARKET chain FairPrice should improve its quality control to ensure its outlets do not sell products of questionable quality.
Plastic bags incinerated, not buried
The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Published on Jan 21, 2011
Plastic bags incinerated, not buried
THE concerns with plastic bags relate to them being sent to landfills where they can pollute the environment ("Charge a fee for plastic bags"; Jan 14).
Published on Jan 21, 2011
Plastic bags incinerated, not buried
THE concerns with plastic bags relate to them being sent to landfills where they can pollute the environment ("Charge a fee for plastic bags"; Jan 14).
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
ST 2008: 'Insurer drops client who queried other driver's claim'
Insurer drops client who queried other driver's claim
Slight damage resulted in an $18k claim. -ST
Fri, Sep 26, 2008; The Straits Times; By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent
AFTER businessman Amirul Bahar was involved in a fender bender in a carpark last November, he replaced the bumper of his Toyota Wish seven-seater for $650.
The 52-year-old got a shock when the other driver, whose Nissan Sunny sedan sustained a minor dent on the front right fender, filed claims amounting to $18,000, the bulk of it for personal injury.
Slight damage resulted in an $18k claim. -ST
Fri, Sep 26, 2008; The Straits Times; By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent
AFTER businessman Amirul Bahar was involved in a fender bender in a carpark last November, he replaced the bumper of his Toyota Wish seven-seater for $650.
The 52-year-old got a shock when the other driver, whose Nissan Sunny sedan sustained a minor dent on the front right fender, filed claims amounting to $18,000, the bulk of it for personal injury.
Fertility rate here drops to new low
Fertility rate here drops to new low
Updated 12:01 PM Jan 18, 2011, by Hoe Yeen Nie
SINGAPORE - The bottom is falling out of Singapore's fertility rates.
After inching to a record low of 1.22 babies per resident female in 2009, the Total Fertility Rate slumped to 1.16 last year based on preliminary estimates, taking the resident population further away from its natural replacement rate of 2.1 babies.
Updated 12:01 PM Jan 18, 2011, by Hoe Yeen Nie
SINGAPORE - The bottom is falling out of Singapore's fertility rates.
After inching to a record low of 1.22 babies per resident female in 2009, the Total Fertility Rate slumped to 1.16 last year based on preliminary estimates, taking the resident population further away from its natural replacement rate of 2.1 babies.
RI students' grassroots involvement 'misrepresented'
RI students' grassroots involvement 'misrepresented'
05:55 AM Jan 18, 2011
by Neo Chai Chin
The grassroots work done in Boon Lay by Raffles Institution students is not political activity, People's Association (PA) deputy chairman Lim Boon Heng said yesterday.
05:55 AM Jan 18, 2011
by Neo Chai Chin
The grassroots work done in Boon Lay by Raffles Institution students is not political activity, People's Association (PA) deputy chairman Lim Boon Heng said yesterday.
Lawyers fail to settle travel policy row
Lawyers fail to settle travel policy row
05:55 AM Jan 18, 2011
by Ong Dai Lin
SINGAPORE - A move by a group of lawyers to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to revoke the Law Society's new Business Class travel policy was rejected yesterday. But the 44 lawyers behind the move are not giving up yet.
05:55 AM Jan 18, 2011
by Ong Dai Lin
SINGAPORE - A move by a group of lawyers to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to revoke the Law Society's new Business Class travel policy was rejected yesterday. But the 44 lawyers behind the move are not giving up yet.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
TR (10/10): 'MND continues to throw smoke bombs over role of PAP 'grassroots advisers''
MND continues to throw smoke bombs over role of PAP “grassroots advisers”
October 27th, 2009, From our Correspondent
The National Development Ministry has continued to throw smoke-bombs over the role of PAP “grassroots advisers” in a letter written by its press secretary Lim Yuin Chien, which was published in the Straits Times Forum today.
October 27th, 2009, From our Correspondent
The National Development Ministry has continued to throw smoke-bombs over the role of PAP “grassroots advisers” in a letter written by its press secretary Lim Yuin Chien, which was published in the Straits Times Forum today.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
11/09: 'Grassroots Organizations should stay non-partisan'
Grassroots Organizations should stay non-partisan
November 3rd, 2009
I refer to the Oct 22, 2009 article “’Adviser over MP’ raises many questions” by Sue-Ann Chia.
November 3rd, 2009
I refer to the Oct 22, 2009 article “’Adviser over MP’ raises many questions” by Sue-Ann Chia.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
CNA 08/08: 'MPs debate by-election laws in Parliament'
Title : MPs debate by-election laws in Parliament
Date : 27 August 2008 2106 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/372108/1/.html
SINGAPORE : Parliament saw a lively debate on Wednesday as Members of Parliament (MPs) spoke on the issue of by-election laws in Singapore.
Date : 27 August 2008 2106 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/372108/1/.html
SINGAPORE : Parliament saw a lively debate on Wednesday as Members of Parliament (MPs) spoke on the issue of by-election laws in Singapore.
ST (forum) 10/09: 'Advisers and MPs have different roles'
Letters to the MediaAdvisers and MPs have different roles
Published in The Straits Times, 27 Oct 2009.
Letter from Lim Yuin Chien, Press Secretary to the Ministry of National Development
IN HER commentary last Thursday, ''Adviser over MP' raises many questions', Ms Sue-Ann Chia has misunderstood the roles of Members of Parliament (MPs) and advisers to grassroots organisations.
ST commentary (10/09): 'Adviser over MP' raises many questions
'Adviser over MP' raises many questions
Oct 22, 2009, The Straits Times.
Who should manage lift upgrading at the constituency level?
By Sue-Ann Chia
Oct 22, 2009, The Straits Times.
Who should manage lift upgrading at the constituency level?
By Sue-Ann Chia
ST 10/09: 'WP’s Sylvia Lim rebuts ministry’s reply on lift upgrading'
WP’s Sylvia Lim rebuts ministry’s reply on lift upgrading
Posted by Andrew Loh on October 15, 2009
Sylvia Lim’s letter to the Straits Times:
Posted by Andrew Loh on October 15, 2009
Sylvia Lim’s letter to the Straits Times:
ST 10/09: 'MP Low wrong on lift upgrading'
Letters to the Media
Ministry: MP Low wrong on lift upgrading
Published in The Straits Times, 13 Oct 2009
Ministry: MP Low wrong on lift upgrading
Published in The Straits Times, 13 Oct 2009
Monday, January 10, 2011
ST 10/09: 'No basis for MP not to announce lift upgrading'
"Webmaster’s note: This is the full version of the letter appearing in the Straits Times Forum on 10 Oct 2009"
No basis for MP not to announce lift upgrading
I refer to the HDB’s reply to Mr Muhammad Yusuf Osman’s letter on the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP ) in opposition wards published today, titled “Why grassroots advisers announce lift upgrading”.
No basis for MP not to announce lift upgrading
I refer to the HDB’s reply to Mr Muhammad Yusuf Osman’s letter on the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP ) in opposition wards published today, titled “Why grassroots advisers announce lift upgrading”.
ST Oct2009: 'Why grassroots advisers announce lift upgrading'
STforum: 09Oct2009:
Why grassroots advisers announce lift upgrading
WE REFER to Mr Muhammad Yusuf Osman's letter on Wednesday, 'MPs should front initiative'. It is the Government's practice to implement its national programmes for residents through advisers to grassroots organisations who are appointed by the Government to gather feedback from residents.
Why grassroots advisers announce lift upgrading
WE REFER to Mr Muhammad Yusuf Osman's letter on Wednesday, 'MPs should front initiative'. It is the Government's practice to implement its national programmes for residents through advisers to grassroots organisations who are appointed by the Government to gather feedback from residents.
ST 10/2009: UPGRADING IN OPPOSITION WARDS- MPs should front initiative
ST forum:
Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009
UPGRADING IN OPPOSITION WARDS: MPs should front initiative
I REFER to last Saturday's report, 'Non-PAP wards get lift revamp', and Sunday's article, 'Lift upgrading for six blocks in Hougang', both of which stated that the two opposition wards of Hougang and Potong Pasir would be getting their lifts upgraded.
Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009
UPGRADING IN OPPOSITION WARDS: MPs should front initiative
I REFER to last Saturday's report, 'Non-PAP wards get lift revamp', and Sunday's article, 'Lift upgrading for six blocks in Hougang', both of which stated that the two opposition wards of Hougang and Potong Pasir would be getting their lifts upgraded.
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