Excerpt from Newsweek International By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop Jan. 29, 2007 issue – Tiny Singapore, with its population of 4.3 million, is often lauded for the way...
At just about this time last year (2006), we were inundated with dizzying and mind-numbing headlines after headlines (like the Straits Times headlines on the right)...
This article is taken from Asiaweek (For Richer Or Poorer), to allow our readers to revisit the issues of welfare, the aged, foreign workers, and wages...
This excerpt is taken from Yawning Bread’s website. I was having a late lunch at a hawker centre — just some fried noodles and a canned...
This is filed under Letters to TOC Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lee Hsien Loong has been adamant in insisting that the Temasek-Shin Corp deal...
This is part one of a 3-part essay on entrepreneurship by leounheort. Singapore needs creativity. That much is clear: we as a nation must ride along...
I’ve been hearing this question lately. From my mom, my friends, colleagues and even strangers whom I happen to meet. “What exactly are we striving for,...
Thanks to Pseudonymity for bringing up this apparent disparity in his blog here. Yesterday, CNA broadcasted/posted a report titled Middle class wage stagnation could lead to...
Construction of the new $400 million, 400-beds Alexandra@Yishun hospital is now underway, and is expected to be completed by march 2009 (It was first announced as...
Go to the website here to learn how to help Nazanin. On January 3, 2006, 18-year-old Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi was sentenced to death for murder by...
The People’s Authoritarian Party (PAP) recently held a closed door, secret meeting to discuss the issue of lightbulbs in Singapore. Below is the transcript of the...
By The Kentang “Patter”, an online web portal affiliated to The Straits Times, has launched a “Durai Saga” fan fiction competition. According to Patter’s deputy editor,...
By Kevin of The-Upperroom Last Tuesday (2nd Jan) evening, I decided to prepare a nice dinner for my dearie. I saw the opening banner of “NTUC...
This excerpt is taken from Reuters By Jeremy Lovell LONDON (Reuters) – This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global...
By Marilyn Lai Hospital Tales was very much inspired by one of my favourite blogs, Waiter Rant, and i have to admit that i used to...
