Archive for September, 2009
Poly student dies in nightclub brawl in China (ST 30 Sep)
A SINGAPORE Polytechnic student on an industrial attachment in a city in north-east China died from stab wounds after a nightclub brawl with three Chinese nationals last Friday. Mr Vincent Chia Ming Jin, 19 and in his second year as a [...]
Number one predictor of divorce (Smart marriages)
The number one predictor of divorce is the habitual avoidance of conflict. What's sad is the reason that we avoid conflict is because we believe it (conflict) causes divorce. It's like the cartoon where the couple explains to the marriage [...]
Less foreigners = less stress for Singaporeans (Today 30 Sep)
Online Only -- Less foreigners = less stress for Singaporeans Letter from Gilbert Goh 12:10 AM Sep 30, 2009 I refer to "Foreign population slows down" (Sep 29). I am also glad that the Government is slowing down the population explosion. [...]
Of Shanghai women and their traits (China Daily 25 Sep)
Chinese girl in pink walking a street in the old part of Shanghai Of Shanghai women and their traits By Chen Weihua (China Daily) Updated: 2009-09-25 07:12 To many Chinese men around the country, Shanghai women have remained a mystery that [...]
Recessions may be good for your health (China Daily 29 Sep)
NEW YORK - Economic downturns may not be good for your bottom line but they might be a boon to your health, according to a study on health trends during the 20 years around the Great Depression. Researchers from the University of Michigan found [...]
Out from India’s valleys, gold loans gain respect (New York Times, 28 Sep)
By VIKAS BAJAJ Published: September 28, 2009 KOCHI, India — Indians own more gold than the citizens of any other country. They use the glittering metal as ornaments to flaunt family wealth, as a source of retirement savings and as insurance [...]
Second medical school aims to groom clinician-scientists (Today 29 Sep)
New way of thinking Second medical school aims to groom clinician-scientists 05:55 AM Sep 29, 2009 by Neo Chai Chin IN 2011, when the first batch of students from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (GMS) graduates, patients will likely see [...]
Business growth: A matter of connections (ST 29 Sep)
Sep 29, 2009 ECONOMIC WATCH Business growth: A matter of connections By Michael Frese, For The Straits Times IN CHINA and elsewhere in the world where there are Chinese businessmen, there will be guanxi, or network relationships. Guanxi can [...]
Singapore population of 4.99m is older, more likely living alone (CNA 28 Sep)
Singapore population of 4.99m is older, more likely living alone By channelnewsasia.com | Posted: 28 September 2009 1448 hrs City skyscrapers in Singapore. (file pic) Singapore: The population of Singapore at the end of June stood at 4.99 [...]
Story from a divorced man (Smart Marriages)
On the fallout of divorce, the following comes from a Smart Marriages regular who is participating in my online Art of Loving Well workshop. His poignant response comes after reading "A Distant Bell" by Elizabeth Enright, a story about all that goes [...]
How SMEs can compete with big boys for talent (ST 28 Sep)
Home > Money > Story Sep 28, 2009 WORKING LIFE How SMEs can compete with big boys for talent Play up perks they can offer, adopt new hiring trends: Experts By Fiona Chan AS THE economy takes surer steps towards a [...]
Job seekers in their 30s need reality check (Sunday Times 27 Sep)
Job seekers in their 30s need reality check Experts advise lowering pay expectations as jobless rate for those in 30-39 age group goes up By Shuli Sudderuddin When Ms Cindy Lim was retrenched from her job in logistics in April, she realised [...]
Clothing is more expensive in Beijing than London and Los Angeles (China Daily 25 Sep)
Clothing is more expensive in Beijing than most other cities in the world, including London and Los Angeles, new data shows. According to a survey by finance group UBS AG, Beijing ranks as the 11th most expensive city in the world for clothing, [...]
Switching sex partners a hit with Singaporeans (Asiaone 26 Sep)
Switching sex partners a hit with Singaporeans Sat, Sep 26, 2009 The Star/Asia News Network SINGAPOREANS are flocking to a website to change sex partners, Sin Chew Daily reported. The daily reported yesterday that so far, 49 couples had [...]
Costs worry bosses; workers happy (ST 26 Sep)
Costs worry bosses; workers happy By Nicholas Yong FORMER construction worker Wang Xiao Yong, 30, is pleased about new rules requiring employers to take out higher medical insurance coverage for their workers. 'Increased medical coverage [...]
