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Are The Singaporean Worker A Born Loser In His Own Country?
“I’d be very slow in stipulating (to operators)
how best to run the concession policy.”
Transport Minister Raymond Lim, in parliament
Our latest parliamentary budget debate did threw up a lot of quotable quotes and some of them are down right funny and one wonders how they can be our elected Members of Parliament (MP) in the first place. Singaporeans must be shocked to realise that they have elected some clowns performing their acts in Parliament.
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What ails Singapore’s building industry (ST 13 Mar)
AT A construction site along a busy road in Chinatown, a solitary worker welds a piece of steel. Four of his colleagues stand around watching him.
Meanwhile, scattered around the site are workers whose task is to direct the flow of traffic.
It is a scene many motorists encounter at roadworks around the island.
But if all goes to plan, such a glaring example of unproductive work will soon be a thing of the past.
The men directing traffic will be replaced by automatic signals, and there will be no more stand-and-stare workers.
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Jack Online Apology (Today 13 Mar)
The following is an excerpt (translated from Chinese) of Jack Neo’s latest post on his blog on Friday. It came a day after his press conference was heavily criticised by the media.
“I’m sorry for everything I’ve done.
“I’ve a wonderful wife and family, and yet I didn’t treasure what I had. My betrayal has hurt them deeply.
“I’m deeply sorry and sad and I regret what I did.
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Maternity Leave Scheme of Asia/Pacific Countries (Wikipedia)
Asia/Pacific
Australia will be introducing an 18 week paid maternity leave scheme starting in 2011, once approved by parliament. It is to be publicly funded, and to provide the federal minimum wage (currently AUS $543.78 a week) rather than a percentage of the primary caregiver’s salary. It will not be available to families wherein the primary caregiver has an annual salary above $150,000.[10]
| Country | Paid maternity leave | Paid paternity leave | Unpaid maternity leave | Unpaid paternity leave | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 90 days 100% | ||||
| Azerbaijan | 126 days 100% |
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Top 10 highest taxes in the world (moneycentral.msn.com 10 Mar)
By David Seaman, MainStreet
The U.S. doesn’t have it so bad tax-wise compared to other nations, despite what Glenn Beck would have you believe.
Here‘s a rundown of average income tax rates for 10 high-tax countries, based on information from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. The data are for 2008, the most recent numbers available.
10. Australia
Income tax rates:
Single, no child: 22.6%
Single, two children: 22.6%
One-earner married couple, no child: 19.1%
One-earner married couple, two children: 22.6%
Average income tax: 21.7%
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Youtube: Al Jazeera holds debate on Singapore’s Casinos (11 Mar)
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Why Affairs cause Heartache (womansdivorce.com)
Why Affairs Cause Heartache
If you’ve been tempted to stray, you may not be concerned with why affairs cause heartache. After all, it feels so good to have someone lavishing attention on you and making you feel like you’re someone special. This can be very tempting, especially when your significant other doesn’t even seem to give you the time of day.
But before you step over the line, you need to consider some reasons on why you shouldn’t have an affair. First of all, if you are thinking about getting a divorce, or if your affair leads to divorce, you have put yourself in a bad position. The discovery of an affair tends to make spouses combative during divorce proceedings, and can also impact a judges decision on custody and property settlement.
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Give Jack A Break!
I followed the latest Jack Neo’s sex scandal with a heavy heart.
I also cried when I saw how harassed the beleaguered couple was when photographers went up to the press conference stage e to take pictures of the poor couple from all angles. It was humility at its lowest point. Irene Neo, Jack’s wife, reportedly fainted after the short press conference. It will take immense effort on both the couple’s part to renew and continue their marital relationship after such a massive onslaught on their privacy.
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Youtube: Jack Neo and wife broke down in tears during press conference on 11 Mar (Temasek Review)
Jack Neo and wife broke down in tears during press conference on 11 March 2010
March 11, 2010 by admin
Filed under Entertainment, Headlines
Reporting from 东方天蝎大楼, 10.20am
Beleaguered Jack Neo, who was rocked by a series of sex scandals since last Saturday after his mistress alerted the media of his sexual exploits, finally broke his silence on the saga.
The press conference venue at 东方天蝎大楼 was already swarmed by reporters from both SPH and Mediacorp 10 minutes before it began.
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Singapore’s 40 Richest (Forbes)
Special Report
Singapore’s 40 Richest
Suzanne Nam, 09 Sep 09, 11:00 PM ET
Singapore is emerging from its deepest recession since the island became an independent nation in 1965. Though the economy may shrink up to 6% this year, there are signs that the worst is over. GDP expanded in the second quarter for the first time in a year. Exports and manufacturing were up in July, and property prices and sales are picking up. The country’s main stock index has jumped almost 90% since its March low.
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Temasek offered 110k – 130k USD per annum to fresh Indian IIM-B graduates (domain-b.com 10 Mar)
Singaporeans not good enough: Temasek offered 110k – 130k USD per annum to fresh Indian IIM-B graduates
All 270 students from the 2010 batch of the post-graduate programme (PGP) of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) have been placed in just five days since the opening of the process. IIM-B also claims to have completed the final placements ahead of all other IIMs.As many as 120 reputable firms from and outside the country – from both the traditional and emerging sectors like healthcare and energy – visited the institute during the placement period.Fifteen new companies took part in the placements this year, recording a 41 per cent increase from last year.Prominent among the new entrants were: AT Kearney, Alvarez & Marsal, Bain & Co, Booz & Co, Diamond Consulting, Nomura and Temasek Holdings.Nomura is reported to have made the highest offer of Rs80 lakh per annum for the role of vice president finance in an international location. Temasek Holdings offered Rs50-60 lakh per annum.
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Online Petition: Employ Singaporeans First
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Why Men Like Jack Neo Have Affairs – (womansavers.com)
Why Men Have Affairs
There are many different kinds of reasons for men to have affairs. Forces such as sexual attraction, companionship, excitement and curiosity can pull men toward affairs. Affairs are often glamorized in movies, romance novels, soap operas, and TV shows. Public disclosure of public figures having affairs is headline news because people are fascinated and titillated by hearing about others’ affairs. Men are bombarded with images of women as sex objects in advertising and marketing campaigns. Over and over, the message to men is that the good life includes a procession of sexy women in their lives. Women inadvertently buy into this image and struggle to achieve it. The lack of good sex education and the existence of sexual taboos combine to make it difficult to talk honestly about sex.
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Top 10 Hot Jobs In Singapore for 2010 (Hubpages.com)
http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Hot-Jobs-in-Singapore-for-2010
Jobs in Singapore
Singapore is an island city state in Asia which is highly westernized and currently has seen a strong economic growth as well. The recent surveys have clearly shown that now 18% employers are expected to hire more workers, as previously recession had slowed down the process to a great extent.
In Singapore, contemporary economy is greatly based upon manufacturing and services and so the island city state features a higher per capita GDP. Financial services, exports, commodities exchanges and industries have been supporting the economy of Singapore and have made it more prosperous. These days, oil drilling equipments and electronic industries and other chemical plants are exceedingly adding to the economy and are offering more jobs to the people in Singapore.
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Do You Earn More Than $52,350 – The Median Annual Income? (salary.sg)
Do You Earn More Than $52,350 The Median Annual Income?
March 10th, 2010
$52,350 is the median income of all resident taxpayers for YA2008, which I calculated based on the numbers in IRAS annual reports.
You can use this income comparison tool to see which percentile you belong to.
However, the main objective of this article is to show how much the median income has grown over the years, as inspired by the Singapore Budget Speech 2010 (more on this later).
For YA2004, which assessed your income earned in 2003, the median assessable income of all resident taxpayers was $48,450.
