Balancing risk and reward (Sunday Times 24 Jan)
Jan 24, 2010
Balancing risk and reward
When investing money, consider your need and ability to take risk
The other side of the coin is when investors get so caught up chasing high returns that they ignore the risk element.
So it’s worth trying to understand what your personal risk profile is before investing your money.
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Some casino staff told to leave (ST 23 Jan)
Jan 23, 2010
Some casino staff told to leave
Applications to work at gaming tables rejected by the authorities
IT WILL be months before the first cards are dealt at Singapore’s two casinos, but several employees have already been fired because of stringent rules that dictate who can work there.
Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has fired more than 30 casino employees, while Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has also told an unknown number of workers to go.
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High infidelity (Asiaone 17 Jan)
Urban, The Straits Times
What do these famous men have in common?
All of them cheated on their girlfriends or wives.
And the effect of these high-profile cheaters on ordinary guys is alarming, say marriage counsellors and psychiatrists here.
Men are thinking it is okay to cheat too.
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S’pore workers put in longest hours: Survey (ST 11 Jan)
Jan 11, 2010
S’pore workers put in longest hours: Survey
They top international poll of 13 economies; MOM’s figure is 45.9 hours a week for 2008
The report puts them at the top of 13 economies in the group’s Global Wages Report for 2008-09, surpassing even the notoriously hardworking Japanese and Taiwanese.
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What price happiness? (Sunday Times 10 Jan)
Jan 10, 2010
What price happiness?
A study shows that people who have a university or postgraduate qualification and earn $5,000 or more a month are the happiest.
But they are also dissatisfied with their achievements and enjoy life the least, compared with those who are less well-off.
Indeed, it is the Singaporeans earning less than $2,000 a month who enjoy life the most, concluded the three academics behind the study.
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Opinion: Poor Employment Practices – Lack of Compensation Package
Our Poor Employment Practics – Lack of Compensation Package
Written by: Gilbert Goh
Many people who were retrenched during the recent recession lamented how badly they were treated after been laid off by their companies. Though retrenchment is generally expected by many people when there is a down turn, more can be done by the authorities to ensure that compensation is paid out when someone is being laid off.
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Calling the shots from the grave: wills (Sunday Times 10 Jan)
Jan 10, 2010
Calling the shots from the grave
Besides dividing up the estate, making a will gives a person a ‘voice’ after his or her death
When it comes to making a will, most Singaporeans seem to prefer to put it off until the last minute, but that can be cutting things a bit too fine.
There is a wealth of reasons to get your affairs in order well before the fateful day, but complacency continues to rule in this area of financial planning.
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Court views CCTV footage of shooting (ST 9 Jan)
A POLICEMAN’S account of how he had shot and killed a suspect two years ago came to life yesterday when closed circuit television footage of the incident was shown in a coroner’s court at an inquiry into the man’s death.
CCTV footage of the shooting at Outram Park MRT station on March 6, 2008 showed Lim Bock Song looking at a directory board on the platform before asking a male commuter for assistance.
Lim, 43, a mental patient, had been involved in a fatal argument earlier in the day and the police were looking for him.
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Pay rise likely for finance workers: Poll (ST 9 Jan)
Jan 9, 2010
Pay rise likely for finance workers: Poll
Over 60% of HR execs expect hike; key reason is to attract and retain staff
FINANCIAL industry workers look like they will be in for a pay rise over the next 12 months, according to a new survey.
It found that 62.4 per cent of human resource (HR) professionals in the industry expect basic salaries within their firms to increase over the year.
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Senior SAF officer faces court martial (ST 8 Jan)
Jan 8, 2010
Senior SAF officer faces court martial
The alleged offence is believed to involve a female subordinate
His alleged offence is believed to involve a female subordinate, although the exact nature of what happened is unknown for now.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Teo Li-Wei, 33, a deputy director in the Defence Ministry’s defence policy office, appeared before a subordinate military court at the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Court Martial Centre in Choa Chu Kang Way yesterday.
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Online fury over stabbing death of Indian Man (The Age 4 Jan)
Fury over the stabbing death of a 21-year-old Indian man in West Footscray on his way to work at a fast-food outlet on Saturday night has spilled onto India’s news websites.
A bloodied 21-year-old Nitin Garg staggered 300 metres into Hungry Jack’s at about 9.30pm after being stabbed as he walked through Cruickshank Park on his way to work.
Mr Garg, from Newport, had a police escort in the ambulance as they ferried him to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he died a short time later.
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Financial lessons from the decade (Sunday Times 3 Jan)
Jan 3, 2010
Financial lessons from the decade
Scandals and dubious practices from the past can help investors avoid pitfalls
But my timing couldn’t have been better because, fortunately for me, the party began after I joined the paper.
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8 things to roar about in 2010 (ST 1 Jan)
Jan 1, 2010
8 things to roar about in 2010
A ferocious animal lurks as Singapore enters a brand new year. According to the Chinese horoscope, the lunar new year beginning on Feb 14 belongs to the Metal Tiger – an animal that has little to do with scandals but a lot to do with changes. What should Singaporeans be watching for in 2010?
1 Election watch
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Errant parenting helps breed teenage crime (ST 29 Dec)
Dec 29, 2009
Errant parenting helps breed teenage crime
Counsellors say most teen offenders come from homes without parental guidance
HERE is how to raise a teen criminal:
Do not care about the child’s life.
Do not communicate with him.
Regularly abuse him physically and emotionally.
And, oh, for good measure, make sure he’s watching when you yourself are engaged in vices like gambling and smoking.
Counsellors say parents who do not put in the time can expect a crime – that of their children.
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Bottling up work woes increase heart risk: study (Channel News Asia)
LONDON : Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published in Britain on Tuesday suggests.
Those who express their feelings openly, for example by getting angry, have no increased risk of heart problems, said the study which warned of the dangers of “covert coping.”
“Covert coping is strongly related to increased risk of hard-endpoint cardiovascular disease,” said the study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
