2014年10月30日 星期四

2014-10-31 Singapore Singapore

  The Straits Times   
Malaysia-Singapore land dispute: No need for development charge on former ...  The Straits Times
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in 2011. An international Arbitral Tribunal has decided that the Malaysia-Singapore joint venture company, M+S, need not pay a development charge on three parcels of former railway land, bringing to a close a dispute ...

Court rules development charges for 3 former Malayan Railway land in ...   THE BUSINESS TIMES
S'pore-M'sia land dispute: M'sia will not have to pay tax on ex-railway land   TODAYonline
Rail land dispute settled by tribunal; PM Lee welcomes 'impartial, amicable ...   Channel News Asia

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  Channel News Asia   
MSF eyes law to better protect vulnerable adults  TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) has announced its plan to introduce a new law by the end of next year, which would allow the state to intervene and better protect vulnerable adults who are unable to care for themselves ...

New law to protect vulnerable adults likely to come in 2015: Chan Chun Sing   Channel News Asia
New law allowing State to step in to protect vulnerable adults likely to be passed ...   The Straits Times

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  inSing.com News   
Rights groups slam Singapore court ruling on anti-gay law  inSing.com News
Gay rights groups on Thursday slammed a decision by Singapore's top court to uphold a colonial-era law criminalising sex between men and urged parliament to strike down the legislation. Local activists said they were "greatly shocked and disappointed" by ...

Activists condemn Singapore court gay ruling   Gay Star News
Singapore's Top Court Upholds Anti-Gay Law   Jakarta Globe (blog)
Gay rights in Singapore   The Economist (blog)
The Online Citizen   
Christian Post   
The Straits Times   
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  The Straits Times   
Cost of security set to rise ahead of new wage rules for security guards  The Straits Times
The new wage ladder sets the minimum monthly basic pay for guards at $1,100, up from the median $800 or so a month currently. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG. The new wage ladder sets the minimum monthly basic pay for guards at $1,100, up; -- ST ...


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  The Online Citizen   
Welcome to the Istana!  The Online Citizen
Disclaimer: This is just a pointless piece I wrote to entertain and console myself. No socio-political commentary is being expressed. Any semblance of socio-political opinion or innuendo detected is purely coincidental and imaginary. “The Istana is the official ...

Changing of guards ceremony at Istana this Sunday   AsiaOne

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  Channel News Asia   
ITE students to get career coaching under partnership with e2i  Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: A new Memorandum of Understanding between ITE and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) aims to help students choose a suitable career they are trained in and excel in it. PHOTOS. MP Baey Yam Keng (centre) at the opening ...


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  AsiaOne   
Cat found severed in half was abused by dogs, not humans, says SPCA but ...  AsiaOne
Many felt that the gruesome act was committed by humans, but the Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that the cat was killed by dogs. Get the full story from The Straits Times. Cat found ...


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  Livemint   
Sajjad Ashraf | Looking East to forge peace  Livemint
Sajjad Ashraf says nations' psyches are built on experiences over centuries and not through one-time experiences. Singapore: Can the Nobel Peace Prize really become more than a symbolic gesture to bring together a Hindu and a Muslim, and an Indian ...

'Manicured and choreographed' - S'pore in the eyes of former Pakistani envoy   The Straits Times

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  The Straits Times   
Old ties, new links and more opportunities for Singapore and UK  The Straits Times
President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam and Queen Elizabeth II share a toast during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in central London, on day one of the President of Singapore's state visit to Britain, on Oct 21, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS.

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Working together to find solutions  The Straits Times
WE THANK Mr Raymond Anthony Fernando for his suggestion to have a National Suggestion Scheme for citizens to contribute ideas, similar to how the PS21 movement generates ideas from public officers ("Get citizens to brainstorm ideas to improve the ...


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