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Australian International School Singapore

Last post by Pal « Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am
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by Pal » Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am » in Parenting, Family & Schools

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AIS has a long history of delivering a holistic, rounded education. What makes us truly unique is that we offer a...

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Stamford American International School

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by Pal » Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:34 pm » in Staying, Living in Singapore

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Stamford American International Singapore offers an holistic education for students from 2 months to 18 years of age, being the first and only school...

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SAIS International School .

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There is a rumor circulating about Barclays IT

Last post by Barnsley « Fri, 28 Feb 2014 8:33 am
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by AndrewV » Mon, 27 Jan 2014 4:31 pm
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that the entire IT dept maybe moved to india
anyone have anymore info on this?

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Switched to retail banking last year. Also a bane???

They may have cut back investment banking but they certainly haven't switched .

From the...
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Last post by Barnsley
Fri, 28 Feb 2014 8:33 am
Facebook buying WhatsApp

Last post by pisceangirl « Wed, 26 Feb 2014 5:29 pm
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by triste » Thu, 20 Feb 2014 8:38 am
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gross. :(

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With respect to my post on this thread, what I meant was that acquiring Whatsapp at this point does not allow Facebook access to any linkable...
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Wed, 26 Feb 2014 5:29 pm
Singapore Budget

Last post by Barnsley « Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:55 pm
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by Wd40 » Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:48 am
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From what I have read there isnt much change in Income Tax rates. There is only some increase in rebate for people supporting parents and handicapped...

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Apparently the beers are already up in price in the Coffee Shops :o :o :o
Yup. What else should've been taxed to piss off people less? Economy is...
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Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:55 pm
90%of Angora Fur: Video of Screaming Rabbits being Stripped

Last post by sundaymorningstaple « Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:31 pm
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by saykreem » Thu, 21 Nov 2013 9:06 pm
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News from the Irish Mirror:
(not copied and pasted)

A shocking video has been released of rabbits being restrained while fur is cruelly ripped from...

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^^This! ;-)
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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:31 pm
Good Ole Uncle Bob Mugabe is in town again....

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by Barnsley » Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:34 am

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I am still.amazed at this everytime he is let in.

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I am still.amazed at this everytime he is let in.
How does one pronounce KA-CHING $$$$! in Singlish?

I believe, exactly the same way! :lol:

The...

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Thu, 20 Feb 2014 5:30 pm
Swiss vote to impose Immigration curbs on EU Citizens

Last post by zzm9980 « Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:48 am
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by Barnsley » Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:12 am

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Is this the beginning of the end of freedom of movement around Europe....

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I did read about this in the Daily Mail today. They sure went out of their way to pick the most fascist and punitive sounding quotes from various EU...

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Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:48 am
korean guys attacked outside club after 'hugging' incident

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by trashmaker » Wed, 05 Feb 2014 4:38 pm

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Was what that people charged for rioting business was all about....typical of the bird-cage liner not to give any of the details.

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Thu, 06 Feb 2014 8:15 pm
It could be worse: You could be working in Qatar

Last post by AndrewV « Thu, 06 Feb 2014 6:10 pm
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by zzm9980 » Wed, 05 Feb 2014 7:20 pm

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This piece makes Singapore sound like a paradise on Earth of foreign worker's rights and freedoms.

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This piece makes Singapore sound like a paradise on Earth of foreign worker's rights and freedoms.
don't they have welfare in sweden , and isn't...

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Thu, 06 Feb 2014 6:10 pm
More locals employed amid tighter foreign hiring

Last post by sundaymorningstaple « Sat, 01 Feb 2014 3:51 pm
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by Wd40 » Fri, 31 Jan 2014 2:12 pm

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By stripping out foreign domestic workers and construction workers, foreign employment contributed just 0.6 percentage point to the milder overall...

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In fact, the 9:30 news and some CNN is about all I watch on TV anymore.

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Sat, 01 Feb 2014 3:51 pm
HSBC bankrupt and on the brink of collapse?

Last post by ecureilx « Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:55 am
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by sunbox » Mon, 27 Jan 2014 4:25 pm
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There is news on web about it.. How is Singapore HSBC doing ? Is it safe to keep money there ?

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4000 SGD is the cut-off where remittance centers in SG have to ask for proof of source of funds (a withdrawal slip from the bank will do). I believe...
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Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:55 am
Facebook breach

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by zzm9980 » Sat, 22 Jun 2013 9:10 am
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This is what I mentioned to some of you last night. I was the security researcher (hah) that found it and reported to them.

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Why put phone number in Facebook in the first place?

Account security (SMS tokens), as a way of friends finding you, and incase you want your...
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Sun, 26 Jan 2014 2:05 pm
MOM hires firm in India to verify education certs

Last post by sundaymorningstaple « Mon, 20 Jan 2014 4:38 pm
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by the lynx » Mon, 20 Jan 2014 9:23 am

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What is your opinion about it, therat?

From our favourite local forum, they are not happy, and I wonder why... :lol:

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Anyway, here is a link to a much earlier post re: vetting teams (this dates from 2009)

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Mon, 20 Jan 2014 4:38 pm
Abuse of Indonesian maid sparks outrage in Hong Kong

Last post by zzm9980 « Sun, 19 Jan 2014 9:18 pm
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by x9200 » Sun, 19 Jan 2014 9:01 pm

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Imagine something like this here. Would they introduce prohibition in the whole Orchard area or Lucky Plaza only?

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In Hong Kong she may get justice and the authorities will take it seriously.

In Singapore it would be brushed under the table with excuses and lip...

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Sun, 19 Jan 2014 9:18 pm
QFF is going down - redeem your points quickly!

Last post by Wd40 « Thu, 16 Jan 2014 6:30 pm
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by PNGMK » Thu, 05 Dec 2013 9:00 am

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There's strong rumours going around the Australia FF community that Qantas is selling or shutting down it's QFF program (oddly enough the most...

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AUD made a fresh 3 yr low against USD today.

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Thu, 16 Jan 2014 6:30 pm
Singapore Airlines A380 plane in emergency landing

Last post by ecureilx « Wed, 15 Jan 2014 5:14 pm
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by Mi Amigo » Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:53 am
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This quote made me go :roll: :roll: :roll: ...

Ronald Leung wrote: Really have to appreciate Singapore Airlines making the immediate announcement...

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Eurelix yes Business Class is nice on the 777 unfortunately I will be giving my seat to my mother and travelling in her economy seat. These things we...
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Wed, 15 Jan 2014 5:14 pm
Bloomberg article about manufacturing labor crunch

Last post by ScoobyDoes « Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:05 am
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by AngMoG » Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:04 am

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Saw an interesting article today: Bloomberg Article

Alcotec Precision Engineering Pte. owner Colin Kua turned down almost a third of his...

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Interesting.......I believe it's partially his own problem for not investing in efficient productivity. The age old reliance on cheap labour must...

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Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:05 am
Layoffs in HGST Singapore

Last post by AndrewV « Mon, 13 Jan 2014 1:54 pm
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by Wd40 » Fri, 03 Jan 2014 10:49 am

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Further evidence that companies are moving away from Singapore.

This was decided about three years ago, and employees were informed in November

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I heard a rumor about SAP laying off quite a few of it's staff in the singapore office
anyone can verify this?

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Last post by AndrewV
Mon, 13 Jan 2014 1:54 pm
MCE updates on the hour in the radio news....

Last post by ScoobyDoes « Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:00 am
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by Barnsley » Mon, 06 Jan 2014 4:05 pm

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When will these stop?

Why is it even in the main news anyway?

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Reducing the congestion that forms in the morning west bound is probably a minor reason. The main reason is by moving the existing ECP they create...

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Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:00 am
Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing

Last post by JR8 « Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:08 pm
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by Mi Amigo » Tue, 24 Dec 2013 4:55 pm

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Finally...

I hate the way the word 'genius' is so over-used these days, but Turing was a person who more than earned that epithet, IMO. The work...

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what purpose does it serve?

Hmmm. Maybe it symbolises, and communicates, that 'We as a society have done wrong, accept that, and are now moving on...

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Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:08 pm
In UK's hour of need, he shot down 21 Nazi planes. Now......

Last post by JR8 « Mon, 23 Dec 2013 2:30 pm
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by the lynx » Mon, 23 Dec 2013 11:21 am

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...in HIS hour of need, World War II hero has to sell his medals to pay for care

(Looking at the list of the medals he's got, he certainly looked...

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'Daily Mail - headline generator'

Keep clicking Refresh, you'll soon get the idea...

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Mon, 23 Dec 2013 2:30 pm

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