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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am
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Canadian International School
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Pal » Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:25 pm
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The Canadian International School (CIS) is a leading international school in Singapore. Founded in 1990, CIS has over...
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Bump for this thread 8-)
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 6:08 pm
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Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:14 pm
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Suing the condo board
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movingtospore » Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:09 am
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Read the story in today's BCL about the harley owner suing his condo as they won't let him park in an actual parking spot. May the force be with him....
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Assuming he pays the same for the space whether it is car or mc.
Nope - you usually don't pay for a condo space.
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Last post by PNGMK
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 3:02 pm
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More corruption in squeaky clean Singapore?
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sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:35 am
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ICA officer at Tuas checkpoint faces 35 charges under Prevention of Corruption Act for granting VPs to foreigners in return for monetary gains in...
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Nak, I think a lot is from my home PC. I had to replace my old notebook and the new one is loaded with Windows 8 and a really sucky keyboard,...
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Wed, 04 Sep 2013 2:23 pm
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Intereting stats NOT from Singstat.
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Mi Amigo » Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:53 am
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Singapore is number 1 again - beating India. That'll please the TRE folk.
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Just read the article that goes with the table.
none the wiser about what it means.
The table itself makes pretty grim reading but can someone...
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Last post by Barnsley
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:42 am
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Indonesia jails police general for corruption
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Mi Amigo » Tue, 03 Sep 2013 9:16 pm
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Indonesia's anti-corruption court has found a two-star general guilty of corruption and money laundering in a high-profile case.
Insp Gen Djoko...
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Obviously, the gent in question was paying off the wrong people.
I don't know, look at the amount he took and the amount he was fined. I'm guessing...
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Wed, 04 Sep 2013 1:04 am
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Last post by mre
Sat, 31 Aug 2013 8:22 pm
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WSJ report on PRC bus driver strike, and foreigner reliance
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zzm9980 » Mon, 26 Aug 2013 2:10 pm
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I just started reading it, but pretty interesting so far...
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3...
Part 4
Part 5:
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Part 5:
That last part throws up questions in some areas, which I guess WSJ would not want to openly address in their article, but we can all read...
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Last post by AngMoG
Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:50 am
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Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:13 am
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Foreign universities too are feeling the heat!
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Wd40 » Tue, 20 Aug 2013 6:44 pm
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Although not relevant to the above link, I always thought Singapore is really a poor return on investment as a destination for higher education for...
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Wonder if Yale will do the same in five years.
I'm shocked that Singapore Gov is acting shocked on this. HK vs SG in regards to freedom of speech...
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Sun, 25 Aug 2013 7:40 pm
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Piper Alpha disaster 25 years on
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Mi Amigo » Sat, 06 Jul 2013 6:27 pm
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I still get a horrible cold feeling running down my spine when I remember this tragedy. 167 men died; here are the stories of some of the survivors....
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Some remarkable stories.
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Last post by bgd
Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:53 am
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Singapore: We're number 1, again!
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zzm9980 » Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:27 pm
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We're #1! :P :lol:
The report says the average person’s consumption in Hong Kong equals 4.7 global hectares, while the available...
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By the time you take the Islands and New Territories into account, HK has some pretty huge green spaces though not all agricultural.
Having lived in...
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Last post by ScoobyDoes
Fri, 23 Aug 2013 9:47 am
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Young Dubliner found dead
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Fortan » Wed, 21 Aug 2013 9:35 am
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I was made aware of this article about the death of a Dublin girl in her 20's, here in Singapore, by a friend. I was wondering whether any of you...
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I was on the DS Seacrest and was on time off when she went over during Typhoon Gay in '89. I'd spend a total of around 1.5 years on her but in two...
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Wed, 21 Aug 2013 4:24 pm
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Future of Entrepass
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AngMoG » Thu, 16 May 2013 11:30 am
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Hot off the LinkedIn news referral:
From 1 September 2013 only businesses with funding from a recognised venture capitalist firm or angel,...
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took a while. They lost the documents so had to resend. Approved again though but as usual just 1 year.
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Last post by ukdesigner
Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:04 am
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Income Inequality in Singapore
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morenangpinay » Thu, 02 May 2013 2:28 pm
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so do the general population want to bridge the gap of the bottom earners with the high income earners or do they just want the middle income earners...
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Which is just over $25k/month. :cool:
And yes, I agree that's a more reasonable benchmark. I know expats I consider in middle-management making...
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Last post by ScoobyDoes
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 9:04 pm
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New Coins ..........
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Barnsley » Tue, 30 Jul 2013 4:06 pm
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Dont work in the vending machines!!!
Brilliant.
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I think it's hilarious...in the land where they plan everything to the nth degree...they didn't realize that their new coins wouldn't work anywhere....
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Last post by Barnsley
Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:33 am
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Unemployment inching up...
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AngMoG » Thu, 01 Aug 2013 2:01 pm
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Alternative media complaining that the jobless rate in Singapore is going up slightly. I'd rather have it from the horse's mouth for now: MoM Press...
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Interesting! If you read these 2 links, I think you will get the picture:
Residents refer to Singapore citizens and Singapore Permanent...
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Last post by Wd40
Wed, 14 Aug 2013 4:18 pm
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Pasir Ris Drive 6 Coffee Shop getting renovated ........
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Barnsley » Fri, 03 May 2013 2:54 pm
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Happy Days ........
Fingers crossed they get the TV back too ......... :o
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sorry fella.
was in Cambodia house building over the long weekend.
Heading to UK this weekend so will try and sort something out when back from there.
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Last post by Barnsley
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 1:03 pm
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Thu, 25 Jul 2013 6:39 pm
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Kovan Murders - Brunette man suspect
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Chantikki » Thu, 11 Jul 2013 1:21 am
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Did you see the news? A caucasian blonde woman killed 2 Singaporean men. Dragged one in a car 1km.
Pretty grisly murder for Singapore.
Okay I...
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wow yahoo headlined the update of 3 lawyers representing the accused as a twist in the case... :lol:
Yes, I love Yahoo news. the twist for me was...
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Last post by PNGMK
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 1:37 am
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25 foreign job seekers to go to jail for giving forged certi
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ecureilx » Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:21 am
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From Yahoo ..
In case the Yahoo News doesnt' appear ..
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) charged 25 foreigners on Tuesday for furnishing false...
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Any of those forgeries from prestigious universities?
It looks like at least three were Very Famous.
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Last post by zzm9980
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 7:38 pm
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Suspicious "suicide" of American in SG
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zzm9980 » Sat, 16 Feb 2013 1:27 pm
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OSOD would absolutely *love* this one. And does anyone think this one will be picked up by local media? hah
Some bright American kid was working on...
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Some interesting reading here
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Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:14 am
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