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SINGAPORE : Singapore's labour movement has called for a restoration of the employer's CPF contribution rate in the wake of the strong rebound of the Singapore economy in the first quarter of this year. Singapore's economic growth for this year is expected to come in at between 7 and 9 per...

KUALA LUMPUR: A council to study the implementation of minimum wage should be set up to encourage locals take up certain jobs, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has suggested. He said the time had come for the Government to fix a minimum wage in sectors with potential, as the salaries...

Re: BANGKOK: More than 100K at 9pm. Many More Coming. JAMS 50km Long. ArbiSHIT SHITTI Red Shirts regroup in one area BANGKOK: Suparat Chamtian has been selling pirated DVDs over the past month at a stall on Rajdamnoen Road. Since last Sunday – a day after the bloody clashes along the road...

ISABELA, Philippines : The capital of a southern Philippine island was under police and military lockdown Wednesday after a siege by Al Qaeda-linked militants left 15 people dead. At least two military armoured personnel carriers patrolled the streets of Isabela city on Basilan island a day...

Re: BANGKOK: More than 100K at 9pm. Many More Coming. JAMS 50km Long. ArbiSHIT SHITTI BANGKOK : Thailand's anti-government "Red Shirts" said Wednesday they would reinforce a mass rally in the heart of Bangkok's commercial district, leaving another protest site in the historic district. The...

By Chua Yuan Kai I referred to the letter “Confrontational model not for Singapore” written by Mr Patrick Tan which was published in the Straits Times on 6 April 2009. Mr Tan was referring to a dispute inside the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). The dispute resulted in its...

BANGKOK - Thai security forces fought street battles with protesters in the heart of Bangkok, leaving 15 dead and hundreds injured in the country's bloodiest political violence in almost two decades. A Japanese cameraman with the Reuters news agency was among those killed as the army launched...

Apr 6, 2010 Romanian envoy to meet MFA TOKYO-BASED Romanian Ambassador to Singapore will meet Ministry of Foreign officials here on Friday to discuss the case of suspended diplomat Silviu Ionescu, said MFA on Tuesday. Mr Aurelian Neagu was summoned to Singapore by MFA last week for a meeting...

MOSCOW: Two police officers were killed Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a police station in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, officials said. The attacker detonated himself outside the local police headquarters in the Ingush town of Karabulak at about 8:20 am (0420...

TIJUANA: A deadly magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northwestern Mexico, rocking buildings as far away as Arizona and southern California, as a string of aftershocks rattled the US and Mexican Pacific Coast. Emergency workers struggled to respond to damage and injuries after the tremor knocked...

High Court overturns acquital of SDP five for holding procession without permit SINGAPORE: The Singapore High Court has allowed a government's appeal and convicted five opposition figures for taking part in a street procession without permit. Among them are three leaders of the Singapore...

HONG KONG - BRUCE Lee's wife and daughter on Tuesday unveiled an exhibition of the late gongfu actor's personal items, photographs and movie posters in Hong Kong. The exhibit, which includes a boxing head guard and a pair of sunglasses used by Lee, is part of a tribute at the 34th Hong Kong...

By Kor Kian Beng The High Court on Thursday allowed a Government's appeal and convicted five opposition figures for taking part in a street procession in 2007. --PHOTO: AFP THE High Court on Thursday allowed a Government's appeal and convicted five opposition figures for taking part in a...

Apr 1, 2010 S'POREANS SAY... Bring him to justice here By Zeslene Mao & Luke Vijay Very difficult to get Ionescu to come back Waiving diplomatic immunity for Dr Silviu Ionescu so that he can be prosecuted in Singapore is unlikely, Romania's ambassador to the Republic said yesterday. In a...

A MYSTERIOUS person has claimed to have a sex VCD of Singapore film-maker Jack Neo and singer-actress Foyce Le Xuan, and has threatened to release it. According to Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao on Wednesday, the person sent an email to Neo on Tuesday evening, claiming to have the VCD of...

SINGAPORE: State Coroner Victor Yeo has ruled that Dr Silviu Ionescu, Romania's former Charge d'Affaires was the driver of the car involved in the hit-and-run accidents that took place on 15 December last year. The car, which belongs to the Romanian Embassy, was involved in two accidents in...

Hey Mother fucker! be a man and not a fucking chow ah qua.... otherwise, shut the fuck up, chee bye mouth.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing had plenty to smile about on Tuesday, as his flagship property giant Cheung Kong Holdings booked full year earnings of US$2.6 billion. This is a 53-per-cent jump year-on-year, and better than market expectations. The growth was fuelled by...

People taking the cholesterol-lowering drug should consult their doctor if problems arise, the agency says By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- People taking the highest approved doses of the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor (simvastatin) may be at...

I have read SDP website and come to a conclusion that he is indeed a mad man. CSJ should stay far far away from GE so that RP and WP has better chances. Green Tea on Fri, 19th Mar 2010 6:40 pm