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Re: MUST READ: They Even Tell Lies About This. Ministars Not Taking Their Work Seriou This was in the fall of 2006, when current Conservative leader David Cameron of the UK was elected opposition leader. With the election of a young, charismatic opposition leader- some Tories at that time...

Silly, you say that as if that's news to me. It isn't news to me, because I have learnt it already. And its pretty clear that SAF cannot hire everyone to ensure employment. What I meant is that they cannot increase their hiring beyond a certain limit without incurring a cost- an opportunity...

Re: MUST READ: They Even Tell Lies About This. Ministars Not Taking Their Work Seriou Didn't know that they could just walk in and walk out and their attendance would still be counted. Its almost like they are attending an university lecture, when actually it's the Budget session, an...

I find you more amusing than ever really. Did anyone tell you that when they laugh, they are laughing at you, and not with you?

Just a sentence: use a towel to wrap your lower half. Sometimes its unavoidable. When in Rome, do what Romans do. I mean you can go naked in the locker room in the male room in Oz here, but in a locker full of Malays, you don't. So don't. It shouldn't be a problem. But there's a clear line...

Overseas government bonds would have been a better investment I agree. As I said, I'm opposed to SWFs overseas investments in broken private sector companies- let it be common shares, preference shares or company bonds. And as for overseas bonds issued by foreign governments, if and as there's...

Doesn't any guy who goes to a public swimming pool wear something like that when they swim? I think these folks have to go back and read up their top 10 priority list again. Catching people who are in proper trunks are certainly not one of them. For one, at least, he isn't wearing a Borat...

Re: Ass Loon Justify $258B LOSS, Refuse To Clarify Function on Temasick/GeeAyeC! Bugg LHL's response is a weak one, one which isn't surprising to hear one bit. The fact is that taxpayers money, and CPF funds, shouldn't be used by SWFs for their expensive adventures overseas. And at a time of...

All well said is true, kiwibird. But while I think your points are clear and precise, and I get what you mean, I also believe you have missed out on two factors. The reasons are that because of asian culture, old S'poreans will stay in the homes of their sons or daughters, to be taken care by...

What Shin Leong didn't want is to see opposition parties, especially in which members of both parties have mutual respect and have interacted very friendly before to step on each other's toes by accident. Of course, he very much means the fight for the central two GRCs in the very centre of...

That's why I fundamentally dispute Temasek's role as an SWF. Its clearly a burden on all Singaporeans and Singapore herself. The role of Temasek has been distorted and has to be rein in. If not, it will only cause more damage economically, and not just on our reputation.

Mixed messages from different PAP top brass members. http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20090212-121541.html Today SM Goh says we shouldn't send the elderly to old folks home- a wise call. But then someone apparently didn't tell Mr. Khaw the same thing a few weeks ago when...

Well, the place would resemble a food court if everyone was allowed to eat in the train.

There's still no disputation by you that it isn't taxpayers money. As long as its taxpayers money, regardless of whether is it in the foreign reserves or in the bank accounts of the two entitles, the principle remains that these two companies, especially GIC, should not remain as SWFs. Period.

Thanks for pointing that out. There's no doubt a difference between a SAF regular technician and a SAS soldier. One just fixes vehicles, the other is a regular and a very well trained elite soldier at that. Most of our troops can't fight with the fitness level of a SAS soldier, let alone the...

Well, how about not investing taxpayers' monies in these companies or the bonds of these companies at all? Do you see the Australian federal government doing the same, putting their foreign reserves into American banks? The fact is that foreign reserves are only used for annual budgets, to be...

While we cannot stop Temasek from investing in such companies- good or not- I think we should also make it clear that principally, we should not support Temasek in such investments in light of the current market. Temasek should only be the parent company of SMRT, SBS, SP and Singtel, and...

They are waiting for the effects to trickle down while the limp stimulus package tries to trickle down also. It confirms the fact that they are hoping for hope that somehow it will all come together and help. But a weak package and hope for the stimulus package(and not bank reforms- which is...

Oh please, as much as some of these guys in 6SIR are my friends, most of us weren't trained to be SAS soldiers. SAS soldiers from the UK and Australia can be trusted to carry live ammo- because they are trained for many years before they become even a grunt or an platoon commander. And...

Two options: either Temasek buys AIA wholly with two other partners, or the Obama administration takes partial control of AIG and deals with AIA soon enough. Both are not good options, but I prefer the latter than the former.