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Harassment at S’pore’s beach countdown 2009

Singapore’s beach countdown 2009 party is over; but the news is not.

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Ram Tiwary Sentenced to Maximum of 48 Years in Jail! Poor Ram Tiwary.

Singaporean student Ram Tiwary, found guilty of murdering two of his flatmates in Australia, has been sentenced to a maximum of 48 years in jail (25 years for the murder of Tay Chow Lyang & 30 years for the death of Tony Tan Poh Chuan). The latter sentence will start from 2012. Ram Tiwary was [...]

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Singapore marathon SCSM 2009 results

Standard chartered singapore marathon 2009 was a great event in Singapore; I know you can’t wait to know the results. Reigning Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) champion Luke Kibet has won the full marathon category race for the second year running. It was an exciting climax to the 42km race as Johnstone Chepkwony mounted a [...]

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Roll out of 2009 H1N1 vaccine for young adults and children

The 2009 H1N1 vaccine is now ready to be rolled out to children and young adults aged 10 years through 18 years. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) have reviewed the safety of CSL Limited Panvax H1N1 Vaccine in children aged 10 years to 18 years and are satisfied with [...]

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H1N1 vaccine costs S$29 at polyclinics

The H1N1 vaccine will cost S$29 at Singapore polyclinics, said the CEO of Singhealth Polyclinics Dr Tan Chee Beng. Appointments will be set up for those on the waitlist when the clinics finally receive the vaccine. I will probably get H1N1 vaccine as traveling out of Singapore is not avoidable in the coming year.

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Singapore Container Ship Kota Wajar Seized by Somali Pirates

A Singapore-flagged 24,637-tonne container ship “Kota Wajar” with 21 crew was seized by infamous Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean; and, at least five vessels are now in the hands of Somali pirates. This Singapore-registered container vessel, “Kota Wajar”, was boarded by unidentified men north of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean (position Lat 01o33′S [...]

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Green Day coming to Singapore in January 2010

American punk legends Green Day will still leave many Singapore rock fans scrambling for tickets for the band’s concert in Singapore in January. According to its official website, the concert will be held on Jan 14, 2010. On the current tour, Green Day has been unleashing classics like Longview, Welcome to Paradise, American Idiot, Brain [...]

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China’s National Day Parade 2009 w/ Videos

China National Day 2009 is a big celebration in China and people will celebrate 60 years of Communist Party rule tomorrow with a massive military parade passing by Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, where Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic on October 1, 1949. This year, it will be more on hardware designed to show [...]

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ez-link Card Replacement Extended till 7 Oct

Free ez-link Card Replacement was supposed to end today, but LTA has announced a further extension of the deadline by one week to 7 October 2009. I would like to urge current ez-link card holders to replace their cards before the deadline to avoid any inconvenience. No further extension will be provided after 7 October [...]

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More Green Man Time for Senior Citizens at Five Locations

Senior citizens can expect to cross with greater ease with longer green man time when they use selected signalised pedestrian crossings from 1 October 2009. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be launching the Green Man Plus initiative at five locations with nearby health facilities and transport nodes. When activated, senior citizens will have up [...]

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Deepavali 2009 Singapore: 17 October 2009

Deepavali this year will fall on Saturday 17 October 2009 instead of Sunday 15 November 2009. Saturday 17 Oct 2009 has been gazetted as a public holiday while Sunday 15 November 2009 and Monday 16 November 2009 are no longer public holidays. So, you might want to update your travel schedule. Singapore Public Holidays 2009

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Last Call For Free Ez-Link Card Replacement By 30 Sep 2009

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) urges any ez-link card holders who have yet to replace their old cards to do so before the 30 September 2009 deadline. Commuters will not be able to use the old ez-link cards after this date. The free one-for-one card replacement began at the start of 2009 on 9 January. [...]

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MOH Has Secured Online Million Doses H1N1 Vaccine

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has secured supplies from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for one million doses of its Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine. This is part of our phased and diversified approach in securing a sufficient quantity of the vaccine for our population. The GSK vaccines are expected for delivery by the end of this year.

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Wireless@SG Registration & Login

Wireless@SG provides free wireless internet access at hotspots around Singapore which also comes with an automatic log-in feature by SSA (Seamless and Secure Access). SSA feature is being progressively deployed to all Wireless@SG hotspots around Singapore and full deployment can be expected by September 2010. The automatic service requires a new Wireless@SG Connect software that [...]

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Are You A Happy Lot in Singapore?

Singaporeans are generally a happy lot, especially when compared to people in countries such as China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan. Well, really glad to hear that. Being happy should be the most important. Are you also a happy lot? via CNA

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Dirty money flees Swiss banks for Singapore?

Did you see the headline last week regarding Swiss bank? The American authorities got the information they needed after they saw an opportunity in the weakness of UBS. Switzerland and the United States signed Wednesday a deal on the ongoing lawsuit against UBS, in which Washington demanded data on clients who, it claimed, evaded paying [...]

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Miss Hong Kong 2009: Sandy Lau Won!

Miss Hong Kong 2009 final competition was held yesterday and now we have a winner. Sandy Lau (middle) won Miss Hong Kong 2009 title; the first runner-up is Germaine Li (right) and the second runner-up is Mizuni Hung. Miss Hong Kong Sandy Lau is 23 years old working as a security analyst. You can watch [...]

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No Change to Income Tax Treatment for Individuals Who Sell their Properties

Under the current framework, IRAS considers the facts and circumstances of each case to determine if the individual owner concerned should be subject to income tax on the property disposal gains. In practice, IRAS has assessed gains from property disposals to be taxable income for only a small number of individuals – typically those who [...]

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More Singapore Retail Malls Go Solar

via zdnetasia.com, Solar technology is making headway in Singapore’s retail sector, as new and revamped malls in Singapore incorporate photovoltaics (PV) into their “green” strategies. Sembawang Shopping Centre (SSC), a revamped mall that was re-launched in December 2008, boasts 51 solar panels on its roof that generate 34.52kWh of electricity per day. The daily output [...]

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Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno: the First Woman to be Caned

via Telegraph, The 32-year-old will receive six lashes at a woman’s prison next week in what is being viewed as an example of the growing influence of Islamic hardliners on the country. Also from Bloomberg, The caning of a Malaysian mother for drinking a beer should be conducted in public if it is meant to [...]

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