Superman, Yoda, change crusader - Lim Siong Guan
We thought that we ought to try to make it before the start of the 50th year, he says, with his characteristic sense of urgency. Use it or lose it. Honour (Singapore) is his practical-minded reaction to the treacly nostalgia of the��.
Spore Savings Bonds to launch by second half of this year
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is working with the banks to set up the systems to launch the first tranche of the bond by the second half of this year. The exact launch date will be announced later, but at least a month before applications.
Misfiring Nadal reaches last 16 at Indian Wells
CALIFORNIA ��� A misfiring Rafa Nadal had trouble hitting the mark but the third seeded Spaniard still had enough to beat American Donald Young 6-4 6-2 today (March 18, morning, Singapore time) and advance to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Alibaba forms automotive, smart living business units
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IKEA to continue tie-up with magic show despite gay activists
He said in the 2013 report that more than half of the dancers for his magic show were living the homosexual lifestyle, and that it was not a problem as they were good dancers, but that he disagreed with the lifestyle... Ms Olivia Chiong, who blogs about same-sex parenting, said IKEA Singapores support contradicts the brands public and global stand for diversity and equal rights over the last 20 years. An IKEA... Singapore Savings Bonds: New govt bond offers risi.
Off-peak car schemes need fine-tuning
The rebate of up to S$17,000 for the Quota Premium for a Certificate of Entitlement (COE) and the Additional Registration Fee, plus a reduction in road tax of S$500, work out to savings of about S$2,200 a year, or about S$42 a week. This means that a.
Yishun to get transport hub upgrade, temporary interchange.
Spurs find theres life in the old Drogba yet. For Chelseas first goal, Drogba stood up against his marker to act as the wall to deliver a weighted return pass to Eden Hazard. For the second, he checked his run to anticipate Oscars��.
Euro zone sentiment improves further in April: Sentix
BERLIN - Euro zone sentiment improved for the sixth straight month in April as investors took heart from the European Central Banks bond-buying program, raising the current situation component of the Sentix index to its highest in almost four years.
Savings Bonds for individuals to start at S$500 later this year
SINGAPORE ��� Individual investors looking for better returns on their savings than the low rates offered on fixed deposits have good reason to cheer: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will launch the Singapore Savings Bonds in the second half.
Frustrating numbers: scholarships for foreign students.
Around 800 pre-tertiary and 900 undergraduate students from non-Asean countries are awarded scholarships to study here each year, with these scholarships covering tuition and accommodation. These study. The half-answers are frustrating.. graduate like Sim Ann to give an answer in Parliament that 42% of specially selected foreign scholarship holders graduate with second upper and better versus 32% of Singaporean students, has to be a DELIBERATE act of��.
2000 more officers to be added to Home Team: DPM Teo
SINGAPORE ��� Over the next five years, 2,000 more officers will be added to the Home Team to cope with Singapores future security challenges, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Committee of Supply debate .
U.S.-led coalition, Iraqis pound Islamic State in Tikrit
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON - U.S.-led coalition warplanes launched their first airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Tikrit on Wednesday, officials said, coming off the sidelines to aid Iraqi forces fighting alongside Iran-backed Shiite militia on the.
Foreign graduates cant get jobs because of ���Singaporeans.
(���Foreign graduates on Spore govt bonds finding job hunt tough���, Straits Times, Apr 29). in 10 foreign students on MOE grants who graduated from a polytechnic or university in the past three years either started work immediately or applied to the ministry to start serving their bonds at a later date so that they could further their studies.. If so, why is the Minister of Education unable to even give an estimate of how many have defaulted on their bonds all these years?
No-commission policies may reduce cancellations
The total premiums paid as commission can amount to a years premium. If one year of savings is 15 per cent, two years would be 30 per cent of the premium payable. With DPI, perhaps there would be less cancellation of insurance policies, while those .
News Clips: Add value to SRS
Fortunately, there is another savings mechanism - the supplementary retirement scheme (SRS) - which was established 15 years ago specially to encourage voluntary savings for retirement.. As such, one big draw would be to provide SRS savers with options such as inflation-indexed bonds, life-cycle funds or other passive low-cost funds which they can invest in to try to get a higher return, without requiring the. Malaysia, Spore and two views on the last 50 year.
Hire uniformed ambassadors to remind patrons to clear their trays
I suggest that to start the ball rolling, uniformed ambassadors, similar to those on MRT station platforms during peak hours, could be employed to move around and remind patrons to clear their trays on their way out. Retirees, with their elderly looks.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Lim Wee Kiak.
Its quite disturbing. Were moving towards an ASEAN Community by next year. One of the things we talk about is an open skies policy, to encourage more air travel. If Asean cant even have good management of airspace,��.
Questions for the Prime Ministers Wife on Temaseks Olam.
Did Temasek in fact, put up billions of our dollars in what amounts to a face saving exercise or to inflict financial pain on anyone who dares criticise them? On the face. While Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) rose slightly over the previous half-year, cashflow from operations continued to be strongly negative and debt continued to rise. Undoubtedly. An Open Letter to the Chairman of the Securities Industry CouncilIn Economy��.
Greece to repay IMF, European stocks at seven-year high
The benchmark German 10-year bund yield fell to a record low of 0.146 per cent. The low European yields fostered optimism for the sale of US$13 billion in 30-year US bonds today, as Treasuries carry higher yields than debt in Europe. Overall, Treasury .
Iran, powers struggle to overcome disputes in push for nuclear deal
US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and US Secretary of State John Kerry wait for the start of a trilateral meeting at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. View all 0 comments .
Shanmugam appeals to Singaporeans to leave Yemen
SINGAPORE ��� Minister of Foreign Affairs and Law K Shanmugam has called on more than 40 Singaporeans who are still living in war-torn Yemen to uphold. todayonline.com. 986 Likes �� 50 Comments �� 123 Shares. These schools are famed for their religious instruction because they preach the same tolerant and open-minded brand of Islam that is familiar to Singaporeans, said Dr Susanne Dahlgren, visiting research associate professor of the Middle East��.
Govt plans new savings bonds for individual investors
SINGAPORE ��� The Government and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are planning to introduce a new type of bonds to help individual investors enjoy a better return on their savings, Senior Minister of State for Finance Josephine Teo said today .
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IT manager jailed 2 weeks, banned from driving 5 years for causing pedestrians. - The Straits Times; New! Ministers thank queueing public - TODAYonline; New! Australian and Spore PR fined $3000 for assault on jazz singer - The Online Citizen. New! Thousands continue to stream into tribute centres - AsiaOne; New! No charge if. Manufacturing output down 3.6% on-year in February; New! New savings bonds for individual investors to be introduced; New! Live updates: Passing��.
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In terms of floor area, property construction starts in the January-to-September period fell 8.6 per cent to 1.35 billion square metres from the corresponding period a year earlier, data released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. In September alone. But there has been a turnaround of late as Beijing sought to support first-home buyers as part of its efforts to prop up the slowing economy.. Source/Extract/Excerpts/������/������/������: TODAYonline
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Games and self-assessment tests to be part of new lifelong learning portal - TODAYonline; New! 15-year-old teen arrested for alleged loanshark harassment - AsiaOne; New! State Courts win two. National shuttler Derek Wong out of OUE Singapore Open; New! Singapore Open: Guru. of security, or of trust? 4 family-friendly spots in Changi, Singapore �� Singapore Savings Bonds: What Fixed Deposits Need To Do To Up Their Game. Spore Alternatives @sgalternatives. More��.
Tickets for 2015 WTA Finals Spore go on sale April 23
Group bookings for 20 or more tickets, and for families of four will be able to enjoy savings as well. Ticket prices will start from S$16.90, with the most expensive priced at S$225.90 for a premium seat on the day of the finals. This years tournament.
Delay to Downtown Line 2 cut; will open in Q1 2016
Bukit Panjang MRT Station is part of Downtown Line 2, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2016. Photo: Ernest. Construction of the 12-station DTL 2, which runs from Bukit Panjang to Rochor through the Bukit Timah corridor.
Straits Times Forum andToday Voices: [Today] Review.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) should not take the accidental trigger of the deluge system inside the MCE lightly (���No seawater leak in MCE: LTA���; TODAYonline, April 14). There are two. The system can reportedly dispense 350 litres of water a second. That is 42,000... [Straits Times] Open up docs insurance to more pl. [Straits Times].. [Straits Times] Make Spore Savings Bonds more att. [Straits Times]. [Straits Times] Silent majority in half a paradise.
Living the pioneering spirit: Heng Swee Keat | TODAYonline
Source: todayonline singapore. to develop ICT talents in line with SkillsFuture: Yaacob PAP Womens Wing pledges to actively help women tap on SkillsFuture Acres launches new crime investigation unit for animal cruelty 6 Thomson-East Coast Line. While scholars in the early years were grateful to the Govt for providing them a quality education they could not afford themselves, later scholars realised how the Govt had perverted the spirit of scholarships with bonds.
A*Star scientist starts arts grant in protest against six-year.
THE scientist and dancer who is protesting against her six-year scholarship bond, because she is in a job not aligned with her interests, received funding for two university stints - and could have turned down the second if she. However, some feel the Government should be flexible and let scholarship holders serve their bonds in their areas of interest.. She is part of a programme to groom directors at The Substation Theatre and recently staged a play titled Fish.
State Street may roll out more ETFs linked to star managers
Soi dog praised for saving babys life.. BOSTON - Ron OHanley, the new leader of State Streets $2.45 trillion asset management division, says he will look closely at expanding the banks stable of bond-related products as exchange-traded funds.
News Clips: Whats a Degree worth?
No wonder every late teen now feels he or she must get a degree - when half your peers are going to get degrees, you want to fall into the right half. The other figure is. Its very likely that among those in their teens today, the proportion of degree holders in their cohort - when they reach their mid-20s in 10 years time - will hit 55 or even 60 per cent. The paper chase. The post-secondary group had the second-highest long-term unemployment rate, at 0.7 per cent.