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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Earthquakes
Earthquakes
Sichuan Earthquake:
On the afternoon of May 12, 2008, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan Province, a mountainous region in Western China, killing about 70,000 people and leaving over 18,000 missing. Over 15 million people lived in the affected area, including almost 4 million in the city of Chengdu.
In June 2008, low-lying areas in one of the towns most devastated by the earthquake were flooded as a torrent of water was released from a dangerous lake formed by landslides, dislodging wrecked homes, cars and corpses.
The surge of floodwater into the town, Beichuan, was part of an effort by engineers and soldiers to drain Tangjiashan, one of more than 30 so-called quake lakes that were formed by landslides. For weeks, the dam of rock and mud holding back the rising waters of the Jian River there had threatened to burst and flood towns and cities downstream that are home to 1.3 million people.
Another smaller earthquake struck the region in August 2008, damaging 258,000 homes and killing at least 32 people.
Haiti Earthquake
One of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, Haiti in recent years has struggled with problems ranging from near-constant political upheaval, health crises, severe environmental degradation and an annual barrage of hurricanes.
On Jan. 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, reducing much of its capital to rubble. It was the worst earthquake in the region in more than 200 years. A study by the Inter-American Development Bank estimates that the cost could be between $7.2 billion to $13.2 billion, based on a death toll from 200,000 to 250,000. The devastation created serious obstacles to those attempting to deliver promised foreign aid.
Huge swaths of the capital, Port-au-Prince, lay in ruins, and thousands of people were trapped in the rubble of government buildings, foreign aid offices and shantytowns. Schools, hospitals and a prison collapsed.
Haiti occupies an area roughly the size of Maryland on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Nearly all of the 8.7 million residents are of African descent and speak Creole and French. The capital is Port-au-Prince.
The country is, by a significant margin, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, with four out of five people living in poverty and more than half in abject poverty. Deforestation and over-farming have left much of Haiti eroded and barren, undermining subsistence farming efforts, driving up food prices and leaving the country even more vulnerable to natural disasters. Its long history of political instability and corruption has added to the turmoil.
Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike and Tropical Storm Fay landed within the space of a month in August and September 2008. Nationally, damages came to a total of $900 million, or nearly 15 percent of the gross domestic product. The national toll was 800 dead, down from 2004 when 3,000 perished.
Haiti needs jobs, a particular challenge in the current economic climate. Haitians often seek work in the United States, but that safety valve has been squeezed given the recession. With some 900,000 youths expected to come into the job market in the next five years, dismal prospects are the main threat to stability
Reference: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/earthquakes/sichuan_province_china/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=Sichuan%20Earthquake&st=cse
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/haiti/index.html?scp=2&sq=haiti%20earthquakes&st=cse
Sichuan Earthquake:
On the afternoon of May 12, 2008, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan Province, a mountainous region in Western China, killing about 70,000 people and leaving over 18,000 missing. Over 15 million people lived in the affected area, including almost 4 million in the city of Chengdu.
In June 2008, low-lying areas in one of the towns most devastated by the earthquake were flooded as a torrent of water was released from a dangerous lake formed by landslides, dislodging wrecked homes, cars and corpses.
The surge of floodwater into the town, Beichuan, was part of an effort by engineers and soldiers to drain Tangjiashan, one of more than 30 so-called quake lakes that were formed by landslides. For weeks, the dam of rock and mud holding back the rising waters of the Jian River there had threatened to burst and flood towns and cities downstream that are home to 1.3 million people.
Another smaller earthquake struck the region in August 2008, damaging 258,000 homes and killing at least 32 people.
Haiti Earthquake
One of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, Haiti in recent years has struggled with problems ranging from near-constant political upheaval, health crises, severe environmental degradation and an annual barrage of hurricanes.
On Jan. 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, reducing much of its capital to rubble. It was the worst earthquake in the region in more than 200 years. A study by the Inter-American Development Bank estimates that the cost could be between $7.2 billion to $13.2 billion, based on a death toll from 200,000 to 250,000. The devastation created serious obstacles to those attempting to deliver promised foreign aid.
Huge swaths of the capital, Port-au-Prince, lay in ruins, and thousands of people were trapped in the rubble of government buildings, foreign aid offices and shantytowns. Schools, hospitals and a prison collapsed.
Haiti occupies an area roughly the size of Maryland on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Nearly all of the 8.7 million residents are of African descent and speak Creole and French. The capital is Port-au-Prince.
The country is, by a significant margin, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, with four out of five people living in poverty and more than half in abject poverty. Deforestation and over-farming have left much of Haiti eroded and barren, undermining subsistence farming efforts, driving up food prices and leaving the country even more vulnerable to natural disasters. Its long history of political instability and corruption has added to the turmoil.
Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike and Tropical Storm Fay landed within the space of a month in August and September 2008. Nationally, damages came to a total of $900 million, or nearly 15 percent of the gross domestic product. The national toll was 800 dead, down from 2004 when 3,000 perished.
Haiti needs jobs, a particular challenge in the current economic climate. Haitians often seek work in the United States, but that safety valve has been squeezed given the recession. With some 900,000 youths expected to come into the job market in the next five years, dismal prospects are the main threat to stability
Reference: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/earthquakes/sichuan_province_china/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=Sichuan%20Earthquake&st=cse
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/haiti/index.html?scp=2&sq=haiti%20earthquakes&st=cse
H1N1 - Emergency prepardness
H1N1 - Emergency prepardness
Avian (bird) flu is a real threat to human security in Southeast Asia.
A new report surveying government plans to counter the threat points to worrying signs that many Asian countries are lacking the capacity to deal with such a pandemic. The lead author of the report, Dr Richard Coker, said Asian countries did however have the advantage of their experience with SARS, something he believed European countries could learn from. Dr Coker listed China, Thailand and Vietnam as having to address significant gaps in their plans while there were no plans available for Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. He said greater cooperation among countries is essential to build preparedness.
The need for ways to combat a possible human epidemic has motivated various medical research collaborations throughout the region.Thailand gave Cambodia numerous bird flu test kits, latex gloves and Surveillance and Response Team equipment as part of a cooperative strategy to fight the virus. In Indonesia, early detection kits and human vaccines would be ready for distribution by July. These kits were a joint initiative by the Indonesian Health Ministry and Singapore's Temasek Life Science Laboratory. Over in Vietnam, there are three research drives to find a bird flu vaccine.
Efforts to prevent the spread of avian influenza amongst the supply of poultry have been undertaken throughout the region. Some of them have been a bane to poultry suppliers. Bans have been placed and lifted, upsetting the supply chain. In March, Singaporehad placed a ban on all fresh chicken and eggs from Selangor, causing duck farmers to suffer considerable losses.
Calling for greater transparency and openness in the fight against bird flu, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that a key area of cooperation among countries - the sharing of samples of virus strains to facilitate research, was hampered by worry among some countries about intellectual property rights or not receiving a fair share of the scientific credit and fears of the economic impact of being placed on a travel advisory. He pointed out the need to address these concerns by building the fundamental relationship of sincerity and trust between all parties. Otherwise it would lead to a deepening of the problem. He urged countries to take a united, global approach to fighting the virus.
Vocabulary words:
Done by : Huimin
Avian (bird) flu is a real threat to human security in Southeast Asia.
A new report surveying government plans to counter the threat points to worrying signs that many Asian countries are lacking the capacity to deal with such a pandemic. The lead author of the report, Dr Richard Coker, said Asian countries did however have the advantage of their experience with SARS, something he believed European countries could learn from. Dr Coker listed China, Thailand and Vietnam as having to address significant gaps in their plans while there were no plans available for Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. He said greater cooperation among countries is essential to build preparedness.
The need for ways to combat a possible human epidemic has motivated various medical research collaborations throughout the region.Thailand gave Cambodia numerous bird flu test kits, latex gloves and Surveillance and Response Team equipment as part of a cooperative strategy to fight the virus. In Indonesia, early detection kits and human vaccines would be ready for distribution by July. These kits were a joint initiative by the Indonesian Health Ministry and Singapore's Temasek Life Science Laboratory. Over in Vietnam, there are three research drives to find a bird flu vaccine.
Efforts to prevent the spread of avian influenza amongst the supply of poultry have been undertaken throughout the region. Some of them have been a bane to poultry suppliers. Bans have been placed and lifted, upsetting the supply chain. In March, Singaporehad placed a ban on all fresh chicken and eggs from Selangor, causing duck farmers to suffer considerable losses.
Calling for greater transparency and openness in the fight against bird flu, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that a key area of cooperation among countries - the sharing of samples of virus strains to facilitate research, was hampered by worry among some countries about intellectual property rights or not receiving a fair share of the scientific credit and fears of the economic impact of being placed on a travel advisory. He pointed out the need to address these concerns by building the fundamental relationship of sincerity and trust between all parties. Otherwise it would lead to a deepening of the problem. He urged countries to take a united, global approach to fighting the virus.
Vocabulary words:
- Pandemic - (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
- Advisory - a report on existing or predicted conditions, often with advice for dealing with them
Done by : Huimin
Hit and Run Accidents ie. Foreign Diplomatic Handlings
Singapore has taken the first steps towards criminal proceedings against former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, a day after the State Coroner found him responsible for two hit-and-run accidents in Bukit Panjang last December.
The Attorney-General's Chambers has prepared a set of 13 charges it wants to bring against Dr Ionescu, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Thursday night said.
The charges include causing death by reckless driving, causing grievous hurt through a rash act, and failing to stop, help or lodge a police report after the accidents. In its statement, MFA said it had called upon Mr Aurelian Neagu, the Romanian Ambassador to Singapore, to a meeting next week to discuss the charges.
They said that Dr Ionescu has to be in Singapore to answer the charges. He also enjoys diplomatic immunity, and Romania has given no indication that it will waive this.
In the unlikely event that Dr Ionescu can be compelled to return as Singapore and Romania does not have an extradition treaty.
The Attorney-General's Chambers has prepared a set of 13 charges it wants to bring against Dr Ionescu, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Thursday night said.
The charges include causing death by reckless driving, causing grievous hurt through a rash act, and failing to stop, help or lodge a police report after the accidents. In its statement, MFA said it had called upon Mr Aurelian Neagu, the Romanian Ambassador to Singapore, to a meeting next week to discuss the charges.
They said that Dr Ionescu has to be in Singapore to answer the charges. He also enjoys diplomatic immunity, and Romania has given no indication that it will waive this.
In the unlikely event that Dr Ionescu can be compelled to return as Singapore and Romania does not have an extradition treaty.
Integrated Resorts
Integrated Resorts
During a parliament session on 18 April 2005, Lee Hsien Loong, the prime minister of Singapore, announced the cabinet's decision to develop two casinos and associated hotels and malls in Marina South and Sentosa. The government claims the aim of the project is to boost Singapore's tourism industry. The IRs in Singapore are expected to create about 35,000 jobs directly and indirectly. In addition to the casinos, the IRs will have other amenities including hotels, restaurants, shopping and convention centers, theaters, museums and theme parks. The industry is expected to invest US$7.1 billion in integrated resorts. This is a good chance for foreigners to come forward to Singapore to look for jobs. There is a rapidly increase in employment due to the job scope in hotels, casino and others. Universal Studios Singapore is a new theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort. It was announced on 8 December 2006 by the Singapore government that the consortium had won the bid and construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort then started on 19 April 2007. It's the second Universal Studios to open in Asia and the first in Southeast Asia. The official plans for the park were unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a map of the park to the public on 20 October 2009.Universal Studios Singapore was opened for sneak peek week in view of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, from 5pm to 9pm every night between 14 to 21 February, 2010. The whole park was opened but none of the rides were operational. Visitors had to pay $10 to get into the park. Park tickets for the week were sold out in 2 days. On 05 March 2010, it was announced that the park will start opening on 8:28am 18 March, 2010, for a soft-opening phase. From 13 March, 2010 the team members of Resorts World Sentosa and their families can start visiting the park before the public has a chance to do so.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Resort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios_Singapore
During a parliament session on 18 April 2005, Lee Hsien Loong, the prime minister of Singapore, announced the cabinet's decision to develop two casinos and associated hotels and malls in Marina South and Sentosa. The government claims the aim of the project is to boost Singapore's tourism industry. The IRs in Singapore are expected to create about 35,000 jobs directly and indirectly. In addition to the casinos, the IRs will have other amenities including hotels, restaurants, shopping and convention centers, theaters, museums and theme parks. The industry is expected to invest US$7.1 billion in integrated resorts. This is a good chance for foreigners to come forward to Singapore to look for jobs. There is a rapidly increase in employment due to the job scope in hotels, casino and others. Universal Studios Singapore is a new theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort. It was announced on 8 December 2006 by the Singapore government that the consortium had won the bid and construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort then started on 19 April 2007. It's the second Universal Studios to open in Asia and the first in Southeast Asia. The official plans for the park were unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a map of the park to the public on 20 October 2009.Universal Studios Singapore was opened for sneak peek week in view of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, from 5pm to 9pm every night between 14 to 21 February, 2010. The whole park was opened but none of the rides were operational. Visitors had to pay $10 to get into the park. Park tickets for the week were sold out in 2 days. On 05 March 2010, it was announced that the park will start opening on 8:28am 18 March, 2010, for a soft-opening phase. From 13 March, 2010 the team members of Resorts World Sentosa and their families can start visiting the park before the public has a chance to do so.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Resort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios_Singapore
Integrity of fund-raising events
1) A FORMER key witness at T. T. Durai's trial was charged on Thursday with abetting the former chief executive of National Kidney Foundation to use fictitious invoice to cheat the charity.
David Tan Kee Kan, 66, managing director of DTC and chairman of TID associates, is also accused of two counts of giving false evidence at Durai's trial in 2007.
He allegedly abetted Durai by providing him with a DTC fake invoice to deceive the NKF into releasing $20,000 to him in December 2003 for services not rendered.
Durai has been dealt with over the same invoice. He was convicted and sentenced to three months jail after a 20-day trial.
Tan is said to have given false evidence in court twice on March 13, 2007.
Tan, represented by Mr Greogory Ong, will be back in court on Oct 29.
If convicted of aiding Durai, he can be fined up to $100,00 and/or jailed up to five years.
For giving false evidence, the maximum penalty is up to seven years jail and a fine.
2) She started out as a trainee nurse after her O levels when she was just 16 years old.
Stephanie Chee Jok Heng, 51, went on to further her studies.
Today, she has an impressive list of educational qualifications. She holds a diploma, a bachelor’s degree, four master’s degrees and a doctorate.Chee also worked her way up to become the general manager of Parkway Healthcare Foundation (PHF), the charity arm of one of the largest health-care groups in Singapore.Yesterday, in jailing her 13 months, District Judge Jasvender Kaur said it was “a great pity” that Chee had worked so hard, but “succumbed to taking advantage” of the weak internal controls of the institutions where she was working.
Chee had claimed trial to 10 charges of cheating PHF and the Toa Payoh Senior Citizens’ Health Care Centre of $5,761 between March 2003 and April 2004. She was then general manager of the Toa Payoh centre and Geylang Senior Citizens’ Health Care Centre, both managed by PHF.Chee, who is now a part-time lecturer at the National Institute of Education, was convicted last month following a 20-day trial.
The court was told that Chee, a divorcee with three daughters, had deceived PHF and the Toa Payoh centre into believing that sums of money she paid to two women were legitimate payments for work done. But it turned out that the two women were the piano and Chinese tuition teachers whom Chee hired for her children.
She also made a double claim to reimburse herself twice for her brother’s plastic surgery bill.The judge said that the offences showed her “sustained dishonesty” and the abuse of her role as a general manager was “exceedingly serious”. She also ordered Chee to repay the amount she took.‘Simple cheating case’In her mitigation, Chee’s lawyer, Mr Andrew Hanam, said that “no elaborate schemes were involved”, and that Chee’s case was a “simple cheating case”.
He added that the amount involved was considerably small and that Chee had suffered from depression for the past 20 years. She was recently diagnosed with a major depressive disorder.He also urged the court to consider Chee’s various contributions to the health-care sector. A first-time offender, she had won a number of awards, including the Healthcare Humanity Award 2004 for being an “outstanding healthcare worker who went beyond the call of duty”. She also served as a volunteer in several capacities, including as a member of the Singapore Nursing Board from 1996 to 1999.
Mr Hanam tendered Chee’s list of educational qualifications and work history. She became a registered nurse in 1978 and worked in local hospitals for 21 years. Part of her nursing credentials include being a nurse educator with Gleneagles Hospital. She joined PHF in 1999 as a research nurse and was promoted to senior manager a year later.
Two of her degrees – a master’s and a doctorate – were sponsored by Parkway Holdings, the parent company of PHF, while another three master’s degrees were paid for by PHF. In the prosecution’s submissions on sentence, Deputy Public Prosecutor Gordon Oh cited the cases of TT Durai and Buddhist monk Ming Yi.Durai, then CEO of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), was convicted in 2007 and jailed three months in 2008 for using a fake invoice to cheat NKF.
Ming Yi, the founder and former chief executive of Ren Ci Hospital, filed an appeal with the High Court last October against his conviction and 10-month jail term on charges that include fraud, falsifying accounts, misappropriating $50,000 and giving false information to the Commissioner of Charities.DPP Oh urged the court to impose a stiff sentence to deter like-minded offenders, given the “prevalence of offences against charities”.
He added that the offences were deliberate and premeditated, and noted that Chee had not repaid the institutions.Paraplegic doctorChee is separately embroiled in an unrelated civil suit with paraplegic doctor William Tan Kian Meng, 52.She had sued him over alleged loans and property investments totalling $410,000. The case was heard in the High Court earlier this week and is still pending.
Dr Tan claims that the loans were “love gifts” as the two were former lovers.Chee is appealing against her conviction and sentence. Her bail has been doubled to $20,000.
She could have been jailed up to seven years and fined on each charge.
Source:
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_430998.html
http://thecourtroom.stomp.com.sg/stomp/courtroom/case_of_the_day/340682/parkway_c
haritys_exgm_gets_13_months_for_cheating.html
Done by: WendyGoh (4)
1) A FORMER key witness at T. T. Durai's trial was charged on Thursday with abetting the former chief executive of National Kidney Foundation to use fictitious invoice to cheat the charity.
David Tan Kee Kan, 66, managing director of DTC and chairman of TID associates, is also accused of two counts of giving false evidence at Durai's trial in 2007.
He allegedly abetted Durai by providing him with a DTC fake invoice to deceive the NKF into releasing $20,000 to him in December 2003 for services not rendered.
Durai has been dealt with over the same invoice. He was convicted and sentenced to three months jail after a 20-day trial.
Tan is said to have given false evidence in court twice on March 13, 2007.
Tan, represented by Mr Greogory Ong, will be back in court on Oct 29.
If convicted of aiding Durai, he can be fined up to $100,00 and/or jailed up to five years.
For giving false evidence, the maximum penalty is up to seven years jail and a fine.
2) She started out as a trainee nurse after her O levels when she was just 16 years old.
Stephanie Chee Jok Heng, 51, went on to further her studies.
Today, she has an impressive list of educational qualifications. She holds a diploma, a bachelor’s degree, four master’s degrees and a doctorate.Chee also worked her way up to become the general manager of Parkway Healthcare Foundation (PHF), the charity arm of one of the largest health-care groups in Singapore.Yesterday, in jailing her 13 months, District Judge Jasvender Kaur said it was “a great pity” that Chee had worked so hard, but “succumbed to taking advantage” of the weak internal controls of the institutions where she was working.
Chee had claimed trial to 10 charges of cheating PHF and the Toa Payoh Senior Citizens’ Health Care Centre of $5,761 between March 2003 and April 2004. She was then general manager of the Toa Payoh centre and Geylang Senior Citizens’ Health Care Centre, both managed by PHF.Chee, who is now a part-time lecturer at the National Institute of Education, was convicted last month following a 20-day trial.
The court was told that Chee, a divorcee with three daughters, had deceived PHF and the Toa Payoh centre into believing that sums of money she paid to two women were legitimate payments for work done. But it turned out that the two women were the piano and Chinese tuition teachers whom Chee hired for her children.
She also made a double claim to reimburse herself twice for her brother’s plastic surgery bill.The judge said that the offences showed her “sustained dishonesty” and the abuse of her role as a general manager was “exceedingly serious”. She also ordered Chee to repay the amount she took.‘Simple cheating case’In her mitigation, Chee’s lawyer, Mr Andrew Hanam, said that “no elaborate schemes were involved”, and that Chee’s case was a “simple cheating case”.
He added that the amount involved was considerably small and that Chee had suffered from depression for the past 20 years. She was recently diagnosed with a major depressive disorder.He also urged the court to consider Chee’s various contributions to the health-care sector. A first-time offender, she had won a number of awards, including the Healthcare Humanity Award 2004 for being an “outstanding healthcare worker who went beyond the call of duty”. She also served as a volunteer in several capacities, including as a member of the Singapore Nursing Board from 1996 to 1999.
Mr Hanam tendered Chee’s list of educational qualifications and work history. She became a registered nurse in 1978 and worked in local hospitals for 21 years. Part of her nursing credentials include being a nurse educator with Gleneagles Hospital. She joined PHF in 1999 as a research nurse and was promoted to senior manager a year later.
Two of her degrees – a master’s and a doctorate – were sponsored by Parkway Holdings, the parent company of PHF, while another three master’s degrees were paid for by PHF. In the prosecution’s submissions on sentence, Deputy Public Prosecutor Gordon Oh cited the cases of TT Durai and Buddhist monk Ming Yi.Durai, then CEO of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), was convicted in 2007 and jailed three months in 2008 for using a fake invoice to cheat NKF.
Ming Yi, the founder and former chief executive of Ren Ci Hospital, filed an appeal with the High Court last October against his conviction and 10-month jail term on charges that include fraud, falsifying accounts, misappropriating $50,000 and giving false information to the Commissioner of Charities.DPP Oh urged the court to impose a stiff sentence to deter like-minded offenders, given the “prevalence of offences against charities”.
He added that the offences were deliberate and premeditated, and noted that Chee had not repaid the institutions.Paraplegic doctorChee is separately embroiled in an unrelated civil suit with paraplegic doctor William Tan Kian Meng, 52.She had sued him over alleged loans and property investments totalling $410,000. The case was heard in the High Court earlier this week and is still pending.
Dr Tan claims that the loans were “love gifts” as the two were former lovers.Chee is appealing against her conviction and sentence. Her bail has been doubled to $20,000.
She could have been jailed up to seven years and fined on each charge.
Source:
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_430998.html
http://thecourtroom.stomp.com.sg/stomp/courtroom/case_of_the_day/340682/parkway_c
haritys_exgm_gets_13_months_for_cheating.html
Done by: WendyGoh (4)
10. Foreign Talent
10. Foreign talent
Increase in housing and jobs demand
With increasing population, there will be an increase in housing demand. This had led to unhappiness, to many Singaporeans. There have been complaints in newspapers and the internet about having to compete with foreigners for jobs and housing. But the global city
Increase in population
Without educated foreign residents,
Reference: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_416522.html
http://www.singapore-window.org/sw99/90329ip.htm
http://www.pressrun.net/weblog/2010/02/singapore-will-continue-to-welcome-foreign-talent.html
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