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Soccernet Staff, 30 January 2010 Chelsea and England captain John Terry is at the centre of a storm of controversy surrounding his personal life after he allegedly had an affair with the former girlfriend of international team-mate Wayne Bridge, jeopardising his England captaincy and throwing Fabio Capello’s World... 

Written by Our Correspondent Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has lavished generous praise on his own policies to deal with the recession of last year which has helped keep Singapore’s unemployment rate low. “The most important help given to Singaporeans was the Resilience Package in the Budget, which included... 

Written by Our Correspondent Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong now wants Singapore workers to focus on acquiring new skills, rather than working longer and harder, to be more efficient. His latest statement seems to contrast that of his colleague NTUC Secretary-General and Minister in Prime Minister’s Office Lim Swee... 

By Minnie Chan from South China Morning Post Beijing will impose sanctions on US firms which sell weapons to Taiwan and suspend military exchange visits with the United States in protest over planned US arms sales to Taiwan worth US$6.4 billion. The announcements were made after the Obama administration notified the US... 

作者:冀居·谢 人民对政府移民政策的不满，张元元事件最虚无，而组屋议题最实际，目前已经闹到马宝山(Mah Bow Tan)的国会席位面临挑战这份儿上了。 不过，张同志也不是全无贡献，反而是形成一个临界，把虚无的话题转为直接的利益争取，政府也不得不让步。“政府不急于举行大选”，除了经济层面的问题之外，还面对建国以来一个全新的课题，就是大量移民... 

Written by Our Correspondent More and more Singaporeans are becoming homeless, but there is no direct evidence to link this with the financial crisis, said the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. As of last year, 253 homeless people were picked up by MCYS officers, up from 123 in 2007 with more than half... 

Written by Our Correspondent National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has lambasted the opposition for “focusing” on him in the next general election and claimed that only he can do the “best” for Singaporeans. The Straits Times had earlier reported on a few opposition parties which have expressed... 

By Voice of Citizen Here lies the conundrum: can we trust them once more? : ·        Yes, we may lose our rights completely. ·        No, we have to decide our course, prepare to face challenge ahead, never fear the unknown. There is a middle-ground, provided enough opposition wins this Election. PAP must... 

By Lawrence Pek, Mark Chwee and Abdul Gafoor The Temasek Review would like to take an unprecedented step in asking to our readers regarding our future. Internally, the success of the site has prompted discussions about mission re-alignment as well as resource management. Simply, we would like to evolve from our current... 

Written by Our Correspondent According to business weekly, the Edge, Sim Lian Construction Co. has been awarded a contract worth $99.8 million by the Housing & Development Board for the building works at Queenstown Redevelopment Contract 30 with a total of 774 dwelling units. The contract is scheduled to start in March...