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Reuters, 22 January 2010 MCDONALD’S apologised to Singapore on Friday and brought a pig back to its toy menu, after a decision to leave the animal out of its Chinese zodiac collection upset many in the predominantly ethnic Chinese nation. McDonald’s this month started selling cartoon character miniatures depicting... 

作者：文汇报(香港) 20/01/10 新加坡首座赌城「圣淘沙名胜世界」综合娱乐城(Resorts World Sentosa，简称RWS)今天开幕，首阶段开放的包括4间酒店、10间餐厅和部分零售商店，而最受关注的赌场 (casino) 和环球影城主题公园，还在等候核准营运执照，最快会在农历新年前开幕。 「圣淘沙名胜世界」营运副总裁霍克斯表示，首晚已接获超过5,000间客房的预订，农历年客房更已被预订一空，周末订房情况也很理想。他希望RWS开幕后，每年能吸引1,200万至1,300万人次的旅客。 5年目标... 

作者：中金在线 (22/01/10) 新加坡，可以说是一个“弹丸之地”，却也是居于马六甲海峡的经济重镇。新加坡的移民项目在李连杰、巩俐等明星相继入新籍之后徒然热门了起来。究竟新加坡移民项目有哪些吸引人的地方？办理新加坡移民又需要多少资金？今年政策上有什么变化？ 前不久李连杰... 

Written by Our Correspondent YPAP member Eric How has made a police report on somebody impersonating him on the YPAP Facebook: “Eric How” sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace two weeks ago with his callous remarks posted on the YPAP Facebook Network. In the first instance, he slammed netizens for “slapping... 

Written by Our Correspondent According to latest figures from HDB, the resale price index hit a fresh record with prices rising 3.9 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2009 with median COVs doubling to $24,000 from $12,000. On a whole, the prices of resale flats has increased by 8.2 per cent last year in the face of limited... 

Written by Our Correspondent A local education consultancy in Singapore has put up a banner in a HDB estate claiming that it will be able to secure foreign students “100% admission in government schools”: In an email circulated to prospective clients, the company added that it will be able to increase their... 

Written by Our Correspondent The poor human rights record of Singapore’s ruling party has come under intense international scrutiny again with a damning report published by Human Rights Watch, a New York-based NGO in its World Report 2010. (read article here) The 612-page report, the organization’s 20th annual review... 

Written by Our Correspondent Former Singapore citizen and lawyer Gopalan Nair has lashed out at Mr Philip Jeyaretnam for “betraying” his father, the late opposition leader Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam. Mr Philip Jeyaretnam was in the headlines recently over his appointment as a member of the Public Service Commission,... 

OPINION If you are a foreigner and you are finding hard to survive in your own country, then Singapore is the right place for you to earn a quick buck and perhaps to become rich in your lifetime. Unlike other developed nations who discriminate against foreign workers, the ruling party of Singapore is extremely pro-foreigner... 

Human Rights Watch, 21 January 2010 As Singapore begins to emerge from the international financial crisis and focuses on elections that are likely to be held later this year, the government should act to improve its poor human rights record, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2010, The 612-page report, the organization’s...