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I refer to Friday’s report, “Fees for poly and ITE students going up in April”. In the report, it said that fee hike for foreigners are much higher than that for locals. However, majority of foreign students enrolled in local poly, university and ITE are not FULL-FEE PAYING students. Majority of them are receiving... 

作者:冬冬 我们可爱的许文远部长语重心长地劝请国人：“别奢望靠赌翻身致富。” 他给存有这种想法的人的一句忠告只有三个字：“一定输！”部长所持的理据是：赌场业者仅凭几张赌桌就能支持一个算几十忆的投资，这已经明显告诉我们没有人是可以赢得过赌场业者的。 许文远... 

Bernama, 19 February 2010 The government will let the law take its course in the sodomy trial involving PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim, said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Malaysia, he said, respects the rule of law and the people uphold the country’s justice system. “The judiciary has its role and this... 

来源： 星洲日报‧2010.02.19 新加坡内阁资政李光耀指出，为了把握眼前的经济机遇和弥补人口的不足，新加坡必须引进更多来自马来西亚、中国和印度的移民。此外，也让更多持有工作准证、特别准证和就业准证的外国人在新加坡工作，为国家的经济增长作出贡献。 “没有这些外劳在建筑业、制造业和服务业（酒店、餐馆、购物商场和商店）辛勤劳作，我们就不可... 

Agence France-Presse, 19 February 2010 US President Barack Obama on Thursday vowed support for Tibetans’ identity and rights in a meeting with the Dalai Lama, angering China which accused him of reneging on previous understandings.The White House meticulously planned the encounter in hopes of containing Chinese protests,... 

来源：四川日报 在对口就业援助的帮助下，灾区群众依靠自己勤劳的双手，迎来崭新的生活，都江堰姑娘周婷便是其中之一。 经过上海市提供的免费技能培训，周婷已成为一名操作数控机床的技能人才，目前在新加坡一家公司开机床。 “新年好！新加坡... 

Written by Our Correspondent Singapore’s self-appointed “forecaster extraordinarie” Lee Kuan Yew who costs Singapore taxpayers about $3 million dollars a year, has made another bold prediction: “Singapore’s future over the next five to 10 years is an “optimistic” one, and and the tourism... 

Written by Our Correspondent A Singaporean by the name of Lim Kay Soon has written to the Straits Times Forum today expressing his fears about Temasek Holdings’ “upward revision of its private fund-raising scope from US$5 billion (S$7 billion) to US$10 billion”. “By raising funds via placement of... 

By Cai Haoxiang from Straits Times IT IS a sweltering day as you walk by the row of repainted shophouses along Balestier Road. As you push open the glass doors and duck inside for a welcome draught of air-conditioning, you meet a group of elderly patients waiting expectantly to see their family doctor. The name on the door... 

OPINION Singapore’s low level of corruption as measured by its third place ranking on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index in 2009 is often attributed to both the incorruptibility of its leaders as well as the strength of its institutions. In fact, Singapore is the only non-democratic state...