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EDITORS’ NOTE: The below email has been circulating around in cyberspace and was forwarded to us for publication. For those of you who knows the identity of the author, please keep it strictly confidential. Please forward this to all your male Singaporean loved ones and friends. This is something that actually happened... 

Written by Our Correspondent With doubts and skepticism spreading among Singaporeans whether the IRs are indeed employing more locals than foreigners, the Marina Bay Sands IR had issued a public statement that it will be hiring some 5,000 people to fill various positions in hotels, restaurants and retail front. A Straits... 

As a prelude to the weekend’s League Cup Final at Wembley, the editors have decided to review the top 8 most successful clubs in this competition, which many had often considered secondary. The English League Cup was first competed in 1960, as grounds around the country erected floodlights, allowing games to be played... 

Written by Our Correspondent According to a poll conducted in October last year by Reader’s digest on the level of trustworthiness among 40 professions, politicians are ranked at 39th position after bankers and financial planners at 36th and 38th respectively. The result should come as a shock to Singapore leaders... 

吕德耀部长  钧鉴 你日前在国会答复议员咨询的讲话发表在2010年2月24日早报的第9版，你说的两段话引起我莫大的兴趣： （你）认为这主要是因为本地主流媒体的报道翔实、及时和客观，成了深得国人信任的新闻来源。 （你）表示政府很重视透过主流媒体和新媒体传达信息，并同民众进行频繁交流。因此，主流媒体和新媒体... 

Written by Our Correspondent Despite the PAP MPs singing praises of the 2010 Budget in unison to support their fellow colleague Finance Minister Tharman, the mood on the ground is drastically different. A quick glance at the 200 or so comments posted on REACH forum revealed that the majority of them are critical of the... 

Written by Our Correspondent According to an article in the Straits Times today with the misleading title “Productivity gets the buzz in Budget feedback” by Jessica Cheam: “Contributors to the Government’s online feedback portal Reach have supported the broad push in this year’s Budget to... 

Written by Our Correspondent According to a reader who worked as a HR manager in a company based in China, when he put up a job advertisement to hire locals (mainland Chinese) for a few engineering positions in Shanghai, he received a deluge of resumes from PRC NTU students instead. “I have got 78 PRC China national... 

OPINION With public anger boiling over its disastrous policies which have affected the livelihoods of many Singaporeans, one will expect the ruling party to reduce or at least freeze the salaries of its ministers to soothe frayed nerves, especially with the next election around the corner. It is therefore most incomprehensible,... 

I like to thank Rony Tan for his public apology to the Buddhist community for the insensitive things he said. However, as a Buddhist I am still concerned. Due to the hype surrounding this incident, many people have watch the video clips where Rony Tan belittled Buddhism. Numerous remarks made against Buddhism were misleading...