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Associated Press, 26 March 2010 Congressional Democrats sent the final piece of landmark health care legislation to President Barack Obama before heading home to face a skeptical — and sometimes even threatening — electorate. The last legislative chapter in the wrenching national debate over Obama’s health... 

記者康仁俊 from Now News, 26 March 2010 針對無殼蝸牛團體揚言政府如果無法解決高房價問題，年底將再發起無殼族夜宿街頭活動，行政院長吳敦義今（26）日說，政府一直對無法讓住者有其屋感到虧欠，他自己的心裡也很抱歉，對於是否可能在市中心的精華區興建國宅，吳敦義... 

作者:冀居·谢 由黄一杰（音译: Ng E-Jay）执笔的TOC社论《昇菘勒索加码——代议制的失败》提到有一点很重要，就是建屋局(HDB)玉成昇菘(Sheng Shiong)的掠夺性商业策略。 昇菘把五间湿巴刹一举买下，是有其垄断一方的杀手锏。我们只要看下地图，就知道蔡厝港、武吉班让和荷兰—武吉智马是三个相邻的选区，把这边的五间湿巴刹包下，岂不是可以坐地称王了吗？摊主不配合他们的加租，也就不必在这一区混了。现在他们把投资的付出转嫁给目前的摊主，而建屋局乐观其成，说他们不是心心相印，实在没有人相信。 再来，这三个区的国会代表，都是行动党的一时之选；颜金勇(Gan... 

作者:李卖蚬 小小阿里： 妈妈，我想要取一个洋名。 荷静妈妈： 好哇！你爷爷叫Hairy， 别人叫你老爸Pinky, 那你想要取个什么洋名呢？ 小小阿里： 我要叫。。ChineseBilly。 静妈妈：[气炸] 你取什么洋名, 不三不四!。。 在中国只有侍应生才取洋名！ 小小阿里：... 

Written by Our Correspondent It seems that PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew’s assertion that immigrants are more “hardworking” and “hard-driving” than Singaporeans may be correct after all. According to an unknown labor market survey conducted last year, “only 19 per cent of Singapore workers... 

Andrew Bolt From: Herald Sun March 26, 2010 12:00AM IT has became terrifying, the way we’re so recklessly importing yet more people. The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday announced the country grew last year by an astonishing 451,900 people, two-thirds of them immigrants. That’s a record. And... 

By Vu Throng Khanh from Wall Street Journal Vietnam will raise the minimum wage for public servants and employees of state-owned enterprises by 12.3% from May, the government said Friday. The minimum monthly wage will be raised to 730,000 dong from 650,000 dong, the government said in a statement. The government also said... 

[email protected] The TR Sports Team can reveal exclusively that an English Premier League club is currently in talks with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to bring the club over to Singapore to play a friendly match against the National team or an S-League Select come summer 2010. The TR Sports team... 

Written by Our Correspondent Singapore actress Foyce Le Xuan claimed on her Facebook to have received another threatening call two weeks after making a police report against prominent movie director Jack Neo for allegedly sexually harrassing her more than six years ago. In her latest posting on Facebook, Foyce revealed... 

Dear TR,   I decided to write to you after reading the stories of Ms Judy Eng and Ms Melissa Quek. I am a 20-year-old poly student. My family and I live in a four room HDB flat that is fully paid up. I am fortunate that my father works for a Scandinavian company that really takes care of its workers (it fully restored...