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By Yoong Siew Wah Politics in many countries in the world where elections are held every four or five years to determine which political party should form the government of the day has one thing in common. The incumbent government will try everthing in its power to ensure its return to power in the election. So in the period... 

Fueled by the return of foreigners as the economy improves, the prices of resale HDB flats continue its relentless climb to reach a fresh record in the first quarter of the year. Median Cash Over Valuation (COVs) also increase by $1,000, hitting $25,000 with flats in Bishan fetching higher COVs of around $32,000. The high... 

From: Herald Sun By Phillip Hudson April 24, 2010 12:01AM FOREIGN students and temporary residents will face tough new rules when buying a house and will have to sell on leaving Australia. The Federal Government’s crackdown, to be announced today, reverses its December 2008 decision to relax foreign ownership rules. Bowing... 

Singapore will be hosting a major education conference on 6 September to 7 September at the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre and has invited distinguished scholars and teachers from throughout the world to share ideas and presentations. One such distinguished teacher is Susan Elliot, the 2009 Colorado... 

作者：艾迪留学23/04/2010 即将进入6月，大量的新加坡留学生即将毕业。面对毕业，在新加坡留学的学生，你选择在新加坡就业还是回国发展呢？对于就业，你了解多少呢？在此我想与大家分享一下我的个人经历及一些见解。 首先，临近毕业，学生就要开始做准备了，例如，准备好个人简历，想好了自己的工作方向等，由于还没有真正毕业拿到毕业证，即便是课程就结束了，等到毕业证拿到也是需要1-2个月的时间。这个时候学生应该从学校开具一份“在读证明”，说明你现在的状态及即将毕业的时间。 接下来就是投递简历，新加坡是一个一切有法可依的国家，学生基本可以自己通过报纸的招聘版面投递简历，也可以通过正式的招聘网站投递简历，例如：THE... 

According to a report posted on the website of Temasek Holdings, it incurred a whooping $8 billion dollars in administrative costs for the financial year 2008/2009. The other expenses for 2009 are broken down as follows: Selling and Distribution $5.042 billion or 3.57% of assets Finance charges $2.727 billion or 1.93% of... 

OPINION The prices of HDB flats have reached a record high in recent months. While an increasing number of Singaporeans are complaining that they are being priced out of reach of public housing, PAP leaders are adamant that they remain affordable. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan who has come under increasing fire... 

Written by Our Correspondent The Temasek Review will be setting up its own “Policy Forum” to provide an alternative feedback channel to the PAP’s REACH forum and to serve as an incubator for fresh ideas to bring our nation forward. We will be conducting discussions on current affairs and national policies... 

[email protected] Following last week’s theme on the business of sports, TR tours the globe this week to find the top 8 most valuable sports team today. Some names on this list are more familiar than others, but to be honest there will be no surprises. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 100%... 

作者:冀居·谢 我不谅解中文报为什么一直要把“astroturfing”翻译成“人工草皮”而不是它真正的意思。 根据维基百科，astroturf和astroturfing是严格区分的，前者是指货真价实的“人工草皮”，后者是指“假造民意运动”。就好比 pampers是纸尿片的品牌，结果很多人把pampers认定是“纸尿片”这个意思，这是商业社会给现代人造成的混淆；就好比astroturf、...