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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on announced on October 27th several Cabinet changes which will take effect from November 1st, according to a report by Channel News Asia. Among the changes, Mr. Wong Kan Seng will relinquish his post as Home Affairs Minister and take over as Co-ordinating Minister for National... 

作者：重庆晚报 英国莱坊房地产经纪公司近日发表的最新报告称，今年二季度，新加坡超过中国大陆成为全球最热的房地产市场。 欧洲楼市最冷淡 报告显示，二季度中国房地产整体价格同比上涨了36.8%，比涨幅第一的新加坡落后0.2个百分点。 报告称，全球房地产市场中69%的市场价格出现了上涨，其中亚太地区房地产价格，相比于去年同期整体涨幅高达14%，在所有地区中涨幅最高。欧洲则由于经济的整体走软和通胀率的上升，楼市最为冷淡。 中国调控政策见效 莱坊的报告认为，亚洲地区房地产市场的未来走势将很大程度上取决于政府的调控政策。 为了给房地产市场降温，中国通过上调购买第二和第三套住房的贷款利率来遏制房价过快上涨。新加坡政府也于今年8月份出台政策上调了房地产交易税。这些措施已经收到了明显成效。 11月开盘下降三成 另据搜房网监控中心数据显示，截至10月22日，在其监控的全国29个大中城市中，11月普通商品住宅项目计划开盘量环比下降三成，其中北京、广州、深圳的降幅在五成左右，贵阳的降幅最大，超过七成。据中新社 涨幅前十名 排名... 

Lee Hsien Loong “I am concerned about less-skilled Singaporeans, whose jobs and wages are under pressure. I worry for older Singaporeans too, living by themselves and having to provide for their medical and daily expenses. I am troubled that a terrorist attack will sow suspicion and discord among Singaporeans. We must... 

Click to enlarge Ms Ng Wan Ching, the journalist from TNP who shot to “overnight fame” for her misleading article on Temasek Review and the smearing campaign against Dr Ong is currently in her own words, “getting a taste of (her) own medicine”. In one of her articles entitled “Getting a taste of its own medicine?“,... 

Ms. Sivakami Sivanantham A teacher of Zhangde Primary School is suing the Ministry of Education (MOE) in the High Court for negligence – in not ensuring that she had a safe working environment. Ms. Sivakami Sivanantham fractured her ankle 4 years ago while trying to get out of the school building for which she was... 

Tanjong Pagar GRC could see its first electoral contest since it was formed in 1991. The six-member group representation constituency has remained a stronghold of the PAP (unopposed at every GE), headed by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Reform Party’s chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam has declared the party’s intention to... 

作者：独立新闻在线 无国界记者发起网上请愿运动，促请国际社会签名呼吁新加坡政府释放《快乐的侩子手：审判新加坡司法》（Once a Jolly Hangman : Singapore Justice in the Dock）作者亚伦沙德瑞克（Alan Shadrake）。 无国界记者（Reporters Without Borders）在10月22日发起网上请愿运动，呼吁各国人士给新加坡总理李显龙寄发请愿书。这封致给李显龙的请愿书提出，总检察署提出的藐视法庭控诉... 

Do you get con­fused by names that sounded alike or spelt slightly dif­fer­ently? It could hap­pen to anyone. Do you know the dif­fer­ence between Temasek Hold­ings and Temasek Review? Even though the first name is similar, I wouldn’t insult your intel­li­gence by say­ing they are both the same. The for­mer... 

Singapore’s inflation rate raced to a 20-month high in September on higher housing, food, and transport costs, justifying the central bank’s surprise monetary tightening earlier this month. Data from the Department of Statistics showed that the consumer price index rose by 3.7 per cent in September from a year... 

(A) HOW DOES THE ULTRA LIBERAL FOREIGNER POLICY AFFECT THE NATIVE CITIZENS ? 1)  Bleak career prospects and increase job insecurities for Native Citizens and their children due to  relentless influx of foreigners. 2)  Increase unemployment of older workers who face increasing age discrimination and lack relevant industry...