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Interview with a whistle blower by transitioning.org Thank you A for responding to our whistle blowing questionnaire on the malpractices of errant companies: 1. First of all, thanks for being so brave to whistle blow on your company’s errant work policies. Can you tell us more about it? I’m a recruiter/headhunter at... 

The recent serial breakdown of train services laid bare the difference between the Government’s rhetoric on national security and the reality of its provision. Leaving aside the matter of how the trains and tracks malfunctioned, there is the equally important concern of the fact that the follow-up response and security... 

Banyan Tree executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping has been voted as the most influential thinker in Yahoo!'s Singapore … Singapore has room to wean itself away from reliance on cheap foreign labour in construction and other industries, top local businessman and hotel magnate Ho Kwon Ping said in an interview on Tuesday. “I... 

A highly educated couple, in their 30s from Hubei, China, thought that the wife would get pregnant by sleeping on the same bed, reported a China newspaper Chu Tian Jin Bao. Prior to their marriage, the couple did not dare hold hands and kiss as they thought the woman would get pregnant by doing so. However, the couple... 

Letchmi (not her real name), a 40-year-old Singaporean woman, stood in the dock and pleaded guilty to pilfering $743 from the cash register where she worked as a cashier at a local supermarket. She told the judge in mitigation that she stole the money to pay for her medical expenses and that she had a 10-year-old daughter... 

Singaporeans are unhappy about the lack of manners displayed by immigrants. Netizens complain that foreigners are putting their feet up on seats in buses. A netizen, “peterpetrelli” submitted his encounter with these unsavoury foreigners to the Stomp website. He was on bus 178 on his way home to Bukit Batok when he... 

The traditionally uptight Asian city-state is poised to eclipse Las Vegas next year as the world’s second largest gaming destination after lifting a decades-old ban on gambling and opening two new casinos last year. At the same time, the government has enacted regulations that make it difficult for Singaporeans to... 

THE number of marriages in Singapore dipped in 2010, while divorce cases crept up again. The Singapore Department of Statistics released these figures in their annual Statistics on Marriages and Divorces for the year 2010, on Wednesday. A total of 24,363 couples pledged to love and cherish their partners forever –... 

Immigration rules are getting tougher and overseas jobs difficult to find. While that may be the message from many Western countries, there’s some good news nearer home. Singapore remains an attractive hub for Indian professionals. With the economy growing in double digit quarter on quarter, the need for skilled workers... 

A large number of foreigners enter Singapore on S or E passes, leading to claims that they shut the window of opportunity for the locals. Chee Leong cannot help but feel a tinge of resentment at the number of mid-level foreign professionals in the country. He is earning S$2,500 (RM6,051) a month but feels he could be making...