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Ex-NMP & YPAP Calvin Cheng involved in price fixing case - report

TR Emeritus, 10 Oct 2014 While looking up unrelated things on the internet, I was quite surprised to find the following which involved Calvin Cheng very intimately. Basically, Calvin Cheng �played a central role� in price-fixing as president of the Association of Modelling Industry Professionals (AMIP). On 23 November 2011, the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) found 11 modelling agencies

Vietnamese oil tanker seized by pirates in Singapore waters

CNN.com, 8 Oct 2014 Vietnamese authorities are searching for an oil tanker feared to have been taken by pirates just 40 minutes after it departed Singapore for Vietnam almost one week ago. The Sunrise 689 was carrying 18 crew and 5,200 tonnes of oil when it left Singapore's Horizon port on October 2, according to the Vietnamese News Service (VNS). The ship's owner, the Hai Phong Seafood

Teo Ser Luck deletes facebook comment of a netizen sharing his 5-year-old daughter's experience at Hong Lim Park - report

The Real Singapore, 5 Oct 2014 Netizen Calvin Choo, who was at the YMCA event last Saturday, shared on Facebook that his comment on Minister Teo�s Facebook page was deleted. Mr Choo had been sharing the experience that he and his 5 year old daughter had had at the event and asked why Minister Teo and his team did not do anything more at the actual event to prevent the confrontations which �

Accusations of plagairism leveled at self-proclaimed entrepreneur for his review on SIA Suites Class

Reddit.com, 30 Sep 2013 Full story Related: What It�s Like To Fly The $23,000 Singapore Airlines Suites Class - Dereklow.co What It�s Like To Fly The $23,000 Singapore Airlines Suites Class - Yahoo! News Singapore [GPGT] SINKIE kena sexposed by AMDK - Hardwarezone Forum Singapore Airlines Suites: SQ 319 � London to Singapore - Rebeccaelizabethp.wordpress.com

Vietnam authorities investigating BreadTalk for gutter oil

Talkvietnam.com, 16 Sep 2014 Vietnamese authorities are investigating several international food companies operating in the country after Taiwanese authorities put them on a list of customers buying illegally-recycled cooking oil. The list includes the Bakery Cafe outlet, owned by Maxim�s Group. A representative of Maxim�s Group admitted that in the past they have bought oil from Chang Guann.

Singpaore Science CEO Lim Tit Meng slammed for sexist remarks in an email to female staff

The Online Citizen, 4 Jul 2014 A remark by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Science Centre Singapore (SCS) has been nominated for this year�s sexism award by the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware). The award, named The Alamak Award, is the association�s �annual search for the most annoying, face palm, gut wrenching, you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me instance of sexism in

OPINION: Singapore raised Malaysia goods lorry fees to benefit KTM as part of Tanjong Pagar railyway station deal?

The Rakyat Post, 3 Jul 2014 The fortunes of another ailing Malaysian transport giant is likely to soar in coming months � thanks to higher charges being imposed by Singapore on lorries transporting goods into the island-state from Aug 1. While lorry drivers bemoan the steep hike of the Goods Vehicle Permit (GVP) monthly fee for foreign-registered goods vehicles being raised four-fold � from S$10

Snapshot: Malay netizens outrage at racist comments found on a young woman's Instagram page

Rilek1corner.com, 23 Jun 2014 Full story Update: Now she claims that her instagram account was hacked. Do you believe her? On Facebook, Kim clarified that her Instagram account (@kimmeeoow) was hacked, and apparently the hacker had posted those racist remarks without her knowledge. According to her boyfriend Ulrik Hillerl�v, she has already informed the police and Infocomm Development

Snapshot: Is IDA Managing Director blaming users for SingPass breach?

Hardwarezone Forum, 5 Jun 2014 Link

Why Vivian Balakrishnan, NEA didn't check on Marine Parade Central Hawker Centre cleaning and repair works?

Facebook, 3 Jun 2014

Singapore government enlists stand-up comedian drag queen Kumar to extinguish Singlish

The Star Online, 2 Jun 2014 Singapore has enlisted a drag queen comedian to give its people grammar lessons, as part of a long-running drive to encourage the correct use of English, for fear that weak language skills could dent its reputation as a business hub. Foreigners visiting the tiny affluent Southeast Asian island occasionally find themselves bemused in conversation with Singaporeans, many

Government scholar slams Singapore police for not offering to protect Filipinos at their Independence Day event

Hardwarezone Forum, 29 May 2014 Link Reference: 2008 - Data.gov.sg