Are you so sure, Mr Tan Kin Lian
On October 12, 2008, The Straits Times ran a front cover story citing Mr Tan Kin Lian, the former chief executive officer of NTUC Income of financial institutions and relationship managers misleading individuals into buying Lehman Brothers linked financial products.
From my own knowledge of financial products, every form of investment involves a certain amount of risk, even stable ones like property and unit trusts. From my own dealings with financial professionals, when they were convincing me to buy financial products, all enquired about my salary, expenditure, financial goals...continue reading
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Meow! May your business prosper!
14.Jul 2008
Maneki Neko, Japan’s Fortune Cat, is now increasingly popular with Singapore bu...read
“I want to transfer some of my salary into your account to evade income tax.”
7.Jul 2008
An age-old way of evading income tax is now “creating” jobs in Singapore....read
Employers has the last say in hiring decisions
29.Jun 2008
Who decides who gets the job is not the Singapore government’s role
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Sexual peep-a-boo advertisements
22.Jun 2008
Advertisements are gerry-mandering around Singapore’s strict censorship laws on...read
Decentralization of Singapore's office
15.Jun 2008
The island city is currently in the middle of a silent protest against office r...read
The transport divide
31.Mar 2008
The transport divide reflects income divide within Singapore....read
Makan all year round
24.Mar 2008
Seasonal food popular with Singaporeans always readily available now....read
Some Singaporeans profiteering from foreign workers and CPF
17.Mar 2008
Despite widespread grumbles about CPF and foreign workers, some Singaporeans ar...read
You want to choose your religion? Ok.
10.Mar 2008
Buddhism, Christianity and Catholicism are increasingly blended in Singapore nu...read
A double take at Singapore's jaywalkers
2.Mar 2008
Pedestrians are not jaywalking as some traffic lights are not working....read
Singaporeans are eating leftovers
25.Feb 2008
No money to buy food....read
The Straits Time report on theft in clothing retail outlets.
18.Feb 2008
Provide more solid evidence of retail employees as thieves in fashion retail ou...read
Are you sure about UOB at Takashimaya?
18.Feb 2008
Who really stole UOB's money at Takashimaya?...read
A colorful food paradise
17.Feb 2008
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Pay NTUC Fairprice ten, twenty cents more
10.Feb 2008
The price is not the display price at NTUC Fairprice...read
Why must Singapore hub this, hub that?
5.Feb 2008
Despite initial grumbles of Singapore¡¯s dub as a hub, foreign professionals ha...read
Rubbish fashion for Singapore
31.Jan 2008
Foreign fashion labels dumping mar Singapore shopping paradise
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Short-changed when receiving change
30.Jan 2008
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No more NS men falling flat on their feet
30.Jan 2008
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Sir Edmund's mementos spark bidding fury on online sale
12.Jan 2008
Within hours of the announcement of Sir Edmund Hill...read
Tenzing Norgay's grandson's tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary
12.Jan 2008
Sir Edmund Hillary's demise is a great loss for the...read
Sir Edmund Hillary passes away at 88
11.Jan 2008
Sir Edmund Hillary, who was catapulted into the his...read
Woman sends lifeguards on 'booby hunt'
10.Jan 2008
A woman sent the lifeguards at an Australian beach ...read
Haneef lawyer tells Oz police to get its act together
8.Jan 2008
Peter Russo, the lawyer representing former terror su...read
Haneef confident of receiving compensation from Australian Government
7.Jan 2008
Former Indian-born terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef ...read
Japanese whalers say Australia is a white supremacist nation
7.Jan 2008
A Japanese pro-whaling video condemning Australia as a r...read
Now, "bugged" washing machines to help in surveillance of Australian citizens
7.Jan 2008
The Australian Law Reform Commission has said that was...read
Shark attack 'like being hit by a car'
7.Jan 2008
Ben Morcom, who was attacked by a two-metre long great...read
Masterly 154 by Tendulkar gives India 69-run lead in Sydney Test
4.Jan 2008
Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten and masterly 154 today helpe...read
Haneef wants to return to Oz to attend judicial inquiry, work: Lawyer
4.Jan 2008
Lawyer for Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef has said...read
Brits are the most fast-food obsessed people in the world
3.Jan 2008
When it comes to fast food nobody likes it more than the...read
Three Indian students killed in a house fire in Australia
3.Jan 2008
Three Indian students were killed when fire engulfed ...read
'Jack', 'Olivia' top 2007's most popular names for Victorian babies
2.Jan 2008
It looks like Australians have quite a fixation with ...read
Australia's Opposition leader pitches for Uranium sale to India
31.Dec 2007
Australia's Opposition leader Brendan Nelson has once a...read
40% of Oz youngsters take drugs before driving
31.Dec 2007
An alarmingly high number of young motorists in New Sou...read
Pole dancing tax leaves strippers livid!
31.Dec 2007
Customers at strip club in Texas will have to carry ...read
Oz Foreign Minister tells Pakistani counterpart to hold polls quickly
29.Dec 2007
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has urged Pak...read
Australia to double its submarine fleet to counter Indian and Chinese navies threats: ex-Defence Min
29.Dec 2007
Australia may need to double the size of its submari...read
Benazir's death may affect Oz Army's stay in Afghanistan
28.Dec 2007
The assassination of former Pakistan premier Benazir...read
A $286,000 medical evacuation from Antarctica to save a man with broken jaw!
27.Dec 2007
A 286,000-dollar emergency medical evacuation from Anta...read
Oz tsunami aid was spent on promoting Left politics on Asians
27.Dec 2007
A survey by The Australian on the contributions by n...read
Brit women's wish list for 2008 - a rich husband and a better body!
27.Dec 2007
It seems that Brit women want their new year to be a st...read
Parsis from India to attend World Zoroastrian Congress in Australia
27.Dec 2007
Young Parsis from India, and Zoroastrians from Iran,...read
Haneef was a victim of a desperate Howard Government, says lawyer
26.Dec 2007
An Australian Muslim lawyer, who is also a lecturer ...read
Australia to build world's most lethal submarines
26.Dec 2007
Fearing that the naval power balance in the Indian Ocea...read
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Australia to build world's most lethal submarines
Fearing that the naval power balance in the Indian Ocean Region will be altered, the Australian Defence Ministry has approved an ambitious 25-billion-dollar programme to develop world's most lethal conventional submarine fleet that will be capable of carrying long-range cruise missiles and futuristic midget-submarines.
Pole dancing ad tops 2007's most complained about ad list in Australia
A television advertisement featuring a scantily clad pole dancer trying her level best not to succumb to her fast food cravings has been named 2007's most complained about ad in Australia.
Meet the drunk Santas who created havoc in a cinema
A mob of drunken Santas created chaos in a New Zealand cinema, pushing families out of the way, ripping down posters and shouting "ho, f*****g ho".
Top historian labels Queen as an 'uneducated philistine'
The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth has been scornfully labelled as uneducated by one of Britain's most high-profile historians, David Starkey, who likens her to Nazi Joseph Goebbels.
'Beatles Rishikesh Ashram' may become a home for Delhi's street kids
The ashram in the foothills of the Himalayas, where the Beatles came to study and compose, is being proposed to be turned into a home and school for street kids.
Haneef says he needs Oz reassurance about his and family's safety
Bangalore-based doctor and former terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef says he needs a reassurance from Australian authorities that he and his family would be safe in Australia before he can consider returning to the country.
Haneef's court battle victory is a win for due process in Australia, ays editorial
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's government's decision to give Bangalore-based doctor Mohammad Haneef the option of rejoining the oncology department at Queensland's Gold Coast Hospital after a federal court here cleared him of terrorism charges, should be placed in perspective, says an editorial in The Australian.
Australia set to impose Internet censorship to protect kids
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will introduce new restrictions on online chatrooms, websites and mobile phone content within a month, in a bid to prevent kids from watching unsuitable material.
Miss France asked to hand back crown over provocative snaps
The president of the Miss France beauty pageant has asked the winner of the 2008 competition to return her crown after a magazine published suggestive photographs of the 22-year old model.
Haneef wins court battle to return and work in Australia
Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef has won his latest court battle to return and work in Australia.
Oz Immigration Minister won't block Haneef's visa
Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Evans has said that he will take no action to cancel the work visa of Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef after it was effectively reinstated by the full bench of the Federal Court today.
Haneef wants to return to Australia to finish his medical training
Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef wants to return to finish his medical training in Australia, but he is also concerned about his wife's wishes.
Haneef may seek compensation from Oz Govt: Lawyers
Lawyers for Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef have said that he is likely to seek compensation from the Australian Government for falsely charging him under terror laws, after he won his latest court battle to return and work in Australia.
Andrews urges Oz Govt to appeal in High Court in Haneef's case
Former Australian Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews has urged the federal government to appeal against a court verdict favouring the return of Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef.
New South Wales MPs protest against Sydney Islamic school plan
Two New South Wales Members of Parliament have called for the scrapping of a 1,200-student Islamic school in Sydney's southwest.
Allowing children to consume liquor encourages underage drinking
An Australian research has revealed that parents who allow their children to consume liquor are actually encouraging underage drinking.
Ex-Guantanamo imate describes Osama bin Laden as a 'lovely brother'
Former Guantanamo Bay inmate and supporter of terrorist activities, David Hicks, has described Osama bin Laden as "lovely", and acknowledged that he trained with al-Qaeda a month before the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
Major damage reported after massive earthquake rocks New Zealand
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked New ealand today.
New Zealand rocked by 6.8 magnitude quake that cut power and telephone lines
A major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale was widely felt over much of New Zealand on Thursday evening and cut power and telephone lines in Gisborne, on the east coast of the North Island.
11-year-old Aussie girls 'selling themselves for a can or two of beer'
Alcoholism is so much rampant in Aussie kids that girls as young as 11 get into prostitution just for a couple of cans of beer.
Aussie kids divide their time equally between gizmos and outdoor life
Australian kids spend the equal amount of time in the company of electronic devices as they do in outdoor, claims a research.
Rauf's "escape" major blow to Pak's war on terror credibility
The escape of UK terror suspect Rashid Rauf is seen as a major blow to Pakistan's proclaimed effectiveness as an ally in the global war in terrorism.
Steve Irwin's widow sued for $2.5 m over mystery transactions
Barely a year after wildlife warrior Steve Irwin died; his grieving widow Terri Irwin and Australia Zoo are being sued for 2.5 million dollars over two mysterious business transactions.
Video games top Aussie kids' Christmas wish-list
It doesn't matter if they're boys or girls, the thing that most Aussie kids are hankering for this Christmas is a video game.
HINDRAF leader's detention violates Malaysian law, says lawyer
A lawyer representing HINDRAF leader M. Manoharan has objected to the unconstitutional detention of his client under the country's Internal Security Act (ISA).
Murdoch is finally the owner of WSJ, and reassures Dow Jones employees
News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch has achieved his long-held ambition of owning The Wall Street Journal, one of the world's great newspapers, ending over 100 years of ownership by the Bancroft family.
Gillette's men's razor bags useless packaging award!
The men's razor, which provides the 'clean' look, has been named as the worst offender for environmentally damaging packaging.
Developed world must do more to cut greenhouse emissions
Developed countries have been warned that they must do "significantly more" in cutting their greenhouse gas emissions.
Most Aussies want obese air travellers to pay for two seats
A majority of Australians want that obese airline passengers should pay for two seats, according to a new survey.
The shark that jumped out of the sea to kill a kangaroo!
It looks like shark stories have taken a turn now, with a shark coming out of the sea and attacking a kangaroo in Australia.
Aussie expert calls for tax on babies 'to save planet'!
If Aussie medical expert Professor Barry Walters gets his way, then couples in the country pay a tax for having more than two children - to compensate their extra offspring's carbon dioxide emissions.
Anti-smoking pill to contain suicidal warning
A drug meant for ceasing cigarette cravings will carry warnings of links with suicidal thoughts when it is launched in Australia in January.
Oz police, Tibetans scuffle outside Chinese embassy in Canberra
Tibetan protesters and Australian police clashed with each other outside the Embassy of China in Canberra today over a demand for protecting the human rights of the former in Tibet.
Aussie expert calls for tax on babies 'to save planet'!
If Aussie medical expert Professor Barry Walters gets his way, then couples in the country could be paying a tax for having more than two children - to compensate their extra offspring's carbon dioxide emissions.
Australia to keep spy planes in Iraq even after troop withdrawal
The role of Australian Defence Force (ADF) in Iraq will continue even after its withdrawal from there, which is on the cards. It is likely that the Aussie military will provide Iraqi administration and the US marines based there with surveillance and reconnaissance facilities.
Murdoch's younger son set to take over News Corp's Asia, Europe operations
Sources close to Rupert Murdoch have said that the media tycoon is all set to rope in his younger son James Murdoch to take over News Corporation's Asia and Europe operations.
'Yummy mummy' pressure on the rise
Women are increasingly becoming worried about the issues of shape and weight during pregnancy and post birth, partially due to the media's spotlight on celebrity yummy mummies, according to experts.
Haneef case mishandling inquiry very much on new Oz PM's agenda
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said that his government is seeking advice on how to conduct an official investigation into the handling of Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef's case.
Oz PM Rudd wants leadership role in bridging China-West climate gap
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has achieved a significant coup by saying that he is willing to act as an intermediary between China and the developed world.
Anti-whaling ship named after late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
An anti-whaling ship has been christened after late animal-conservationist Steve Irwin.
Telstra's website in a spot for selling porn clips to kids
Telstra's website WotNext.com.au has been caught selling porn clips to kids.
Cate Blanchett 'greenovates' her new mansion
Aussie star Cate Blanchett and her playwright husband Andrew Upton are reportedly spending more than 1.5 million dollars turning their home eco-friendly.
The weirdest ways of loosing mobile phones revealed
It seems like Australians are quite clumsy when it comes to looking after their mobile phones, for a new survey has found that dropping their mobile in the toilet is one of the most common ways with which they destroy them.
World's oldest Rolls Royce fetches œ3.5m at auction
The world's oldest Rolls Royce fetched a record breaking 3.5 million pounds at an auction in London.
Youngsters' biggest worry is their body image
According to a recent survey, perfect looks have become the biggest worry among Oz youngsters today.
Imran says Musharraf is conman, coward and chameleon
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has said that President Pervez Musharraf is a total conman and coward, adding that he never takes a stand on anything.
Rudd sworn in as Australia's 26th prime minister
Labour party leader Kevin Ruddwas today officiallysworn in as Australia's 26th Prime Minister, nine days after defeating the John Howard-led coalition in polls.
India's role in Australia's foreign policy initiatives important, says its new FM
New Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith today said that he saw India playing an increasingly important role in international relations related to his country, while outlining the foreign policy agenda.
Aussies love being in love
Australians love being in love, says a new survey of engaged couples.
Pilots' 'strange illusions' linked to fatal crashes
There is a definite possibility that every pilot will lose all sense of direction, height and speed while flying at some point, says a report.
Single Melbourne mum claims to be Warnie's secret lover
A single Melbourne mum has claimed that she has been former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne's secret lover for two years.
Oz PM-designate Rudd ratifies Kyoto Protocol
Australia's Prime MInister designate, Kevin Rudd, has ratified the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, following a meeting of the executive council that was presided over by the country's Governor-General, Michael Jeffery.
New Oz Government favours broader probe of Haneef case
Incoming Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland has signalled a broader investigation of the Haneef affair.
One in three Oz men don't wash their hands in public loos!
Australian men are not that appealing when it comes to their personal hygiene, for a new survey has found that nearly a third of them do not wash their hands after using public toilets.
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