THE TEMASEK REVIEW

From our Correspondent The digital edition of the Straits Times has labelled one of the photos of ex-Miss Singapore World 2009 Miss Ris Low as “sg-stupid.jpg”! The Straits Times has been conducting a media witch-hunt on Ris Low and the organizer of the pageant ERM World since SPH journalists dug out her past... 

Press rights group Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that a “paranoid” mainland had blocked tens of thousands of websites ahead of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic. The Paris-based group said that authorities in Beijing had targeted Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and other ways that... 

By Debra Chong from The Malaysian Insider The High Court struck out today Chin Peng’s suit against the federal government for going against the spirit of the peace treaties signed with communist insurgents two decades ago. Judge Datuk Balia Yusof Wahi agreed with the government’s lawyer that Chin Peng, once Malaysia’s... 

From our Correspondent Singapore may not host the 2013 SEA games as the S$1.87 billion dollars Sports Hub may not be completed in time following repeated delays due to the global economic downturn. It is unlikely to be completed in time for the 2013 South-east Asia Games, said Minister for Community Development, Youth and... 

By Ng Kok Lim I refer to your letter “Why we peg to market rates” to Today dated 25 Sept 2009. (read letter here)   You wrote that the HDB incurred an average deficit of $1,045 million a year on home ownership programmes.  However, if we refer to Page120 of HDB’s 2008 annual report, $625,102 was spent... 

From our Correspondent Jalan Besar Town Council had took an unemployed man to court for arrears S&C arrears of $432! In a letter written to the Straits Times Forum, Mr Lim Beo Thiam, a 52 year old who has been unemployed for 18 months and lost part of a leg through diabetes relates his unhappy experience with his... 

From our Correspondent In an article published on 29 September 2009 in the Straits Times with the misleading title – “GIC claws back loss”, Alvin Foo claimed that the sale of some shares before market crash had mitigated the fall of GIC’s portfolio. (read article here) It quoted GIC Deputy Chairman... 

By Abdul Gafoor, Social Correspondent Singapore is a strange country where everything suggested, which is contrary what the government, politicians and policy makers claim, has to be “substantiated with evidence” even though the same government, politicians and policy makers are not required to substantiate their claims... 

From our Correspondent A posting on the CNA forum by a forumer lamenting about his children considering migrating has attracted over 2,000 views and 100 replies in less than a day! The forumer which uses the moniker of “Iwin” wrote that his children are thinking of leaving Singapore permanently to settle down... 

From our Correspondent Mr Vincent Chia Ming Jin, a 19 year old student from the Singapore Polytechnic in his second year as a mechatronics student died in northeast China from stab wounds after being assaulted by three China nationals in a nightclub. Mr Chia was in the remote city of Jiamusi in the province of Heilongjiang...