2009 October

Nov 12th – Unveiling Charter for Compassion

TI CINEMA TOPIC: SOCIAL BALANCE CHARTER FOR COMPASSION TRAILER from TED Prize on Vimeo. Source: http://vimeo.com/6859038 There is an urgent need for a new focus on compassion. Bringing together voices from all cultures and religions, the Charter seeks to remind the world we already share the core principles of compassion....

Charter for Compassion

TI CINEMA TOPIC:SOCIAL BALANCE Source: http://www.youtube.com/v/DCG4qryy1Dg On February 28, 2008 Karen Armstrong won the TED Prize and made a wish: for help creating, launching and propagating a Charter for Compassion. Since that day, thousands of people have contributed to the process so that on November 12, 2009...

Men-Tei : Ramen & the City

By Novia Lim, Lifestyle Correspondent mentai01.jpg ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 When you are in CBD and craving for a bowl of ramen, regulars will know where they should head off to. Men-Tei Ramen is smack in the middle of Robinson Road and a long queue will start...

Staff wanted: for NEW citizens and PRs ONLY

From our Correspondent A photo of a hiring advertisement pasted on a window used by a bloomberg article on the Singapore job market has the following words in mandarin: “Staff wanted: Basic $1,500 with CPF and commission. No experience needed. New citizens and PRs (welcomed)” Neither the job scope or hiring...

Shanmugan used Low Thia Kiang to defend the PAP’s “litigious” track record

From our Correspondent Out of sheer desperation, Singapore Law Minister Shanmugan made used of the name of opposition MP Low Thia Kiang to defend the PAP’s “litigious” track record of suing its opponents! In a speech directed at American lawyers from the New York State Bar Association International Section...

Gopalan Nair described Shanmugan’s speech as similiar to one made by Hitler

From our Correspondent Former Singapore lawyer Gopalan Nair had poured scorn on Singapore Law Minister Shanmugan’s speech at the recently concluded meeting of the New York State Bar Association International Section. Describing Mr Shanmugan’s speech as a “total flop”, Mr Nair ridiculed it as a “history...

新加坡09年第3季国人失业率5%

作者：中央社 31/10/09 新加坡人力部今天公布的报告显示，新加坡今年第3季总就业人数今年以来首度成长，但9月整体失业率仍比去年同期和上月上升，达3.4%；本国人失业率则为5%。新加坡9月的整体失业率（包含外国人）和本国人失业率应该是4年来最高纪录，但人力部指出，这仍未打破2003年严重急性呼吸道症候群（SARS）疫情爆发期间的整体失业率4.8%、本国人失业率6.8%的最高记录。人力部说，9月的整体失业率增加主要是制造业...

韩港新阻升房价防泡沫化

作者：经济日报 2009.10.28 面对不动产价格升高，从南韩到新加坡的亚洲国家决策官员，纷纷开始压制房价，以免重蹈美国房贷泡沫覆辙。最近几周，南韩、香港及新加坡的主管当局都要求银行业者紧缩放款标准。印度及南韩的央行也已预告，将在未来几个月提高利率。美国联邦准备理事会主席（Fed）柏南克从2007年以来的金融危机...

后泡沫经济时代已来临

作者：谢国忠 (Andy Xie) 30/10/09 全球政策制订者们似乎并没有理解当前经济危机的实质。现在已经到了20年泡沫期的终结时刻，即以资产为基础的经济形态的终结时刻，也是IT革命和全球化产生的生产力红利（productivity dividends）的终结时刻。在泡沫时代，收入分配越来越集中于通过资产获利的相关经济活动，收入分配也变得极端。例如，美国上市公司金融活动的利润份额增长了3倍。金融从业人员的收入也出现了相似的大增长，来自金融行业的大部分收入，集中于一小撮从事奢侈品消费和高端金融投资的群体。泡沫的破裂将摧毁金融活动带来的绝大部分收入，损失约等于GDP的10％。从豪华轿车的司机到奢华住宅的建筑商，金融业危机引发的乘数效应将使失业人士遍布全球各个行业和国家。在当前严峻的经济衰退中，各国政府采取积极实施财政刺激政策是必要的；但是，如果政府的支出偏离市场的需求，将延缓经济复苏的进程。它必须符合未来结构性调整的需要。让我们设想一下，失业的银行家和他失业的司机可能面对的问题。危机前，银行家的薪水是司机的20倍，他可以轻轻松松地雇佣一帮人。平均而言，银行家将收...

Temasek Review site down by another massive DDOS attack

Dear readers, Our site is down from 3pm yesterday due to another round of massive DDOS attack. This is the second time in two weeks that services to our site is disrupted due to external factors beyond our control. We have already installed another layer of firewall to pre-empt this from happening again. However, we do...