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PAP MP Dr Lam Pin Min wants MOH to set up special fund to help PRs who cannot afford their medical bills Posted by temasektimes on April 12, 2012 The recent announcement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to reduce the healthcare subsidies for Singapore PRs have brought mixed reactions from Singaporeans. While some welcome the move, others felt the subsidies for Singaporean citizens should be increased instead. However, at least one PAP MP Dr Lam Pin Min is extremely worried about the impact of the new measures on PRs. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, GPC Chair for Health Dr Lam Pin Min feels some PRs may need help to adjust to the changes and hopes the Ministry can set up a special fund to help PRs who cannot afford their medical bills and have no where to turn to for support. His comments triggered a chorus of disapproval from netizens who lampooned him for

At the current interest rates and property prices what would you do with your ordinary CPF. Seems wise to transfer to special acc.

You think it's a good fund? I think I will hold it for 10 years and invest 1K per month for the next ten years. is this a good idea? I believe countries like singapore malaysia indonesia and thailand will be the powerhouses of the world in 10 years time, what say you? can it grow to one million by the time I hit 50 years old?

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/...217-328588.html Special tax lowered for Euro V-compliant diesel cars The revised tax structure will result in savings of nearly 70 per cent for owners. -AsiaOne Fri, Feb 17, 2012 AsiaOne The Government will lower the annual special tax on diesel passenger cars, Minister of Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in his FY2012 Budget Statement. RELATED STORIES

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I don't understand why the TP don't summon these flouting cars who jamm up the roads and yellow Box? Surely if TP summon them every day, these cars will come to their senses. So even if appeal....surely there come a time when the appeal must void for those frequent flouting parents. I don't get it...is it TP gave up summoning...and working with the school to get a win win solution? The New Paper Monday, Jan 30, 2012 On every

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Do you guys remember that "someone" special whenever you listen to a particular song? Its like there's a song for each special person in my life. Right now its "Way back into love". Makes me want to pick up the phone to call her, but stopped short. A bit emotional now.. Also, I am playing that song repeatedly over and over again.

Though i've heard this song over countless times.. this song nv fail to bring tears to my eyes when i listen to it. esp the chorus that goes: 阿嬤妳今嘛在叨位　阮在叫妳 妳甘有聽到 阮的認真甲阮的成功妳甘有看到　阮在叫妳 妳知影沒 阿嬤妳今嘛過的好麼　甘有人塊甲妳照顧 希望後世人阮擱會凍來乎妳疼　作妳永遠的孫仔　擱叫妳一聲阿嬤 i really miss my granny.. pls feel free to post urs..

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Every year civil servant get performance bonus about when ya will get. Is it same as the normal with salary on the 12th. And also this year have extra ah bonus?

Overpumped petrol just now some petrol spill to car body. got strong smell. Tried to clean it but slightly dirty (like grease). How to clean ah? thanks!

Today 14th Dec open mail box than receive the brochures informing of the offer for taka member on 2nd-5th Dec Seriously WTF that's almost 3 weeks overdue man! These few days mood not too good tomorrow call Taka and find someone to release my heatiness :angry: Any bros also receive the brochures late?

Oct 30, 2010 Restaurateur's jail term cut to 1 day on appeal By Selina Lum PROMINENT restaurateur Giuseppe De Vito, 38, was yesterday jailed a day and fined $3,000 for driving while banned from getting behind the wheel. The jail term was meted out by the High Court after he appealed against his sentence of six weeks' jail and a $500 fine handed down by a district court in August. The Italian, a permanent resident here who is better known as Beppe De Vito, runs Il Lido at Sentosa Golf Club and Forlino at One Fullerton. In September 2008, he was banned from driving for two years after being convicted of drink driving, running two red lights and being abusive towards a policeman. He was also fined $8,600. But in September last year, he was caught driving by a traffic police officer along Commonwealth Avenue. In August this year, he was jailed six weeks for driving under disqualification and fined $500 for driving without insurance. He was also given a three-year driving ban. But De Vito appealed to the High Court against the jail term, arguing he deserved only a fine. His lawyer Julian Tay told the High Court that after De Vito was banned from driving two years ago, he hired a full-time driver to ferry him around on weekdays. But on Sept 13 last year, his wife, who was then in the early stages of pregnancy, suddenly felt unwell and discovered she had vaginal bleeding. Mr Tay said the couple became anxious as she had been experiencing a difficult pregnancy and De Vito was thinking of how he could rush her for medical help should the bleeding continue. When he noticed that the car's petrol tank was almost empty, he decided to drive to the nearest petrol station to top it up. Shortly after driving out from their Holland Hill house, he was stopped at a spot check along Commonwealth Avenue. The lawyer said De Vito was compelled to drive as he was then faced with a medical emergency. Mr Tay added that his client has since arranged for the driver to be on duty on weekends too, and that the distance travelled was less than 1km, although Deputy Public Prosecutor Terence Chua said Google Maps gave a distance of 2.7km. The DPP argued that nothing in medical reports showed that De Vito's wife was bleeding on the day in question. He also argued that if there was a genuine medical emergency, instead of going to get a petrol top-up, De Vito would have called for an ambulance or driven his wife to the hospital immediately. The DPP also noted there were other petrol stations nearer to De Vito's home. But Justice Choo Han Teck allowed the appeal after considering the short distance travelled and De Vito's personal circumstances. But he stressed that this case was not to be used as a sentencing guideline for future cases.

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I am impressed that Singapore market can command a special engine and model car! Anyone with other special Singapore only varient car model? http://www.------.com/articles/article.php?artid=730 "The Stratford is a Singapore only model and is kitted up to differentiate it from the discontinued One. Unlike the Camden and Mayfair, the Stratford is not a limited edition and individually numbered model but will be a regular model in Mini's local line-up."

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...d_sped_off.html i think his guy very suay.......the red truck so big, smash his side mirror, i dont think the red car chaps would even know

Over the next three years, Ferrari will introduce a new 458 Spider, Ferrari Enzo "special series", and four other new models. The cars have been announced by Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne at a press conference earlier today. The 458 drop-top and an all-new 612 Scaglietti with a V12 engine are scheduled for next year. Referred to internally as the F151, the 612 Scaglietti may also be shown off as a hybrid model. Marchionne also announced a "new special series Enzo" would join the all-new 599 GTB Fiorano (a.k.a. the F152) on the 2012 marketplace. This will be followed up with a significant California Facelift, or as it is called inside the company, the "California M." Also due for 2013 is a suped-up 458 Scuderia. Look for both Ferrari and Maserati to make each of their models rather distinct, practically creating sub-brands within the two companies. Sister automaker Maserati is also expected to release two new models, slotted below the GranTurismo, before 2015.

Anyone has experiences or knows where to get this kind of lens? New view to reducing myopia with special lens SINGAPORE: Ten-year-old Sherwyn started wearing spectacles to correct his myopia just two years ago, but what alarmed his mother Michelle Cheong was the worsening of his myopia by about a hundred degrees a year. To help children like Sherwyn fight short-sightedness, new lenses that have been clinically proven to slow down myopia progression in children by up to 30 per cent were developed by optical products developer and manufacturer Carl Zeiss Vision. The new lenses, called MyoVision, make use of Peripheral Vision Management Technology, which corrects the image on the central part of the retina as well as on the periphery, by curving it so that it stays entirely on the retina. This is different from the normal method used in optometry to correct myopia, which is to adjust the distance of images through the use of lenses. Short-sightedness, also known as myopia, is more common in Asian countries - with over 50 per cent of 11- to 13-year-olds developing the condition in urban populations. Compared to the rest of the world, Singapore has one of the highest prevalence of myopia, with about 30 per cent of children with the condition when entering school at age six, growing to 80 per cent of the population by the time they are 18 years old. Asians also have a higher hereditary rate as compared to Western counterparts, with 60-per-cent of them being more likely to develop myopia if both parents have the condition which makes objects appear blurred at a distance. Compounding the common eye problem in Asia is the fact that there is no way to completely stop or cure myopia progression due to continuing eye elongation. But now, the team behind MyoVision said they have made a breakthrough. The new lenses look and feel like what have been used so far by optometrists. The only difference is that while vision through the lenses is sharp when a user looks straight ahead, vision at the sides is blurred. The lenses also do not not provide as wide a spectrum of clear sight as normal spectacles. Still, children who tested out the lenses said they only needed a few days to get used to their new lenses, especially when used during sports or playing instruments. "At first (Sherwyn) had a bit of trouble playing the piano, as he couldn't see keys further away using the side of his eyes and he had to turn his head a lot more," said his mother, Michelle. "But after a day or two, when he got used to it, he could play the piano perfectly." A three-year study of 700 children in Australia and China who used the lenses found the myopia progression slowing down by some 30 per cent. "What we find in the study is that the lenses are controlling both the length of the eye and the prescription," said Professor Brien Holden, chief executive officer of Vision Cooperative Research Centre. "So the evidence is that if they stop wearing the lenses, the eye will not rebound - it will stay the way it is, but it'll stop having the effect of the reduction." Singapore is the third country in which the product is being made available to the public, after China and South Korea. "The idea that we can control the growth of the eye to limit the progress of myopia... is a breakthrough in vision correction for billions of people around the world," said Prof Holden. Currently, the MyoVision lenses only work on children and not adults whose eyes and vision have settled in. The other setback is the price tag. The lenses cost S$360 a pair, which is about three times more than normal lenses. But Michelle said: "I

HE E-MAILED a prospective employee, asking her to be his 'special designer girlfriend'. Mr Shankar Venkataraman, 45, who owns a publishing firm, sees nothing wrong in sending such e-mails to staff and job applicants. But the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices disagrees. It has denounced his indecent proposals as 'inappropriate and unacceptable'. One woman who applied for a job with his company was so outraged by his brazen come-on and subsequent lack of remorse she contacted The New Paper on Sunday. Mary (not her real name) had applied for a graphic designer position at eShan Publishing in January. The 23-year-old, a trained graphic designer, was offered a job soon after. But her joy turned to shock when she got an e-mail from Mr Venkataraman asking her to be his 'special designer girlfriend'. She recalled: 'I sent out my resume and the owner of the publishing company e-mailed me back, asking to meet me. 'I met him. He seemed like a normal guy and gave me encouraging comments about my portfolio.' Several days later, Mary e-mailed Mr Venkataraman with an idea for a publication that his company was about to launch. He replied to say he liked her idea. But she was horrified to read the rest of his e-mail. It read: 'I do hope that you are perfectly single... I have a lots (sic) in store for a romantic partner, for I do not know whether you would understand, that certain creativity too requires that proximity and feel. 'I am sure you know that creativity does not happen under office environment or employer-employee setting. I will soon be starting to travel... so I do wish to have you as my special 'designer' girlfriend and travel companion.' Mr Venkataraman added that he hoped, through his publications, to promote open relationships in society. Mary, who is currently working as a temp with Singapore Press Holdings, said she was 'disgusted' by his request and sent an e-mail politely rejecting his romantic overtures. She replied that she regarded him as a potential boss and requested some 'decency' in his behaviour. But Mr Venkataraman was undeterred. He wrote in another e-mail: ''Decency' and 'respect'... are deterrents to creativity... it builds a communication gap, in turn affecting the creativity. In my own finding, creativity requires that 'dirtyness' to be born... 'As I anticipated, your response too was predicted (sic) in a world filled with norms... But I feel good that a channel is (sic) been created and that I chose to be 'indecent' early, so that no undue decency builds up and obstructs in future.' Mr Venkataraman's company employs three women and four men, The New Paper on Sunday understands. Mary said: 'I spoke to one of his employees, who put me in touch with a female colleague who said she had also received e-mails containing sexual propositions.' The woman declined to be interviewed as she is still working in the company, but gave The New Paper on Sunday permission to use excerpts of her e-mail correspondence with Mr Venkataraman. In one e-mail broadcast to a group of his employees, Mr Venkataraman repeatedly referred to himself as the company's 'captain'. He stressed the importance of trust among co-workers, and urged those with an 'uncomfortable state of mind' to leave the company. He wrote: 'I would also not hesitate to disclose that our 'Physical Sexual feeling' is nothing but a natural urge... 'To either sex, the partner is just an outlet or a companion, and its like going to pee together or like having a coffee together... A spouse is nothing but an attached bathroom or outlet.' He went on to offer himself as an 'outlet for all incontinence'. He said: 'I have no qualms to announce that I am available for SEX relief, for I do envisage that as members of this vessel, we may get a special treatment and its best we keep things between ourselves, rather than looking for an outside avenue, which can endanger the journey. 'So anyone is free to press the 'attendant' button on the vessel for this.' In another e-mail he wrote to a group of his company's writers, he said he was in 'dire need' of a soulmate and travel companion. Mr Venkataraman signed off the e-mails as eShan, his pseudonym. The New Paper on Sunday contacted him via e-mail and asked if he saw anything wrong in trying to initiate romantic and sexual relationships with his employees through his e-mails. We also asked Mr Venkataraman, an Indian national with permanent residency here, if he felt Singaporean women were too conservative. He did not reply directly to the questions. Instead, he challenged us to publish his e-mails. He said: 'It's good to note that some seeds I have sown are showing results... How about you publish those e-mails and this e-mail of yours, and I reply through my publication'' When probed further, he said: 'Your questions... show that you have closed your mind in many ways, and your picture is complete.' In another e-mail to The New Paper on Sunday, he described himself as 'someone who has finished 'family' life', who has chosen a career in publishing to 'break all traditional barriers'. Refusing to answer our questions, he said they were 'media blackmail' and 'extortion of information by ransom'. He added: 'Your questions are absurd and narrow-minded, and is (sic) only reflection of how humanity has degraded and thus life itself... 'But from my e-mails you can see that I am not into cheapskate sex. I proposed to the girl in question, since I found her having the potential and talents for some of my creations that are planned.' He said he was merely exercising his right to propose. 'I just did not make a standard proposal, as it was after a few exchanges which gave me the intuition that the person has the capacity for elevated thinking.' THERE are no laws against sexual harassment in Singapore. But is it a serious enough problem here' In a study released in 2008 by Aware, more than half of the 500 people surveyed said they had experienced some form of sexual harassment at work. The majority of victims were women aged 21 to 25. Most were harassed by either a colleague or superior. Human resource (HR) practitioners said enough measures are in place to safeguard against workplace sexual harassment. Mr David Ang, executive director of the Singapore Human Resources Institute, said many employers have policies to address sexual harassment in the office. Penalties for improper behaviour, he noted, include disciplinary inquiries and, in some cases, dismissal. 'Employees should be able to approach their supervisors or HR department for help,' he said. In cases involving top personnel, they can opt to lodge reports with the authorities, Mr Ang added. Asked if there was a need for better legislation, he said: 'I don't think sexual harassment is an issue which can be easily dealt with through legislation. '(It) is a very personal issue, and the law cannot dictate who an individual works with, and what a working relationship should be like.' Similarly, Mr Paul Heng, founder of HR firm Next Career Consulting Group, feels it would be difficult to establish laws specifically for sexual harassment. He said: 'Individuals have different values and personalities - it would be difficult to legislate sexual harassment.' THE Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (Tafep) has spoken to Mary and Mr Shankar Venkataraman about the incident, its spokesman said. She said: 'Based on the information given by both parties, the approach taken by the employer in recruiting and selecting staff is inappropriate and unacceptable. The employer has been advised accordingly. 'There are responsible employment practices and standards of behaviour which all employers are expected to comply with when offering jobs.' Imposing roles or activities unrelated to work, she noted, is considered 'an abuse of power' on the employer's part and is 'exploitative of job seekers who are in need of a job'. She added: 'Such behaviour has no place in an employer-employee relationship.' Ms Corinna Lim, executive director of the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware), told The New Paper on Sunday that those who believe they have been sexually harassed should make a police report. They should also seek legal advice either from lawyers in private practice or at free legal clinics. Though there is no specific law against sexual harassment in Singapore, Ms Lim said that in some cases, it may be possible for perpetrators of sexual harassment to be charged under the law. The former lawyer referred to Section 509 of the Penal Code, which states that individuals intending to insult the modesty of any woman by saying any word, making any sound or gesture, or exhibiting any object, can be jailed up to one year, fined, or both. Under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance Act), those who use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with the intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another person may be fined up to $5,000. Aware conducts a Legal Clinic twice a month to provide women with free legal information and advice. For more information, call the Aware Helpline at 1800 774-5935 or e-mail [email protected]

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1)Is customers events important? Did 7series, s-class, LS600 owners really looking forward to these special events? 2)Agents is hoping custom to catch PI underclare on the price of second hand cars? Published February 6, 2010 More second-hand luxury sports cars being imported Grey imports bearing Bentley, Porsche badges jumped the most last year By SAMUEL EE THE number of parallel-imported (PI) cars may have plunged to a four-year low last year, but the proportion of premium models accelerated. High-end PI sports cars - most of them used - spiked in 2009. But authorised dealers are far from worried; in fact, their reaction is mixed. Grey imports bearing the Bentley and Porsche badges jumped the most last year (see table). The authorised Bentley distributor, Malayan Motors, registered 24 units, while PI operators collectively sold 21. This means 47 per cent or almost half of all Bentleys sold in Singapore were PI units. In contrast, the ratio in 2008 was 36-to-5 respectively, or 12 per cent PI cars. For Porsche, official importer Stuttgart Auto moved 222 units in 2009, versus 81 PI cars - meaning a quarter were PI cars. In 2008, the numbers were 265 and 62 respectively. Asked if the numbers were a concern, Andre Roy, group managing director of Wearnes' automotive division, whose Malayan Motors represents Bentley, said: 'The answer is yes and no. On the positive side, we are pleased with the growing demand for Bentley. It shows we've done a good job investing in the brand and business over the past 78 years.' Mr Roy said what worries him is that PI operators may not be giving potential buyers the full picture. 'For example, the customers may not be told that, as per Bentley policy, vehicles exported outside of their designated market are no longer eligible for factory warranty coverage, or given the full or correct service history,' he said. Also, the cars may not have been built to Singapore specifications. Still, Mr Roy said these PI sales have not really affected his business. In fact, Porsche Asia-Pacific managing director Christer Ekberg expects the number of PI cars to fall over time. 'The number is on the high side but I am not really concerned except for the importer and his investments,' he said. 'Competition is always good but only as long as the cars are imported in the normal legal way, with all taxes paid and the invoice value of the car correct. But we know this is not always the case.' Mr Ekberg said Asia's high import duties and taxes on cars create 'a market for tax evasion'. However, he said he has 'full faith in Singapore's legal system, and the way the Customs department is handling it is fantastic'. He added: 'I wish this would be the case for every country in the world.' Lamborghini Singapore boss Melvin Goh is also concerned about the rising number of PI cars, even though they are relatively small for the Italian exotic manufacturer. But Mr Goh is not unduly worried because 'those who buy a car like this usually buy into a lifestyle'. 'Those who get it from a PI operator will not enjoy the full experience, including customer events,' he said. Last year, 7 per cent of the 54 Lamborghinis registered in Singapore were PI units. But this was a jump from zero the previous year. Once reason for the relatively high number of luxury PI units last year is that most were brought in used. Although no data is available, anecdotal evidence seems to support this in the case of Bentley and Lamborghini. Porsche was affected to a lesser extent because the majority (more than three-quarters) are believed to be new. The main attraction is, of course, price. For example, PI operator Vincar, which sold six Bentleys last year, said one of these (a mid-2009 GTC convertible) was transacted at $630,000 in October - or more than $200,000 less than the price of a new car then. 'Demand is good because of the price and because there are not many second-hand units in the market,' said Vincar director Vincent Tan. 'If there are second-hand units, the prices are still high. So people turn to used imports.' Importing used luxury cars became more attractive after the Land Transport Authority (LTA) allowed them to be eligible for the scrap rebate from September 2007. They have to be under three years old and incur a used car surcharge of $10,000 in addition to the usual registration taxes. The cars are sourced from Japan and the UK, and Vincar is one of about 10 PI operators dealing in such vehicles. Mr Tan said the used luxury market suffered in the first half of 2009 because of the financial crisis, but started picking up in the third quarter. 'For 2010, it looks like demand in the used luxury segment should be sustained, although the general PI market will suffer because of higher COE premiums,' he said.

NOV SPECIAL Measure your paint thickness for FREE We will perform a basic paint thickness measurement on your vehicle free on the following days & time at 176 sin ming autocare, #02-12, Sin ming drive 7th & 8th nov - 12pm - 5pm 14th &15th nov - 12pm - 5pm Kindly call us in advance at 6554 5620 so that we can manage the traffic better. Here is an example of a detail paint measurement using one of the forum member's one-month (brand new) toyota estima hybrid. What can we expect from our factory paint system? Is it as thick as what you think it is? What does the reading tell us? 1. The reading provide us vital information of how thick is the original factory paint system is. Knowing the overall thickness of the vehicle's paint system allows one to provide better advise and owner can make better car care decision to prevent clear coat failure. 2. The figure measured (above pic) is in microns. To provide a better understanding, a 80g photocopying paper is 25.4 micron in thickness. Therefore, a reading of 50 micron will have a thickness of two pieces of paper put together. That is not alot of paint to play around. When we look directly at the surface, our eye tells us that the surface is levelled. When we touch the surface, the feeling is levelled. But the paint is far from levelled. Using the data measured, we put into graph form and present in cross-section view. You can see for yourself that the paint thickness is up and down, this differences in thickness causes an effect known as orange peel when one look closely into your surface. Here is a picture that shows a very bad orange peel. More than often, it is not as bad as the picture above on factory paint system.