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Yahoo report : Apple sells over 5 million iPhone 5, supply constraints loom (Reuters) - Apple Inc sold over 5 million iPhone 5 smartphones in the three days since it hit stores, but shares sagged as the company struggled to meet demand. While sales were solid, the company said on Monday it had run out of its initial supply and many pre-orders were scheduled to go out in October. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company is "working hard to build enough iPhone 5s for everyone." Expectations for new Apple products were so high - some analysts forecast Apple selling as many as 10 million phone over the weekend - that Wall Street was not wowed by the latest numbers. The stock was down 1.7 percent at $688.64 in afternoon trade. Given the demand, Apple, the world's most valuable company, is being closely watched for any supplier problems that may slow down the smartphone production. Link : http://sg.news.yahoo.com/apple-sold-more-5...8--finance.html Best selling records for these brand handphone. Sold 5 million phones in 3 days ... They are expecting it to rise to 10 million iPhone sold by this weekends...

Newspaper report:- 1 in every 59 persons in china has the desire to migrate despite the country's economic boom and vast homeland. 22 millions is not a small number. Most likely they prefer countries like US, AUS, etc and bring their money along. After gaining citizenship or PR status, they still can return to make more money, best of both world?! Prior to 1997, Hong Kongers did the same. Singaporeans i know who have migrated seldom do the same, but they do miss the local foods and friends. These two things have their place in most people's life. What other things in life, other than a roof and income, may also be important?

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Hi all, Its interesting to keep reading on as you guys share info. I am picking up on the go as I read on. So a big thanks in advance and especially to Ken4555, Furrynadz, Yuan and Trex101 for helping me out when I first posted in this forum. One of the questions I have now (believe me, I have more in my mind then this haha) is that being said that I am collecting my new vehicle - Honda Jazz 1.3(A)LX soon, it means that I have to do run-ins like everyone else. I read that it is recommended that for the first 500 to 1000km, short trips of less than 15minutes is best. But in my daily travel, I estimate that I will be: Starting at Sengkang, go down all the way to Novena to drop my partner off, then proceed to Clementi. So this entire trip will be way beyond 15 minutes. So should I take such daily trips right from the start? Or make my partner wait while I run-in short trips till after 500km or after 1000km before I start sending her down in long trips? Cause I am really worried that if the 15minute short trip is really crucial, running such long distance trip from the start will not do well for my run-in thus resulting in less lifespan for the vehicle. Please enlighten me with what you think? Pretty troubled here Another question is, for tyre pressure, what do you guys use to check it? How is it done, pardon me as I am still in the midst of reading up articles in car bible and other websites, so will be some time before I know even the basics. But am trying my best =)

TOKYO (AP)

A movie that cost USD$11,000 that gross more than 7 million dollars.

Wow the purchase from Barclays to all the latest financial instituitions has got into about negative S$20 Billion liao. How ah ????

Ren Ci flouted guidelines: Charity Council head By Theresa Tan REN CI Hospital and Medicare Centre, now under probe for financial irregularities, had contravened certain guidelines on how charities should be run when it gave out interest-free loans. For example, under the new Code of Governance for charities and Institutions of a Public Character (IPC), it was required to obtain board approval for any loans made by the charity, said Mrs Fang Ai Lian, chairman of the Charity Council, on Monday. Mrs Fang told the media at the launch of the Code: 'What was done was not something in the best interest of the charity.' Besides, there was a conflict of interest in Ren Ci's case as its honorary chief executive, Venerable Ming Yi, is one of the owners of a business that Ren Ci lent money to, she pointed out. The Health Ministry is now probing Ren Ci, one of Singapore's largest charities, after it discovered that it has given out millions of dollars in interest-free loans to various companies. Some of these loans were made, apparently, without board approval. Also, there were discrepancies between what the charity recorded it had lent and what the companies involved recorded it had borrowed. Under the new Code, there should be procedures to handle conflict of interest situations, for example, when a board member has vested interest in businesses the charity deals with. One guideline is that the board member should not vote on the matter or take part in discussions regarding the business. Also read New Code of Governance for charities and IPCs

Where's our $6m? STB asks this man UK promoter sued for charity concert that never happened Leong Wee Keat [email protected] THE concert was touted as Singapore's biggest ever. More than 40 celebrities ?including Hollywood names Kurt Russell and Jamie Lee Curtis, and Asian artistes David Tao and A-Do ?and 20 dignitaries including heads of state and royalty were supposedly lined up for the global fund-raiser at the National Stadium to aid disadvantaged children worldwide. . Listen Live was seen as a coup for Singapore. The six-hour event was to have been beamed live to more than 500 million people in 80 countries, drawn 20,000 tourists and brought in about $30 million. . As such, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) paid $6.16 million in instalments to the organisers ?Mr Tony Hollingsworth and his two companies, United Kingdom-based Children's Media Limited and Tribute Third Millennium ?to turn this marketing dream into reality. . But following several postponements, the curtain failed to go up. Now, the STB is suing all three parties for cancelling the event. . Over a 14-day High Court trial which kicked off yesterday, the STB hopes to recover its $6.16 million, which formed part of the total $12.83 million it committed to as event sponsor. The board is also seeking compensation for the losses and damage it suffered. . The defendants are accused of breaching three agreements they signed with the STB in 2004 and 2005. . The concert was postponed twice ?from March 2005 to sometime between Sept 16 and Oct 1 that year, then to April last year ?the court heard. . On the first occasion, the organisers were not able to confirm the artistes and broadcasters or raise the necessary sponsorship, as agreed in the first contract. The second time, the organisers were late in confirming the artistes and broadcasters, and did not abide by the list specified in the second contract, said the STB. . Both sides signed a third and final contract in August 2005. The STB alleged that the organisers said if "STB would agreed to a postponement, they were confident the event could still be staged". . But four months later, the defendants claimed they could not raise the $30 million needed to finance the concert, and called it off. . The STB, through its lawyer Senior Counsel Lok Vi Ming, claimed it was induced to enter into this last agreement by a "misrepresentation of fact". . It argued for a rescission to the second agreement ?under which one clause obliges the defendants to immediately refund the STB's funds, while a second clause makes the defendants liable for damages should they fail to stage the event. . The STB also described Children's Media, which was set up specially to organise the event, as "a mere sham or facade, to further an improper purpose". . In 2003, the defendants had approached the Singapore Government with the proposal for Listen Live, when negotiations with the government of India to stage the event there faltered. The concert was to have been part of a larger Listen Campaign, involving a series of worldwide activities to generate publicity for the concert. . Under the agreements, the STB claimed, the sponsorship monies were to be used only for Listen Live. But yesterday, the defendants' lawyer, Senior Counsel Chelva Rajah, argued that the sponsorship contract between Children's Media and STB was in respect of the entire Listen Campaign. . Cross-examining STB's then assistant director of the entertainment division Lynette Pang, Mr Chelva pointed out that the first agreement had not explicitly stated that the STB would only sponsor the Listen Live concert. . Ms Pang, who was involved in negotiations, agreed. But she said it was "understood" between the STB and the organisers that the "underwriting of the sponsorship was undoubtedly tied to the event". . Ms Pang said: "The Listen Live event was the clear tangible benefit we were looking for. The media campaign was to enliven the event." . She disagreed with Mr Chelva's suggestion that Children's Media was "fully entitled to spend or use part of the sponsorship sum from STB for the Listen Campaign". The hearing continues today. http://www.todayonline.com/articles/209167.asp good thing is nobody will b made responsible, everybody gets to keep their job, and fat bonus! uniquely singapore!