Victor Wong, the general manager and secretary of Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) has been removed from his duties and is under investigation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). He works for CPG Facilities Management, the managing agent of…
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I refer to the article “Why does Singapore have an external debt of US$1.766 trillion?” (Straits Times, Dec 28). Govt “invests all the proceeds which it has borrowed” It states that “A Government article on the subject explains that Singapore…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took parting swipes Wednesday at the Obama administration, calling John Kerry’s earlier speech “unbalanced” but saying he had “no doubt” the alliance between the countries would endure despite disagreements. Earlier Wednesday, Secretary of State John…
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Masonry work is a dying profession in Singapore. I’ve not come across any Singaporeans doing it. Many of the tilers I know are Malaysians and Chinese. On good months, I paid my tiler 15-20k (that’s equivalent to a CEO’s salary…
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – As the world battles a spike in assaults and plots by Islamist militants, Indonesia’s anti-terrorism unit is drawing praise for stemming a wave of bloody attacks in the sprawling Muslim-majority nation. Indonesia has foiled at least 15…
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