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Raffles Education Corporation Director Lists Multiple Fake Degrees On CV

Netizens are continuing to dig up people with questionable degrees following the scandal at IDA where a worker was found to have a fake degree and IDA, instead of taking action, defended the staff member.

See: IDA Defends Decision to Hire Foreigner with ‘Fake’ Degree; Dishonest People Must Never Work for the Government

Now, Netizens have dug up this “Dr” Terence Seet living and working in Singapore. Almost all of his degrees are from known and reported degree mills, yet he was still able to work as a Director at Raffles Education Corporation:

Templeton University is a degree mill.

Next, Sree Raghavendra Research Foundation University where he did his MBA is ALSO a fake university. It is listed here as a fake university in India.

Lastly, his phD from Open International University is a sham degree too. Open International University is also a known degree mill. And can you believe it? He earned his phD in just a year!

He even posted photos of his phD on facebook:

How on earth did a person with a whole string of fake qualifications get a job in Singapore?

What is MOM doing? I urge MOM and the Minister in charge to come clean.

He even had a photo with former President SR Nathan (https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/385161_10150466513543007_746855864_n.jpg?oh=79e995ed3ace5ade25aa7658f647520e&oe=559AB940&__gda__=1440947654_30a443fb604a44fe53a5a5af1683a579).

This is how lousy the system is. Even a former President of Singapore can’t detect a fake degree holder even if he is right in front of him. Terence Seet was also involved when a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Singapore and India. Proof is this album here: https://www.facebook.com/terenceseet/media_set?set=a.10150093780978007.284539.651563006&type=3

This Director of Raffles Education Corporation with the fake degrees, “Dr” Terence Seet, has represented Singapore in India at major events! Is that not a disgrace?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWG6vZohfQE

Source: www.therealsingapore.com

April 21, 2015
Preschoolers Taught The Art Of Pottery And Meditation

To mould young minds, the Da Vinci Group advocates taking a hands-on approach to learning, getting preschoolers to use clay to illustrate what they have learnt. So rather than reading about sea creatures or colouring pictures of them, children get to make their own.

Mr Saravanan Manorkorum, Director of the Da Vinci Group, said this is a form of what is known as neuroeducation. “When you are learning something, what you are doing is you are only engaging one part of the brain. But when you are touching something, it fires up all the different sensory aspects, so you’re engaging multiple parts of the brain,” he said.

“When that happens, and you introduce a new idea or a new concept, it gets retained better because of the strengthening of neuro networks. What we are trying to do is we’re trying to incorporate a platform that is going to give the maximum amount of touch to brain activity,” he added.

Having tangible, finished products also helps the children remember what they have learnt. It is similar to how photographs can trigger memories, teachers said.

The Da Vinci Group started these pottery workshops in 2012. It offers them on its own premises, and has also partnered with various preschools and kindergartens to carry out enrichment classes off-site.

Mother of two, Nisha Mohammad Ibrahim, said her children respond well to this method.

“Especially when they see their art pieces at home, they try to relate whatever they’ve learnt in the class. They talk a lot about it. They incorporate or infuse themes into their work, so it’s very practical, and very creative as well,” she said.

Her daughter, five-year-old Deinara Deira Mahesh, proudly showed off her creations – including a starfish. “I learnt about other creatures, like a crab, starfish, great white shark and turtle,” she said.

LEARNING THE ART OF MEDITATION

At My Little Gems Preschool, students learn to take deep breaths to improve their concentration. It is part of the curriculum for the children to meditate with teachers every day. Sessions go on for about 15 minutes, and children keep their fingers on their lips to help them focus on their breathing.

Said Mr Sim Chong, a father of three: “We found that there was a remarkable improvement in their ability to focus and concentrate, even if it’s for a family meal or in the evenings, when we sit down to read story books.”

Mr Sim’s daughter, Kay Ann, said she practises meditation as it helps her to think faster and clearer. “When mummy and daddy read story books, I can pay attention,” she said.

“Those children with training in mindfulness and meditation would be able to be more perceptive of the environment, and hence have a choice in focusing their attention in what they need to do,” said Mr Ben Lim, the principal at My Little Gems Preschool.

Singaporeans we spoke with were generally in favour of such alternative teaching methods. Said Mr David Chia: “I hope my daughter will be able to access more of such choices. Different ways of learning would be good.”

Said Ms Adelyn Chan: “I think that’ll be very interesting, like having yoga activities to take their minds off just memory work.”

Others said even with less-conventional methods of teaching, traditional classroom lessons are still important to them.

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

April 21, 2015
Asia-Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Trains Beer Promoters To Sell Alcohol Responsibly

As talks continue between industry players and the authorities over the conditions under which the retail hours of takeaway liquor may be extended, Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) said it has trained most of its beer promoters how to sell alcohol responsibly.

It yesterday called for a press conference to announce this, after the company and other major alcohol suppliers had responded to the Government’s plan to impose curbs on alcohol sale and consumption in order to deal with alcohol-induced public disamenities, with the argument that such trouble is typically caused by only a minority of irresponsible drinkers.

Yesterday, APB, which owns and brews for a number of brands, including Tiger Beer, Heineken and Anchor, said more than eight in 10 of its 580 brand promoters, who work in over 500 coffee shops and hawker centres islandwide, are now better equipped to recognise drunk customers and underage drinkers, as well as handle alcohol-related situations, after they attended a three-hour session that included role playing.

Training began in January, and APB said it would train all its promoters by next month.

APB’s initiative does not directly relate to the liquor consumption and retail curbs that kicked in this month under new laws, though its head of corporate relations, Ms Shannen Fong, said: “What we’re trying to do and demonstrate to the government is that operators, largely, are responsible. We want to be able to sell, and we often do sell responsibly.” She added that when this does not happen, it is usually due to knowledge gaps.

Under the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act, public liquor consumption and sale of takeaway alcohol are no longer allowed from 10.30pm to 7am daily. Stricter rules apply in Geylang and Little India, which have been designated Liquor Control Zones.

Ms Fong said that while many promoters already have strategies to help them handle potentially troublesome clients, the training has added to their tool kits and given assurance to those who are using the right approach when dealing with such customers.

Turning away intoxicated customers at coffee shops is better in the long run, as liquor licences could be affected if alcohol is sold irresponsibly, she added.

She said the most common types of drinkers encountered by beer promoters are those who are noisy, those who are drunk but want to order more and those who get emotional after drinking.

Beer promoter Bang Yun, 26, who has worked three years at Lau Pa Sat, said promoters would try to distract tipsy drinkers and get them to eat something or drink water.

Promoters would tell drinkers that safety is paramount or ask the drinkers’ friends to persuade them to stop drinking, said Ms Ann Koh, 50, who also works at Lau Pa Sat.

Outlet managers and supervisors of three companies, Kopitiam Investment, S-11 F&B Holdings and another that did not want to be named, have joined the training programme, but APB is trying to get more coffee shops and hawker centres to come on board.

Mr Vincent Cheong, Kopitiam’s corporate communications manager, said the training benefits the company’s staff and customers. Patrons who do not drink can enjoy a more conducive dining environment without disturbance from unruly drinkers, he said.

The Ministry of Home Affairs welcomed APB’s initiative and said the programme would help address public disorder and disamenities that arise from excessive drinking. “Liquor suppliers and retailers are encouraged to adopt measures towards responsible liquor sale, in accordance with the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act,” said a spokesperson.

Source: www.todayonline.com

April 21, 2015
More Muslim Marriages Ending Before Five Years

People married for five to nine years made up the largest group of divorcing couples in Singapore in the past two decades.

But Muslim couples are bucking this trend and splitting up earlier. In the 2003 marriage cohort, for example, 14 per cent of Muslim marriages dissolved before the fifth anniversary, compared with 10.5 per cent who did so between the fifth and ninth year. This trend can be seen from the 1999 cohort onwards.

For non-Muslim marriages in 2003, 9.2 per cent of couples broke up between the fifth and ninth year, while 5.1 per cent did so before the fifth anniversary.

Those who work with divorcing Muslim couples say the trend could reflect how a greater proportion of Muslims marry young or remarry than non-Muslims.

In 2013, 1.2 per cent of Muslim grooms and 5.2 per cent of brides were below 21 years old. For non- Muslims, these were 0.4 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively.

It is similar for remarriages. While remarriage is on the rise among Singaporeans in general, it is particularly common among Muslims. About a third of the community’s weddings in 2013, or 30.3 per cent, involved at least one partner who was not tying the knot for the first time.

This compares with a quarter of such marriages, or 23.7 per cent, among civil marriages, according to the Women’s Charter.

Family lawyer Abdul Rahman said most of the Muslim couples in divorce cases he handled got married by 23 years old.

“Their marriages face greater risk of breaking down earlier because they are ill-prepared financially and emotionally.”

An earlier government report also showed that break-ups are more common in remarriages.

Said Madam Azita Abdul Aziz, director of social services at welfare group PPIS: “Such couplings tend to be more vulnerable because couples bring baggage from previous marriages and there may be comparisons with their former spouse and disagreements over parenting of stepchildren.”

Source: www.straitstimes.com

April 20, 2015
Now Is The Time To Stand Up Against The Gay Mafia Militants

INTOLERANCE AND BIGOTRY BY THE GAY MAFIA MILITANTS AGAINST IKEA’S SUPPORT FOR PASTOR Lawrence Khong‘s Show, VISION

Dear Muslim, Christian, and all other religious brothers and sisters,

It’s now time for concerted action and UNITY in Speaking Up and NOT silence or fear or indifference !

IKEA caving in under calls of “Boycott” pressures and Bullying tactics by homo Mafia militants and lobby groups.

IKEA Singapore reviewing support for pastor’s magic show after backlash from gay rights groups

But Ms Jean Chong, the co-founder of women’s gay rights group Sayoni, said that Ikea’s support for the event “raises the question if Ikea is truly committed to diversity worldwide”, according to an article published on international LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) news portal Gay Star News.

In response to an unhappy customer on its Facebook page, Ikea said: “We are really sorry for the unhappiness this has caused. We have taken it to our management and they are reviewing it. We’ll come back when we have more information.”

Carrie Yu

Source: We Are Against Pink Dot In Singapore

April 20, 2015