Why are girls love to be man ? I had seen this type of behavior many times on the net. I am sure many can share such view! Welcome to share your link.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Why girls hope to be men
Why are girls love to be man ? I had seen this type of behavior many times on the net. I am sure many can share such view! Welcome to share your link.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Straits Times Poll - Tan Kian Lian to run for elected president or MP
As of 7 Jan 2009, 11am. The result of the poll is show below. If you wish to poll here is the link - http://www.straitstimes.com/Take%2BOur%2BPoll/Take%2BOur%2BPoll.html
Sunday, December 21, 2008
women wants Sex 3 times a night
Wow! can't really believe this, but it was reported on this Wan Pao newspaper on 20 Dec 2008.
Her husband was so scared! She intended to cut off his private part, if she did not get enough sex ....
Her husband was so scared! She intended to cut off his private part, if she did not get enough sex ....
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Tragic, says SM Goh
The Straits Times
Nov 29, 2008
Tragic, says SM Goh
'I WAS told yesterday morning that Mr S. Puhaindran, my good friend and grassroots leader's daughter-in-law was caught in The Oberoi Hotel as a hostage.
I've been following events through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on the news, but unfortunately we couldn't know very much about what was happening.
I could see things were getting a bit dangerous for anyone who was caught in the hotel and, unfortunately, what we feared came true.
The news was that the daughter-in-law, that is Michael's wife, was not going to come back.
When I learnt that, I came right away to see Mr Puhaindran. He and his wife were, of course, in a state of shock. And the extended family was there...
The son (Michael) was married last year. They just celebrated their first anniversary. I was there at the wedding so I too was quite shocked...
I'm very sad and grieved... it's something very tragic that has happened.'
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who visited his long-time Marine Parade grassroots leader S. Puhaindran, whose son Michael was in Mumbai yesterday and identified the body of his wife, Ms Lo Hwei Yen. Mr Puhaindran and other family members were too distraught to speak to reporters at their Marine Crescent flat, which drew a stream of visitors, including Mr Goh and MP for Marine Parade GRC Fatimah Lateef
Nov 29, 2008
Tragic, says SM Goh
'I WAS told yesterday morning that Mr S. Puhaindran, my good friend and grassroots leader's daughter-in-law was caught in The Oberoi Hotel as a hostage.
I've been following events through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on the news, but unfortunately we couldn't know very much about what was happening.
I could see things were getting a bit dangerous for anyone who was caught in the hotel and, unfortunately, what we feared came true.
The news was that the daughter-in-law, that is Michael's wife, was not going to come back.
When I learnt that, I came right away to see Mr Puhaindran. He and his wife were, of course, in a state of shock. And the extended family was there...
The son (Michael) was married last year. They just celebrated their first anniversary. I was there at the wedding so I too was quite shocked...
I'm very sad and grieved... it's something very tragic that has happened.'
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who visited his long-time Marine Parade grassroots leader S. Puhaindran, whose son Michael was in Mumbai yesterday and identified the body of his wife, Ms Lo Hwei Yen. Mr Puhaindran and other family members were too distraught to speak to reporters at their Marine Crescent flat, which drew a stream of visitors, including Mr Goh and MP for Marine Parade GRC Fatimah Lateef
S'poreans share in the grief
Nov 29, 2008
Mumbai terror attacks
Mumbai terror attacks
S'poreans share in the grief
Acting PM expresses Government's sadness at the death of hostage
ACTING Prime Minister S. Jayakumar said last night that all Singaporeans shared in the grief of the family of lawyer Lo Hwei Yen, 28, who was killed in Mumbai.
In a statement expressing the Singapore Government's sadness at her death in the terror attacks in the Indian city, he said: 'The loss of any life to terrorism is sad, but the loss of a fellow Singaporean is a pain more keenly and more closely felt by every Singaporean.
'I know that all Singaporeans feel deeply for the family, and our hearts go out to them in their time of sorrow and grief.'
He said that Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials have been with the victim's family in Singapore, and on the ground in Mumbai, since they first learnt that Ms Lo had been taken hostage.
The ministry issued a statement saying it was deeply saddened by the death of Ms Lo, a lawyer married to Mr Michael Puhaindran.
MFA said its officials in Mumbai confirmed only at 9.35pm Singapore time yesterday that she was among the dead.
'A positive identification was made by the husband, accompanied by our High Commissioner,' it said.
'We would like to convey our sincere condolences to the family of Ms Lo Hwei Yen. This is a tragedy for all Singaporeans.
'We have been in touch with her father-in-law and one of her aunts to convey this tragic news. Our officials in Mumbai are currently with her husband and another aunt.'
It said that the ministry and officials of the Singapore mission in Mumbai would assist the family.
'We wish this tragedy had not occurred,' it said. 'MFA is currently assisting the family and will ensure the safe return of the body once the Indian authorities release the body.'
Extending sympathies to the families of other hostages killed in Mumbai, the ministry said: 'Singapore strongly condemns the Mumbai terrorist acts and reiterates its commitment to work closely with the international community in combating terrorism.'
In his statement, Professor Jayakumar also said the tragedy served as a reminder to Singaporeans that 'terrorism is a threat that spares no one, nowhere'.
'This tragic event underscores the imperative for all of us to be constantly vigilant and the need for the international community to band together to combat this threat,' he said.
Mr Pasuni Maulan, the chairman of the Tentera Di-Raja Mosque, also expressed sympathy to the family of Ms Lo and condemned the attacks in Mumbai.
'I am very sorry to hear about the death of Ms Lo and my heart goes out to her family,' he said last night.
'All Singaporeans, regardless of race and background, feel the pain of this senseless act of violence.
'The law of the jungle adopted by the extremists must be condemned by all mankind.'
my fellow singaporean killed by terrorist
The Straits Times
29 Nov 2008
By Teh Joo Lin & Carolyn Quek
First terror victim from Republic; body found on Oberoi's 19th floor
29 Nov 2008
By Teh Joo Lin & Carolyn Quek
First terror victim from Republic; body found on Oberoi's 19th floor
THE Mumbai terror attacks claimed a Singaporean victim when lawyer Lo Hwei Yen, 28, was confirmed among the dead last night.
She is the first Singaporean to die in a terrorist attack.
The tragic task of identifying her body fell to her husband, Mr Michael Puhaindran, who had flown to Mumbai on Thursday night.
The couple held their wedding in Bali only in June last year.
Mr Puhaindran, 37, last heard from his wife through two phone calls she made to him on Thursday after being taken hostage at The Oberoi Trident Hotel.
She had gone to Mumbai on Wednesday to attend a business seminar and it was meant to be only a one-night trip.
Last night, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the worst had happened.
Her body, found on the 19th floor of the hotel, was identified at 9.35pm Singapore time by Mr Puhaindran, accompanied by the High Commissioner and an aunt.
She was among 24 Oberoi hotel hostages found dead yesterday.
Acting Prime Minister S. Jayakumar said in a statement last night that he and his Cabinet colleagues were painfully saddened, and added that all Singaporeans shared the family's grief.
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong also expressed sadness, saying that he had attended the couple's wedding last year.
Ms Lo's father-in-law, Mr Stanley Puhaindran, has been a long-time grassroots leader in Mr Goh's Marine Parade constituency. SM Goh visited the family last night.
Over at the home of Ms Lo's parents in Lower Delta, her younger sisters Hwei Shan, 25, and Hwei Rong, 23, had been waiting anxiously all day for news.
Ms Lo was the eldest of the three children of a businessman and housewife. Her father has been away on business but was returning home, the family said.
A law graduate of the National University of Singapore, Ms Lo worked with Stephenson Harwood, a foreign law firm based here.
She called her husband twice from Mumbai on Thursday, Hwei Shan told The Straits Times.
In the first call at 2am on Thursday, she said that she had heard gunfire and the hotel staff had told her to move to another level.
In her second call, at about 6am, she said that she had been taken hostage.
Foreign Affairs Ministry official Jai S. Sohan confirmed last night that Ms Lo had passed her husband a message from her captors.
An Indian news channel had reported that the terrorists had held the woman at gunpoint and ordered her to tell the Singapore Government to tell the Mumbai authorities to refrain from acting against them, or she would lose her life.
Mr Sohan said the ministry conveyed the message to the Indian authorities at a very senior level.
'We ask for your understanding as we could not confirm this earlier as the situation at that time was fluid and fast-evolving. It was also not appropriate at that time for us to do so for operational reasons,' he added.
Ms Lo's husband left for Mumbai on Thursday evening, accompanied by an aunt and ministry officials.
Family members in Singapore kept monitoring the news closely hoping for any hint that she might be safe.
But they began to fear the worst at about 5pm yesterday, when her husband got word that her wallet and handbag had been found.
He and his aunt were with Singapore diplomats keeping vigil near the Oberoi when news came that more bodies had been found inside.
They were led inside to identify the body and came out looking shaken.
Mr Puhaindran and Foreign Ministry officials broke the tragic news to the family here at 10pm, just before the ministry held a press conference that was broadcast live on television.
'She was bubbly, cheerful and very protective of us as the older sister,' said Hwei Shan.
joolin@sph.com.sg
carolynq@sph.com.sg
Additional reporting by Kor Kian Beng
THE ATTACKERS
Who they are, how they did it
PRIME
THE HOSTAGES
Armed with knives, cleavers
PRIME
THE HEROES
Hotel staff kept guests safe
PRIME
Thursday, November 27, 2008
NTUC need more teeth
The effectiveness of NTUC was being tested in period of finanical crisis. Many people will think that NTUC is only good for its discount at various NTUC Fairprice.
give NTUC teeth
The recent layoffs by DBS may make NTUC look like it is wielding little power
Monday • November 24, 2008
CONRAD RAJ
editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg
SACKING staff is never an easy thing for most companies to do, but DBS Bank appears to have made it even more difficult for itself.
It was recently chided publicly by Labour Chief Lim Swee Say for not consulting its union on recent layoffs of some 900 staff in Singapore and Hong Kong. There was neither “prior consultation” with the DBS Staff Union, nor “exploration with the union on other cost-reduction alternatives”, Mr Lim — Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and a cabinet minister — had said.
Yes, the shock retrenchments may have weakened trust between worker and management — a point commonly raised by recent discussions.
But far more damaging to the national labour movement is how some may read DBS’ action as a reflection of NTUC wielding little power when it comes to dealing with management.
Rightly or wrongly, some feel that employers here have the upper hand in hiring and firing, and that the union is nothing more than an operator of, and a discount card provider to, its supermarkets.
Mr Lim must have felt as much, because all that work in rebuilding the image of the NTUC over the last few years must have taken a battering by the bank’s decision to ignore its union.“It is regrettable,” he had said. “Trust takes a long time to build but a short time to destroy.”
In the first place, layoffs should not be the first resort. Last week, Mr Lim had noted that companies should be cutting costs to save jobs rather than cutting jobs to save costs.
But the labour movement is also realistic enough to recognise that retrenchment cannot be avoided in all circumstances. “At times it is better to let go some workers so that the remaining workers can survive and keep their jobs, rather than the business fails and all workers lose their jobs,” Mr Lim had said.
DBS, the country’s premier financial institution, had pointed out it had to restructure and streamline its operations to position itself for the future.
It added that the move to axe staff was not a “rash, cost-cutting initiative of the first resort”, but arrived at after discussion and deliberation over temporary measures, including a tiered pay-cut across the company.
Still, the Singapore bank has yet to explain why it failed to consult the staff union.
As Mr Lim noted, retrenchment appeared to be the first resort for DBS, as seen from the ground: “Ground reaction is critical and highly negative”.
It is therefore refreshing to see the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reviewing its guidelines for employers on how to handle surplus manpower.
Among the measures to be taken: Employers will now have to inform MOM before sending out the pink slips, so that the Workforce Development Agency can try to find alternative employment for the affected workers.
It is also noteworthy that the proposed new guidelines will include more details about flexible wage systems and a shorter work week or temporary layoff schemes that companies can adopt to reduce costs.
Companies are encouraged to work with their unions in bringing down costs before resorting to layoffs or, if the axe cannot be avoided, to conduct the retrenchment exercise in a more responsible manner.
The new guidelines, said Acting Minister for Manpower Gan Kim Yong, should send a clear message to employers on the need to leverage on the tripartite framework between the Government, employers and workers.
The NTUC needs to ensure that the guidelines are adhered to.
To be able to lead the labour movement and assure the success of the tripartite framework, the NTUC needs some real teeth to deal with errantemployers. Its member unions must also be accorded the respect and given more authority in their negotiations with employers.
Otherwise, what is to prevent the perpetuation of the view that NTUC is a toothless organisation, offering nothing more than club and discount facilities?
give NTUC teeth
The recent layoffs by DBS may make NTUC look like it is wielding little power
Monday • November 24, 2008
CONRAD RAJ
editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg
SACKING staff is never an easy thing for most companies to do, but DBS Bank appears to have made it even more difficult for itself.
It was recently chided publicly by Labour Chief Lim Swee Say for not consulting its union on recent layoffs of some 900 staff in Singapore and Hong Kong. There was neither “prior consultation” with the DBS Staff Union, nor “exploration with the union on other cost-reduction alternatives”, Mr Lim — Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and a cabinet minister — had said.
Yes, the shock retrenchments may have weakened trust between worker and management — a point commonly raised by recent discussions.
But far more damaging to the national labour movement is how some may read DBS’ action as a reflection of NTUC wielding little power when it comes to dealing with management.
Rightly or wrongly, some feel that employers here have the upper hand in hiring and firing, and that the union is nothing more than an operator of, and a discount card provider to, its supermarkets.
Mr Lim must have felt as much, because all that work in rebuilding the image of the NTUC over the last few years must have taken a battering by the bank’s decision to ignore its union.“It is regrettable,” he had said. “Trust takes a long time to build but a short time to destroy.”
In the first place, layoffs should not be the first resort. Last week, Mr Lim had noted that companies should be cutting costs to save jobs rather than cutting jobs to save costs.
But the labour movement is also realistic enough to recognise that retrenchment cannot be avoided in all circumstances. “At times it is better to let go some workers so that the remaining workers can survive and keep their jobs, rather than the business fails and all workers lose their jobs,” Mr Lim had said.
DBS, the country’s premier financial institution, had pointed out it had to restructure and streamline its operations to position itself for the future.
It added that the move to axe staff was not a “rash, cost-cutting initiative of the first resort”, but arrived at after discussion and deliberation over temporary measures, including a tiered pay-cut across the company.
Still, the Singapore bank has yet to explain why it failed to consult the staff union.
As Mr Lim noted, retrenchment appeared to be the first resort for DBS, as seen from the ground: “Ground reaction is critical and highly negative”.
It is therefore refreshing to see the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reviewing its guidelines for employers on how to handle surplus manpower.
Among the measures to be taken: Employers will now have to inform MOM before sending out the pink slips, so that the Workforce Development Agency can try to find alternative employment for the affected workers.
It is also noteworthy that the proposed new guidelines will include more details about flexible wage systems and a shorter work week or temporary layoff schemes that companies can adopt to reduce costs.
Companies are encouraged to work with their unions in bringing down costs before resorting to layoffs or, if the axe cannot be avoided, to conduct the retrenchment exercise in a more responsible manner.
The new guidelines, said Acting Minister for Manpower Gan Kim Yong, should send a clear message to employers on the need to leverage on the tripartite framework between the Government, employers and workers.
The NTUC needs to ensure that the guidelines are adhered to.
To be able to lead the labour movement and assure the success of the tripartite framework, the NTUC needs some real teeth to deal with errantemployers. Its member unions must also be accorded the respect and given more authority in their negotiations with employers.
Otherwise, what is to prevent the perpetuation of the view that NTUC is a toothless organisation, offering nothing more than club and discount facilities?
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