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For those who had migrated. what are the good hospitalization plans that are available in Australia or Canada? Also does any private or state hospitals come to mind? Thanks

What are the banks you banked with when you migrated to Australia or Canada? Do they have a national bank, something like DBS/POSB?

I would like to appeal to the Government of Singapore to bring back the count of H1N1 victims. 8 people have died. 11 are in intensive care. One of them has no medical history. Without the figures, people with flu are callous, or more politically correct, ignorant of their impact on...

There is an attempt to get DBS cardholders to relinquish their credit cards in protest of the new Aware’s attempts to address the pro-gay stance of the old Aware. This is reminiscent of the earlier attempts by a few gays that seek to boycott DBS simply because they are donating to a family...

Hello, Is there anyone here who is experienced in trading in singapore shares? The minimum charge for placing an online order is $25 for DBS Vickers, Lim and Tan, Phillip Securities. Do you know of any other broker which has a lesser minimum? Thanks.

On 2 August 2007, Temasek reported (http://www.temasekholdings.com.sg/media_centre_news_releases_020807.htm) Temasek's net portfolio value grew to S$164 billion, crossing the US$100 billion mark. Total shareholder return (TSR) by market value for the year was a healthy 27%. TSR by shareholder...

Scroobal mentioned in another thread that the old SammyBoy Forum contained good advice on emigration. I started this thread to port over the gems from those threads to here. It cannot be a one man effort, or rather it should not, as the effort is hugh. So if you are willing to help, it will...

There appeared to be many here who had actually taken the step to emigrate to their desired land. Which means that they had moved from a first-class singaporean citizen to a second-class citizen of the desired country. As a first-class singaporean, i can only think of these advantages: (1)...

The PAP has ruled Singapore uninterruptedly for more than four decades. They controlled every sector of Singapore's economy and administration. All government and semi-government bodies ultimately report up the food chain which is controlled by a minister. And all ministers are from the PAP...

I happened to see an acquaintance's face on the Board of Directors of an organization. About 3/4s of the Board have BBM and PBM next to their names. Are these political titles?

Hello Avantas, I visited your website and read that portion 'About Us'. Apparently you do allude to WP in intent. If this is true, then do consider the feelings of the WP members. Since you want your website to have significance in the websphere, i laud you for your efforts especially as...

Well, it might be good to have some light-hearted moments here. Let's guess a bit of the person behind the nick. Here's the ball: Ramseth: someone who likes Egyptian history; envision himself to be a Pharoah one of these days :) ImperialArms: someone who enjoys reading Star Wars...

Where will the greater value to voters lie? My take is that a strong and viable alternative MP will spur a more vibrant opposition scene and encourage more to step forward in subsequent elections. On the other hand, a strong alternate President will still not have access to the accounts so...

I came across this poem by Wonhyo, an eminent Buddhist monk. Though it is not intended for politicians, it carry insights that perhaps may be of value to Dr Chee and the SDP. When mending a garment, A short needle is needed - not a long sword When it is raining, A small umbrella is...

A voter will deliberately spoil his/her vote if neither the PAP nor the opposition creates any value. My question is: Will spoiling the vote help the PAP and the opposition to be more voter-focused?

Is anyone here familar with international lotteries like lotto? Can singaporeans play it online? I went to uk national lottery and they said you have to be a resident there or own a uk bank debit card. Not sure which is the official australian lotto site, there are so many of them.

Well, Chee Soon Juan had been sued by the PAP leaders once again. Wonder when will it end? The question now is where will Chee Soon Juan go from here? That question is best answered by himself. Nonetheless these are some considerations he might like to see if there are any relevance: As...

Ref: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/382524/1/.htmlPM Lee, MM Lee awarded 6-figure sums in libel case against SDP & party leaders Partial quote: SINGAPORE: The High Court has awarded six-figure sums to both Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor...

Ref: http://www.singapore-window.org/sw03/030907st.htm I was musing about the juvenile thread that MM Lee outlived all his opponents and thinking that life can be unfair in that dreams are not achieved. When suddenly I realised that JBJ did achieved his dream after all. Listen to his...

From the voters’ perspective, their willingness to use their votes conscientiously must be coupled with good choices provided to them. For a first consideration, let us assess the capability of the leaders to stir the imagination of the voters. NSP: do not know much of them to comment SDA...