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Focking scam thrift pgm fr Yaacob !! Pay $5 fer pgm, n increase forced donation ... like dat how 2b thrifty?!?!?!?! Traitor of the Muslim community !!!

Aug 25, 2008
FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE
Money tips for Muslims
Low-cost scheme will encourage saving and teach families to manage their finances

MUSLIM families can now attend a financial literacy programme at mosques and community clubs islandwide.

The programme - called Bijak Belanja - aims to inculcate the value of thrift, encourage saving and teach families to manage finances.

It was launched yesterday by the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim at The Grassroots' Club in Ang Mo Kio.

Dr Yaacob, who is also Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, said the programme was designed to be simple, widely available and low-cost so all families can sign up for it.

Each participant pays just $5 to get on the programme, which is organised by the Family Development Network of the Community Leaders' Forum - a platform for Muslim groups to address issues such as education, youth, family and employability.

The core module homes in on values and the importance of saving, while electives will cover specific topics such as day-to-day spending, credit and debt management and home ownership and renovation expenditure.

Dr Yaacob noted that fewer than two in 10 intact Malay-Muslim families had dual-income earners. It emerged in the 2005 General Household Survey that half the Malay-Muslim families here earn less than $2,830 a month and two-thirds earn below $3,830 - the level of income which half of all families here exceed.

Dr Yaacob said: 'Without proper financial planning, many will be caught off-guard when faced with crisis such as unemployment, divorce or long-term illness.'

Aug 20, 2008
Muslims to give more to fund
Raising religious education's quality, upgrading old mosques on agenda
By Zakir Hussain

MUSLIMS will each contribute an additional 50 cents to $5 to the Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund (MBMF) next year, with higher-income earners chipping in with a larger monthly amount.

 

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More info on scam by Muslim Judas Yaacob !!!!

National Day Rally - some questions
TheOnlineCitizen
Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 12:22 pm |

Leong Sze Hian / Columnist

Excerpt ...........

MBMF contribution

After saying at the beginning of his speech in Malay that "One major worry of Singa_poreans is higher inflation," the PM announced an increase in contribution to the MBMF – Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund – by Muslim Singaporeans. He "gave the assurance that the new contribution rates will be affordable, especially for those earning less." I would like to suggest and ask whether the Malay MPs and community leaders have sounded out their community as to how they feel about paying more, particularly in respect to the timing now, as some may be finding it difficult to cope with rising inflation?

I would like to suggest that lower-income workers be exempted from this increase, until inflation returns to normal.

The increase will be between 50 cents to $5 ("Muslims to give more to fund", ST, Aug 20). This is an increase of between 17 to 47 per cent. Those earning just $1,001, have to pay 17 per cent more, from the current $3 to $3.50.

I also suggest that instead of the current flat rate contribution (for example - $2 for those earning up to $1,000 income), a percentage contribution may be more equitable, such that those who earn more should contribute more. For example, a Malay minister who earns $158,333 a month ($1.9 million a year) will then contribute $633 a month (instead of the new increased amount of $16 a month (from the existing $11) for those earning over $4,000 (which is a contribution rate of 0.4% - $16). Perhaps we may also consider going one step further, by increasing the rate of contribution for those who earn more. How about 0.5 per cent for those earning over $100,000 a month?

Why is it that the increased contribution rate is 0.42 per cent ($12.50) for those earning $3,001 - which is lower than the 0.4 per cent ($16) for those earning $4,001?
Comments

Responses to "National Day Rally - some questions"
1)singapoor on August 20th, 2008 4.22 pm

it has been a tradition not just in Singapore Muslim community but across the world by generous Muslims to leave their wealth to a trust (waqf) when they pass away. this can be land, agricultural land, shop, house, river, whatever. the proceeds of such bequethed property is supposed to be mosques, madrasahs, other learning institutions, education, health, poor, sick, needy, etc etc.

in Singapore the total worth of waqf has been declared during some speech by MUIS to be around $250 million. this is uncertain as unofficial sources claim its double than that while some claim its up to a billion dollars. MUIS has not given a breakdown of this. nor can the unofficial sources give a breakdown either. so it remains unclear how much waqf really exist.

some years ago MUIS decided to commercialize these waqf properties. so each year there is again an undisclosed amount of revenues being generated by these waqf properties. some unofficial sources claim the revenues are as low as $10 million but they are sure it will not be a surprise if it is several times more than that.

out of this lowest estimate of $10million, far less than $2million is distributed. the remaining amount is reinvested.

it is sick that the MBMF amount is being raised when there is actually so much money sitting around. these amounts are undisclosed to us.

i know many Muslim friends who are unhappy and want to withdraw contributions. in fact some already refuse to contribute some time ago. i myself did not contribute for some time. but due to some administrative purposes i had to. now i am considering pulling out again.

2)Leong Sze Hian on August 20th, 2008 4.50 pm

Dear singapoor

Thanks very much for your information.

I am enlightened!

Cheers

Leong Sze Hian

3)town council model? on August 20th, 2008 7.55 pm

Doesn't that sound exactly like our town council model? Collect $, spend a little on what the $ is collected for, invest the rest, make more $, but increase collection rate claiming rise in costs, more to do, etc., when there is a HUGE pot of gold sitting around and growing?

 

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i-wanna-cry-like-baby Lim Swee Say ST 25 Aug 2008 :

"Just because you can speak English and Mandarin, it does not mean you can truly communicate in both languages."

Tks fer telling peasants wat we oredy know fer very long ... the SG education is FOCK UP !!! Now pls crawl on bended knees n tell yr devil master Satan Lee, focking moron !!!!

 

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Rascist Zainudin so happy spend taxpayers $1.8m build propaganda park!!! Build beach volley ball area bcus TV showing the sport. So aft TV show how? Bcum area fer drunkard foreign workers to sit around, drink, vomit, pee, spit, harass passing sch girls ??

"next Olympian in the making" indeed! I only c the making of another PAP schmuck !!!! Tis kindda of bodoh can bcum Mayor in SG, the Oppo can run 3 Singapores!!! Go back to Hell focking PAP rascist!!!

Aug 25, 2008
$1.8m sports hub opens in Bishan
Facilities for young and old include beach volleyball court, exercise corner

QUESTION: What's to be done when not enough babies are being born to fill a primary school in a housing estate?

Answer: Build a sports hub on the land meant for the school.

Result: A $1.8 million facility in Bishan Street 23 which provides a track for jogging and inline skating as well as courts for basketball and beach volleyball.

This 24,000-sq m Bishan Active features a playground and an exercise corner for senior citizens and will be the new home and training ground for the Singapore women's football team.

Score one for the 'life-long fitness' cause.

The sports venue is another move by the Government to promote a healthy, sporting lifestyle among the people, part of the sports industry's initiatives which cost almost $500 million a year.

Yesterday, more than 1,000 Bishan residents showed up at the launch of the facility by Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng, Education Minister Ng Eng Hen, MPs Josephine Teo and Hri Kumar. Central Singapore District Mayor Zainudin Nordin was also present at the launch.

All are MPs of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.

Ms Teo said that when a place provides such a range of facilities for both young and old, it will become 'a focal point for Bishan residents to come together and enjoy the outdoors'.

She added that a sporting lifestyle should be cultivated from a young age, so providing easily accessible, integrated facilities would send a message to young people 'that it's up to them to integrate sports into their lifestyle'.

Asked why a beach volleyball court was added to the hub, Mr Zainudin said it is because the sport is 'quite hip' and is growing in popularity, given the Channel 8 TV series Beach Ball Babes.

For Bishan resident Khoo Kay Chai, 55, the hub means not having to jog along the footpaths around his block any more.

'Now I can exercise in the hub and use the fitness stations, which is very good,' he pointed out.

Our next Olympian maycome from this sports park ...
TODAY
Monday - August 25, 2008

"Bishan Active provides a convenient place for our youth to engage in sporting activities, and discover their talents", added Mr Zainudin, who is also mayor of Central CDC.

"Who knows, among them we may find our next Olympian in the making," he added.

 

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Lies ...

Muslim Judas Yaacob Ibrahim ST 25 Aug 2008 :

"WE HAVE not lost the battle against chikungunya...Even though the numbers are increasing, we are keeping a very close eye, and we are aware that a large proportion are imported cases, not local cases. So the virus has not really taken root... We must prevent that from happening."

Fact ...

ST 25 Aug 2008 :

(Up to now) 128 people here have caught the mosquito-borne disease. Of these, 61 were infected in Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka, while the rest were infected locally.

So 67 local vs 61 overseas, focker Yaacob say 61 is "large proportion", so wat is 67? Unspeakably enormous?

 

[Erudio]

18 yr old mature enuff to sign biz contract, sue n counter sue, but not mature enuff to vote in general election? Evil PAP !!!

Aug 26, 2008
Contract rights for minors

YOUNG persons may be able to start and run a business from the age of 18, under proposed changes to the law.

Currently, they can only enter into business contracts at the age of 21.

But the Finance and Law ministries are seeking views from the public on proposed changes to the Civil Law, which governs certain contracts.

In a joint statement yesterday, both ministries noted that the minimum age at which a person can now enter into a contract is tied to the age of majority - the age at which he is legally considered an adult - which is 21.

The proposal to change this comes after the Pro-Enterprise Panel received feedback that legal barriers preventing the young from going into business should be removed.

'The Government agrees that the current laws place unnecessary restrictions on young people wishing to undertake business, and should be revised as part of the broader efforts to support an entrepreneurial society,' the statement said.

'After a careful study, the Ministry of Finance has proposed delinking the age of majority from the age of contractual capacity and to reduce the age of contractual capacity from 21 years to 18 years.'

The changes mean a person can also start and participate in certain legal proceedings on his own once he turns 18. Now he can only do so with a guardian. But he will still not be able to hold, buy or sell land on his own.

The ministries want those interested to give their views on the consultation paper and draft law. It can also be read at the website of Reach, the feedback unit, at www.reach.gov.sg.

The consultation ends on Sept 19.

ZAKIR HUSSAIN

 

[Erudio]

Acting ministar of manpower Gan NiNa is a congenital liar!! Aft his last lie in Parl, here he go again !!!! Tis focker must burn in Hell aft Satan cut off his tongue !!!!

Lie ..............

Productivity decline in 2007 not due to influx of foreign workers
By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 August 2008 1720 hrs

SINGAPORE : Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong on Monday said that the decline in productivity in 2007 was partly due to the record employment growth of 234,900 jobs - and not due to an influx of foreign workers.

He said that with strong employment figures, productivity growth typically tends to be lower as output growth fails to keep pace with the increase in manpower.

He was responding to questions brought up in Parliament by MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh Josephine Teo and Non-Constituency MP Sylvia Lim on the impact of low-wage foreign workers here.

Mr Gan said: "It will be simplistic to conclude that the weaker productivity performance was due to the increased presence of foreign workers.

"In fact, our flexible and responsive foreign manpower policies enable companies to capitalise quickly on growth opportunities in Singapore and expand to create even more jobs, including jobs for locals." - CNA/ms

Truth .... note tt the 61% incl many many PRs .....

More jobs all round
TODAY
Record job creations for locals, foreigners in 2007; one third of total workforce now foreign

Friday • February 1, 2008

IT WAS a year when most Singaporeans who wanted to find a job were able to do so.

As the Singapore economy surged ahead with a 7.5 per cent economic growth last year, the number of Singaporeans employed grew by 92,100 — the third successive year that local employment creation has set new record highs. Singaporeans also made up two-thirds of the 2.73-strong million workforce last year.

At the same time, 2007 also saw foreign employment here reaching a new high. Out of the 236,600 jobs created last year, 61 per cent, or 144,500 jobs, went to foreigners — compared to about 48 per cent in 2006.

The MOM attributed the drop in the local share of new jobs created — 39 per cent last year, down from 52 per cent in 2006 — to the growth of the "indigenous workforce and the larger base of jobs created".

The new jobs came from all major sectors of the economy, such as the financial and professional services, manufacturing, construction industries.

The foreigners' presence in the workforce enabled "the economy to grow beyond the limits of Singapore's indigenous workforce" the MOM said.

 

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Wong More-babies-pls Cunt Head Parl 25 Aug 2008 :

"The Government, as you know, is very frugal, very prudent...we don't think we need to spend public money to fund the sending of polling agents to overseas stations."

N the result .....

$400,000 Branding Exercise to rename Marina Bay to "Marina Bay"

$250,000 LTA "Image Survey" to find out what the people "think" of the LTA after the Nicoll Highway collapse

$600m Esplanade ... enuff said

$70,000 to buy 1,200 Kg Durian fer police force orgy event "Operation Stink"

$620,000 to Booz Allen Hamilton to review SG public tpt

$7m fer SG win medals in Olympic

Wong Cunt Head, i command thee to decompose in Hell !!!!

 

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Mr Gan said: "It will be simplistic to conclude that the weaker productivity performance was due to the increased presence of foreign workers.

"In fact, our flexible and responsive foreign manpower policies enable companies to capitalise quickly on growth opportunities in Singapore and expand to create even more jobs, including jobs for locals." - CNA/ms

The congenital liar up his stake ... wif another simplistic statement ... the focking minion of Satan is denying tt foreign workers depress wage of local workers !!!! Tock abt Ivory Tower, tis evil shit head lives on the moon !!!!!

Aug 27, 2008
Simplistic to say foreign workers depress local pay
By Lee Siew Hua
IT IS 'very simplistic' to take the position that foreign workers depress the wages of Singaporeans.

Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong discredited this view yesterday in his reply to a question from Non-Constituency MP Sylvia Lim.

She said: 'It was reported that there was wage stagnation for the lowest income earners for the last 10 years, and the economists attribute the presence of foreign workers as a downward pressure on residents' wages. Does the minister agree with this assessment?'

Replying, Mr Gan noted that foreign workers form a big and growing pool in the services industry. Yet its wages were comparatively better.

'In 2007, total wages went up by 5.9 per cent in the overall economy. Services sector wages went up by 6.5 per cent, and this is a sector with growing numbers of foreign workers in 2007.

'Therefore the hypothesis that foreign workers depress wages is a very simplistic conclusion which may not be true,' he argued.

 

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Cheap Bread (CB) Loong Nat'l Day Rally 17 Aug 2008 :

"Many working mothers depend on formal childcare arrangements ... I think that we should do more to build up the childcare sector. It's important. I think we should do three things: make it more accessible, that means more centres; make it more affordable, that means bigger subsidies per child; and then make it higher quality, raise the standard so that we can work with this. So that way, we will have a better quality childcare centre and we will be able to work."

then sudden lee ....

Wooden Swiss-std living Goh Choke Thong CNA 27 Aug 2008 caution against promoting infant care centres too strongly :

"If we can avoid it, avoid as long as we can, to not disrupt the bond between child and parent. I would move cautiously with this. I would not make it too easily available."

Uh-oh .... Loong head *clonk* with Wooden club

Ogre against Ogre ... let the massacre begin !!!

 

[Erudio]

WAT THE FOCK !!!

Fire can only happen in KPE not CTE? Vehicles using CTE all on Flintstone feet energy instead of petrol n diesel???

So the focking ERP can stop fire fr happening in KPE, or make fire less dangerous fer KPE? If aft ERP traffic still slow how? Close the tunnel bcus of safety?

If got accident so traffic jam how? Activate ERP n accident will suddenly disappear? No fire will happen if jam due to accident, rd maintenance, rd cave in?

Wat the fock hip hop jock Teo Serpent Luck know abt traffic mgmt ??? Tock cock sing song no IQ!! Go back to yr cot n suck bottle !!!!

16 gantries on KPE for safety
TODAY
Congestion can exacerbate risks in long tunnels: Teo

Thursday • August 28, 2008

WHEN it opens on Sept 20, the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) will have 16 new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries along its 12 kilometres, of which 9km are underground.

This is because congestion in long underground tunnels poses safety concerns, said Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary of Transport.

Responding to a question from Mr Baey Yam Keng (MP, Tanjong Pagar GRC) on the installation of the ERP gantries even before the KPE (picture) is fully operational, Mr Teo said they are part of the infrastructure of the expressway to ensure that authorities “can act in a timely manner to prevent congestion from building up so as to enhance the safety of motorists.”

“Incidents occurring in long underground tunnels are more dangerous than if they occur on surface roads ... If it involves a fire, vehicles in the tunnel may be trapped and the severity of the incident will multiply manifold if there is traffic congestion in there,” he said.

This rationale, he explained, is “unique” to the KPE due to safety concerns and is not applied to arterial roads or other expressways on the surface.

But there are no plans for now to set up ERP gantries in the underground portion of the Central Expressway, as it does not pose as much of a safety risk as the KPE.

However, they will be installed and activated if the safety situation changes or travel speeds fall below the threshold level of 45kph, Mr Teo said.

Mr Liang Eng Hwa (MP, Holland-Bukit Timah GRC) asked why it was necessary to impose ERP charges on Saturdays, and if there was a need to extend the cordoning strategy to Saturdays as well.

Mr Teo replied that in the Bugis-Marina Centre Cordon, for which Saturday ERP was implemented in July, the volume of traffic has since fallen by about 20 per cent on average and travelling speeds raised by more than 20kph.

And since the implementation at the Orchard Cordon in October 2005, the number of vehicles using the Orchard area as a by-pass route has fallen from 30 to 20 per cent, he added.

 

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Will focker Goh Shih Yong publicly demonstrate eating fr a can preserved fer 10 yrs? If yes, I salute him. If no, fock the bullshit n go burn in Hell !!!!

Aug 31, 2008
YOUR LETTERS
Use-by date not a must for items with long shelf life

I refer to the letter, 'AVA ad should address food expiry date issue' (Aug17), by Mr Chin Kee Thou.

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) advertisement, 'Can you contain a bulge?', is one of a series of five food-safety advertisements aimed at advising consumers on the proper selection of food such as canned products, dried food, dairy, meat and seafood.

The 'use-by' date is not a mandatory requirement for products with a long shelf life, such as canned food products.

Such products can remain safe over a long period if they are properly handled and stored.

Intact canned products do not pose any food-safety risk, unless the cans are damaged or tampered with.

Nevertheless, some manufacturers may provide the use-by date information as a guide for consumers.

The improper handling or storage of canned products during distribution and retail, including the handling and storage by consumers at home, could shorten their shelf life.

While the AVA routinely monitors long-shelf life food products to ensure that damaged products are not displayed for sale, consumers must also play their part in ensuring food safety by selecting food carefully, and not buying products which are dented, rusty, bloated or leaking.

Goh Shih Yong
Assistant Director,
Corporate Communications
for Chief Executive Officer
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority

 

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Y 3 mths? Bcus as a manager, his resignation notice period is 3 mths !!! Industrial norm !!! Instead of having his CV say "Fired by PAP MP Lee Bee Wah", it now read "Voluntary Resign" ... save him face !!!

So in the end, Anthony Lee still force out by Jamban Lee to save PAP face Look like Jamban Lee very impt to AMK GRC !!!

MCYS says table tennis saga is over
By Valarie Tan/ Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 August 2008 2144 hrs

SINGAPORE: The controversy surrounding the Singapore Table Tennis Association has been called to a close by the Ministry for Community Development, Youth and Sports.

In a special media conference on Friday evening, it announced that team manager Antony Lee will continue for another three months, to finish up his Olympics reports. He will then move to the Singapore National Olympic Council in November.

The association will also have two separate head coaches, one each for the women's and men's teams.

President of the Singapore Table Tennis Association, Lee Bee Wah, apologised for causing grievances and stress. With that, the dust has settled over a week-long saga that mired Singapore's silver medal win at the Olympic Games.

Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said the issue was caused by misunderstandings and ties have been mended.

He added that the local sports scene, especially the Singapore Table Tennis Association, has emerged stronger from the incident.

He said the strong public reactions such as those online, showed how sports play an important role in unifying Singaporeans and that the sports scene here has come of age.

Dr Balakrishnan said: "Can I promise there will never be a problem? I can't make such promises. What is more important is the trust and discipline is in place in the team to overcome these problems, get on with the mission, do their best and hopefully their best is good enough to win medals for us."

When asked for their reactions, the table tennis team members stood up in solidarity and said they were all very satisfied with the discussions and decisions.

Other officials also called for Singaporeans' continued support, especially for the association's president Lee Bee Wah.

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Teo Ser Luck, said: "For Ms Lee to come in and carry on this work, she will need time. She is only a month-plus old.

"And I believe that she will need the time in order to know what's happening and to gain that knowledge in order to run STTA and bring it to greater heights."

Ng Ser Miang, vice-president, Singapore National Olympic Council, said: "Its time for the athletes to reflect on the values, become true Olympians and go back to our celebrations."

The table tennis team will meet their fans on Saturday at a special autograph session in Ang Mo Kio. - CNA/vm

 

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Wow! these stuff are awful.

 

[Hiddink]

Wah lau eh, very eerie..... leh.

 

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Focking brutal PAP minions !!!! $10k fer SG REAL olympic hero is wat i call "AFTER THOUGHT" !!!! Tan work 25 yrs fer SSC n only earn $1k + $390 fr PA.

N now PAP minions suddenly 'remember' SG got "HERO" not rewarded millions like the focking PRC ping pong imports wif their Olympic shitver medals n big sponsorships ... so to look generous, give Tan $10k n send him back to his low pay job again while the minions score the pts n smile fer cameras!!!! Evil PAP !!!!

The Electric New Paper :
NTUC FAIRPRICE HONOURS SPORTING HERO
$10,000 cheque for Tan Howe Liang
A FIRM handshake and an exchange of sunshine smiles were greeted with deafening applause.
By Godfrey Robert
01 September 2008

A FIRM handshake and an exchange of sunshine smiles were greeted with deafening applause.

And as the long line of photographers froze the event, Mr Tan Howe Liang received a hamper and a cheque for a 'princely sum'.

Few in the crowd of 500 knew that the $10,000 reward for the former weightlifter was almost the equivalent to his annual salary as a gym supervisor at the Singapore Sports Council (SSC).

The event, organised by NTUC FairPrice at Ang Mo Kio Hub yesterday morning, was to honour Singapore's Olympic heroes.

The Beijing Olympics silver-medal winning table tennis trio of Ms Li Jiawei, Ms Feng Tianwei and MsWang Yuegu (and reserve Ms Sun Bei Bei) were also at the podium with Mr Tan.

Enough has been said about how the world No2-ranked team broke a 48-year medal drought at the Chinese capital a fortnight ago.

But not enough had been written about why our first silver-medallist (at the 1960 Olympics in Rome) deserved greater recognition.

Until The New Paper highlighted the issue on 16Aug.

We even called for Mr Tan, 75, to be sent to Beijing to witness the historic event.

An SSC official, then in Beijing, when alerted to the article, said last-minute arrangements for sending Mr Tan to the Olympics were not possible because of visa restrictions.

However, Mr Tan's story touched the heartstrings of many Singaporeans, best of all NTUC FairPrice, whose managing director, Mr Seah Kian Peng, initiated a move to recognise Mr Tan too.

As Mr Seah, who presented the cheque to MrTan, said in his welcome speech at AMK Hub yesterday: 'Today we are proud to have our Olympic heroes here.

'As a partner in sports with the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) and to appreciate the athletes for giving of their best to realise the dreams of the nation, FairPrice is proud to present a token of appreciation to the women's table tennis team.

'At the same time, we also want to to show our appreciation and recognition to Mr Tan Howe Liang, our other Olympic hero whom I was fortunate and privileged to meet a few weeks ago.'

Representing The New Paper, I was present at that meeting where Mr Seah, also an MP for Marine Parade GRC, got an insight into how MrTan has been managing with his family and work.

Hard life

Life has not been easy for Mr Tan, who lives in a three-room HDB apartment at Jalan Batu near Kampong Arang, with his wife and daughter.

But he is grateful to the SSC for keeping him in their employ for almost 25 years, now as a gym supervisor in Bedok.

He earns just below $1,000 and gets an allowance of $390 a month from the People's Association in recognition of his Olympic feat.

Those stark realities about Singapore's only individual Olympic medallist moved Mr Seah, who said that he would look into the matter.

So far, the SNOC, many corporate sponsors and private bodies and individuals have been supportive of the idea of recognising Mr Tan.

It is understood that one woman, who read about Mr Tan's situation in The New Paper, has pledged a percentage of her CPF for him.

On hearing this, Mr Tan said: 'I am not in dire straits. My daughter, who is a teacher, helps out.

'But, of course, such monetary rewards would help me a long way.

'Sports is great for personal satisfaction, community bonding and building bridges.

'If we want to show our youth that sports pays, there must be recognition and a reward scheme.'

And as he headed home after the event, he whispered: 'I will give this money to my wife for her medical expenses.'

 

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"On the verge" the bloody toilet paper report 23 Aug 2008, but when oredy epidemic, HUSH HUSH ... c the MOH report fer 24 - 30 Aug 2008 ... c the number n chart

http://www.moh.gov.sg/mohcorp/uploadedFiles/Statistics/Infectious_Diseases_Bulletin/2008/2008_week_35.pdf

Cow Dung Wang u focking bastard liar, burn in Hell !!!!!

ST Aug 23, 2008
HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
New outbreak looming here
Cases last week just 12 short of epidemic level; numbers likely to rise

SINGAPORE is on the verge of a hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak, health officials revealed yesterday.

Last week, 553 people came down with the normally mild childhood disease that usually causes fever and rashes on the hands, feet and buttocks. That is just 12 fewer than the Health Ministry's official 'epidemic level'.

The tally last week was up from 415 over the previous seven days, and health officials warn the numbers are likely to rise between now and October, traditionally a peak period for HFMD.

This peak, though, usually affects fewer people than the first one from March to May, said Dr Lyn James, director of the Health Ministry's communicable diseases division. The reasons for the peaks are not known.

Still, the latest surge has already proven deadly. On Aug 6, Singapore registered its first death from HFMD since a severe outbreak from 2000 to 2001 killed seven children. Like most of those victims, three-year-old Marzuk Adi died from a severe form of HFMD caused by a virus called EV71.

This virus has been of particular concern to countries in Asia, which have been battling outbreaks of HFMD in recent years. This year, it has killed 44 in China, 10 in Taiwan and 11 in Vietnam.

The Health Ministry and the Regional Emerging Disease Intervention (Redi) Centre organised a two-day regional forum on HFMD, which was attended by more than 80 scientists and public health officers from 12 countries.

At the forum's last day yesterday, local vaccine company SingVax, Chinese vaccine company Sinovac Biotech and Taiwan's Centres for Disease Control gave updates on their progress in developing the world's first HFMD vaccine.

Both SingVax and Taiwan's CDC said they have seen good results in the laboratories and hope to start clinical trials next year.

In the absence of a vaccine, parents should ensure their children wash their hands, because the disease is often spread through saliva and faecal matter.

They should also take their children to the doctor at the first sign of symptoms, and keep them away from schools and crowded places, Dr James said.

Meanwhile, the school that Marzuk attended, Elias Kindergarten in Woodlands, reopened earlier this week after a 10-day closure to clean up.

When The Straits Times visited yesterday, about 20 to 30 children were in a queue waiting to have their teachers check their temperatures as well as hands and mouths to look for signs of HFMD.

The mother of one pupil, who wanted to be known only as Madam Hafizah, 29, said: 'The school has done its best to check. The school...and parents must know what to do.'

 

[SIFU]

i am a fan of your thread..

keep the postings coming..

 

[Erudio]

if there's a vote on Avatar. u get my vote

 

[Ridler]

Nice to read. Please continue posting.