Guessing Game: WHO IS GONNA CLOSE DOWN NEXT ?

The game is now on everyone. comment who will close down next ……
DIGIPEN
DUKE NUS
Cornell-NTU Graduate Hotel School
and the list goes on and one…..one by one they came tumbling down like a set of dominos.

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UNSW Asia No More……….

Long as i can remember, Malaysia already had twinning university programmes as far bask as in the 70s. I remember while studying in Australia in the 90s, every other malaysian classmate was from Taylors College, who offers Canadian, UK, USA & Australian matriculation  studies for those preparing to enter university. As far as i can [...]

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Rise of a Police State ? Cheesebuns…..

SAF troops get legal powers to conduct security operations
Amendments to the SAF Act will provide a clear legal basis for them to carry out operations in support of civilian authorities.

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Civil Service to get higher pay now??? Cheesebuns!

First it was the announcement that the ministers and top civil servants pay will be increased. As damage control gesture (who knows???) PM Lee announced that he will donate his next 5 years pay increment to charity. But many of my peers know that by donating he gets tax exemption and he wins also….haha…smart move [...]

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What if you are not a ‘F.T.’ ?

My friend who holds a job as a carpenter, he was single at 40. Recently, He went to china to look for a wife. He found a 23 year old from a village through recommendation of relatives. He subsequently married her and brought her over here. However, due to her lowly qualification (secondary school), she was [...]

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Of F1 & IR and of Cheesebuns….

 I remembered in 1997 as an overseas student in RMIT Melbourne, the first ever Melbourne F1 Grand Prix came to town. It was held at Albert Park a big lake park on the other side of the Yarra River. On the first day of the trials, the car engines can be heard as far as [...]

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Working Even After Retirement

In foreign countries, older workers look forward to retiring when the time is due. In Singapore, older workers dread retirement. With practically no social security system, Singapore’s older workers have to keep on working even beyond the official retirement age. Just look around the food courts in malls and coffee shops, there are many uncles [...]

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Another Sg-Suzhou Industrial Park Tragedy in the Making ?

Ahhhhh….remember Singapore-Suzhou industrial park ? We signed an agreement to build, develope the Sg-suzhou industrial park (read Losses in Singapore Suzhou project to hit US$90 million ). We are being cheated when the chinese built another industrial park nearby at lower cost, lower rent, lower everything. Can this Iskandar Development Region (IDR) be another sg-suzhou tragedy in the [...]

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Still Friends – Cheesebun isn’t it ?

Before this, Singapore and Malaysian mulling over many un-resolved bilateral issues, like the reclaimation works that causes eco-damage to malaysian beaches, or the new causeway construction, water prices. Now they are friends again….eating durian and playing golf. Hmmmm, what will be Tun Mahatir’s next move ? attack Mr. Abdullah Badawi again ? may be this time the malaysian secret service [...]

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Cannot be No.1 Always – Cheesebun Attitude

Sometime not too long ago, i was driving my parents to changi airport to catch a plane for their overseas holiday. As i drive near the boulevard leading to Changi airport Terminal1 (with Terminal 2 on my right, and the up and coming Terminal 3 on my left). My dad just commented “Singapore cannot always [...]

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