By admin, on April 4th, 2005

Glad Singapore is my home

Reading about the Singaporean who was allegedly hit and punched when he confronted an alleged corrupt immigration officer in Batam last week1 brought back memories of my visits to Medan, Indonesia in the the 1980′s during the Suharto era.

On one of my visits then, while I was clearing immigration, I was told to step [...]

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By admin, on March 21st, 2005

Second-hand smoke in public places

By October this year, more public places will be declared non-smoking zones. The ban will then cover bus shelters, bus interchanges and public toilets. That’s also the time when the ban on smoking in public swimming complexes, open air stadia and community clubs – currently enforced as a house rule – becomes official.

It seems [...]

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By admin, on March 14th, 2005

Of pre-university students and CIP

I was flabbergasted last Friday when I read1about the student volunteer who collected the donation tin and, instead of going around asking for donations, went home, put some coins into the tin and then took it with him when he lunched with his parents. At the appointed time, he returned the tin to the collection [...]

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