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lol. write until sibei chut bee. my goosebumps also came out while reading it. reminds me of how the NK state media describes fatty kim

former sph chief editor cheong yip seng talks in his book about ob markers and censorship. those from pap and nation-building press keep selling their books to brainwash voters. i think they buy these books in bulk and give them to pap, ntuc and sph cadres as their birthday presents. http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?131...en-in-White-Now

....knn if I no job, wun help right???? putooi... anyway think i buy a wknd QQ as a parking lot reserve for my other cars.... Always will have that lot forever Best time to buy a car Small cars going for as low as $11,000 in the wake of $2 COE By Yeo Ghim Lay The made-in-China 800cc Chery QQ now costs $5,000 less than originally. Falling car and petrol prices have brought buyers back to car showrooms. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM THE economy is slowing down and jobs are in danger, but it seems like this is the best time to buy a car. Dealers selling smaller models say prices have fallen to record lows on the back of certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums for small cars falling to an unprecedented $2 on Wednesday. Prices at a glance HOW much some cars cost now, with weekend car prices in brackets: [*]Hafei Lobo (1,100cc, manual): $25,999 ($13,999)... moreThe made-in-China, 800cc Chery QQ now costs $22,999 for the manual model, $5,000 less than originally. And if a buyer goes for this as a weekend car, he need pay only $10,999, down from $12,999. The smaller models put out by other Chinese carmakers, such as the Hafei Lobo and the Chana Benni, are also going at all-time low prices. Mr Richard Wan, general manager of TTS Chana Automobile, said prices are at their lowest since the Chana was launched here in May. The 1,300cc manual Chana Benni now goes for $25,999, and its weekend version, for $13,999. Mid-sized cars are also going at discounts of up to $5,000, offered by retailers who are anticipating that the interest in cars will be fanned anew. The price tag on a 1,600cc manual Honda Civic is now $67,800, the lowest since its launch three years ago, said MrVincent Ng, product manager at authorised Honda agent Kah Motor. Before COE premiums plunged, it was going at more than $70,000. At Borneo Motors, which sells Toyota cars here, a 1,600cc automatic Toyota Corolla Altis is retailing at $55,488, about $5,000 cheaper. It was at an even lower $54,488 on Wednesday, but the price was jacked up by $1,000 yesterday when Borneo Motors received an influx of orders, said its sales manager Sam Koh. Another popular model, the Toyota Vios E Auto, now costs $46,488, also about $5,000 cheaper. The lower prices, along with news of COE premiums plummeting, have drawn healthy crowds to car showrooms in the last few days. Kah Motor's Mr Ng said: 'We're getting what looks like a weekend crowd on weekdays now. It's encouraging, especially after the past few months, when the showrooms were so quiet.' Vertex Automobile and Hafei Automobile (Singapore), which sell Chery and Hafei cars respectively, said they have had up to a third more walk-in customers. TTS Chana's Mr Wan said he has also had more people putting their names down for the next round of COE bidding. But while smaller cars are now cheaper, higher-end luxury models like those from Mercedes-Benz and BMW are still as expensive. A check with dealers found little change to price tags, largely because COEs for these larger-capacity cars were not hit by the drop in premiums. But a spokesman for Cycle and Carriage, which distributes Mercedes-Benz, said one of its rare promotions will be held this weekend as the market is still soft. Cars used for test drives will be on sale. An SLK, for example, will go for $178,000, compared to $196,888 for a new model. The combined effects of lower car prices for small cars and falling petrol prices - which were down to their lowest levels in nearly 20 months on Tuesday - are likely to send more potential buyers to car showrooms this weekend. However, one hurdle remains to be crossed - getting a car loan. Banks and finance houses are tightening access to credit. But dealers like Borneo Motors' Mr Koh remain optimistic. He said: 'Buying sentiments have increased significantly, so while it is now harder to get a loan, I believe the increase in orders will more than offset this.' [email protected]

SINGAPORE: On persecution paranoia and press freedom Government minister reiterates government's view of accurate reporting and mass media as a nation-building partner The Straits Times Thursday, July 3, 2008 By Jeremy Au Yeong For over 15 minutes during an hour-long dialogue yesterday, Secondary 3 student Jarret Huang went toe-to-toe with Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on press freedom and freedom of expression. At the session in Raffles Institution -- marked by sharp questions -- the 15-year-old's exchange with the Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister was the highlight of the morning. A good-humoured exchange about persecution drew the most laughs. Asked if he had been persecuted for publications or views he had put online, the youngster replied: 'I don't upload things on the Internet, sir.' As for whether he ever felt persecuted for anything he said or wrote, he said: 'Not legally, sir.' The teen added: 'The sense of persecution is not a reactive measure in my situation but rather it is a pre-emptive measure taken such that certain things which are deemed incorrect cannot be said in certain situations.' It was then Dr Balakrishnan's turn to draw the laughs as he said: 'Let's translate that into normal English.' But laughter aside, the minister said there was a serious point he was getting at: 'There is a certain almost paranoia which I'm trying to overcome here... Nobody in Singapore has been persecuted for saying the truth. Nobody is going to be persecuted for saying what he believes in and standing up for it.' He added: 'But if what you say is false, if what you say is motivated by malice, if your intention is to inflame religious and racial tensions, if you are a threat to the country, don't you think something should be done?' Dr Balakrishnan, who was second minister of information, communications and the arts until earlier this year, also responded to Jarret's questions on freedom of the press. Earlier in the exchange, he had asked the teen what was the one law he would change if he were a minister. The teen's answer: 'Press freedom.' Responding, the minister outlined the Government's attitude: 'The most important attribute is that we want accurate reporting. Because, if the journalists are just writing fiction and are just writing glowing portraits of me that nobody believes, then it is pointless. 'Our attitude towards the press in Singapore is that they are partners in nation-building. 'Our mass media also understand our key vulnerabilities and our hopes and dreams and are, therefore, partners in their construction. 'But they are not the mouthpiece of the Government and they are not there to give a one-sided view.' He also noted that if the traditional press loses credibility, people would go to the new media. 'There are very few national newspapers with as broad a coverage and obsessive attention to detail and accuracy as our mainstream media,' he said. 'So don't berate ourselves and our journalists too much. That's not fair to them. 'In fact, then you have to ask yourself, what is there to hide? The second question is, even if there is something being hidden, can it be hidden in this new world?' Date Posted: 7/3/2008 tat's all they can handle.... kids. no working adults or opposition members. tsk tsk. looking at this, i worried for singapore.

April 1, 2008 Police looking for boyfriend of woman found dead in flat POLICE are looking for the boyfriend of a 28-year-old man who was found dead in a Sengkang flat on Monday night. The Malaysian woman had rented a room in Block 110, Rivervale Walk, from an elderly Singaporean couple. Police said she had been living in the room with her boyfriend. The owners of the five-room flat found the woman's decomposing body on her bed in her room. They then called the police. Police have classified the case as unnatural death. http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2...ry_222623.html I couldn't figure it out first which is which, who died....

He soon began to realise that it was an 'unwise' decision, as banks' interest rates started to drop. He said: 'I still regret my foolish action. Sometimes, God gives you a fishing rod and you throw it back because you didn't want to catch fish, and so it's gone. I tried to buy another annuity, but I can't get the payouts I was receiving.' He and his wife could get by with about $1,000 a month for day-to-day expenses and twice-a-year travels. The couple does their marketing and refuels their car in Johor Bahru. http://news.asiaone.com/News/The%2BStraits...idin%2527t.html