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There's already a thread on fire but just want to highlight this particular one. Courageous neighbours helps to put out fire in hdb flat b4 scdf arrives. Salute these men for going out of the way to help a neighbour. defo can sleep well at night if i know i have such helpful guys living nearby. https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/heroic-residents-suffer-scratches-after-saving-cats-from-yishun-hdb-unit-on-fire?fbclid=IwAR0TE6r2u76uIy4CECtqn5CzuRcDcSjopwhM4M1atl73iPG_tWYq4ZRAdz8 Watch the video on Stomp. and lastly five cats in hdb. as we all know cats are nt allowed in hdb flats but the unspoken rule is tat if nobody complain then you can keep ur cats. for such a case highlighted in public, wat will happen to the cats? will hdb do anything? Two brave men stepped forward to save five cats after a fire broke out in a unit at Block 257 Yishun Ring Road on Sunday morning (July 14). Stomper Francis, Kohji and Wati alerted Stomp to the incident and shared photos and videos taken at the scene. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told Stomp that they responded to the fire at about 10.10am. The fire involved the contents of a bedroom in a unit on the third floor and was extinguished by the SCDF using two compressed-air foam (CAF) backpacks. Two people were taken to hospital due to suspected smoke inhalation, a spokesman said. Preliminary investigations indicate a personal mobility device (PMD) was being charged when the fire occurred. "Two selfless heroes managed to rescue the cats before the SCDF arrived, getting injured in the process," said Francis, who lives a few blocks away from the affected block. "Five cats were rescued and one of them was, unfortunately, slightly burnt." His photos showed long scratches on one of the men's arms. He also shared a video of the men who were joined by other Yishun residents as they tried to put out the fire with water-filled buckets and a hose.

Me loh , can't sleep at all last night but in office today

due to the 3 days of non stop rain, i think the crowd has been giving chinatown a miss. the weekends are the days where they can make the most profits, but i think its not going to be good for them this year

July 22, 2008 Rising cost of living worries US firms based here Cost of housing and inflation key concerns among senior executives By Nicholas Fang SINGAPORE'S rising cost of living continues to be a major concern for American companies doing business here, according to a new survey. The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham) conducted its Business Outlook Survey for the year last month and it showed that a growing number of US firms are concerned about inflation. Respondents to the survey, which is into its seventh year, comprised AmCham members who are senior executives working with a firm held by, or with, an American interest. According to the survey, which received responses from 130 AmCham members here and 535 throughout the region, 74 per cent of the respondents here said they are dissatisfied with office lease costs. This compares with 45 per cent last year, said AmCham acting executive director Andrew Benbow yesterday. 'Costs of living and housing are major concerns for most respondents in Singapore,' he said at a press conference. 'Not a single respondent expects the cost of living...to decrease this year, whereas 69 per cent expect housing costs to increase while 95 per cent expect the cost of living to increase.' More people expect the world economy to fare worse this year. Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...14.html?vgnmr=1 [/color] FT comes, FT goes Inflation up, economy kaboom Biz close shop, local suffers These peeps at least are decent enough to admit that inflation has taken place and its affecting them, albiet all forms of assistance extended to their biz, yet our million dollar gahment evades this subject, how we, the peasant citizen suffer...

Una Galani Sovereign wealth funk http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf...Q6?OpenDocument Sovereign funds are licking their wounds. When the credit-crisis began to unfold last year, they rushed to the aid of Western banks providing some $US50 billion of equity and mandatory convertibles. Now, these look to be terrible investments. The weighted average of the shares is down by 40 per cent, according to a breakingviews calculation. The worst performer would have been China