Japan pushes for mid east oil

THE STRAITS TIMES
TUESDAY MAY 1, 2007


japan is now offering massive loans , the use of okinawa for storage facilities to ensure energy supply. this can be rpetty shocking as oil is a finite resource such that it can be depleted and unrenewable. by allowing to use the oil reserve plant of saudi, japan can be more lax with the usage of oil and energy. this may seemed like a country to country problem, but looking at a bigger picture, it can cause the whole world to be affected

THE STRAITS TIMES
FRIDAY APRIL 27, 2007

CHIP GIANT QIMONDA TO INVEST $4b IN WAFER FAB PLANT HERE


i feel that this is a really good investent and a good opportunity for singapore as i have blooged recently about the raised in the number of jobs, this investment actually helps to create more jobs for people. it not only help to improve our social life, it also helps to improve our technology in terms of PC. with this huge investor coming to invest, it will help to attract other investors to invest in singapore as they see a potential country in producing quality chips. in actual fact, this investment will cause a chain reaction to occur.

THE STRAITS TIMES
WEDNESDAY MAY 2, 2007

SIngapore on "winning track" but must find ways to stay unique

this is what the PM said during the May day talk and this article caught my attention. there are several reasons to how singapore is ont he winning track. firstly the wages has risen and the number of jobs created rose to a significant number. this goes to show that singapore is transformig into a country that is full of hope and filled with people who are optimistic. this could help to encourage poeple to look forward and contine to strive for the better.

THE STRAITS TIMES
saturday may 5, 2007

Macquarie's $14b offer for qantas rejected.


alot of problems have arised when qantas made the announcement of wanting to sell the comapny away allowing more than 50% of the shares to be owned by foreign investors. however after much debate and arguements, qantas has decided not to allow singapore investors to purchase the shares and allowing less than 50% to be own by foreighn investors. this is because i feel that australia still value the fact that qantas is the symbol of australia, the national pride for australians. hence they chose to be the major shareholder of qantas, so as to allow them to make the overall decision.

may 6, 2007

the sunday times

how a fertilizer bomb plot grew


the black britions convicted in the so-called fertiliser bomb plot last week were part of an international terror network that spanned pakistan, the UK cananda and the US. i think that these day the terrorists are getting more and more innovative. they can even use somethinng that was used by the locals and get away scott free. alot because of these black sheep, it cause discrimination against the middle east people and ansians. in which, they are helping to worsen the discrimination and what is ironic is that they in turn balme the west for discrimniating them and cornered them such that they have to resort such violence.

the straits times
tuesday may 8, 2007

SARKOZY'S MANDATE FOR CHANGE


when i read this article, i felt that Sarkozy was a potential good leader for France. when i continued reading the articles, the promises that he made, seemed a little unpromising. this is because he promised to shorten the working hours of the local but he seemed to have overlooked the fact that he has to tackle some foreign policy and companies and the consequences of shortening the working hours. in which this may cause the investors to back away from France as the number of man hours is shortened and the standard of livning is very high.

the straits times
tuesday may 8, 2007

NEW PRIVACY LAWS TO PROTECT DATA OF RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS




in future names, age and even sexual orientation will be a "NO NO" to the researchers. this is because singapore is moving into the biomedical phase such that they require more poeple to participate and allow the researchers to find more discoveries. the reason why they implement new laws is because when the names, age and sexual orientation were shown, the participation dropped tremendously. this caused a setback to the researchers and cause worries to the people of a higher level.

THE STRAITS TIMES
Tuesday may 8, 2007

Its final - no return to pension scheme for officers.
the court of appeal actually rejected the plea by 100 civil servants who opted to join CPF 33 years ago. i feel that the court was too harsh onto the 100 civil servants as they simply dismiss their appeal. this is because one of the civil servant who does not want to be named, said that people under the age of 21 during 1973 was allowed to switch to the pension scheme but was not asked to confirm at the age of 21 but the court choose not to listen and consider this loophole. on the other hand, i feel that the court is doing the right thing. this is because if everyone were to be like these civil servants, the reserve of singapore will start to deplete and the dependence on the country's weath will be even greater.