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Musing said:

Mahathir is at it again, this time trying to get the construction of his aborted pet project — a new causeway bridge — restarted … His persistence is commendable … response of Mahathir’s fans (posted as comments on the blog) is also touching. Except that no one seems to have noticed that the congestion seems to have been caused at least partly if not entirely by the incompetence of those responsible for the project.

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: “Whose fault is it - Singapore for refusing to build a new bridge, or the Malaysian authorities for building a lousy CIQ ? And why does Mahathir care so much for the bridge ?”

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Tan Kin Lian said:

FOR TOP PRIORITY ATTENTION

A RM of a bank called me. He is willing to come forward to sign a statement that he has been giving the wrong information about the credit-linked notes to the bank customers, due to his ignorance. He will be contacting other RMs to come forward and make a similar statement.

He told me that his bank had put pressure on him by stating that he would be held personally responsible to compensate the customers, if he admitted to giving the wrong information.

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: “A call for bank Relationship Managers to stand together as a group and make a statement. If you are willing to make this statement, email kinlian@gmail.com.”

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Andrew Mouser said:

In summary, Singapore is a shopping destination and nothing much more. There is really no Singapore history beyond the 1800’s. There really isn’t a Singapore culture. No rain forests. No ancient temples. Heck, because of land reclamation, there really isn’t even a natural beach on the whole island.

While it was nice to go someplace where English is one of the official languages, I really don’t think I will make a return trip to Singapore.

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: “American tourist chronicles his week in Singapore.”

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Laremy said:

My cousin enlisted for his National Service last Friday and I tagged along out of curiosity - to see how things have changed in six years (not much) - and to do a bit of research - getting into the military groove while preparing for the rewrite of Full Tank!. I took some videos to document part of the process, so enjoy the final, edited piece.

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: “A video of enlistment day at BMT.”

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Sparklette said:

admiring the christmas decor in singapore is just one of the many things i look forward to during this time of the year. every year, i would celebrate by showcasing a beautiful christmas tree each day over the 12 days leading up to christmas.

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: “A tree for each day of Christmas. Who said Christmas in Singapore is boring?”

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Today Online said:

Reading “Fuel oil prices are falling, so why are tariffs still high?” (Dec 10) drives me somewhat nuts. I can’t help it because I’m in the industry and I understand how the electricity tariffs work.

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: “fished from a blogger. Why not give mrbrown his column back if you want good netizen opinion?”

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QuaChee said:

Throughout the region, many relate Singapore with Christmas. And the past few weeks, I’ve had some good opportunities to capture some of the many decorations here in Singapore.

Recommended by quachee: “Read some complaints on this year’s Christmas decorations, but I think they are nice… and so do many overseas readers :)”

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Tan Pin Pin said:

My 24 neighbours and I wrote a letter to the National Environmental Agency NEA. I had up until then, never spoken to most of them. Sheer desparation brought us together. This was sent out in June but the construction noise has continued to this day. NEA knows the problem since they have been inaundated with calls. Yet they are slow to react. Who are they protecting?

Recommended by tinkertailor: “Citizens vs NEA. Citizens want some peace and quiet just ONE day a week; NEA says the noise is within “permissible limits”.”

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Reuters said:

“It’s a wealth center,” said Martyn Schilte, a manager in charge of selling million dollar supercars in Singapore. “If you look at the type of client we sell to, it’s people with a net worth of $50 million-plus.”

The city-state has its sights on attracting the world’s wealthy to its palm-tree-lined coastline where some apartments come with a private yacht berth. Its plan is working.

As Asia’s elite move billions to the country, assets under management soared by a third last year to more than $800 billion.

The amount may be small compared to Switzerland. Singapore had $500 billion in offshore assets under management last year, according to the Boston Consulting Group, compared to four times as much in Switzerland

Recommended by Selfrevolution: “In this climate of financial meltdown, will the long-term reputation of Singapore be affected by our hurry to become the world banking sector’s Plan B for secrecy?”

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A Reuters poll reports

Singapore is poised to be emerging Asia’s worst-performing economy next year, when it is likely to remain entrenched in recession as the global downturn erodes demand for its exports, a Reuters poll shows.

The poll predicts the island state’s gross domestic product (GDP) will contract 1.1 percent in 2009. That marks a rapid deterioration in the economic environment from two months ago as the global financial crisis has deepened — a similar poll in late September forecast 4.6 percent GDP growth in 2009.

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