News In Brief
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Theme Of
Senior Citizens' Week - "Life Begins To Suck At 60!"
TAMPINES,
SINGAPORE -- "Life begins to suck at 60!" - this
is the message that the Ministry wants to convey to the elderly during
this year's Senior Citizens' Week. At the launch
of the campaign, its minister called for the older generation to remain
engaged in society through volunteerism. By having this group of citizens to fill up some
of the roles taken up by the younger generation or foreign labor would
enable the country to save up to $10 billion a year, added the minister.
This saving comes in the form of volunteered unpaid labor in areas such
as childcare, gardening, area cleaning, politics and show business.
"Instead of cheap labor we can have free labor! If more senior
citizens volunteer to take up these responsibilities, we will be able to
save up to $10 billion a year!" said the minister.
Singapore Deployed Peace-Keeping
Forces To The U.S.
BUKIT
GOMBAK, SINGAPORE -- Singapore
Armed Forces has deployed more than 3,000 peacekeeping troops to the
U.S., pledging full support to the troubled North American nation as it
struggles to establish democracy. This 3,000 strong peacekeeping
force consists mainly of cooks, clerks and storemen and will be lead by
Colonel Bao Con Dam. "We must do
all we can to support free elections in the U.S. and allow democracy to
gain a foothold there," said BG Yew K.T. at the farewell party for
the departing personnel. "The U.S. is a major player in Asia and
its continued stability is vital to Singapore interests in this
region." The Singapore peacekeeper will be stationed throughout the
U.S., with a focus on the trouble states, particularly Florida where
there are reports on frequent fighting between Gore and Bush followers.
Property
Rivals Team Up To Rip Off Customers
RAFFLES
PLACE, SINGAPORE -- In a first-of-its-kind in Singapore, rival property
developers and consultants have joined forces to set up a real estate
Internet portal. Rip-You-dot.com is the product of a strategic alliance
among five rivals-turned-partners: Pee-then-go Land, City
Under-developments, GOV Land, CB Rich & Elite and Just Long And
Sell. By pooling their industry knowledge, expertise and resources
together, the five industry heavyweights can rip and piss off their
customers disguised as enhanced services. "This partnership is the
first step to a perfect free market dominated by one player. This will
enable customers to save time by eliminating the need to compare service
quality and prices", said the partnership spoke-person. According
to the spoke-person, spamming is the first step the partnership will
take to build a special relation with their customers.
Singapore
Economy Grows 10.4% In Q3
KEPPEL
ROAD, SINGAPORE -- Projections for Singapore
growth this year have been raised from around 9% to
9.5%.Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry has just released the
nation's third quarter economic growth figures. They are
nothing short of robust with growth up strongly by
10.4% in the third quarter. The Ministry said the growth momentum
is attributed to the increase in the COE prices, tax revenue from petrol
and the recovery of the property prices. In order for the economy growth
to achieve the projected 9.5%, the ministry has urged all Singaporean to
continue bid up the COE prices and the property prices. In an effort to
ensure the tax revenue from petroleum keep increasing, the ministry is
also working with the LTA to increase the number of COE available to the
public in order to increase the number of cars on the road, thus the
petrol tax revenue.
