Only ‘A’ grades won’t help for admissions to new medical school
Submitted by Ketan Mukherjee on Sat, 10/30/2010 - 12:05
To get admission into Singapore’s third medical school simply having ‘A’ grading will not be enough. The students will also need extra qualities like being a team player, being able to communicate well with other and also have excellent inter-personal skills.
The new medical school is to be established by the Nayang Technological University (NTU) in collaboration with the Imperial College London.
Singaporean anti-corruption bureau tight-lipped on kickback case
Submitted by Amiri Halberg on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 08:13
Tan Chai Ying, the spokeswoman of the Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has refrained from disclosing whether the bureau has initiated any investigations in the Apple kickback case, which involved an Apple employee and at least six Apple suppliers, including three Singaporean firms - Jin Li Mould Manufacturing, Glocom/Lateral Solutions, and Fastening Technologies.
Singapore's SingTel second quarter net profit drops 0.2%
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 19:28
Singapore's leading telecom operator Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. has announced its financial results for second quarter of the fiscal year 2010-11.
The company has informed that, in this reviewed quarter it has suffered a marginal decrease in its net profit figure as compared to it corresponding quarter last year. The company is also known as SingTel.
Directors' Fees up-to $2.45 Million Approved by SingTel Shareholders
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 16:09
The proposed directors' fees have been approved by the SingTel shareholders. They shared this at the Company's annual and extraordinary general meeting held on Friday that their fees of up to $2.45 million have been supported.
A net profit of $1.06 billion was reported by SingTel, for the financial year that ended March 31.
Activist States Will be Best Equipped to Tackle Income Inequality
Submitted by Amiri Halberg on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 16:04
In order to build a socially unified Singapore, the foundation stones like education, employment and self-reliance should become an indispensable part of the Government's strategy, as per the Finance Minister.
Finance Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, shared that the activist states will be best prepared to deal with this issue.
Wendy's Reopens Post Renovation, Despite Flood Worries in Future
Submitted by Tangaroa Snell on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 16:01
Singapore fast-food chain Wendy’s, has re-opened after recovering from the damages caused by the floods. The outlet of the food chain is located in the Liat Towers. Wendy’s had to spend nearly $ 500,000 to renovate the outlet.
People in great numbers thronged the food joint for lunch yesterday. On Friday also, it started raining in the morning reminding Wendy’s staff about the six weeks old rain.
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