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Telco Starhub Singtel M1 Plans 3G SmartSurf 100 iFlexi Lite iPhone Value Monthly Fee (w/GST) $38 $39 $36 Voice credit (mins) 100 100 100 SMS/MMS credit 500 500 500 Data credit (GB) 12 12 12 Data Usage Cap Charges $30 $30 $30 iPhone 3GS 16GB $518 $518 $518 iPhone 3GS 32GB $658 $658 $658 iPhone [...]

Good news to fresh local graduates, and the unemployed.According to an article on reuters, PM Lee said that Singapore will restrict the intake of foreign workers due to the global economic recession. In 2008, Singapore’s annual economic growth is at 1.1%, and unemployment rate hit the highest level in five years for our export-dependent economy. [...]

For those of you who are keen, here’s the list of Richest People in Singapore to date. Ng Teng Fong (Age 81) – US$8 billion Far East Organisation & Hong Kong’s Sino Group Khoo Family – US$5.5 bullion Goodwood Group of Hotels Kuok Khoon Hong (60) – US$3.5 billion Wilmar International Kwee Brothers – US$3.2 [...]

LTA has announced that changes will be made to the Off Peak Car Schemes by end-January 2010. Though the date hasn’t been fixed, but Off Peak Car users can look forward to the following changes: An electronic day licence (e-Day licence) to replace the current paper licence. Licence can be purchased after being driven out [...]

Have you ever wonder, are you over-paid, or under-paid? I’m sure there woud be a time when you compare your salary with your peers and then contemplate about your current job. Hence the next step is probably job hopping to another better paying company. These days, with the economic recession, and now the H1N1 epidemic, [...]

My supervisor once told me a story about our profession. He said to me, “If someone were to ask you of your job, you ask him, are you sure you want to know? My job is the most feared job in Singapore. My name card sends waves of fear down your spine, with an effect [...]

Its official, after months of talk and discussion, Marina Bay Sands (one of the two integrated resorts in Singapore) has recruited its first 1,000 employees. According to the article, letters of intent has already been sent out to successful applicants early this week. A more positive news to the local economy is that all 1,000 [...]

If you’ve read my earlier post about Orchard Road going through a face lift, I think you may agree with an article on the Straits Times which states: Too Many Malls In Orchard? I think there’s two ways of looking at it. Firstly from the retailers point of view, it would mean more competition, much [...]