It’s amazing how people will bend over backwards to kiss Oprah Winfrey’s behind and hang on her every word. Love for Oprah smacks of deification, except in this case, her worshippers got duped (again) along with their idol when Herman Rosenblat, author of Angel at the Fence: The True Story of a Love that Survived,… Read More »
FORTUNE magazine ran an article, “Look who pays for the bailout” in its November 10 issue about how high earners, not rich yet (HENRY) must starve themselves of luxuries to become wealthy. The writers of the article believe that it’s not fair that HENRYs pay a high amount of tax because they are hard working… Read More »
The recent public outcry over the losses incurred by the town councils in Singapore has provoked a response from Teo Ho Pin, the chairman of the PAP Town Councils, who reminded residents to “be thankful”. Here’s a scanned image of the report. (Or click the related story links below to follow the discussion on this… Read More »
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s Acting Minister for Manpower, said the new guidelines on management of excess staff will “send a clear message to employers on the need to leverage on the tripartite framework” between the government, employers and workers’ unions, so that any retrenchment can be conducted in a “responsible manner”. A sprinkling of euphemisms… Read More »
What if milk powder in China became laced with melamine not because some unscrupulous dairy farmers added the chemical compound to the collected milk, but because it was fed directly to the cow?
In an attempt to rebuild consumer confidence in its dairy industry, the Health Ministry in China has announced new limits set by the government on the amount of melamine permissible in milk products. Well, maybe they should set the bar higher so that everyone can be excused from blame. Before you know it, the Health… Read More »