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des_khor ( Date: 15-Jul-2010 15:44) Posted:
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Hulumas ( Date: 15-Jul-2010 11:40) Posted:
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pharoah88 ( Date: 15-Jul-2010 10:49) Posted:
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pharoah88 ( Date: 15-Jul-2010 11:28) Posted:
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Soup kitchen running dry?
SINGAPORE
The Cuff Road Project run by nonprofit groups Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) and One Singapore reported that last month’s expenditure hit an “all-time high” of $17,914. This is an 80 per cent increase of what was spent from January to March.
Though the spike in numbers could be due to the programme’s higher visibility, TWC2’s president John Gee believes that most of the participants have “either been forced to leave their jobs due to injuries or the non-payment of wages”.
These workers are issued Special Passes from the Ministry of Manpower while waiting for their salary claims to be addressed.
Meanwhile, they are not allowed to work unless they are detained by MOM as prosecution witnesses against employers.
Since its inception two years ago, the project has served over 100,000 meals to migrant workers. Daily, about 450 men depend on the programme for their meals.
“We aim to provide the men with meals in a safe clean environment, where they can eat with dignity,” said Ms Vernetta Lopez, president of One Singapore.
To make a contribution, make cheques payable to “Transient Workers Count Too” and write “for the Cuff Road Project” on the back. You can mail your cheques to Transient Workers Count Too, 5001 Beach Road, Golden Mile Complex, #06-27, Singapore 199588, or donate online at
— A sharp increase in the number of jobless and homeless migrant workers could wind up a food aid programme within a month unless it receives an influx of donations and grants.http://www..twc2.org.sg/site/volunteer/cuff-road-projectEsther Ng
bEttEr STiLL
bE DECiLLiONAiRE iN BATAM
S$20,000 fOr a Terrace House . . . .
S$400 Or less = Rupia 1 MiLLiON
jUst neXt dOOr
can be mIllIOnaIre iN MALAYSiA tOO
nO nEEd tO fly that far . . . .
AnthonyTan ( Date: 15-Jul-2010 10:34) Posted:
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PA calls for tenders for audit of charities
Alicia Wong
alicia@mediacorp.com.sg
SINGAPORE
And while other sector administrators such as the Ministry of Health and the Commissioner of Charities have highlighted these reports and the scope for improvements for those under their watch, the scrutiny on charities under the People’s Association has gone on untouched by publicity.
Now, a new round of audits has been called for the 45 Citizens’ Consultative Committee Community Development and Welfare Funds, the Marine Parade Leadership Foundation and OnePeople.sg (OPSG), according to documents on government business portal Gebiz.
These Institutions of Public Character (IPCs) and charities are deemed “medium risk”, and their funds come from government grants, donations from individuals and corporate sponsors as well as proceeds from fundraising projects.
The charities will be assessed for their compliance with relevant rules and regulations as well as their level of corporate governance based on the Governance Evaluation Checklist, which contains they key Code of Governance guidelines.
Charities will be reviewed for the accuracy of the disclosures.
For IPCs, the review will also include whether donated funds are used in accordance with their objectives and if the institution has complied with the fund-raising expenses regulation in the Charities Act.
When contacted, PA said the audit has been an annual exercise since 2007. There are 84 registered charities in the community.
OPSG execut ive director Ramesh Ganeson said it “welcomes” the audit as a check and balance on their corporate governance.
“Judging from our audits so far, we’re confident the upcoming audit called by PA will not pose much of an issue,” he said.
OPSG’s financial statements were recently audited and adopted at its recent Annual General Meeting “without any issues”, Mr Ganeson added.
Associate Professor Ho Yew Kee of the National University of Singapore (NUS) noted that the current charity situation is still quite tense, and that sector administrators need to strike a balance between checking internal controls and publicising these reports.
“PA is putting in place the important checks and balances required as a sector administrator to ensure that the IPCs and charities under its charge have good and proper governance, internal controls and adherence to the current state of the law,” he said.
As IPCs and charities, they will have to abide by the full requirements laid out for these institutions, he said.
What the charities can do is to communicate the audit findings to their stakeholders.
NUS Assoc Prof Lan Luh Luh said these charities and IPCs “are generally quite well run”, compared to others. As agencies related to a statutory board like PA, they should be more aware of governance and have a better structure, she said.
However, these organisations could do with more disclosure by putting their financial statements online for their stakeholders, who are members of the community, she added. Not all do so now.
The audit field work is expected to start in October and end by December.
The review is scheduled for completion by March 31 2011.
— Quietly, in the last three years, a significant corporate governance exercise has been underway for charities in the community sector.Sell your HDB flat and migrate to China and live
a millionaire life style.That's what the Chinese National
said of Singaporean.You will be a millionaire overnight
in China. This is a reality, NOT DREAM AND DON't
HAVE TO AIM, hahaha
178investors ( Date: 14-Jul-2010 22:05) Posted:
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FALSE
SiNGAPORE wIll NEVER becOme the RiCHEST CiTY . . . .
RiCHEST CiTY is One where EvEry CiTiZEN is RiCH wIthOUT pOverty . . . .
TRUTH
sIngapOre wIll becOme
mOst expensIve cIty
bUt MEDiAN CiTiZENS wIll nOt be RiCH iF lucky enOugh nOt tO bE pOOr . . . .
feeling good in those new launch chat is just subjective. Some who benefitted in property , of course spirit is high. The rich gets richer.
But the $1mil 3 rm hdb, is not a dream is a nightmare, the society will become abnormal..........I don't see this would make life more beautiful and relax....I shall stop visit this discussion any further because I feel sick seeing this kind of future, life is not all about material things or money. Though no money is not possible, tonnes o fmoney may not be happy too.......keep dreaming for those rich ones here
It is possible for resale to hit sky high.
But when it does, cost of living will go sky high also,
like transport, food, and things.
So end of the day the 1 million obtain,
may not worth is as cost of living expense become expensive.
It will be just like rupees or yen, you can exchange lots of it,
but cannot buy much stuffs out of it now.
It's okay to dream. Recall when in elementary school, teachers/principal always encouraged us to dream about our futures. Even our PM said so to dream the Singapore Dream. And in bookshops, you can find books like "Dare to Dream"; "Dream of my father's"; etc.
Will be awkward to call it "Dare to Aim", and "Aim of my father's".
I agree with your "Why not?" (like obama's "yes, you can.") Positive vibes truly invigorate. Best thing, they cost nothing.
Hulumas ( Date: 14-Jul-2010 17:34) Posted:
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no lah... not the type ... building pie in the sky all day .
Lately, come across many people who are really upbeat. (unlike some here sounding so downbeat). For those feeling downbeat, i think there is a cure (instant). Just go visit property launches everyday. You will feel refreshed and upbeat after talking to people at property launches. Btw, no need to splurge there, just humbly chat-chat and you will feel good instantly.
risktaker ( Date: 14-Jul-2010 19:28) Posted:
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Keep Dreaming :)
178investors ( Date: 14-Jul-2010 16:56) Posted:
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beruangface ( Date: 14-Jul-2010 17:12) Posted:
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178investors ( Date: 14-Jul-2010 16:56) Posted:
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