Bloggers taken by surprise by IRAS letter on taxable income
938LIVE reports: The memo received by bloggers states that all non-monetary benefits “may be taxable and must be declared”. One blogger said it was the first time she received such a letter.
By Lee Gim Siong, 938LIVE and Justin Ong
Posted 15 Mar 2016 22:07 Updated 15 Mar 2016 22:56
SINGAPORE: Some members of Singapore’s blogging community have expressed surprise at a letter they have received from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) clarifying income components - including products or services received via their websites - which need to be declared as part of their annual Income Tax Return.
938LIVE has seen pictures of the letter in question. The memo states that all non-monetary benefits, including sponsorship of products or services received in return for writing or reviewing the sponsors’ products “may be taxable and must be declared”.
Prominent blogger Wendy Cheng, or Xiaxue, told 938LIVE this is the first time she has received such a letter from IRAS.
Ms Cheng said while she is aware that income generated from her website is subjected to tax, it is “difficult” to declare certain benefits-in-kind.
“If someone sends me a lipstick, am I supposed to go find out how much it costs and declare it? Other things like, for example, some fans give me something that’s handmade, how do I put a value on that?”
“Either that or I have to send it back to the company, but that’s very nasty. It’s like saying: 'I don’t like your product'; so it doesn’t make sense to me,” she added.
The IRAS letter sent to bloggers
Kenneth Lee, who blogs on www.5meanders.com wrote: “I think it’s sad, and a little funny, that we’ve come to a point in our country’s storied existence when a channel of expression is taxable.”
Local blogger Alvin Lim, who owns alvinology.com and asia361.com, told Channel NewsAsia the move by IRAS seemed “stringent and rather extreme”.
“If this is really true, it will kill the whole blogging scene. Who will go for food tastings now? IRAS also has to be fair to bloggers - most of us are one-man shows with no resources to do these things,” he said, adding that he presently files taxes under a registered company.
Mr Lim also noted that it would be “double standards” if the same were not applied to media companies. “Do journalists file taxes for media gifts, food tastings, family trips or media junkets?” he asked.
938LIVE understands that IRAS sent the letter as part of its regular engagement with the self-employed and is not meant to target or clamp down on bloggers.
Social media marketing firm Gushcloud said it is aware that the letter has been sent to bloggers under its management, adding that it regularly holds workshops and 1-on-1 meetings to answer their questions on the filing of their taxes.
A food blogger who declined to be identified said he has always been aware of the need to declare the benefits he received through his blog.
More information on what bloggers need to declare can be found here.
- 938LIVE/ek
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Showing posts with label break free. Show all posts
Showing posts with label break free. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Friday, December 19, 2014
SBS Transit and SMRT submit applications for fare adjustments
SBS Transit and SMRT submit applications for fare adjustments
The PTC commenced its annual fare review exercise on Nov 19, and Friday (Dec 19) is the deadline for public transport operators to submit their applications for fare review for consideration.
SINGAPORE: The Public Transport Council (PTC) has received applications for fare adjustments from Singapore's two public transport operators - SBS Transit and SMRT.
SBS Transit submitted its application for bus and rail fare adjustments "amidst an environment of rising costs", it said in a press release on Friday (Dec 19).
SMRT said last month that it is seeking "a better alignment of fares and operating costs".
The PTC commenced its annual fare review exercise on Nov 19, and Friday is the deadline for public transport operators to submit their applications for fare review for consideration. The decision will be announced in the first quarter of next year, according to the PTC.
Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew previously told Channel NewsAsia that the maximum allowed public transport fare increase for 2015 is 2.8 per cent.
To evaluate applications, the PTC will take guidance from the fare review mechanism and fare adjustment formula recommended by the Fare Review Mechanism Committee and accepted by the Government in Nov 2013.
- CNA/dl
- wong chee tat :)
The PTC commenced its annual fare review exercise on Nov 19, and Friday (Dec 19) is the deadline for public transport operators to submit their applications for fare review for consideration.
SINGAPORE: The Public Transport Council (PTC) has received applications for fare adjustments from Singapore's two public transport operators - SBS Transit and SMRT.
SBS Transit submitted its application for bus and rail fare adjustments "amidst an environment of rising costs", it said in a press release on Friday (Dec 19).
SMRT said last month that it is seeking "a better alignment of fares and operating costs".
The PTC commenced its annual fare review exercise on Nov 19, and Friday is the deadline for public transport operators to submit their applications for fare review for consideration. The decision will be announced in the first quarter of next year, according to the PTC.
Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew previously told Channel NewsAsia that the maximum allowed public transport fare increase for 2015 is 2.8 per cent.
To evaluate applications, the PTC will take guidance from the fare review mechanism and fare adjustment formula recommended by the Fare Review Mechanism Committee and accepted by the Government in Nov 2013.
- CNA/dl
- wong chee tat :)
Sunday, August 17, 2014
China - Leftover men
Published on 6 Feb 2013
The growing number of older single men in China is NOT just an outcome of a gender imbalance caused by families favouring boys over girls in the one-child policy. Experts say it's also a reflection of a deeper social problem as a result of Chinese society's obsession with status and success. Channel NewsAsia's Valerie Tan has the report.
- wong chee tat :)
China women seeks financial security in marriages
Published on 19 Feb 2013
Financial security in marriage ranks high among women in China. That is according to the latest Chinese marriage report which shows that nearly 80 per cent of Chinese women look for partners who earn twice what they do. And more than half of them want full access to their future husbands' salary.
- wong chee tat :)
Take My Daughter, Please: China's Modern Matchmakers
In Shanghai, even love is a commodity that can be traded on the open market.
Originally published January 2009.
- wong chee tat :)
CHINA: China's "leftover men" pose potential social challenges
Published on 19 Oct 2013
It's predicted that by the year 2020, China will have 24 million men left on the shelf. It's great news for businesses like dating agencies, but the social challenges for the world's most populous country are tremendous. Channel NewsAsia's Valarie Tan got a first-hand look in Guangxi, the Chinese province currently with the most number of single men.
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, March 24, 2014
Sunday, September 29, 2013
The moment a cheeky baboon groped shocked TV reporter's breast live on air... before giving the cameras a wide grin
The moment a cheeky baboon groped shocked TV reporter's breast live on air... before giving the cameras a wide grin
By Daily Mail Reporter
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A baboon made the most of his fifteen minutes of fame by grabbing a female reporter's breast live on air, before looking straight into the camera and giving it a wide grin.
Sabrina Rodriguez, who presents for Fox 40 in Sacramento, California, was shooting a teaser for a report on the Lodi Grape Festival on September 12 when the cheeky monkey seized his chance and clamped his paw on her right breast.
Ever the professional, Ms Rodriguez carried on her piece unruffled and attempted to make a joke of it, telling viewers, 'he's trying to cop a little bit of a feel'.
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Going in for the grope: Reporter Sabrina Rodriguez manages to see the funny side as mickey the baboon cops a feel live on air
Cheeky monkey: Mickey the baboon clamps his right paw over the breast of Fox 40 reporter Sabrina Rodriguez live on camera for the entire report
But despite her best efforts, Mickey refused to remove his paw and, looking rather pleased with himself, continued groping her as she wrapped up the broadcast.
Keeping as straight a face as possible, she finished her segment with the sign off: "join us soon when we'll be learning a bit about why baboons like grapes'.
The encounter had started well when Ms Rodriguez introduced Mickey to viewers and he politely shook her hand.
But seconds later he clambered behind her, put one paw on her shoulder and with the other seized his chance to go in for a grope, all while brazenly staring down the camera with a toothy grin.
Toothy grin: Mickey looks quite pleased with himself after groping Ms Rodriguez
Managing to keep her calm, albeit with a nervous giggle, Ms Rodriguez carried on her piece like a stalwart as the camera panned away from her face and the baboon's cheeky antics.
Later asked if the baboon was showing its teeth because it was mad or smiling, Rodriguez responded, "I'm gonna go with smiling."
Ms Rodriguez, 29, is an Emmy award winning TV news reporter and covers the north California area for Fox 40.
She was shooting a live trailer for her report on the Lodi Grape Festival, which ran from September 12 to 15 and featured a 'Wild About Monkeys' show.
The show aimed to show how social baboons are - something Mickey managed to get across quite well in his few seconds on screen.
Stars of the screen: Both Ms Rodriguez and Mickey the baboon have appeared before camera a number of times, however usually in a more dignified manner
Mickey, the star of the show, has already found international fame appearing next to Tom Cruise in the film Rock of Ages released in 2012.
According to the film's director, Tom Cruise was quite taken with the baboon who was just as cheeky on that set.
Adam Shankman told thewrap.com: "One day the baboon got loose, and he was running up and down the street yelling at extras. We had to stop for 20 minutes and wrangle him.
"Those are canines on that baby. He’s very sweet. Very sensitive. Tom Cruise did a scene where he was actually talking to the baboon — it’s not currently in the movie — and he had his face really, really close. Forehead to forehead. I was shivering. But the baboon loves him. Every day we wrapped, Tom would hug me and shake me and say, 'I am having the best time, thank you.'"
Star turn: Mickey the Baboon is no stranger to fame and the wild ways of Hollywood after appearing with Tom Cruise in the film 'Rock of Ages'
- wong chee tat :)
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Chicago Sun-Times axes photo staff
Chicago Sun-Times axes photo staff
POSTED: 31 May 2013 6:28 AM
The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography department Thursday at the large daily newspaper, parent firm Sun-Times Media said.
CHICAGO: The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography department Thursday at the large daily newspaper, parent firm Sun-Times Media said.
The group will use pictures and videos from its text reporters or freelancers, a source familiar with the situation told AFP.
The company also said it was eliminating staff photographers at its suburban newspapers.
The cuts come as the US newspaper industry is struggling to cope with years of sharp declines in advertising revenues and dramatic changes in the media environment.
Major dailies have folded or cut their print editions to three times a week while a growing number are seeking more revenue from readers by establishing online "paywalls" which require subscriptions.
Some 28 people at the Chicago Sun-Times and its suburban papers were called into a meeting on Thursday morning and told their jobs would be eliminated immediately, the source said.
The source declined to comment on whether severance packages were provided.
The union representing Sun-Times journalists said it was "stunned" and "appalled" that any newspaper would consider photojournalists to be "expendable."
"This is offensive and wrong on so many levels," said Bernie Lunzer, president of the Newspaper Guild-CWA.
"I have learned time and again how the eye of a professional photographer can see and express things that I can't," Lunzer said in a statement.
"Apparently some accountant/manager can see and express things that I can't understand. Because this makes no sense."
Pulitzer Prize winner John White, who is nearing retirement age, was among those who lost their jobs.
"Being in the room with John White when we got laid off was a highlight of my career," said Rob Hart, a photographer with the group's suburban Pioneer Press.
"As soon as (Sun-Times editor) Jim Kirk said they were going to have the reporters produce multimedia for their rapidly changing platforms, I just had to walk out," he told News Photographer magazine.
There was no mention of the layoffs on the Sun-Times website Thursday afternoon, which ironically displayed a brief obituary for former chief photographer Bob Kotalik.
The newspaper also offered few details as to its strategy or reasoning in a brief statement released upon request.
"The Chicago Sun-Times continues to evolve with our digitally savvy customers, and as a result, we have had to restructure the way we manage multimedia, including photography, across the network," the newspaper said.
"The Sun-Times business is changing rapidly and our audiences are consistently seeking more video content with their news. We have made great progress in meeting this demand and are focused on bolstering our reporting capabilities with video and other multimedia elements."
Sun-Times Media, which was driven into bankruptcy after press baron Conrad Black was caught raiding the coffers, publishes 42 suburban papers along with its flagship Chicago Sun-Times.
The Chicago newspaper is the nation's eighth largest daily, using a measure of print and digital subscribers, according to a survey from the industry's Alliance for Audited Media. Print circulated was 184,000 and total circulation 470,000.
- AFP/jc
- wong chee tat :)
POSTED: 31 May 2013 6:28 AM
The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography department Thursday at the large daily newspaper, parent firm Sun-Times Media said.
CHICAGO: The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography department Thursday at the large daily newspaper, parent firm Sun-Times Media said.
The group will use pictures and videos from its text reporters or freelancers, a source familiar with the situation told AFP.
The company also said it was eliminating staff photographers at its suburban newspapers.
The cuts come as the US newspaper industry is struggling to cope with years of sharp declines in advertising revenues and dramatic changes in the media environment.
Major dailies have folded or cut their print editions to three times a week while a growing number are seeking more revenue from readers by establishing online "paywalls" which require subscriptions.
Some 28 people at the Chicago Sun-Times and its suburban papers were called into a meeting on Thursday morning and told their jobs would be eliminated immediately, the source said.
The source declined to comment on whether severance packages were provided.
The union representing Sun-Times journalists said it was "stunned" and "appalled" that any newspaper would consider photojournalists to be "expendable."
"This is offensive and wrong on so many levels," said Bernie Lunzer, president of the Newspaper Guild-CWA.
"I have learned time and again how the eye of a professional photographer can see and express things that I can't," Lunzer said in a statement.
"Apparently some accountant/manager can see and express things that I can't understand. Because this makes no sense."
Pulitzer Prize winner John White, who is nearing retirement age, was among those who lost their jobs.
"Being in the room with John White when we got laid off was a highlight of my career," said Rob Hart, a photographer with the group's suburban Pioneer Press.
"As soon as (Sun-Times editor) Jim Kirk said they were going to have the reporters produce multimedia for their rapidly changing platforms, I just had to walk out," he told News Photographer magazine.
There was no mention of the layoffs on the Sun-Times website Thursday afternoon, which ironically displayed a brief obituary for former chief photographer Bob Kotalik.
The newspaper also offered few details as to its strategy or reasoning in a brief statement released upon request.
"The Chicago Sun-Times continues to evolve with our digitally savvy customers, and as a result, we have had to restructure the way we manage multimedia, including photography, across the network," the newspaper said.
"The Sun-Times business is changing rapidly and our audiences are consistently seeking more video content with their news. We have made great progress in meeting this demand and are focused on bolstering our reporting capabilities with video and other multimedia elements."
Sun-Times Media, which was driven into bankruptcy after press baron Conrad Black was caught raiding the coffers, publishes 42 suburban papers along with its flagship Chicago Sun-Times.
The Chicago newspaper is the nation's eighth largest daily, using a measure of print and digital subscribers, according to a survey from the industry's Alliance for Audited Media. Print circulated was 184,000 and total circulation 470,000.
- AFP/jc
- wong chee tat :)
POSTED: 31 May 2013 6:28 AM
The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography department Thursday at the large daily newspaper, parent firm Sun-Times Media said.
CHICAGO: The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography department Thursday at the large daily newspaper, parent firm Sun-Times Media said.
The group will use pictures and videos from its text reporters or freelancers, a source familiar with the situation told AFP.
The company also said it was eliminating staff photographers at its suburban newspapers.
The cuts come as the US newspaper industry is struggling to cope with years of sharp declines in advertising revenues and dramatic changes in the media environment.
Major dailies have folded or cut their print editions to three times a week while a growing number are seeking more revenue from readers by establishing online "paywalls" which require subscriptions.
Some 28 people at the Chicago Sun-Times and its suburban papers were called into a meeting on Thursday morning and told their jobs would be eliminated immediately, the source said.
The source declined to comment on whether severance packages were provided.
The union representing Sun-Times journalists said it was "stunned" and "appalled" that any newspaper would consider photojournalists to be "expendable."
"This is offensive and wrong on so many levels," said Bernie Lunzer, president of the Newspaper Guild-CWA.
"I have learned time and again how the eye of a professional photographer can see and express things that I can't," Lunzer said in a statement.
"Apparently some accountant/manager can see and express things that I can't understand. Because this makes no sense."
Pulitzer Prize winner John White, who is nearing retirement age, was among those who lost their jobs.
"Being in the room with John White when we got laid off was a highlight of my career," said Rob Hart, a photographer with the group's suburban Pioneer Press.
"As soon as (Sun-Times editor) Jim Kirk said they were going to have the reporters produce multimedia for their rapidly changing platforms, I just had to walk out," he told News Photographer magazine.
There was no mention of the layoffs on the Sun-Times website Thursday afternoon, which ironically displayed a brief obituary for former chief photographer Bob Kotalik.
The newspaper also offered few details as to its strategy or reasoning in a brief statement released upon request.
"The Chicago Sun-Times continues to evolve with our digitally savvy customers, and as a result, we have had to restructure the way we manage multimedia, including photography, across the network," the newspaper said.
"The Sun-Times business is changing rapidly and our audiences are consistently seeking more video content with their news. We have made great progress in meeting this demand and are focused on bolstering our reporting capabilities with video and other multimedia elements."
Sun-Times Media, which was driven into bankruptcy after press baron Conrad Black was caught raiding the coffers, publishes 42 suburban papers along with its flagship Chicago Sun-Times.
The Chicago newspaper is the nation's eighth largest daily, using a measure of print and digital subscribers, according to a survey from the industry's Alliance for Audited Media. Print circulated was 184,000 and total circulation 470,000.
- AFP/jc
- wong chee tat :)
POSTED: 31 May 2013 6:28 AM
The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography department Thursday at the large daily newspaper, parent firm Sun-Times Media said.
CHICAGO: The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography department Thursday at the large daily newspaper, parent firm Sun-Times Media said.
The group will use pictures and videos from its text reporters or freelancers, a source familiar with the situation told AFP.
The company also said it was eliminating staff photographers at its suburban newspapers.
The cuts come as the US newspaper industry is struggling to cope with years of sharp declines in advertising revenues and dramatic changes in the media environment.
Major dailies have folded or cut their print editions to three times a week while a growing number are seeking more revenue from readers by establishing online "paywalls" which require subscriptions.
Some 28 people at the Chicago Sun-Times and its suburban papers were called into a meeting on Thursday morning and told their jobs would be eliminated immediately, the source said.
The source declined to comment on whether severance packages were provided.
The union representing Sun-Times journalists said it was "stunned" and "appalled" that any newspaper would consider photojournalists to be "expendable."
"This is offensive and wrong on so many levels," said Bernie Lunzer, president of the Newspaper Guild-CWA.
"I have learned time and again how the eye of a professional photographer can see and express things that I can't," Lunzer said in a statement.
"Apparently some accountant/manager can see and express things that I can't understand. Because this makes no sense."
Pulitzer Prize winner John White, who is nearing retirement age, was among those who lost their jobs.
"Being in the room with John White when we got laid off was a highlight of my career," said Rob Hart, a photographer with the group's suburban Pioneer Press.
"As soon as (Sun-Times editor) Jim Kirk said they were going to have the reporters produce multimedia for their rapidly changing platforms, I just had to walk out," he told News Photographer magazine.
There was no mention of the layoffs on the Sun-Times website Thursday afternoon, which ironically displayed a brief obituary for former chief photographer Bob Kotalik.
The newspaper also offered few details as to its strategy or reasoning in a brief statement released upon request.
"The Chicago Sun-Times continues to evolve with our digitally savvy customers, and as a result, we have had to restructure the way we manage multimedia, including photography, across the network," the newspaper said.
"The Sun-Times business is changing rapidly and our audiences are consistently seeking more video content with their news. We have made great progress in meeting this demand and are focused on bolstering our reporting capabilities with video and other multimedia elements."
Sun-Times Media, which was driven into bankruptcy after press baron Conrad Black was caught raiding the coffers, publishes 42 suburban papers along with its flagship Chicago Sun-Times.
The Chicago newspaper is the nation's eighth largest daily, using a measure of print and digital subscribers, according to a survey from the industry's Alliance for Audited Media. Print circulated was 184,000 and total circulation 470,000.
- AFP/jc
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, April 15, 2013
Reclaim my free space in iphone 4
Having been taking pics and pics. There are lots and lots of them taken and stored them in my iphone 4, until one fine day, I ran out of free space in my iphone 4!
Going to General -> Usage and then free up some space by deleting unnecessary apps in my iphone.
Under General -> About -> Diagnostics & Usage -> Diagnostics & Usage , I saw there are many logs files or crash reports. Ok, can I delete them and free up some space (if any?)
Did a quick search, sync it under itunes and then the logs files or crash reports will disappear..... and then dumped into my Windows Recycle Bin! In fact, the original location is under iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications.
Ok, so how many items are there and how much space it hogged? 32 items totalled 566MB!
Anyway, planning to change my iphone 4 too. Which phones do you think I should use?
- wong chee tat :)
Going to General -> Usage and then free up some space by deleting unnecessary apps in my iphone.
Under General -> About -> Diagnostics & Usage -> Diagnostics & Usage , I saw there are many logs files or crash reports. Ok, can I delete them and free up some space (if any?)
Ok, so how many items are there and how much space it hogged? 32 items totalled 566MB!
Anyway, planning to change my iphone 4 too. Which phones do you think I should use?
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, January 14, 2013
Pastor charged with performing oral sex on underage victim
Pastor charged with performing oral sex on underage victim
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 14 January 2013 1515 hrs
SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old pastor has been charged with three counts of sexual offences.
He faces two counts of oral sex and another count under the Children and Young Persons Act.
The pastor allegedly made an underage girl, who's a church member, perform oral sex on him in the church one afternoon in mid-October 2011.
He's also accused of having oral sex again with the girl, who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged offence.
This allegedly happened at a jogging park sometime between September and October 2011.
At the same place, he's also alleged to have exposed himself and used her hand to rub his private parts.
Both of them cannot be named due to a court order to protect the identity of the victim.
- CNA/ck
- wong chee tat :)
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 14 January 2013 1515 hrs
SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old pastor has been charged with three counts of sexual offences.
He faces two counts of oral sex and another count under the Children and Young Persons Act.
The pastor allegedly made an underage girl, who's a church member, perform oral sex on him in the church one afternoon in mid-October 2011.
He's also accused of having oral sex again with the girl, who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged offence.
This allegedly happened at a jogging park sometime between September and October 2011.
At the same place, he's also alleged to have exposed himself and used her hand to rub his private parts.
Both of them cannot be named due to a court order to protect the identity of the victim.
- CNA/ck
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, January 7, 2013
国大一名奖学金得主被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网
Updated: Sunday, 06 January 2013 07:21
国大一名奖学金得主被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网
新加坡国立大学的一名奖学金得主，被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网，这名学生已经对此向警方报案。
较早前，本地报章报道，这名国大男生上载了长达14分钟的短片，裸露身体对着镜头手淫，而且还用尺量他的下体。
国大发言人答复本台的询问时说，这名学生告诉校方，短片中的人并不是他，而他在去年6月已经报警。
发言人也说，校方已经和男生面谈，发现没有证据断定录像中的人是这名学生。
国大也重申，校方不会纵容学生做出具冒犯的举动，并会对任何违反学生守则的人采取纪律行动。
- wong chee tat :)
国大一名奖学金得主被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网
新加坡国立大学的一名奖学金得主，被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网，这名学生已经对此向警方报案。
较早前，本地报章报道，这名国大男生上载了长达14分钟的短片，裸露身体对着镜头手淫，而且还用尺量他的下体。
国大发言人答复本台的询问时说，这名学生告诉校方，短片中的人并不是他，而他在去年6月已经报警。
发言人也说，校方已经和男生面谈，发现没有证据断定录像中的人是这名学生。
国大也重申，校方不会纵容学生做出具冒犯的举动，并会对任何违反学生守则的人采取纪律行动。
- wong chee tat :)
NUS student not involved in sex video, says university
NUS student not involved in sex video, says university
Posted: 05 January 2013 2149 hrs
SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) student that is supposedly linked to an online sex video has informed the university he is not the person featured in the video.
According to media reports, the video features a naked man masturbating and speaking to the camera.
An NUS spokesperson said the student in question made a police report in June 2012 on the matter.
The school said it has looked into the matter and interviewed the student.
It added that there was no evidence to conclude that the person featured in the video is the student involved.
In addition, NUS said it does not condone offensive or lewd behaviour by any member of its community.
It said any student found in breach of the University's Code of Student Conduct will be disciplined.
In October last year, ASEAN scholar and law undergraduate, Alvin Tan stirred controversy by posting on his blog photos and videos of him and his girlfriend having sex.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
Posted: 05 January 2013 2149 hrs
SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) student that is supposedly linked to an online sex video has informed the university he is not the person featured in the video.
According to media reports, the video features a naked man masturbating and speaking to the camera.
An NUS spokesperson said the student in question made a police report in June 2012 on the matter.
The school said it has looked into the matter and interviewed the student.
It added that there was no evidence to conclude that the person featured in the video is the student involved.
In addition, NUS said it does not condone offensive or lewd behaviour by any member of its community.
It said any student found in breach of the University's Code of Student Conduct will be disciplined.
In October last year, ASEAN scholar and law undergraduate, Alvin Tan stirred controversy by posting on his blog photos and videos of him and his girlfriend having sex.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
385 new HIV cases in S'pore between Jan & Oct
385 new HIV cases in S'pore between Jan & Oct
Posted: 29 November 2012 1157 hrs
SINGAPORE: From January to October this year, 385 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were reported among Singapore residents, said the health ministry on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) expects the total number of notified HIV cases in 2012 to be similar to that of 2011, when there were 461 cases.
In the first six months of this year, 215 new cases of HIV, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), were reported.
Between July and October, there were 170 new cases.
MOH said among the cases reported between January and June, 92 per cent (198) were males and 8 per cent (17) were females.
Most of them caught the virus through sex.
Half of those infected had heterosexual sex, while 43 per cent were infected from homosexual transmission, and 4 per cent from bisexual transmission.
About half, or 47 per cent, of those infected were between 30 and 49 years.
63 per cent were single, 23 per cent were married and 10 per cent were divorced or separated.
Half of the new cases reported between January and June already had late-stage HIV infection when they were diagnosed, similar to the pattern in previous years.
Slightly more than half found out they had the virus during HIV testing, as part of medical care.
Another 15 per cent were detected through health screening.
14 per cent were detected during voluntary HIV screening and the rest found out they were HIV-positive through contact tracing and other screening methods.
A higher proportion of homosexuals - or 28 per cent - were detected during voluntary screening, compared with 4 per cent for heterosexuals.
MOH and the Health Promotion Board (HPB) have urged individuals to protect themselves from HIV infection by following the principles of "ABCD": abstinence, being faithful, correct and consistent use of condoms and early detection.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
Posted: 29 November 2012 1157 hrs
SINGAPORE: From January to October this year, 385 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were reported among Singapore residents, said the health ministry on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) expects the total number of notified HIV cases in 2012 to be similar to that of 2011, when there were 461 cases.
In the first six months of this year, 215 new cases of HIV, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), were reported.
Between July and October, there were 170 new cases.
MOH said among the cases reported between January and June, 92 per cent (198) were males and 8 per cent (17) were females.
Most of them caught the virus through sex.
Half of those infected had heterosexual sex, while 43 per cent were infected from homosexual transmission, and 4 per cent from bisexual transmission.
About half, or 47 per cent, of those infected were between 30 and 49 years.
63 per cent were single, 23 per cent were married and 10 per cent were divorced or separated.
Half of the new cases reported between January and June already had late-stage HIV infection when they were diagnosed, similar to the pattern in previous years.
Slightly more than half found out they had the virus during HIV testing, as part of medical care.
Another 15 per cent were detected through health screening.
14 per cent were detected during voluntary HIV screening and the rest found out they were HIV-positive through contact tracing and other screening methods.
A higher proportion of homosexuals - or 28 per cent - were detected during voluntary screening, compared with 4 per cent for heterosexuals.
MOH and the Health Promotion Board (HPB) have urged individuals to protect themselves from HIV infection by following the principles of "ABCD": abstinence, being faithful, correct and consistent use of condoms and early detection.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Philippines is the most emotional society -US poll
Philippines is the most emotional society -US poll
By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | Updated November 21, 2012 - 3:54pm
MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos are the most likely to report emotions including anger, pain, tiredness, laughter, enjoyment and stress, a United States-based polling body reported on Tuesday.
With 60 percent of respondents answering "Yes" to straightforward questions such as "Did you feel well-rested yesterday?" "Did you smile or laugh a lot yesterday?" "Did you experience anger yesterday?", Filpinos have been found to be the "most emotional society" around the globe by research agency Gallup.
The Philippines is also the only Southeast Asian country among the 15 most emotional nations in the world, with South American country El Salvador at a close second with 57 percent positive responses to the survey and Bahrain in the Middle East with 56 percent.
The numbest society, on the other hand, is Singapore with only 36 percent admitting to experiencing the emotions enumerated in the survey.
Gallup partner Jon Clifton said in a statement that Singaporeans, who are among the wealthiest in the world, are not laughing as much as the rest of the world.
"If you measure Singapore by the traditional indicators, they look like one of the best-run countries in the world. But if you look at everything that makes life worth living, they’re not doing so well," Clifton said.
The second most emotionless societies, according to the survey, are a tie between European states Georgia and Lithuania, with 37 percent of respondents admitting to feelings.
- wong chee tat :)
By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | Updated November 21, 2012 - 3:54pm
MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos are the most likely to report emotions including anger, pain, tiredness, laughter, enjoyment and stress, a United States-based polling body reported on Tuesday.
With 60 percent of respondents answering "Yes" to straightforward questions such as "Did you feel well-rested yesterday?" "Did you smile or laugh a lot yesterday?" "Did you experience anger yesterday?", Filpinos have been found to be the "most emotional society" around the globe by research agency Gallup.
The Philippines is also the only Southeast Asian country among the 15 most emotional nations in the world, with South American country El Salvador at a close second with 57 percent positive responses to the survey and Bahrain in the Middle East with 56 percent.
The numbest society, on the other hand, is Singapore with only 36 percent admitting to experiencing the emotions enumerated in the survey.
Gallup partner Jon Clifton said in a statement that Singaporeans, who are among the wealthiest in the world, are not laughing as much as the rest of the world.
"If you measure Singapore by the traditional indicators, they look like one of the best-run countries in the world. But if you look at everything that makes life worth living, they’re not doing so well," Clifton said.
The second most emotionless societies, according to the survey, are a tie between European states Georgia and Lithuania, with 37 percent of respondents admitting to feelings.
- wong chee tat :)
S'pore most emotionless society in world: survey
S'pore most emotionless society in world: survey
Posted: 21 November 2012 1711 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore has been ranked as the most emotionless society in the world, according to a Bloomberg News report on a Gallup survey.
The survey polled more than 140 countries to compare how people felt about their lives. Respondents were asked questions such as "Evaluate your life on a scale of zero to 10" and whether their life would be better or worse five years from now.
Singapore came in ahead of countries such as Georgia, Lithuania and Russia, for being the most emotionless society.
"If you measure Singapore by the traditional indicators, they look like one of the best-run countries in the world," Gallup partner Jon Clifton was quoted by Bloomberg as saying. "But if you look at everything that makes life worth living, they're not doing so well."
According to the report, not many Singaporeans answered "yes" to negative questions, and to questions measuring happiness, such as, had they smiled yesterday, had they learnt something interesting or felt respected or well-rested?
Only 36 per cent of Singaporeans responded affirmatively to either the positive or negative questions.
According to Gallup's research, only 2 per cent of the country's workers feel engaged by their jobs. The global average is 11 per cent.
"We are taught to keep going and not make too much of a fuss," research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies Leong Chan-Hoong told Bloomberg.
Singaporeans still "take ourselves a bit too seriously," said general secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement William Wan.
Other results from the survey showed that the Danes are the most satisfied, while people from Togo in West Africa are least satisfied, according to the news report. The most pessimistic society is Greece, while people most likely last year to report feelings of stress, anger, sadness, worry or pain were Iraqis.
- TODAY
Why are Singaporeans ranked the most emotionless society? It is because of the environment? kiasu culture?
- wong chee tat :)
Posted: 21 November 2012 1711 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore has been ranked as the most emotionless society in the world, according to a Bloomberg News report on a Gallup survey.
The survey polled more than 140 countries to compare how people felt about their lives. Respondents were asked questions such as "Evaluate your life on a scale of zero to 10" and whether their life would be better or worse five years from now.
Singapore came in ahead of countries such as Georgia, Lithuania and Russia, for being the most emotionless society.
"If you measure Singapore by the traditional indicators, they look like one of the best-run countries in the world," Gallup partner Jon Clifton was quoted by Bloomberg as saying. "But if you look at everything that makes life worth living, they're not doing so well."
According to the report, not many Singaporeans answered "yes" to negative questions, and to questions measuring happiness, such as, had they smiled yesterday, had they learnt something interesting or felt respected or well-rested?
Only 36 per cent of Singaporeans responded affirmatively to either the positive or negative questions.
According to Gallup's research, only 2 per cent of the country's workers feel engaged by their jobs. The global average is 11 per cent.
"We are taught to keep going and not make too much of a fuss," research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies Leong Chan-Hoong told Bloomberg.
Singaporeans still "take ourselves a bit too seriously," said general secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement William Wan.
Other results from the survey showed that the Danes are the most satisfied, while people from Togo in West Africa are least satisfied, according to the news report. The most pessimistic society is Greece, while people most likely last year to report feelings of stress, anger, sadness, worry or pain were Iraqis.
- TODAY
Why are Singaporeans ranked the most emotionless society? It is because of the environment? kiasu culture?
- wong chee tat :)
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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