Talents, an important resource

This is from the article, Southern Africa: SADC Integration Key to Skills Flow, in AllAfrica.com by Anthony Jongwe Harare.

Successful economies have long understood the nexus between the strength of their human resource base and the level of development that can be achieved. This explains why countries without any significant natural resources other than human capital have achieved high levels of development. A case in point would be Singapore and Japan, which saw the long-term wisdom in investing heavily in their human capital and translate such investments into economic success.

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Investments by global companies

This is from the article, Are product patents anti-consumer?, by Business Standard Reporter in New Delhi.

India is the second-largest talent pool in the world. Yet, investments by global companies continue to gravitate to China, Hong Kong and Singapore. India received $8 billion in FDI last year as against China's $63 billion!

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A once collapsing company here helped somewhere else

This is from the article, Nigeria: Grappling With Jigawa, in allAfrica.com by Ibrahim Sheme about Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State inherited what he calls a failed state.

In Kazaure, we are owing Informatics of Singapore, they were just on the verge of collapsing when I came.

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We are the subject of study

This is from the article, Dan Rittschof and the Duke University Urban Tropical Ecology field course, 2005-2008, at Otterman speaks wordpress about a course that study ecology in Singapore.

Duke University: Department of Biology: Graduate Level Biology Course 216. Sojourn in Singapore: Urban Tropical Ecology. The mix of human ecology, tropical diversity, disturbed habitats and invasive species in Singapore. How Singapore maintains and enhances the quality of life of its citizens while radically modifying its environment. Research on politics, management or biology. Travel to Singapore required. Taught in Beaufort. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Dan Rittschof. 3 units.

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In the middle of an outsource chain

This is from the article, Affymetrix to outsource jobs to Singapore, By Kirsty Barnes in Outsourcing-Pharma.com.

Singapore has established itself as a popular destination for pharma and biopharmaceutical firms in terms of manufacturing, boasting a number of top companies on it shores, who are lured by its Asia-Pacific proximity, lower cost base compared to the west, and reputation for high quality output.

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We are the third this time

This is from the article, The Hamilton: Upcoming condo equipped with garage in the sky, in Lushhome :: Online news and information on Singapore property market.

But when built, it will become the first residential high-rise in Singapore, and only the third in the world after developments in New York and Dubai, to have this vroom-with-a-view parking feature.

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We still don't think we are good enough

This is from the article, Ghana: People Just Like U.S. Have Gone to the Moon, in the Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra) by Appiah Kusi Adomako about Ghana's slow development rate.

Our contemporaries such as India, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore have become technological giants.

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We were greener

This is from the article, Johor Bahru Speakers’ Club, by Amy Lam.

The red brick hospital building where her husband Kee Chin works, can still be recognised even with with new wings added on. During my childhood visits in the 1950s, our families feasted on crabs by the seafront with the view of lush green jungles across the causeway to Singapore, quite a contrast with today’s view!

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The Chinese in Malaysia is "better"

This is from the article, FEW, POOR AND SCATTERED - India has a stake in ethnic peace and stability in Malaysia, in The Telegraph by Sunanda K. Datta-Ray about the situation of Indians living in Malaysia.

The Chinese who comprise 23.7 per cent of Malaysia’s 27 million population are also perturbed by the drift from secularism, which alone can unite a multi-racial state in contented peace. The election announcement during the Chinese new year celebrations was seen as an insult. UMNO’s 2005 general assembly — when the party’s youth chief brandished a traditional Malay dagger (keris), threatening to bathe it in Chinese blood — awakened memories of the horrendous 1969 race riots. But the Chinese have weightage of numbers (they are in a majority in 26 constituencies), wealth (several millionaires), and political power (Penang state has a Chinese chief minister). They also have China and Singapore (especially Lee Kuan Yew) behind them. Indians are helpless in contrast.

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Size of 203 wells

This is from the article, Journey for peace - Christian peacemaker team travels to philippines to promote harmony, by Linda Leicht in News-Leader.com about contamination near an old military base in the Philippines.

It was that water, from 203 contaminated wells around the base — the size of the country of Singapore — that caused Crizel's leukemia, her mother said.

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Hot but not yet boiling

This is from the article, Singapore ranked top Reit market in Asia-Pacific, in lushhomemedia.com sourced from Business Times about REIT markets.

The findings also showed that China, India and Vietnam are ranked as the top three hot property growth markets in Asia-Pacific for the next five years. Singapore, which ranked fourth, was the highest placed established Reit market. Good growth is also expected in Malaysia.

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Small and tiny, but...

This is from the article, Singapore Takes on a World Mission, in CBN News by George Thomas about growing Christian communities.

Singapore maybe a small country, home to some four million people. But today, the tiny island has some two thousand short-term and long-term missionaries scattered around the world.

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It would be nice to have in par neighbour

This is from the article, Selangor vs. Singapore, in Elizabeth Wong blog by Benjamin Tan.

... Selangor Menteri Besar Mohd Khir Toyo recently commented that Selangor is in a position to compete with our southern neighbour, Singapore. He said that in a few years times, the country’s so-called ‘most developed state’ would be in par with the city state of Singapore.

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A benchmarked hub

This is from the article, New airport set to make Hyderabad a key hub, in Thaindian news.

"We have benchmarked the airport with the best in the world. In the landscape it is benchmarked with Singapore and in operations with Munich Airport,” he said.

"Why people prefer Dubai and Singapore is because there is connectivity to all the destinations and we hope that this facility will make Hyderabad the new hub because the flying time to the city from all destinations in India except Delhi is one hour and to Middle East and South East Asia three to five hours,” he said.

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Good medical care for everyone with $

This is from the article, Ailing AL leader Jalil leaves for Singapore at 11:55pm, in TradingMarkets.com.

Jalil, who was Sunday granted 30-day parole on humanitarian grounds in view of his critical condition, will take treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital as he had earlier undergone treatment there several times.

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Talents accommodating

This is from the article, The “miracle” on Jalan Gasing, in Save Bukit Gasing blog by Sharaad Kuttan.

... a more elaborate anecdote: that a leading immunologist based at Chicago University had trouble finding a job in Malaysia and was eventually hired in Singapore and given PR status. He referred to this human resource as “our treasures”: the frustration was thick in his voice. Lee took the microphone and underscored what he felt to be the problem: the lack of political leadership.

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From virtually unheard of to the whole world knows

This is from the article, Singapore: Top Official Says Terror Fugitive Likely Still In Singapore, from Associated Press on the escape of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah leader, Mas Selamat.

Security breaches are virtually unheard of in tightly policed Singapore, an island nation of 4 million people that is a 45-minute boat ride from Indonesia where Mas Selamat is alleged to have links with militant groups.

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The beginning

This is from the article, Tun Razak’s legacy – his vision, in The Star Online by Karim Raslan about "an apocryphal story from the 1960s".

Basically, the story runs like this: At the time of Separation – Singapore’s departure from the federation in 1965 – Tun Abdul Razak Hussein realised that Umno needed more young leaders in the party.

Great visionary: Razak had the foresight to enrol the brightest young Malays.
Faced with, amongst other things Lee Kuan Yew’s considerable rhetorical skills, Razak wanted young Malay leaders – grounded in their own faith and culture – who would be able to speak and if necessary debate both in Malay and English.

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Among the targets

This is from the article, Graduating from high school to al-Qaida; Conclusion of a two-part series, in The Niagara Fall Reviews by John Robbins.

Still, despite his earlier admissions to taking part in a foiled plot to blow up U.S. embassies in Singapore and Manila, Jabarah was unable to bring himself to denounce bin Laden and unwilling to accept being described by federal prosecutors as a "deadly serious terrorist."

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Many Muslims live here

This was from the article, The Muslim News Awards for Excellence shortlist, in The Muslim News.

Karen Armstrong is an author who writes extensively on religion. A former nun who describes herself as a ‘freelance monotheist’, she has advanced the theory that fundamentalism in religion is a response to and a product of modern culture. Ever since 9/11 she has been in demand all over the world as a speaker and writer to explain Islam and ‘religious fundamentalism’. Last year these visits included trips to Malaysia, Turkey, Jordan, Singapore, and Egypt, where she received an Al Ahzar award for services to Islam. Among the numerous books she has authored are: the best-selling A History of God, Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time, and Islam: A Short History.

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No raw fuel here

This is from the article, Bunker Race - Sri Lanka CPC to link with GAC for bunkering, in Lanka Business Online.

Bunker prices in Colombo are high because of limited supply and the need to ship the fuel from overseas, mainly Singapore.

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Tourists from everywhere are welcome here

This is from the article, Chennai on Singapore Tourism Board's radar, in Chennai Online.

With more than 90,000 tourists from Chennai visiting Singapore last year, the city has become the latter's largest market in South India, and the second behind Mumbai in the country, a Tourism executive said.

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Something not wanted for, ideally.

This is from the article, "Mumbai helpline counsels AIDS patients from Dubai, China", by Prashant K. Nanda in Thaindian News.

“I have tested HIV positive, how will I face my family?” asks a voice from Dubai on telephone. From a clean basement in a dingy building here, a counsellor answers the question. Counsellors at Population Service International (PSI) also guide AIDS patients from China, Singapore and the Gulf on how to live a better life.

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In this case, one is better than none or more.

This is from the article, Local builder, teacher to leave for mission trip, in Cleveland Daily Banner by Joe Brooks about Andrew Frazier's family following God’s call to serve as missionaries in Singapore.

“ICS is the only international Christian school in the country of Singapore. It is a pre-k through 12th grade school of about 400 students,” Tracy said.

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Shopping around

This is from the article, NYC Shops Cater to Euro-Toting Tourists, by Eva Woo in BusinessWeek in relation to the recent decline of USD.

For economists, the tourism boom also drives home the broader forces at work behind the dollar's decline. Those same forces have led to a surge in foreign investment in the U.S. Big financial houses such as Citigroup (C) and Merrill Lynch (MER) recently raised billions from government funds in Kuwait, Singapore, Korea, and elsewhere. Foreign purchases of U.S. assets last year set a record of $405.7 billion, according to Thomson Financial (TOC), up 92% from $210.9 billion in 2006. The dollar's decline is "part of a broader adjustment needed to bring the U.S.'s trade deficit down," says Brad Setser, an international economics researcher at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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