http://singcitizen.com/portal Home of Singapore Citizens Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:54:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently it seems like a norm to see the word retrenchment and recession.Many fear these words or even avoid discussing them. Are they so scary? Maybe, when it is being abused. When I say abused, I mean there are companies who are misusing them with the current situation. I see companies taking advantages by ... http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/11/is-the-word-retrenchment-and-recession-being-abused/ Source: http://www.singaporeupdate.com/ The Ministry of Health (MOH) is proposing three amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA). They are: (a) Lift the upper age limit for cadaveric organ donation; (b) Allow donor-recipient paired matching for exchanges of organs; and (c) Compensate living donors according to international ethical practices. http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/11/proposed-amendments-to-the-human-organ-transplant-act/ Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A24 30 Oct 2008 Review by: Lee Wei Ling I signed the AMD the moment I received my copy in the mail. That was in 1997. I must have been among the first in Singapore to do so... Personally, I think legalising euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide would be a ... http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/10/escaping-the-dangers-of-dying-ill/ Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A25 18 Sep 2008 Review by: Walter Woon Those who are well-educated and influential should be models for society. It would be a sad day for Singapore if such people think that they can choose which laws to obey and that it is morally and socially acceptable to ... http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/09/wrong-facts-and-faulty-logic/ Source: The Sunday Times Think Page 26, 14 Sep 2008 Letter by: Bernadette Low (Ms) I do not live in Serangoon Gardens. But for the past five years, I have been living 50m from a Circle Line construction site, and have many foreigners in my neighbourhood throughout the week. ...Sometimes, these men, taking a breather ... http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/09/foreign-talent-or-workers-they-are-all-human/ Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A35 13 Sep 2008 Letter by: Lim Fang Check The Ministry of National Development (MND) must not relent in its efforts to find decent housing for foreign workers wherever it is practical and economical to do so. If it agrees with Serangoon Gardens residents that, for whatever ... http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/09/snobbish-and-selfish/ Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A35 13 Sep 2008 Letter by: Prof Arthur Lim (President, Medical Alumni Association; Former President, Singapore Medical Association) Doctors must always remember that, in treating patients, their interests must always be foremost. A good doctor and a good lawyer, therefore, are not professionals who memorise numerous scientific ... http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/09/change-law-on-kidney-transplants-quickly/ We welcome our readers to write letters to the Editor. You may write about all-things Singapore. To learn more, please visit our 'Dear Editor' section here! http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/09/letters-to-the-editor/ Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A35 6 Sep 2008 Letter by: Prof Walter Woon, Attorney-General Dr Lee wonders whether the charges against Mr Tang were a matter of political correctness. The essential point is that everyone is equal before the law...There cannot be one law for the poor and another for ... http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/09/tang-case-no-one-is-above-the-law/ Source: The Straits Times, 5 Sep 2008, Page A29 Article by: Salma Khalik Moves to change the law seem to be gathering momentum and will hopefully occur soon enough to save the man who started it all. Mr Tang, who gave up his position as executive chairman of C.K. Tang following his guilty ... http://singcitizen.com/portal/2008/09/law-breaker-set-the-ball-rolling/