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The First World Hard Disk

If I was drinking coffee while reading ST Interactive this morning, I would have spewed it all over my monitor and keyboard. S’pore ready to become a top First World nation: MM ST 24 Feb 2007 | Peh Shing Huei & Sue-Ann Chia THE architect of Singapore’s move from Third World to the First believes [...]

Different Strokes

Despite their reservations, I suspect anonymous posting is one of the things UK ministers will not be advocating after their review of the latest online developments. Ministers wake to the potential of people power on the net Plan to put information online for web groups Mass forums may boost economy, officials believe Patrick Wintour, political [...]

Kayak Kleanup

Straits Times | Nov 27, 2006 Youngsters kayak their way to a green environment MORE than 90 per cent of students are aware of environmental issues, but less than half would bother to volunteer their time to tackle them…. With this in mind, this year’s River Cleaning Project yesterday had students eagerly picking up litter [...]

Mind your language

The Straits Times Interactive employee who wrote this needs to brush up on his/her communication skills too. Does anyone proofread these descriptions? Related entries: Right moves, wrong… and Forbidded?

Hip Hoppin’ Bloggin’ MPs

So, our born-after-separation-independence Members of Parilament are dancing and blogging to connect with youths. The Rambling Librarian is surprised at the lack of vitriol directed at the new blogging effort. He concedes that it is early days yet. I think some are reserving their comments until they see more of what the P65 MPs blog [...]