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Ming Yi slammed for $1,000 per table gala dinner to mark his “return”

Controversial Buddhist monk Ming Yi was thrusted into public spotlight again soon after his release from prison, this time for an expensive $1,000 per table gala dinner held at the Pan Pacific hotel to celebrate his "return" to Foo Hai Chan Monastery where he was the abbot for the last 20 years. His critics in the Buddhist community...

Median income for Singapore citizens and PRs rose to $2,500 monthly

The monthly median income of Singapore citizens and PRs have risen by ONLY 3.3 percent to a mere $2,500, after adjusting for inflation, declares the PAP Manpower Ministry. As usual, the state media chose to highlight a 4.2 percent increase in monthly median income to $2,710 (excluding inflation) instead to paint a rosy picture...

WikiLeaks: Lee Kuan Yew called North Koreans “psychopathic”

Not new to controversies, PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew appeared to have offended nuclear-armed North Korea in an unusually frank "advice" dispensed to a visiting U.S. diplomat last year. According to a US diplomatic cable released by global whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks, Lee reportedly called North Koreans "psychopathic" and...