
Companies do hire workers based on NS performance
NSmen Dr Andy Ho suggested that people with schizophrenia be exempted from national service ("Exempt these young men from NS"; last Sunday). Already, society attaches a stigma to mental illness; many companies, educational institutions and insurers ask applicants whether they have a history of such conditions. A blanket policy...

China: 170 dead pigs found in Huangshui river
170 dead pigs were found in the Huangshui river. (17 April) Authorities in China's Qinghai Province announced today that it has pulled out at least 170 dead pigs from the Xining section of Huangshui River, following last month's discovery of 130 dead pigs in Jiangxi. The dead pigs were discovered by locals last week in Huangshui...

Singapore’s external trade contracts again in March
(17 April) Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX), a key gauge of the export performance of the small and highly open economy, dropped by 6.6 percent on year in March, trade promotion agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Thursday. The slump was following a 8.9 percent spike in February after a contraction...
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