Dietary news. It changes every now and then.
But after reading many dietary advice and opinions, about the only thing I can believe is: Sugar has very little nutritional value, and may have very bad effects on our health.
You do not have to believe me of course. I am not an expert. And I haven't kept track of all the news and information that I have sieved through to arrive at this partial conclusion (Note: I wrote, "may have very bad effects".) You should read about sugar for yourself and make up your own minds.
The last article actually provides some sort of scientific explanation that makes a lot of sense (to me). BUT... you should decide for yourself.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
COE category tweak achieved its goal: LTA
By Sumita d/o Sreedharan
March 6 2014
TODAY
Singapore — The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) recategorisation for cars has achieved its goal of retaining models for the mass market, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday, as it published statistics to show that the policy tweak that kicked in last month had led to “a significant decrease” in the median Open Market Value (OMV) for Category A cars.
Motor traders, however, were less than convinced as they pointed to recent COE premiums, which have continued to remain high.
Before the move, COE premiums for Category A were more than S$72,000.
March 6 2014
TODAY
Singapore — The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) recategorisation for cars has achieved its goal of retaining models for the mass market, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday, as it published statistics to show that the policy tweak that kicked in last month had led to “a significant decrease” in the median Open Market Value (OMV) for Category A cars.
Motor traders, however, were less than convinced as they pointed to recent COE premiums, which have continued to remain high.
Before the move, COE premiums for Category A were more than S$72,000.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
5 items in Singapore and how their prices compare to other countries
Mar 04, 2014
Singapore has just beaten 131 cities to become the world's most expensive city to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's report. We look at five big ticket items the report mentions which have contributed to Singapore's climb to pole position and compare it to similar items in other cities around the world.
1. Property rental
Singapore: A three-bedroom apartment, of between 1,200 - 1,500 sq ft, averages $8,000 a month.
New York: A three-bedroom apartment, of between 950 - 1,800 sq ft, ranges from US$1,750 (S$2,221) - US$2,500 in the outlying neighbourhoods to US$6,000 to US$15,000 in Manhattan.
2. Cars
Singapore: A Mercedes Benz E-class will cost upwards of $277,000 plus an Open category COE will set you back another $79,000 going by the last COE exercise.
Germany: A Mercedes Benz E-class will cost from 40,668 ($71,062) euros.
3. Clothing (luxury retail)
Singapore: A men's suit from Giorgio Armani starts from $3,000 and can go up to $4,000.
Italy: A men's suit from Giorgio Armani starts from 1,500 ($2,619) euros.
4. Food & wine
Singapore: The signature dish of steak tartare at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon costs $52. A bottle of Moet & Chandon in Singapore costs at least $83.
Paris: A degustation menu at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon costs 38 euros ($66). A bottle of Moet & Chandon in France can cost as little as 32.90 euros ($57).
5. Utilities
Singapore: Utilities bill for a four-person household in a HDB flat likely to average between $150 - $200.
Tokyo: Utilities bill for a four-person household in an apartment averages between 12,000 yen ($150) in summer to 30,000 yen ($375) in winter.
Singapore has just beaten 131 cities to become the world's most expensive city to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's report. We look at five big ticket items the report mentions which have contributed to Singapore's climb to pole position and compare it to similar items in other cities around the world.
1. Property rental
Singapore: A three-bedroom apartment, of between 1,200 - 1,500 sq ft, averages $8,000 a month.
New York: A three-bedroom apartment, of between 950 - 1,800 sq ft, ranges from US$1,750 (S$2,221) - US$2,500 in the outlying neighbourhoods to US$6,000 to US$15,000 in Manhattan.
2. Cars
Singapore: A Mercedes Benz E-class will cost upwards of $277,000 plus an Open category COE will set you back another $79,000 going by the last COE exercise.
Germany: A Mercedes Benz E-class will cost from 40,668 ($71,062) euros.
3. Clothing (luxury retail)
Singapore: A men's suit from Giorgio Armani starts from $3,000 and can go up to $4,000.
Italy: A men's suit from Giorgio Armani starts from 1,500 ($2,619) euros.
4. Food & wine
Singapore: The signature dish of steak tartare at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon costs $52. A bottle of Moet & Chandon in Singapore costs at least $83.
Paris: A degustation menu at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon costs 38 euros ($66). A bottle of Moet & Chandon in France can cost as little as 32.90 euros ($57).
5. Utilities
Singapore: Utilities bill for a four-person household in a HDB flat likely to average between $150 - $200.
Tokyo: Utilities bill for a four-person household in an apartment averages between 12,000 yen ($150) in summer to 30,000 yen ($375) in winter.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Is Singapore Western Intelligence’s 6th Eye?
MON, 09 DECEMBER 2013
Asia Sentinal: Singapore: Nest of Spies?
What are the regional foreign policy consequences?
Singapore is an anomaly in Southeast Asia. It has staunch connections with the US and Israel and a network of varied corporate interests all around the world. It is a small, primarily non-Muslim city-state surrounded by much larger, occasionally antipathetic Muslim countries. Sovereignty disputes on the South China Sea are continuing, and unpredictable events like Sulu militants invading Lahad Datu in Sabah continue to occur. Singapore's security is of prime domestic importance.
Asia Sentinal: Singapore: Nest of Spies?
What are the regional foreign policy consequences?
Singapore is an anomaly in Southeast Asia. It has staunch connections with the US and Israel and a network of varied corporate interests all around the world. It is a small, primarily non-Muslim city-state surrounded by much larger, occasionally antipathetic Muslim countries. Sovereignty disputes on the South China Sea are continuing, and unpredictable events like Sulu militants invading Lahad Datu in Sabah continue to occur. Singapore's security is of prime domestic importance.
Risk and reward in emerging markets
TODAY
March 3.
One definition of an emerging-market economy is that its political risks are higher and its policy credibility lower than in advanced economies. After the financial crisis, when emerging-market economies continued to grow robustly, that definition seemed obsolete.
Now, with the recent turbulence in emerging economies driven in part by weaker economic-policy credibility and growing political uncertainty, it seems as relevant as ever.
March 3.
One definition of an emerging-market economy is that its political risks are higher and its policy credibility lower than in advanced economies. After the financial crisis, when emerging-market economies continued to grow robustly, that definition seemed obsolete.
Now, with the recent turbulence in emerging economies driven in part by weaker economic-policy credibility and growing political uncertainty, it seems as relevant as ever.
The German model of historic contrition
Mar 03, 2014
EYE ON THE WORLD
Asia can learn from Germany's experience and its neighbours' reciprocation
By Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent
DIPLOMATS are paid to dream up clever ways of promoting their country's interests. But occasionally, diplomatic ingenuity can go too far, as a team of Chinese diplomats tasked with planning President Xi Jinping's forthcoming visit to Germany recently discovered.
Beijing offered to set aside a big chunk of President Xi's visit to commemorative events praising the way Germany dealt with its historic responsibility for World War II. Chinese officials assumed that this would please their German hosts, for the manner by which Germany routinely expresses remorse for the murderous deeds of its past is rightly and universally admired.
Yet to Beijing's surprise, the Germans flatly turned down most of these proposals, realising that China's real aim was not to engage in a search for historic truths but, rather, to make negative comparisons between the German model of contrition and the alleged absence of historic remorse in Japan.
EYE ON THE WORLD
Asia can learn from Germany's experience and its neighbours' reciprocation
By Jonathan Eyal Europe Correspondent
DIPLOMATS are paid to dream up clever ways of promoting their country's interests. But occasionally, diplomatic ingenuity can go too far, as a team of Chinese diplomats tasked with planning President Xi Jinping's forthcoming visit to Germany recently discovered.
Beijing offered to set aside a big chunk of President Xi's visit to commemorative events praising the way Germany dealt with its historic responsibility for World War II. Chinese officials assumed that this would please their German hosts, for the manner by which Germany routinely expresses remorse for the murderous deeds of its past is rightly and universally admired.
Yet to Beijing's surprise, the Germans flatly turned down most of these proposals, realising that China's real aim was not to engage in a search for historic truths but, rather, to make negative comparisons between the German model of contrition and the alleged absence of historic remorse in Japan.
The downside of inciting envy
Mar 03, 2014
By Arthur C. Brooks
IRISH singer Bono once described a difference between America and his native land. "In the United States," he explained, "you look at the guy that lives in the mansion on the hill, and you think, you know, one day, if I work really hard, I could live in that mansion. In Ireland, people look up at the guy in the mansion on the hill and go, one day, I'm going to get that b*****d." Alexis de Tocqueville phrased it a little differently, but his classic 19th-century text contains the same observation. Visiting from France, he marvelled at Americans' ability to keep envy at bay, and to see others' successes as portents of good times for all.
For decades, survey data has supported the Bono-Tocqueville hypothesis. The 2006 World Values Survey, for example, found that Americans are only a third as likely as British or French people to feel strongly that "hard work doesn't generally bring success; it's more a matter of luck and connections". This faith that success flows from effort has built America's reputation as a remarkably unenvious society.
By Arthur C. Brooks
IRISH singer Bono once described a difference between America and his native land. "In the United States," he explained, "you look at the guy that lives in the mansion on the hill, and you think, you know, one day, if I work really hard, I could live in that mansion. In Ireland, people look up at the guy in the mansion on the hill and go, one day, I'm going to get that b*****d." Alexis de Tocqueville phrased it a little differently, but his classic 19th-century text contains the same observation. Visiting from France, he marvelled at Americans' ability to keep envy at bay, and to see others' successes as portents of good times for all.
For decades, survey data has supported the Bono-Tocqueville hypothesis. The 2006 World Values Survey, for example, found that Americans are only a third as likely as British or French people to feel strongly that "hard work doesn't generally bring success; it's more a matter of luck and connections". This faith that success flows from effort has built America's reputation as a remarkably unenvious society.
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