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Sell your house now at high price, buy houses in Geylang, somemore, freeholes, now psf is affordable.
Sex business is booming in geylang -
Sex business is booming in Singapore By Philip Lim | AFP News – Sat, Mar 5, 2011 1:07 AM SGT
Standing outside a harmless-looking two-storey terrace house, a middle-aged man with a balding pate and wispy white goatee greets people walking by with a constant refrain.
" You want to see my girl? Come in, come in!" he exhorts every man in sight, pointing to skimpily-clad Asian prostitutes waiting in a softly-lit sitting room along a back street in Geylang, Singapore's red-light district.
The tout says more than 50 customers patronise his business daily.
" Our customers are international, anybody can come as long as they can pay," he says, brushing aside a reporter's suggestion that the police might not approve of his operation.
" We're legal!" he scoffs loudly.
Despite its prudish reputation -- the government still bans magazines like Playboy and Penthouse -- Singapore allows prostitution to thrive in strictly designated areas, and Geylang is the largest and most famous.
Brothels operating out of houses -- one calls itself " Heaven on Earth" -- operate in the district alongside budget hotels, sidewalk cafes, community associations and even Buddhist temples.
Despite the presence of legal prostitution, foreign women on short-term visitor passes also ply their trade on the streets and lanes of Geylang, and there seems to be enough business for everyone.
More than a fifth of the island state's population of five million are foreigners, the majority of them blue-collar and manual workers.
And one million tourists a month now visit Singapore thanks to a booming casino industry.
The local sex trade came under the spotlight in June last year when the US State Department downgraded Singapore in its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.
The report said some women from China, the Philippines and Thailand were tricked into coming to the city-state with promises of legitimate employment and then coerced into the sex trade after arrival.
Singapore authorities issued an indignant reply, saying their efforts to curb trafficking had not slackened and asking the US government to look at its own immigration record before commenting on other countries' situations.
In Geylang's licensed brothels, customers pay an average of Sg$50 ($38) for sex inside cramped cubicles, according to operators who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Their primary customers are the masses of testosterone-driven guest workers from China, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia.
Business is best on weekends when hordes of foreign men on their day off throng its narrow lanes looking for fun.
Like other businesses in Singapore, the sex trade has clear rules.
Brothels can only hire Malaysian, Thai and Chinese girls between the ages of 21 and 27, said one tout.
Prostitutes are also required to make customers wear condoms and report for monthly medical check-ups, he added.
Streetwalker Dan Dan, a Beijing native who refused to disclose her real name, said an increased presence of plainclothes police was deterring customers from taking up her 100-dollar " guaranteed good" service.
Foreign women like Dan Dan who work freelance in the sex trade and bring customers to motel rooms cannot be arrested unless they are caught offering their services out in the street, or violate immigration and other laws.
For a first offence, Dan Dan faces a fine of up to Sg$1,000 if she is caught soliciting in public, with subsequent convictions carrying higher fines and potential jail terms.
But Dan Dan, who has been working Geylang's alleys since she came to Singapore three months ago, said she was willing to brave the consequences.
" The money's good on busy days," she said.
Local women's rights activist Braema Mathi advocates protection of prostitutes in Singapore and closer regulation of the industry.
" All we want is for the women to be protected and not judge them for the work that they have decided to take on," she told AFP.
" We believe that one of the better ways to protect women is to ensure that they work in licensed brothels, where there is a fee structure and condoms," Mathi added.
" This way the women can be protected from exploitation and from succumbing to diseases."
With a regulated sex industry, Singapore authorities can turn their attention to women forced into prostitution, she said.
" We see more women in the trade and definitely not all of them are willing."
SGG_SGG ( Date: 07-Mar-2011 12:06) Posted:
| Sell car sell house see underwear and wait for STI hit 1000, then BUY!
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Investors' decision: Will jobs or oil rule the market this week?
Wild swings in crude will continue amid Mideast unrest, but employment bodes well for U.S. economy
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Dont travel for time being becos airfare is very high pricing in oil-hike.
sell your car
bring out your bike
go to the pool or beach to get rid of heat and yes, shower. there as well.......lol! let me know if you are doing this in open space.
err... use less aircon, i.e. shirf your TV into a room instead of living them in the sitting room where bigger space , consumption of aircon is higher.
yummygd ( Date: 07-Mar-2011 12:58) Posted:
wah now unrest..best time for other countries to go in n humtum n take over den they become the oil rich controller liao
niuyear ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 08:58) Posted:
It only takes a " Ah chiu" (sneeze) from the oil rich countries, can cause the whole world to suffer from 'cold'.
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if you can get at 1.85, should keep for long term liao.
this is a forward looking company. Unless some other attractions better than casinos up and coming.
For eg. Government has plan that says: --
" For those who dont gamble, you are paid $500 per month." ............hahahah!
iPunter ( Date: 04-Mar-2011 15:49) Posted:
I am still waiting to buy it @1.85..
hopefully by next week... 
DesertEyes ( Date: 04-Mar-2011 14:55) Posted:
| Last chance to get genting offer at below 2.00 .... after this baby it flew .... away ... |
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So, the first step to combat this is :
SELL Your car now.
yummygd ( Date: 05-Mar-2011 21:49) Posted:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if that day ever come we can all go die
krisluke ( Date: 05-Mar-2011 18:52) Posted:
Oil May Surge to $220 If Libya, Algeria Halt, Nomura Says
By Grant Smith - Feb 23, 2011 10:18 PM GMT+0800
Nomura Holdings Inc said oil prices may surge to $220 a barrel if production was halted in Libya and Algeria because of spreading unrest in the region. Photographer: Phil Weymouth/Bloomberg
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Algeria's former oil minister Chakib Khelil discusses the impact of the Libya crisis on output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. He talks with Francine Lacqua on Bloomberg Television's " On The Move." (Source: Bloomberg)
Oil prices may surge to $220 a barrel if political unrest in North Africa halts exports from Libya and Algeria, Nomura Holdings Inc. said.
Crude futures rose to their highest in more than two years in New York today as Libya’s violent uprising threatened to disrupt shipments from Africa’s third-biggest supplier. The commodity surged to $96.39 a barrel in New York, and to $108.42 in London. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi vowed to fight a growing rebellion until his “last drop of blood.”
“If Libya and Algeria were to halt oil production together, prices could peak above $220 a barrel and OPEC spare capacity will be reduced to 2.1 million barrels a day, similar to levels seen during the Gulf war and when prices hit $147 in 2008,” the Tokyo-based bank said in a note today.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has spare production capacity of about 5 million barrels a day, according to the International Energy Agency. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said yesterday that the organization will boost output if there is a shortage.
“The closest comparison is the 1990-1991 Gulf War,” during which OPEC’s spare capacity dropped to 1.8 million barrels a day and prices surged 130 percent in seven months, Nomura analysts led by Michael Lo in Hong Kong wrote.
Nomura said the $220 prediction may be an underestimate, as speculative investors trading oil who were not active in the early 1990s may amplify the price gain in the event of an export halt.
Algeria produced 1.25 million barrels a day last month, while Libya pumped 1.59 million a day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
To contact the reporter on this story: Grant Smith in London at gsmith52@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Stephen Voss on sev@bloomberg.net
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Bonbon very determined for sti to reach 2800. :)
By then, that wld be surely a buy on dip.
Bon3260 ( Date: 07-Mar-2011 10:31) Posted:
STI muz fall 2,800pts dan fm there got pwr 2 climb back 3,300pts again.
Still got 250pts 2 go fm now.
Only Blue Chips can make STI reaches 2,800pts.
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yummygd ( Date: 07-Mar-2011 10:22) Posted:
ey bon bon where u go lately. no posting here for so long? or i just miss ur tread? Sti fall till 2800. for real or not?or just feeling? |
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Keep a look out of ELECTION DATE before you conclude 2800.
Timing is crucial
Bon3260 ( Date: 07-Mar-2011 10:31) Posted:
STI muz fall 2,800pts dan fm there got pwr 2 climb back 3,300pts again.
Still got 250pts 2 go fm now.
Only Blue Chips can make STI reaches 2,800pts.
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yummygd ( Date: 07-Mar-2011 10:22) Posted:
ey bon bon where u go lately. no posting here for so long? or i just miss ur tread? Sti fall till 2800. for real or not?or just feeling? |
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How much can a 'tan kee' earn .
knightrider ( Date: 04-Mar-2011 12:36) Posted:
Aiyah, maybe study until too bore liao. Want to recommend him a " tan kee" , goto Tampine Ave 7, I heard got one famous one ! |
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err........i think abit risky shorting at this price.
Isolator ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 10:25) Posted:
Yes.. 3.39 and 3.4 is good to short.....  |
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If thats the case, the policemen need to smear some Cow's tear while catching the bad guys, so that they can see if the bad buys is being possesed or not.
hotokee ( Date: 04-Mar-2011 12:06) Posted:
| Most of these cases are the result of being possessed by the demons or demon spirits. These evil spirits can cause sudden personality changes as well as causing the possessed to become violent. Therefore be careful in one's life. Always do the right thing in life and observe righteousness and ethics in order to avoid being in wrong spirit. Cheers.. |
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Why is Ah Meng laughing like that?
Flyordie ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 14:55) Posted:
noonelikeme ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 14:35) Posted:
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Comments like telling people shorting of a stock or buying of stock is of no difference from those brokerage houses' calls or analysis to buy or sell.
epliew ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 17:59) Posted:
while most people do not like your comments, i actually admire your guts and fore-sight....
you short cosco @ 2.04 friday seems to be good day to cover back !
need to learn from you lah....what other counters beside GAR and cosco that you have short ?
Isolator ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 11:36) Posted:
| Shorties always conserve strength to short more when the price is nice... 2.04 is the price.... |
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wow seh, it went soft.
you masterbated it so much until it went soft. hahahha!
iPunter ( Date: 04-Mar-2011 11:02) Posted:
It just dropped to another sheet low of 7.78...
When many stocks today " Cheong Aaaaarrrhhh!!!" ...
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Shorting and longing a stock is part of people's 'trading strategies' and it has nothing to do with a company's fundamental.
Blue chips being shorted down, despite its good fundamental. :)
iPunter ( Date: 28-Feb-2011 22:12) Posted:
There's nothing wrong with S-chips...
The mistake lies with you.
Because you played long (faith) instead of short .
If you had played short, you would be happy with S-chips...
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For sector like commodity stock as in agricultural (reasons : world is running out of oil reserve , the agri price is still way below the 50%), there is still room to grow.
The middle east unrest has brought forth the rapid rise in price in oil, but, even without the middle east problem, oil price will still rise, for , world is running out of reserve.
So,well, any stock can rise, and also can have a pull back.
Lets wait patiently. (if one thinks of holding for a long term of few years until the end of bull phase of commodity ends.)
:)
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The theory is the same as when we buy low, we sell high to achieve profit.
For short selles, they sell high, and buy back at lower price.
Wrong trade will result in losing money.
artng25 ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 14:59) Posted:
willing buyer willing seller
cathylmg ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 14:54) Posted:
| See? Big big shorts lurking at 71. |
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2.050 is your " neutral" price?
iPunter ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 14:29) Posted:
There's a slight possibilty of me getting my GentSp @2.05...
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.IMportant in what way?
You lend them money?
Richman ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 12:08) Posted:
This one is very imp to me
Vested heavily for good return
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Victorf,
Do contact Peter Lim to ramp up his Informatics . :)
yummygd ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 10:14) Posted:
thanks victorf. don't worry about critics. u are one of the few who are precise n straight to the point. no apology no beating around the bush no long essay. its just as u think it is. And its admireable. empty vessels do make the most noise. its so true. and sometimes it gets tiring reading these empty vessels.
victorf ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 09:59) Posted:
we are still targeting gain of near to 100 percent for year 2011 despite the uncertainty....the year is still a long way...as always, we will let Market prove whether we are right or wrong at end of year...who care about all critics or comments when money is in our bag as shown for past few years...good luck :)
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the year 2011 is still long....the best horses will still win the race ultimately....good luck :) |
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Mr Cheong becomes 财 神 爷 呀 ！ ！ ！ ！
Joe2020 ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 10:55) Posted:
What if this guy from SC Global Mr. Cheong turns up?
niuyear ( Date: 03-Mar-2011 10:43) Posted:
If you want it to go 0.71, must shout
GAR cheong arhhhhhhhhhhh................................ |
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