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Sophos has published its latest report into the worst twelve countries for sending spam in 2011. Scroll through our gallery to reveal the top 10 countries who made it into this most unglamorous of lists.
The findings reveal that spam is a nusiance that affects us all - regardless of where we are in the world and what kind of computer we use.
The good news for those of you using Hotmail, is you're more protected than most, thanks to something called SmartScreen. Hotmail uses SmartScreen technology that catches junk mail before it reaches your inbox, so the danger of clicking on a nasty link or installing a rogue attachment is dramatically reduced from the off.
10 worst countries for sending spam email
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By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 25/05/2011
Television host Quan Yi Fong charged with mischief
Television host Quan Yi Fong charged with mischief
Photo courtesy of xinmsn.com.
SINGAPORE: Television personality Quan Yi Fong was charged in court on Wednesday with two counts of mischief and one count of using criminal force on a taxi driver.
The 37—year—old host allegedly damaged a fare meter and a receipt printer of a ComfortDelGro taxi belonging to 52—year—old Chan Swee Kong.
The incident took place along Upper East Coast Road at around 8.40am on 26 June 2010.
It’s believed Quan pushed the cabby’s chest and attempted to kick him.
She is also said to have kicked the right rear passenger door of the taxi.
Quan, who’s represented by lawyer, Subhas Anandan came dressed in a light grey top and blue jeans.
She looked calm and smiled at reporters as she made her way to the courtroom.
The pre—trial conference for her case will be held on 29 June.
If convicted of mischief, for each charge, Quan could be jailed up to a year, fined, or both.
And if found guilty of using criminal force on Mr Chan, she could be jailed up to three months, fined S$1,500 or both.
In 1996, Chuan was fined S$1,000 for getting into a fight with a bowling alley attendant.
—CNA/ck
pharoah88 ( Date: 25-May-2011 11:52) Posted:
SM GOH asked residents to let him know the top two issues or policies on their minds, excluding ministerial salaries.
1. G S T makes citizens pOOr and causes INFLATION.
2. Near ZERO Bank Saving Interest Rates make SAVERS pOOr and lose capacity to fIght INFLATION
pharoah88 ( Date: 25-May-2011 11:11) Posted:
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By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 24/05/2011
PM Lee reviewing governance issues in Singapore, says Goh Chok Tong
Emeritus SM Goh Chok Tong (file picture)
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is reviewing governance issues in Singapore, says Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
Writing in his latest post on the MParader Facebook page, Mr Goh urged residents to " have a claim of his (PM Lee) mindshare" .
He asked residents to let him know the top two issues or policies on their minds, excluding ministerial salaries.
Mr Goh said these issues will then be collated for discussion later.
— CNA/ir
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SM GOH asked residents to let him know the top two issues or policies on their minds, excluding ministerial salaries.
1. G S T makes citizens pOOr and causes INFLATION.
2. Near ZERO Bank Saving Interest Rates make SAVERS pOOr and lose capacity to fIght INFLATION
pharoah88 ( Date: 25-May-2011 11:11) Posted:
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By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 24/05/2011
PM Lee reviewing governance issues in Singapore, says Goh Chok Tong
Emeritus SM Goh Chok Tong (file picture)
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is reviewing governance issues in Singapore, says Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
Writing in his latest post on the MParader Facebook page, Mr Goh urged residents to " have a claim of his (PM Lee) mindshare" .
He asked residents to let him know the top two issues or policies on their minds, excluding ministerial salaries.
Mr Goh said these issues will then be collated for discussion later.
— CNA/ir
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By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 24/05/2011
New ministerial pay package " should also look at average man’s pay"
The three guests at MediaCorp 938Live's " Talkback" show.
SINGAPORE: It may be a while before the committee set up to review salaries for political appointment holders completes its report, but views on the subject continue to be debated.
And political watchers in a radio discussion on Tuesday emphasised that any package proposed by the committee headed by Mr Gerard Ee must take into account what the average Singaporean earns.
The " Talkback" show on MediaCorp radio station 938Live saw three guests — former Nominated MP Gautam Banerjee and political commentators Eugene Tan and PN Balji — sharing their views on the topic of ministerial pay.
Mr Eugene Tan, an Assistant Professor of Law at Singapore Management University, said: " While we accept the principle behind a fair compensation package, the idea that ministers are paid way above the average Singaporean is something many Singaporeans have difficulty accepting."
However, it’s argued that high salaries are not just a Singapore phenomenon.
Mr Gautam Banerjee, executive chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers, said: " With globalisation and the companies getting larger, the salaries of the top individuals have increased disproportionately to the rest of the workforce. The formula has been giving these very large figures which the government has already brought down. They have never used the formula in its entirety because what the formula was throwing up was just too high a figure, just not tenable."
He added: " One of the things that people have always had with this formula is that you are always taking the highest of the high each year. You are always pegging yourself with the highest performers.
" You could do a number of things you could take a broader number of people, you could take the highest individuals, you could take a medium of the top 50 and have something which you could sell politically, because at the end of the day, in the private sector it is also under a lot of review, especially after the financial crisis."
The review committee must also look long—term in order to attract the right talent.
Mr Eugene Tan said: " The committee has to balance the need to continue to attract talent within the ministerial ranks and at the same time come up with a set of recommendations which will have the ’buy—in’ of the majority of Singaporeans.
" It is important for an issue like the ministerial salaries not to be excessively politicised. I don’t think we can completely remove the political sting but it is important that it doesn’t become an issue that takes away the moral legitimacy of the government.
" The whole process of looking at the ministerial salaries will be an important gauge of the new style of governance, reach out, engage and get Singaporeans to co—create. It will be an interesting process to watch.
" If the salary package is seen way too low, then I think it would be difficult. We must bear in mind that while serving in the Cabinet, taking part in politics is a calling, I am not so sure we should look at it as the politicians performing a public service close to volunteer service.
" It is important to recognise that the work they do serves a larger good and it is important we continue to attract good people."
Political watchers also do not rule out the possibility that in future, some top civil servants may indeed be paid more than their minister.
And they do not think the status of the president would be diminished if he is paid less than the prime minister.
Mr Gautam said: " You look at corporates, the chairman (who) is the most senior person in the organisation, is paid less than the CEO....The CEO carries a role....responsibility to perform and do more things and so the CEO’s salary is more than the chairman. But the chairman gets the gravitas, the respect.
" (In Singapore), you still pay the president a salary, which is to commensurate with the position but it doesn’t have to be the highest. And, also, the president is advised by a Council of Presidential Advisors and he has a good Council to advise him, he is not doing the job alone."
While the political watchers feel there should be public consultation on ministerial pay, they say mass feedback sessions could only lead to more noise and chatter. But they hope the review committee will be explicit with the principles it takes to arrive at its decision and also make public the final report.
— CNA/ir
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By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 24/05/2011
PM Lee reviewing governance issues in Singapore, says Goh Chok Tong
Emeritus SM Goh Chok Tong (file picture)
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is reviewing governance issues in Singapore, says Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
Writing in his latest post on the MParader Facebook page, Mr Goh urged residents to " have a claim of his (PM Lee) mindshare" .
He asked residents to let him know the top two issues or policies on their minds, excluding ministerial salaries.
Mr Goh said these issues will then be collated for discussion later.
— CNA/ir
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By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 24/05/2011
Advertisement congratulating WP in Chinese daily
Workers' Party manifesto
SINGAPORE: A group of business owners has taken out an advertisement in a Chinese—language newspaper, congratulating the Workers’ Party on its performance in the recent General Election.
The advertisement, which appeared on Page 2 of ZB on Sunday — the Sunday edition of Lianhe Zaobao — congratulated WP’s Aljunied team of party chief Low Thia Khiang, party chairman Sylvia Lim, Mr Chen Show Mao, Mr Muhamad Faisal Manap and Mr Pritam Singh, and Hougang Member of Parliament (MP) Yaw Shin Leong, as well as new Non—Constituency MPs Yee Yenn Jong and Gerald Giam.
TODAY contacted one of those whose name appeared in the congratulatory advertisement. Declining to be quoted for this news report, he said that he contributed to the cost of the advertisement as a gesture of appreciation to the opposition party for using their services.
Others who contributed to the advertisement include a florist, several senior citizens and residents’ grassroots organisations from Hougang, and a paper products company. —
TODAY
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By xinmsn News, 24/05/2011
Girl dies after being left alone in car
In a hurry to attend a relative's funeral, her father had left her in the car.
Malaysian daily 'The Star' reported a three-year-old girl who died of heat stroke after being left alone in a parked car under the blazing sun. In a hurry to attend a family member's funeral, the girl's father had forgotten about his daughter who was then sleeping in the back seat, and just parked his car upon arriving at the cemetery, shut off the engine and locked it.
He only realised his mistake and went back for the girl after more than an hour later. The girl was crying and soaked in sweat, and despite attempts to revive his daughter, she was too weak and died on the way to the hospital.
The police has classified the case as sudden death, and ruled out any possibility of foul play.
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The husband of the woman and daughter who fell to their deaths in Bukit Batok is a researcher working at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star).
Dr Bao Xioaming, originally from Shanghai but now a Singaporean, has worked for over seven years at the Agency's Institute for Incomm Research, reported The Sunday Times. He received his doctorate from the prestigious Jiaotong University in Shanghai.
Last Friday morning, his wife, 46-year-old Ho Xue Ping, and daughter Bao Pei Qin, 9, fell from their home on the 12 th floor at Bukit Batok Street 24, Block 290B.
The bodies were discovered by a maid who was on her way out. Both were pronounced dead by paramedics at around 7:55am. The mother was wearing a white blouse and shorts, while her daughter was in pink pajamas.
The family was originally from China and moved to Singapore just a few months ago after obtaining Singapore citizenship. They moved into their newly renovated flat at Bukit Batok last December. Neighbours said that the family did not interact much and mostly kept to themselves.
Dr Bao's daughter, Pei Qin was a student at Keming Primary school and was a hardworking girl, said the school's principal, Kelvin Tay. He added that the school will monitor Pei Qin's classmates and provide counselling.
Late on Friday night, Member of Parliament Hallimah Yacob paid Dr Bao a visit to offer her condolences.
She said, " The husband was, of course, very sad but very composed and calm," said the MP for Jurong GRC.
" This a tragic case and healing will take some time, but I hope for the best for the family," she said, before adding that grassroots leaders are helping Dr Bao with the funeral arrangements.
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http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?37915-A*Star-scholar-committed-suicide-over-PRC-girl
A*Star scholar committed suicide over PRC girl
Posted by wayangparty on January 16, 2009
Translated from Wanbao by Cheng Siew Peng
- An A*Star scholar jumped to his death from 9 storeys after his love was rejected by a China girl. His parents were devastated at the scene. Both the China girl and her boyfriend kneeled down in front of them to beg for forgiveness.
- The A*star scholar Lin Zhi Qiang (25 yr) and his good friend both were going after the same China girl. The China girl eventually chose his friend which devastated Lin. Lin then ran to her place (blk 407, sembawang), hoping to change the girl’s mind, but was rebuffed. He then jumped down from 9th floor outside the girl’s flat. Lin died immediately.
- According to Lin’s father, when he and his wife heard the news, they went to the girl’s place immediately. She and her boyfriend (Lin’s good friend) were there too. The couple were in tears with heavy heart.
- When the couple saw Lin’s parents, they felt sorry and knelt down in front of the parents and apologized. However, the couple didn’t say anything about the whole incident. Mr Lin asked them what was the cause of his son’s death but the couple kept quiet.
- When the reporter asked Mr Lin if he would forgive the couple, the devastated Mr Lin did not reply.
- Mr Lin said that earlier, he had asked his son to let go. But it was a pity that he son did not which resulted in this tragedy.
- Father: “Son never had a girl friend, didn’t expect him to be so stupid”
- The deceased father said his son had never had a girlfriend for the past 25 years. His results were especially good and was a gifted student. The family never expect their most obedient son to break their hearts like this.
- “Zhi Qiang from small till now had never fallen in love. I had never heard him spoke about any girl he liked. If not for last year’s incident in which he fainted and went into coma for 48 hours after being rejected by the China girl, we will never know he had a sweetheart and he loved her so deeply.”
- Mr Lin said he doesn’t know the existence of the China girl except that her son knew her through a mutual friend when he was studying in the United States.
- “From what I know, the China girl and my son’s good friend were from the same university, I didn’t expect that both good friends will end up going after the same girl.”
- Mr Lin believed that the China girl was his son’s first love and he thought after counselling him several times, his son is able to accept the reality of him being rejected. Maybe the trauma was too big for him to bear, leading him to take the wrong step.
- From Raffles Institution to Hwa Chong Junior College, academic results had always been excellent
- The deceased is the third child in the family and is the smartest of all the 4 children. Mr Lin said his son was very smart and his academic results had always been excellent from his secondary to junior college days.
- “He was the pride of my family. The two sisters were proud of him too.”
- Mr Lin said his family’s cohesiveness is strong. His eldest daughter who is working as a teacher and youngest son who is studying are currently preparing for Zhi Qiang’s funeral and his second daugther who is working in the United States has already booked a return flight to Singapore to attend her brother’s funeral.
- Source: Lianhe Wanbao
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Civil Service salaries ‘may be’ relooked too
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pharoah88 ( Date: 24-May-2011 10:10) Posted:
P-phone
" Everything is going to look and feel like this in five years."
That's the bold prediction of the Paperphone's creator, Roel Vertegaal, referring to the paper-like experience this concept e-ink device provides. Turn pages by flicking the corner, or write on it with a pen. It's small and flexible enough to fit in your pocket, but has all the functionality of a smartphone: store books, listen to music and - of course, of course - make phone calls too. |
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FMT surface
Flexible multi-touch surface
Nokia, take note: this is the kind of flexible, wraparound technology we want to see - something that doesn't look like it's going to burrow into your skin when you're not looking. There's a YouTube demo that showcases the possibilities of the technology (we particularly love the wrist-based smartphone), but the great news is the technologies are here and now. 3M is now producing the flexible touch sensors that underpin this technology, and while flexible AMOLED screens have already been showcased elsewhere in this feature, it all adds up to one thing - future tech that's sexy and curvy in all the right places.
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Hybrid energy harvester
The headline is that Fujitsu has developed the first energy harvesting device capable of generating power from both heat and light sources. It's incredibly efficient and cheap to produce too. That's all well and good, but look at the photo - sure, the hybrid harvester will be doing mankind a favour by allowing medical devices such as blood pressure monitors to draw all the power they need from the person wearing them. But hey, it's all still a bit creepy. It's like we're slowly being transformed into Cybermen.
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Flexible solar panels
The idea of free energy is an appealing one, but when it comes to sucking up the sun's rays, traditional solar panels can be seen as somewhat inflexible - rigid, fragile and suitable for permanent installation only.
Thankfully times have changed, and Select Solar has a wide range of flexible panels covering all kinds of needs. Its Flexi Panel series are lightweight, malleable and virtually unbreakable (you can even walk over them), plus are engineered to make the most efficient use of the UK's variable conditions. Although designed for boats, where they can be placed on the deck or a suitable hatch cover, we envisage them being used on sheds, caravans and anywhere you need access to portable power too.
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Rollup piano
It was the early 1990s, and Star Trek fans everywhere gasped at the ingenuity of the writer who came up with the concept of a flat, rollup piano that delivered realistic keyboard sounds. How very 24th century, we thought, little realising we were in touching distance of the dream.
Not only do rollup pianos exist, but they're cheap as chips too - Maplin sells a 49-key model for under £30. It goes without saying that if you expect to get the experience and tactility of a real piano or keyboard, then prepare to be disappointed. But at least you can roll it up, stuff it in your rucksack and pretend to be a time-travelling adventurer on a secret mission, 300 years in the past.
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FF Loudspeaker
Flat flexible loudspeaker
Chalk this one up to a blow for British ingenuity. Engineering boffins at the University of Warwick have developed a speaker just 0.25mm thick, made from flexible, low-cost materials. Designed for a variety of uses - hang them from walls, mount them in the ceiling or even wrap them round irregularly shaped objects - the Flat Flexible Loudspeaker claims to deliver big, clear sound using a fraction of the space or power required by traditional speaker systems.
They're not available to Joe Public yet, but spin-off company Warwick Audio Technologies is busily pushing the concept to OEM manufacturers - so don't be surprised if you see them adorning the inside of your next car or helping make rail-delay announcements that little bit clearer soon.
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F - TV
Curved displays that claimed to provide a more immersive experience to the viewer were big news in 2008, but despite some big announcements -
NEC's CRV-43 (pictured) among them
- the concept never really took off. If the technology appeals, an equivalent 43-inch display from Ostendo Technologies will set you back a cool US$6,500.
That's by no means the end for bendy displays, although current research is aimed at smaller devices. Samsung's research arm recently demonstrated a flexible AMOLED display that can be folded over 100,000 times without creating a permanent crease, paving the way for future foldable tablets and smartphones.
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P-phone
" Everything is going to look and feel like this in five years."
That's the bold prediction of the Paperphone's creator, Roel Vertegaal, referring to the paper-like experience this concept e-ink device provides. Turn pages by flicking the corner, or write on it with a pen. It's small and flexible enough to fit in your pocket, but has all the functionality of a smartphone: store books, listen to music and - of course, of course - make phone calls too.
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