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Ming Yi relieved of duties as president of Foo Hai Chan monastery

Ming Yi Controversial Buddhist monk Ming Yi has been relieved of his duties as trustee and president of Foo Hai Chan monastery's charity though he will remain as the temple's religious leader, according to a report from Asiaone. He was sentenced to four months in jail for misappropriation of funds this year which bars him from...

Straits Times worried that Mah Bow Tan will lose votes

The PAP regime appeared to be getting worried about the electoral prospects of its beleaguered Housing Minister Mah Bow Tan that its propagandist mouthpiece the Straits Times found fit to publish a full-page article entitled "Will Mah lose votes" to win support for him covertly. Under Mr Mah's "leadership", the prices of HDB...

Rise in number of elderly people contracting AIDS

The number of people above 50 years-old diagnosed with AIDS has doubled in 5 years to 142 in 2009, according to a report on CNA. Official data shows that the highest number of AIDS cases were between 30 and 49 years old but there has been a rising trend among seniors aged 50 and above contracting the disease. In 2004, about...