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According to a blogger, "LonelyKitten", these foreigners from China come to Singapore on social visit passes, but spend their time begging on the streets. In his blog entry accompanied by pictures of disabled men begging on the street, the blogger says he has observed one beggar who managed to pocket at least $500 in one... 

After falling for two quarters, cash premiums paid for Housing Board (HDB) resale flats are on the rise again. Fresh data obtained by The Sunday Times from real estate agencies shows the median premium, or cash over valuation (COV), paid in the April to June period has risen to about $30,000. This is almost 50 per cent higher... 

By Seah Chiang Nee, The Star, 25 June 2011 THE current wave of migrant workers from China and India has had an unintended side benefit for Singapore, blurring differences between local Chinese and Malays. The new competition they introduced into the workforce has helped to get these once quarrelling races to put aside old discords...