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I refer to the article “Foreigners in labour force” (Straits Times, Dec 20). NTUC helping cleaners to earn more? It states that “The National Trades Union Congress ( NTUC) has set a target to raise 10,000 cleaners’ monthly salary to at least $1,000 by 2015. There are about 69,000 cleaners in total here. The median gross... 

（伦敦19日综合电）英国慈善救助基金会(Charities Aid Foundation) 週三公布今年世界捐助指数 (World Giving Index 2012)，澳洲排名第一，马来西亚排名第76，比去年的87进步。 新加坡排名第114，比去年（第91）差，也远远落后于排在前20名的其它亚洲国家和地区。 慈善救助基金会在全球有九个办事处，今年是第3次发佈报告。来自153个国家的超过15万人参与调查。 这项调查涉及146个国家的1000名受访者。需要回答的问题有3道：是否曾在调查月份内捐款做慈善？是否拨出时间行善？... 

You can buy a fake degree for $10 in Philippines Many stories have come out from Australia where unqualified doctors were practicing and some even operated on their patients. Imagine taking drugs prescribed by quacks or operated by quacks! Could it happen here, in our renowned world class hospitals? Are there any quacks treating...