A top-selling novelist's new work which alludes to Manila as the "gates of hell" may be fiction, but a Cabinet official is still taking offense.
Best Skills Courses for Students in Singapore (2013) MoneySmart - Wed, May 22, 2013So you’re a student, living on student wages, in one of the most expensive cities in the world (i.e. this one). And between bites of your cardboard sandwich, you’re More »
- Down to 4 Cs: Why Country Clubs are Falling Out of the Picture MoneySmart - Tue, May 21, 2013
Country clubs are going the way of Chia pets. They’re awesome for a while; then we realize they’re pricey, need too much maintenance, and (after a few years) become More »
- 3 Interesting Investment Alternatives to Consider MoneySmart - Mon, May 20, 2013
There’s always a little room for more diversification in your portfolio, especially when it comes to alternative investments. Unlike traditional investments such as More »
- Save more, Filipinos urged ANN - Sun, May 19, 2013
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Suze Orman, a two-time Emmy Award-winning television host, bestselling author and one of the World's 100 Most Powerful More »
- Best U.S. Cities for Affordable Getaways Travel+Leisure - Sat, May 18, 2013
Affordable hotel rates, free museums and plentiful barbecue and beer make these cities a bargain for travelers. More »
- Surviving SERS: What You Need to Know (Part 1) MoneySmart - Fri, May 17, 2013
The Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) is a noble strategy to “transform” aged estates by destroying and then rebuilding them redeveloping them (no Iraq More »
- Beat the Stock Market with These 3 Tips MoneySmart - Thu, May 16, 2013
Trying to beat the stock market is like finding the biggest bully in school, and telling him to “come get some”. What I’m saying is the stock market will usually More »
- What is Your Edge in the Market? MoneyMatters.sg - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Alvin Chow (guest contributor) How do casinos, insurance companies, lottery operators, and market makers consistently make a lot of money? The answer is simple: More »
- 3 Lifestyle Membership Cards That Help You To Save Money MoneySmart - Wed, May 15, 2013
Whether you’re a student with a part-time job or a professional climbing the corporate ladder, you work too damn hard to pay full price for your beverages, movies, More »
- Gold’s Recent Flash Crash: When Will It Recover? MoneySmart - Wed, May 15, 2013
They should invent a new financial term for gold’s recent bust. “ Flash crash ” doesn’t cut it. Something like “ Two bricks slamming your nuts in ” would be more More »
- 5 Important Tips When Getting Personal Loans in Singapore MoneySmart - Tue, May 14, 2013
There are two times in Singapore when the cost of living gets high. According to expert financial analyses, those times are “today” and “tomorrow”. And now the More »
- Singapore’s Loan Garage Launches Kredit Aja in Indonesia with a Bang Tech in Asia - Mon, May 13, 2013
Today Singapore-based Loan Garage , a startup that aims to help people get loans online, announced that it has launched its Indonesian platform KreditAja.com . It’s More »
- Commercial vs. Residential Properties in Singapore (2013) MoneySmart - Mon, May 13, 2013
Since the last quarter of 2012, the residential property market has taken a pounding. Seven rounds of cooling measures have taken a toll, and even now, we are More »
- 4 Things Rich People Should Stop Saying MoneySmart - Fri, May 10, 2013
I have nothing against rich people. Hell, I’m hoping to become rich too. And if you ask around, some people would place me in…would place me in the “not poor” More »
- Why So Many Singaporeans Are Ditching Their Fund Managers MoneySmart - Thu, May 9, 2013
There was a time when the term “fund manager” made bankers tremble, and request a quick change of pants. From the 70′s to the 90′s these were the GODS of the More »
- Singapore’s Best Bank Accounts for Expats MoneySmart - Wed, May 8, 2013
I’m a big believer in field testing my articles. But I can’t do it for this one, because I’m not an expat. It’d be silly to even try thinking like one, ha ha. “ You More »
- The Only Budgeting Plan That Will Ever Work for Singaporeans MoneySmart - Tue, May 7, 2013
You know the problem with budgeting? It requires a lot of discipline. And most people who need to budget lack that exact quality . So when I tell them to control More »
- No Discount: The Average Cost of Raising a Child (in Singapore) MoneySmart - Mon, May 6, 2013
In my day, children were raised on sunshine, sports, and pure grit. The only “play station” was a clearing where the musangs were less likely to gnaw your face off. More »
- 3 Grants for Your Business You May Not Know About MoneySmart - Fri, May 3, 2013
Pop quiz: What’s worse than a 90 year old’s circulation? Information about government grants , that’s what. Turns out there’s a lot of help for start-ups and small More »
- Get a Good Night’s Sleep…Thanks to Warren Buffett MoneySmart - Thu, May 2, 2013
Warren Buffett’s giving sleep advice now. I swear, you get rich, and suddenly you’re a world class expert on everything. I’m waiting for McDonald’s to start serving More »
- Pinoy to graduate with honors from U.S. Air Force Academy
While others let go of burdens in an attempt to fly, it was by taking on more challenges that a young Filipino cadet soared from the shadow he had been under.
- Roxas to Revilla: No one is above the law
No one, even a senator, is above the law.
- Philippines vows to defend territory against China
The Philippines vowed Thursday to fight China "to the last man standing", as a Chinese warship patrolled around a remote reef occupied by a handful of Filipino marines in disputed waters.
- Canon beats Nikon in accidental damage tests
Just as an argument has raged for the best part of 30 years between Windows and Mac users as to which operating system is the best, a similar tribal war has raged between professional (and talented amateur) photographers as to whether Nikon or Canon rules the SLR and latterly DSLR roost. Now SquareTrade has waded into the rivalry between the two iconic companies' offerings with a drop test.
- The joy of chamber music according to Albert Tiu - The Inbox
By Pablo A. Tariman, VERA Files Chamber music enthusiasts will have another special treat when Singapore-based Filipino pianist Albert Tiu teams up with Belgian clarinetist Marcel Luxen Saturday, June 1 at the Ayala Museum courtesy of the MCO Foundation. A … Continue reading →
- Time matters little to world’s fastest jigsaw puzzle maker - The Inbox
By Maria Feona Imperial, VERA Files Perhaps for breaking a world record, she has already found the answer to every jigsaw puzzle ever made. But Georgina Gil-Lacuna has one more left unresolved: the puzzle of time. And she likes it … Continue reading →
- Chinese, Taiwanese nationals with computer gadgets held - The Inbox
By LEILANIE ADRIANO, VERA Files LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte– At least 40 Chinese and 12 Taiwanese nationals who were found with several electronic and computer gadgets and accessories in a resort in Vigan were rounded up and detained for questioning, … Continue reading →
- Ramos urges neutral probe of Taiwan incident, reminds Pinoys of Contemplacion case - The Inbox
By Ellen Tordesillas, VERA Files MAKASSAR, Indonesia—Former President Fidel V. Ramos has recommended the creation of a neutral investigation on the May 9 encounter between a Philippine patrol ship and Taiwanese fishing vessel in the disputed maritime boundary that resulted … Continue reading →
- FVR leads call for reduction of budget for lethal weapons - The Inbox
By Ellen Tordesillas, VERA Files MAKASSAR, Indonesia—Former President Fidel V. Ramos Monday called on rich countries to reduce their budget for deadly weapons and realign resources for public safety, including navigation in the disputed waters in the South China Sea. … Continue reading →
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