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Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Comments on local issue
1)Written by: Crystal
2)Title of article: Time to get tough on fake-ID users
3)Anthor of article: Eisen Teo
4)Date of publishment: 8 Feb 2010
5)Source: THE STRAITS TIMES – Home PAGE B9
The news is mainly about an old issue in Singapore – youths use fake-IDs to pretend to be adults. Among 80 teens aged between 14 and 17 for the interview, almost half of them admitted that they have owned a fake ID and used it for clubbing, drinking or smoking. All of them claimed to be oblivious to the punishment for using fake-IDs. On the other hand, shops and clubs always turned a blind eye to this, which gave an access for youths to be illegal.
For me, it is not a new issue in Singapore since THE STRAIT TIMES once reported the issue and drew everyone’s attention to protect the youths. However, I found the attitude and perspective toward this issue was different from the last time’s report. Last time, it was obvious that the author thought the people who supplied the fake-IDs made a larger contribution to this problem, while the youths were victims to some extent on this problem. This report mainly focused on those teens who use fake-IDs and shops and clubs who accepted fake-IDs.
In my opinion, I agree with the author that the youth should take a larger responsibility on this issue. Indeed, the whole society should try to protect the teens. Those who provided the fake-IDs should be punished. However, even without the illegal supplies, can we make sure that the teens will not find out other accesses to get touch with clubs, cigarettes or beer? For teens under 18 years old, since the law prevents them from those “bad” things, they may be curious about what they are not allowed to do. Although it is normal for teens to rebel at this age, youths should not use this as an excuse and avoid taking the responsibility for the whole society. What they are doing is not only harmful for themselves, but also providing opportunities to those criminals to break the law. As teens, they should have the ability to tell the right from wrong and discipline themselves. Only those, who can resist a temptation and do the things they should do but not like to do, can grow up to be the leaders of the society in the future.
2)Title of article: Time to get tough on fake-ID users
3)Anthor of article: Eisen Teo
4)Date of publishment: 8 Feb 2010
5)Source: THE STRAITS TIMES – Home PAGE B9
The news is mainly about an old issue in Singapore – youths use fake-IDs to pretend to be adults. Among 80 teens aged between 14 and 17 for the interview, almost half of them admitted that they have owned a fake ID and used it for clubbing, drinking or smoking. All of them claimed to be oblivious to the punishment for using fake-IDs. On the other hand, shops and clubs always turned a blind eye to this, which gave an access for youths to be illegal.
For me, it is not a new issue in Singapore since THE STRAIT TIMES once reported the issue and drew everyone’s attention to protect the youths. However, I found the attitude and perspective toward this issue was different from the last time’s report. Last time, it was obvious that the author thought the people who supplied the fake-IDs made a larger contribution to this problem, while the youths were victims to some extent on this problem. This report mainly focused on those teens who use fake-IDs and shops and clubs who accepted fake-IDs.
In my opinion, I agree with the author that the youth should take a larger responsibility on this issue. Indeed, the whole society should try to protect the teens. Those who provided the fake-IDs should be punished. However, even without the illegal supplies, can we make sure that the teens will not find out other accesses to get touch with clubs, cigarettes or beer? For teens under 18 years old, since the law prevents them from those “bad” things, they may be curious about what they are not allowed to do. Although it is normal for teens to rebel at this age, youths should not use this as an excuse and avoid taking the responsibility for the whole society. What they are doing is not only harmful for themselves, but also providing opportunities to those criminals to break the law. As teens, they should have the ability to tell the right from wrong and discipline themselves. Only those, who can resist a temptation and do the things they should do but not like to do, can grow up to be the leaders of the society in the future.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Comment on '3 youths won't be charged '----By Seth
Title: 3 youths won't be charged
Writer: Chua Hian Hou , Technology Correspondent
Date:Feb 12, 2010
URL: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489985.html
The 3 youth who were arrested recently have been punished. They were doing racist activities on social networking site Facebook. The initiator of that racist group had been placed on the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports' (MCYS) Guidance Programme. He will suffer a 'voluntary six-month programme that focuses on counseling and rehabilitation with the active involvement of parents’. The behavior of him will determine whether he is going to get a caution which will not be considered to have a criminal record or an official Police warning. The other two boys, 17-year-old Sam Soo Siu Weng and 18-year-old Goh Jun Yi, had also got a caution.
I am sorry to hear this. Singapore is a country with Multiracialism. Every race is an essential part and has contributed immeasurable dedication. People should uphold the principle of racial equality, and Singaporean does do well in it, but the genuine racial equality still seems light-years away. Teenagers are the future of Singapore. If they do not have consciousnesses of racial equality, the society of tomorrow would be not stable at all. I think the social framework should notice and pay more attention to this kind of problem among the teenagers now.
In addition, I hope the initiator could cooperate to change his mind, and also get a less serious punishment.
Writer: Chua Hian Hou , Technology Correspondent
Date:Feb 12, 2010
URL: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489985.html
The 3 youth who were arrested recently have been punished. They were doing racist activities on social networking site Facebook. The initiator of that racist group had been placed on the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports' (MCYS) Guidance Programme. He will suffer a 'voluntary six-month programme that focuses on counseling and rehabilitation with the active involvement of parents’. The behavior of him will determine whether he is going to get a caution which will not be considered to have a criminal record or an official Police warning. The other two boys, 17-year-old Sam Soo Siu Weng and 18-year-old Goh Jun Yi, had also got a caution.
I am sorry to hear this. Singapore is a country with Multiracialism. Every race is an essential part and has contributed immeasurable dedication. People should uphold the principle of racial equality, and Singaporean does do well in it, but the genuine racial equality still seems light-years away. Teenagers are the future of Singapore. If they do not have consciousnesses of racial equality, the society of tomorrow would be not stable at all. I think the social framework should notice and pay more attention to this kind of problem among the teenagers now.
In addition, I hope the initiator could cooperate to change his mind, and also get a less serious punishment.
Comment on 'Anger over 'tiger skin' shots '----By Amy
Title:Anger over 'tiger skin' shots
Writer:Victoria Vaughan
Date:Feb 12, 2010
URL:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489974.html
Recently, 8 Days, the weekly celebrity magazine of Singapore, used a picture featuring Singapore actress Wong Li-Lin draped in a tiger pelt as the cover, which aroused lots of criticism of the public. Even the publisher was asked to print an apology by Singapore's branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), whether the pelt was real or not for sending the wrong message about a highly-endangered animal.
First of all, I strongly agree with the Singapore's branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and I think the publisher should give an apology to the public. As we know, animals are our human’s friends. This behavior is quite inhuman and it is an invasion of the rights of animals. What is worse, it could speed up the extinction of these highly-endangered animals if they were not protected well. Even if the pelt is not real, it still has a bad impact on society because the magazine has a great influence on public, which could lead some his followers to follow and other wrong behaviors. Therefore, I hope the publisher can be responsible for his behavior and print the apology as soon as possible. Besides, I hope some government agencies can attach great importance to this issue and take some measures properly and reasonably to warn people and avoid the recurrence of similar incidents.
In fact, there are many issues just like this not only in Singapore but all over the world. I hope everyone can be respect for the animals and try the best to protect them.
Writer:Victoria Vaughan
Date:Feb 12, 2010
URL:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489974.html
Recently, 8 Days, the weekly celebrity magazine of Singapore, used a picture featuring Singapore actress Wong Li-Lin draped in a tiger pelt as the cover, which aroused lots of criticism of the public. Even the publisher was asked to print an apology by Singapore's branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), whether the pelt was real or not for sending the wrong message about a highly-endangered animal.
First of all, I strongly agree with the Singapore's branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and I think the publisher should give an apology to the public. As we know, animals are our human’s friends. This behavior is quite inhuman and it is an invasion of the rights of animals. What is worse, it could speed up the extinction of these highly-endangered animals if they were not protected well. Even if the pelt is not real, it still has a bad impact on society because the magazine has a great influence on public, which could lead some his followers to follow and other wrong behaviors. Therefore, I hope the publisher can be responsible for his behavior and print the apology as soon as possible. Besides, I hope some government agencies can attach great importance to this issue and take some measures properly and reasonably to warn people and avoid the recurrence of similar incidents.
In fact, there are many issues just like this not only in Singapore but all over the world. I hope everyone can be respect for the animals and try the best to protect them.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Comment on 'Complaints against lawyers on the rise'--By Brandy
-Title:Complaints against lawyers on the rise
-Writer:K.C. Vijayana, LAW CORRESPONDENT
-Date:Monday, 8 Feb 2010
-Issue source:THE STRAITS TIMES home PAGE B2
Recently, there is an increase in complaints of lawyers. The complaints were most about inefficient service, and overcharging and fraud. Now, the law society chef hopes to find a better way to solve the problems.
I agreed that the problems are very serious. The lawyers themselves are actually the representative of justice. How can they abuse their rights? If we let it be, how can innocent citizens’ right be protected? However, the problem is still hard to solve. Firstly, the inefficiency is generally occurring in many job areas. This is a problem of attitude which cannot be easily solved. Maybe a proper award policy will help the staff work harder and more efficient. Then, the overcharging is also hard to control. Most of the clients may not have the experience of lawsuit before. Hence, they may not familiar with the procedures and the fees. Then, the lawyers may take advantage of it and get some extra money. Therefore, the law society may find a way to let the clients know what the procedures are and what the fees are. Although it will be a long way to change the situation, I hope it will be corrected.
However, maybe we also should think about why the complaints against lawyers are so high. As we know from the passage, 30 percent of the complaints were unreasonable. Maybe the clients did not win the lawsuits and then blamed the lawyers for their loose. Although it is their job to help the clients win the lawsuits, there will still be a side which loses. People should not be so critical to them. Moreover, sometime it is the clients themselves caused the lawyer’s bribe. Many people may think if they pay more money, it will be a larger chance to win. If the lawyer refuses the money, they will lose the confidence. Hence, I really think the attitude from the clients also matters.
I think the situation of lawyers now should be changed as soon as possible. However, people should not be so critical to them and show some proper respect.
By Brandy
-Writer:K.C. Vijayana, LAW CORRESPONDENT
-Date:Monday, 8 Feb 2010
-Issue source:THE STRAITS TIMES home PAGE B2
Recently, there is an increase in complaints of lawyers. The complaints were most about inefficient service, and overcharging and fraud. Now, the law society chef hopes to find a better way to solve the problems.
I agreed that the problems are very serious. The lawyers themselves are actually the representative of justice. How can they abuse their rights? If we let it be, how can innocent citizens’ right be protected? However, the problem is still hard to solve. Firstly, the inefficiency is generally occurring in many job areas. This is a problem of attitude which cannot be easily solved. Maybe a proper award policy will help the staff work harder and more efficient. Then, the overcharging is also hard to control. Most of the clients may not have the experience of lawsuit before. Hence, they may not familiar with the procedures and the fees. Then, the lawyers may take advantage of it and get some extra money. Therefore, the law society may find a way to let the clients know what the procedures are and what the fees are. Although it will be a long way to change the situation, I hope it will be corrected.
However, maybe we also should think about why the complaints against lawyers are so high. As we know from the passage, 30 percent of the complaints were unreasonable. Maybe the clients did not win the lawsuits and then blamed the lawyers for their loose. Although it is their job to help the clients win the lawsuits, there will still be a side which loses. People should not be so critical to them. Moreover, sometime it is the clients themselves caused the lawyer’s bribe. Many people may think if they pay more money, it will be a larger chance to win. If the lawyer refuses the money, they will lose the confidence. Hence, I really think the attitude from the clients also matters.
I think the situation of lawyers now should be changed as soon as possible. However, people should not be so critical to them and show some proper respect.
By Brandy
Friday, February 5, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Comments Record -Crystal
3rd week comments:
1.Brandy(Alphabet)
http://sm2ce12thalphabet.blogspot.com/2010/01/reflection-from-brandy.html
2.Yvonne(Gills and Hill)
http://girlsandhill.blogspot.com/2010/01/reflection-on-facing-end-of-life-talks.html
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5th week comments(this week):
1.Brandy(Alphabet)
http://sm2ce12thalphabet.blogspot.com/2010/01/st-forum-real-challenge-is-changing.html
2.Helen(Royal Flush)
http://groupc-royalflush.blogspot.com/2010/01/forum-helen.html
1.Brandy(Alphabet)
http://sm2ce12thalphabet.blogspot.com/2010/01/reflection-from-brandy.html
2.Yvonne(Gills and Hill)
http://girlsandhill.blogspot.com/2010/01/reflection-on-facing-end-of-life-talks.html
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5th week comments(this week):
1.Brandy(Alphabet)
http://sm2ce12thalphabet.blogspot.com/2010/01/st-forum-real-challenge-is-changing.html
2.Helen(Royal Flush)
http://groupc-royalflush.blogspot.com/2010/01/forum-helen.html
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