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sgwatchDOG spotted this while checking the e-gazette website.

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ASEAN to set up new regional human rights body (Channel NewsAsia)
ASEAN ministers agree to form human rights commission (Inquirer)
Southeast Asia nations tackle Myanmar, but softly (Reuters)

Read all 3 stories, and make your own choice on which article is closest to the truth... Anyway, sgwatchDOG wonders what form the ASEAN human rights commission will take when it is eventually formed.

Should you be made to pay when you phone a helpline?

Dear Anna | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
It sounds scary when the article mentions the sentence below.

"Actually, the law does not care what service providers charge for support, provided they make their charges clear and don't abuse premium-rate regulations."

It does seem unfair that companies will be paid more for providing a bad product or service.

Merged blogs

2 other blogs have been merged into this blog. This will allow a "one-stop shop" blog, plus hopefully improve the quality of posts.

UN GLOBAL COMPACT E-LEARNING MODULE OUTLINE

UN GLOBAL COMPACT E-LEARNING MODULE OUTLINE

Order Paper for Parliament

OrderPaper27.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Wonder if the various MPs are allowed to check if other MPs have asked similar questions...there seems to be a glut of questions on the closure of UNSW in Singapore. Anyway, the order paper provides good info on what's on the minds of the MPs, and one can also see what new laws are being considered...very important to monitor the human rights situation...

Crackdown on International Marriage Ads (The Korea Times)

Crackdown on International Marriage Ads (The Korea Times)
Looks like Singapore is not the only country which is facing the issue of objectionable ads relating to foreign brides...