SMS service provider fined $65,000

Sybase 365's Multiple Breaches of the Premium Rate Services Code (PDF)
Sybase was punished by IDA for breaches for 3 of its services. One particular breach was for a considerably long period of 13 months. During this period, Sybase had continued to collect payment on an ongoing basis from 2,766 subscribers. The company has previously been sanctioned in 2008.

Awareness Seminar on Draft International Standard ISO 26000 - Guidance on Social Responsibility

The ISO standard on Corporate Social Responsibility is reaching its final phase of development. It has been a long journey. I have been following the issue on-and-off via Consumers International (CI) coverage of the issue.

SPRING is organising an event to highlight this new international standard to Singapore businesses.

Date: 5 October 2009 (Monday)
Time: 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Venue:
Theatrette, Level 1
TÜV SÜD PSB Pte Ltd
1 Science Park Drive
Singapore 118221

Myanmar allegations highlight Singapore bank secrecy

AFP

Sad to see this happening. Hopefully pressure from organisations like OECD will force some changes.

UN to establish single new agency to deal with rights of women

UN news centre
UNIFEM, DAW, OSAGI, and INSTRAW to be merged...

Dads 'to share maternity leave'

BBC NEWS
The details are not mentioned, but this looks like a great victory for gender equity in the UK.

Closing loopholes in fee protection scheme

asiaone
Full article at straitstimes.com. Sandra hits out at lack of protection for local students.

MAS Issues First Part of Response to Feedback on Proposals to Strengthen the Regulation of the Sale and Marketing of Unlisted Investment Products

Monetary Authority of Singapore
19 page response, and there's part 2 in Q4. Time to read and digest...

Send in the clowns

yawning bread
Alex is back in action. Nice hard-hitting article that goes straight to the heart of the matter.

FM invites candidate for ASEAN human rights panel

Nationmultimedia.com
Great to see the open selection process by Thailand finally kick off. I wonder if the Singapore government will be "enlightened" enough to follow suit.