May 25, 2009 Monday
Updated

THE conduct and investment practices of Temasek Holdings and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) came under scrutiny on Monday - and they were found wanting.

 
He 'married' online wife

UNDERGRADUATE David Hartanto Widjaja 'married' an 18-year-old girl in popular online video game Destiny Online last December, barely a month after getting to know her.

Their online friends from the game, which involves killing monsters, attended the wedding ceremony and Miss Chua Jia Yu became his virtual wife.

'Hybrid system' for Parliament?

NOMINATED MP Siew Kum Hong on Monday called for a hybrid Parliament in which 'a limited number of seats' could be 'allocated by way of proportional representation', while the majority would still be filled the way they are now.

Changes to CPF Act afoot

CHANGES to the Central Provident Fund Act were tabled in Parliament on Monday to provide for the proposed establishment of the CPF Life scheme and the Housing and Development Board's new Lease Buyback Scheme.

   
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