Sunday, September 28, 2008

China Melamine Scandal - How bad do business with Infant's Life

It was really sad story that most of people heard about infants affected in many thousands numbers in China due to contaminated milk which has melamine in considerable amount.

What is "Melamine" ?
Melamine is a chemical rich in nitrogen that is used in making plastics, glues and whiteboards.

However, Don't panic if you already had milk or milk related foods which has melamine. So, Far no issues.. It is really fine for Adults and no harm in significant. it based on level and usage also. However main issue identified for infants as for them milk is main food and if they had more melamine percentage milk items, they will get suffer with kidney failures and related diseases. So, Be careful for infants mainly.

Check more on : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine
And China's recent Melamine issue on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_Milk_Scandal

As i have seen, Singapore government taking serious action plan to save its people and you can get updated details from web site http://www.ava.gov.sg/

And there you will able to see the listed food items which has banned to due to melamine. keep mointoring it. And FAQ and details also there.

Please pass this post details to every one who has infants in family and living in South / South East Asian Countries.




Thursday, September 25, 2008

Mount Faber - Singapore

I used do my morning walk (it is still not proper jogging :-) ) to Mount Faber in weekends. It is really nice place and suitable for that as well. And it is another important place for people to visit also.

Mount Faber is a hill 105 meters height and can have nice view from top, one side city and other side harbour front. I have took few shots during my visits and will upload here. And people wish to go Senthosa. They could come either here or harbour front and take cable car to make their trip enjoyable.

Read more about Mount Faber on wikipedia

Cable car ticket rates can found from here

To visit Mount Faber check this site



Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Corruption Perceptions Index 2008 - Well done Singapore

Hope most of you aware about recently released Corruption Perceptions Index 2008. Singapore achieved good position in that. Mostly every one aware about Singapore and its uniqueness among Asian countries. But, this achievement is really great one. Every Singaporean should proud of that.

The Sweden, New Zealand (Well done NZ too) and Denmark are in first place and Singapore is next to them just because of 0.1 index difference. All other countries beyond them.

2008 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

country
rank

country

2008 CPI
score

surveys
used

confidence range

1

Denmark

9,3

6

9.1 - 9.4

1

New Zealand

9,3

6

9.2 - 9.5

1

Sweden

9,3

6

9.2 - 9.4

4

Singapore

9,2

9

9.0 - 9.3

5

Finland

9,0

6

8.4 - 9.4

5

Switzerland

9,0

6

8.7 - 9.2

7

Iceland

8,9

5

8.1 - 9.4

7

Netherlands

8,9

6

8.5 - 9.1

9

Australia

8,7

8

8.2 - 9.1

9

Canada

8,7

6

8.4 - 9.1

11

Luxembourg

8,3

6

7.8 - 8.8

12

Austria

8,1

6

7.6 - 8.6

12

Hong Kong

8,1

8

7.5 - 8.6

14

Germany

7,9

6

7.5 - 8.2

14

Norway

7,9

6

7.5 - 8.3

16

Ireland

7,7

6

7.5 - 7.9

16

United Kingdom

7,7

6

7.2 - 8.1

18

Belgium

7,3

6

7.2 - 7.4

18

Japan

7,3

8

7.0 - 7.6

18

USA

7,3

8

6.7 - 7.7

21

Saint Lucia

7,1

3

6.6 - 7.3

22

Barbados

7,0

4

6.5 - 7.3

23

Chile

6,9

7

6.5 - 7.2

23

France

6,9

6

6.5 - 7.3

23

Uruguay

6,9

5

6.5 - 7.2

26

Slovenia

6,7

8

6.5 - 7.0

27

Estonia

6,6

8

6.2 - 6.9

28

Qatar

6,5

4

5.6 - 7.0

28

Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines

6,5

3

4.7 - 7.3

28

Spain

6,5

6

5.7 - 6.9

31

Cyprus

6,4

3

5.9 - 6.8

32

Portugal

6,1

6

5.6 - 6.7

33

Dominica

6,0

3

4.7 - 6.8

33

Israel

6,0

6

5.6 - 6.3

35

United Arab Emirates

5,9

5

4.8 - 6.8

36

Botswana

5,8

6

5.2 - 6.4

36

Malta

5,8

4

5.3 - 6.3

36

Puerto Rico

5,8

4

5.0 - 6.6

39

Taiwan

5,7

9

5.4 - 6.0

40

South Korea

5,6

9

5.1 - 6.3

41

Mauritius

5,5

5

4.9 - 6.4

41

Oman

5,5

5

4.5 - 6.4

43

Bahrain

5,4

5

4.3 - 5.9

43

Macao

5,4

4

3.9 - 6.2

45

Bhutan

5,2

5

4.5 - 5.9

45

Czech Republic

5,2

8

4.8 - 5.9

47

Cape Verde

5,1

3

3.4 - 5.6

47

Costa Rica

5,1

5

4.8 - 5.3

47

Hungary

5,1

8

4.8 - 5.4

47

Jordan

5,1

7

4.0 - 6.2

47

Malaysia

5,1

9

4.5 - 5.7

52

Latvia

5,0

6

4.8 - 5.2

52

Slovakia

5,0

8

4.5 - 5.3

54

South Africa

4,9

8

4.5 - 5.1

55

Italy

4,8

6

4.0 - 5.5

55

Seychelles

4,8

4

3.7 - 5.9

57

Greece

4,7

6

4.2 - 5.0

58

Lithuania

4,6

8

4.1 - 5.2

58

Poland

4,6

8

4.0 - 5.2

58

Turkey

4,6

7

4.1 - 5.1

61

Namibia

4,5

6

3.8 - 5.1

62

Croatia

4,4

8

4.0 - 4.8

62

Samoa

4,4

3

3.4 - 4.8

62

Tunisia

4,4

6

3.5 - 5.5

65

Cuba

4,3

4

3.6 - 4.8

65

Kuwait

4,3

5

3.3 - 5.2

67

El Salvador

3,9

5

3.2 - 4.5

67

Georgia

3,9

7

3.2 - 4.6

67

Ghana

3,9

6

3.4 - 4.5

70

Colombia

3,8

7

3.3 - 4.5

70

Romania

3,8

8

3.4 - 4.2

72

Bulgaria

3,6

8

3.0 - 4.3

72

China

3,6

9

3.1 - 4.3

72

Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of)

3,6

6

2.9 - 4.3

72

Mexico

3,6

7

3.4 - 3.9

72

Peru

3,6

6

3.4 - 4.1

72

Suriname

3,6

4

3.3 - 4.0

72

Swaziland

3,6

4

2.9 - 4.3

72

Trinidad and Tobago

3,6

4

3.1 - 4.0

80

Brazil

3,5

7

3.2 - 4.0

80

Burkina Faso

3,5

7

2.9 - 4.2

80

Morocco

3,5

6

3.0 - 4.0

80

Saudi Arabia

3,5

5

3.0 - 3.9

80

Thailand

3,5

9

3.0 - 3.9

85

Albania

3,4

5

3.3 - 3.4

85

India

3,4

10

3.2 - 3.6

85

Madagascar

3,4

7

2.8 - 4.0

85

Montenegro

3,4

5

2-5 - 4.0

85

Panama

3,4

5

2.8 - 3.7

85

Senegal

3,4

7

2.9 - 4.0

85

Serbia

3,4

6

3.0 - 4.0

92

Algeria

3,2

6

2.9 - 3.4

92

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3,2

7

2.9 - 3.5

92

Lesotho

3,2

5

2.3 - 3.8

92

Sri Lanka

3,2

7

2.9 - 3.5

96

Benin

3,1

6

2.8 - 3.4

96

Gabon

3,1

4

2.8 - 3.3

96

Guatemala

3,1

5

2.3 - 4.0

96

Jamaica

3,1

5

2.8 - 3.3

96

Kiribati

3,1

3

2.5 - 3.4

96

Mali

3,1

6

2.8 - 3.3

102

Bolivia

3.0

6

2.8 - 3.2

102

Djibouti

3,0

4

2.2 - 3.3

102

Dominican Republic

3,0

5

2.7 - 3.2

102

Lebanon

3,0

4

2.2 - 3.6

102

Mongolia

3,0

7

2.6 - 3.3

102

Rwanda

3,0

5

2.7 - 3.2

102

Tanzania

3,0

7

2.5 - 3.3

109

Argentina

2,9

7

2.5 - 3.3

109

Armenia

2,9

7

2.6 - 3.1

109

Belize

2,9

3

1.8 - 3.7

109

Moldova

2,9

7

2.4 - 3.7

109

Solomon Islands

2,9

3

2.5 - 3.2

109

Vanuatu

2,9

3

2.5 - 3.2

115

Egypt

2,8

6

2.4 - 3.2

115

Malawi

2,8

6

2.4 - 3.1

115

Maldives

2,8

4

1.7 - 4.3

115

Mauritania

2,8

7

2.2 - 3.7

115

Niger

2,8

6

2.4 - 3.0

115

Zambia

2,8

7

2.5 - 3.0

121

Nepal

2,7

6

2.4 - 3.0

121

Nigeria

2,7

7

2.3 - 3.0

121

Sao Tome and Principe

2,7

3

2.1 - 3.1

121

Togo

2,7

6

1.9 - 3.7

121

Viet Nam

2,7

9

2.4 - 3.1

126

Eritrea

2,6

5

1.7 - 3.6

126

Ethiopia

2,6

7

2.2 - 2.9

126

Guyana

2,6

4

2.4 - 2.7

126

Honduras

2,6

6

2.3 - 2.9

126

Indonesia

2,6

10

2.3 - 2.9

126

Libya

2,6

5

2.2 - 3.0

126

Mozambique

2,6

7

2.4 - 2.9

126

Uganda

2,6

7

2.2 - 3.0

134

Comoros

2,5

3

1.9 - 3.0

134

Nicaragua

2,5

6

2.2 - 2.7

134

Pakistan

2,5

7

2.0 - 2.8

134

Ukraine

2,5

8

2.2 - 2.8

138

Liberia

2,4

4

1.8 - 2.8

138

Paraguay

2,4

5

2.0 - 2.7

138

Tonga

2,4

3

1.9 - 2.6

141

Cameroon

2,3

7

2.0 - 2.7

141

Iran

2,3

4

1.9 - 2.5

141

Philippines

2,3

9

2.1 - 2.5

141

Yemen

2,3

5

1.9 - 2.8

145

Kazakhstan

2,2

6

1.8 - 2.7

145

Timor-Leste

2,2

4

1.8 - 2.5

147

Bangladesh

2,1

7

1.7 - 2.4

147

Kenya

2,1

7

1.9 - 2.4

147

Russia

2,1

8

1.9 - 2.5

147

Syria

2,1

5

1.6 - 2.4

151

Belarus

2,0

5

1.6 - 2.5

151

Central African Republic

2,0

5

1.9 - 2.2

151

Côte d´Ivoire

2,0

6

1.7 - 2.5

151

Ecuador

2,0

5

1.8 - 2.2

151

Laos

2,0

6

1.6 - 2.3

151

Papua New Guinea

2,0

6

1.6 - 2.3

151

Taijikistan

2,0

8

1.7 - 2.3

158

Angola

1,9

6

1.5 - 2.2

158

Azerbaijan

1,9

8

1.7 - 2.1

158

Burundi

1,9

6

1.5 - 2.3

158

Congo, Republic

1,9

6

1.8 - 2.0

158

Gambia

1,9

5

1.5 - 2.4

158

Guinea-Bissau

1,9

3

1.8 - 2.0

158

Sierra Leone

1,9

5

1.8 - 2.0

158

Venezuela

1,9

7

1.8 - 2.0

166

Cambodia

1,8

7

1.7 - 1.9

166

Kyrgyzstan

1,8

7

1.7 - 1.9

166

Turkmenistan

1,8

5

1.5 - 2.2

166

Uzbekistan

1,8

8

1.5 - 2.2

166

Zimbabwe

1,8

7

1.5 - 2.1

171

Congo, Democratic Republic

1,7

6

1.6 - 1.9

171

Equatorial Guinea

1,7

4

1.5 - 1.8

173

Chad

1,6

6

1.5 - 1.7

173

Guinea

1,6

6

1.3 - 1.9

173

Sudan

1,6

6

1.5 - 1.7

176

Afghanistan

1,5

4

1.1 - 1.6

177

Haiti

1,4

4

1.1 - 1.7

178

Iraq

1,3

4

1.1 - 1.6

178

Myanmar

1,3

4

1.0 - 1.5

180

Somalia

1,0

4

0.5 - 1.4


Source : http://www.transparency.org

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

COMEX - 2008

I have been visited Saturday and Sunday. COMEX was really great event and i never expected and prepared for that. Whatever i thought to buy or identified from web were over on last day. However i was able to buy good camera, mp3 players from Samsung. It was good offer. Then Another normal camera, Plam mobile phone with good offer and portable DVD player. Next time, i should prepare well for the event to do good purchase.

Here photo captured during COMEX: