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.

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

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

Deepavali - Singapore

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: