One Moscow businessman was detained after a kilogram of “heroin” was found in his Mercedes. He was locked up in a cell for several hours with actors posing as criminals and questioned by an investigator who threatened him with a 15-year jail sentence.2.Russia society is falling apart---ruled by triads,corrupted officials.Sometimes,
The escapade cost his friends £50,000 and included a stunt in which the businessman was tricked into believing at one point that he would receive an award from President Vladimir Putin.
Is Russian SOCIETY so corrupt, or is it due to lawlessness in the Country ?Originally posted by Salman:CCCP means USSR.
This union does not exist anymore, thats why we dopn't call Russia USSR or Soviets anymore.
But yes, Russian society is corrupt. It is resource rich and have many talented people but mafia money keeps pumping money out of the country. I heard on BBC that at least USD 10 billion was pump out of Russia by mafia every year.
Another "no-brainer - one liner" statement - did it run circle around anyone of us ?Originally posted by Salman:Really? How is it we don't hear of it on the BBC like Russia?
It is no doubt that they pump lots of money out of Russia every year. Similar amounts are pumped out of Singapore due to piracy and for investments. So you are suggesting that Singapore is corrupted as well?Originally posted by Salman:CCCP means USSR.
This union does not exist anymore, thats why we dopn't call Russia USSR or Soviets anymore.
But yes, Russian society is corrupt. It is resource rich and have many talented people but mafia money keeps pumping money out of the country. I heard on BBC that at least USD 10 billion was pump out of Russia by mafia every year.
How was your point proven ?Originally posted by Salman:its a simple logical question that you can't handle. I just proived me point.
Let's ignore the whiners and quitters then.Originally posted by Salman:money gets pumped out of Singapore every year not by the mafia but by the whiners and quitters.
Originally posted by Salman:Does the ANNUAL 3000 odd 'whinners and quitters' have more money to pump out of Singapore then the MAFIA owned Corporations that spend $10 BILLION in one single month to buy over just one foreign company ?
money gets pumped out of Singapore every year not by the mafia but by the whiners and quitters.
Reminds me of social studies. Sec 4 textbook. About the chapter on Vienna.Originally posted by Lessformore:Let it bark...
Marcos was never corrupt till he lost power, same with Suharto and the rest of the political regimes. Victors write the history books and absolute power enables you to put in your own "checks and balance" and laugh or sue the head off anyone who suggest otherwise. That is the greatness of absolute political power and it applies across the world. That is why democratic countries have a time limit rule(two or three terms, depending) so that no one can entrange themselves in a indispensable position.
Thats why we study geoigraphy, maths and history in school.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Let's ignore the whiners and quitters then.
Let's talk about polytechnic graduates who wants to go to local universities. But how many can get in each year? 1800 odd poly graduates can get in. Out of the 20000 odd poly graduates we produced. Isn't that too little?
We are forcing lots of polytechnic graduates out to overseas to study and work where their talent is appreciated. Even PM Lee has admitted that. And some of these polytechnic graduates who studied overseas never came back. They came back to visit their relatives during festive seasons.[/quote]
Thats why there is open university.
Ever heard of open university?Why not a road sweeper be a doctor? Where do you draw the line?
And that rule that you only can study a certain degree if you are only of a certain diploma never changed, although that criteria has already been laxed a bit. Why can't a diploma holder be a doctor? Can't a diploma holder who studied biomedical science be admitted to medical college? They also studied biology, chemistry and physics. In this way, we only produce graduates of a certain field only. What's the use of education then if we want graduates to be proficient in a certain field yet knows little about other fields? That's why lots of diploma graduates are going overseas whereby they can study other things other than that subject only.
Go ahead, get yourself admitted to a medical college on a diploma if you can.
Go take the risk.
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The aim of education is to produce well-rounded individual, skilled in their area of expertise as well as other areas so that they can easily change to another area if they no longer want to work in that area.
No, these whiners are not as rich as the mafias in russia. The russians mafias are smarter than them.Originally posted by Atobe:Does the ANNUAL 3000 odd 'whinners and quitters' have more money to pump out of Singapore then the MAFIA owned Corporations that spend $10 BILLION in one single month to buy over just one foreign company ?
You certainly take the cake in self-delusion.
Perhaps you should drop your self-delusionary effort to run in circles, but try simply runnning in a straight line into the rainbow's ends - at least it has a more colorful and happier outcome that is even more hallucinating.
Never.Originally posted by Salman:Thats why there is open university.
Ever heard of open university?
Since when did I say road sweeper can be a doctor? I only asked why a biomedical science POLY GRADUATE can't get in to a medical college.Originally posted by Salman:Why not a road sweeper be a doctor? Where do you draw the line?
Go ahead, get yourself admitted to a medical college on a diploma if you can.
Go take the risk.
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Quoted by Salman from earlier post by Atobe:
Does the ANNUAL 3000 odd 'whinners and quitters' have more money to pump out of Singapore then the MAFIA owned Corporations that spend $10 BILLION in one single month to buy over just one foreign company ?
You certainly take the cake in self-delusion.
Perhaps you should drop your self-delusionary effort to run in circles, but try simply runnning in a straight line into the rainbow's ends - at least it has a more colorful and happier outcome that is even more hallucinating.
Responding post by Salman:Are you shifting the goal post now, when it was the Singapore whiners - whom you are claiming are taking more cash out than the MAFIA - as was seen in your last post repeated below ?
No, these whiners are not as rich as the mafias in russia. The russians mafias are smarter than them.
:What has Singapore 'whiners' got to do with the Russian MAFIA in this new line that you are taking ?
money gets pumped out of Singapore every year not by the mafia but by the whiners and quitters.
But are these enough for us if we want a change in career? All are at their basic level.Originally posted by Salman:Thats why we study geoigraphy, maths and history in school.
You look down on road sweepers or what? Whats the matter with you?Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Since when did I say road sweeper can be a doctor? I only asked why a biomedical science POLY GRADUATE can't get in to a medical college.
Don't put words into my mouth.
What's there got to do with taking risk? I already said that the criteria to enter local universities have not changed, despite relaxing the regulations. What are you talking about?
Originally posted by Atobe:Weren't you the one who brought up the whiners first?
What has Singapore 'whiners' got to do with the Russian MAFIA in this new line that you are taking ?
Simple 'no-brainer, one-liners' will not run circles around anyone.]
No sir, we don't have mafia in Singapore, you have lots of mafia in Hong Kong, China, Japan, USA and Taiwan.
I doubt if the Russian MAFIA can outperform the 'elected' Singapore MAFIA in moving NATIONAL RESERVES in any LEGITIMATE WAY from Country to Country - without questions asked by any other Government
Since when I look down on road sweepers? Why can't a road sweeper be a doctor anyway? He can always go back to study and be a doctor next time.Originally posted by Salman:You look down on road sweepers or what? Whats the matter with you?
Do you allow anyone to go thru medical schools just because he feels he likes to? What if he don't feel like it after a while?
Why would a guy who wants to be doctor want to go poly in the first place?