Shhh! Indians told to keep it down FEATURE 02/25/2010

Shhh! Indians told to keep it down FEATURE 02/25/2010 NEW DELHI — By and large, Indians embrace noise. Their festivals are a riot of color and sound, weddings an exercise in high-decibel exuberance and house parties an extreme test of neighborly tolerance. But now things have reached such a pitch that the government has decided to step in, beefing up decade-old noise pollution regulations to keep the volume dial turned down. “Stress has been laid on making the night peaceful,” the Environment ministry said last month as it published a set of guidelines specifying when violations should be considered serious enough to merit police action.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100225com3.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL As opaque as the black ballot box FRONTLINE On political endorsements FEATURE Shhh! Indians told to keep it down BLURBAL THRUSTS Liwasang Bonifacio still one big illegal passenger terminal VIEWPOINTS A dysfunctional justice system focus Public housing scales new heights in Singapore FEATURE Hong Kong ‘love hotel’ to become Bruce Lee memorial

Liwasang Bonifacio still one big illegal passenger terminal BLURBAL THRUSTS Louie Logarta 02/25/2010

Liwasang Bonifacio still one big illegal passenger terminal BLURBAL THRUSTS Louie Logarta 02/25/2010 The Commission on Elections has thrown a monkey wrench in Palawan Rep. Baham Mitra’s intention of seeking the governorship of his home province over a question of “residency.” This may sound or appear absurd to the uninitiated. A Mitra not being a resident of Palawan where his father, the late Speaker Monching Mitra, was rooted since the 1960s after, we’re told, migrating there from his birthplace Baguio City. It was like saying the Osmeñas didn’t live in Cebu. Or the Cojuangcos in Tarlac.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100225com4.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL As opaque as the black ballot box FRONTLINE On political endorsements FEATURE Shhh! Indians told to keep it down BLURBAL THRUSTS Liwasang Bonifacio still one big illegal passenger terminal VIEWPOINTS A dysfunctional justice system focus Public housing scales new heights in Singapore FEATURE Hong Kong ‘love hotel’ to become Bruce Lee memorial

A dysfunctional justice system VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 02/25/2010

A dysfunctional justice system VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 02/25/2010 When as a rule, the rich and the powerful are above the law; when certain famous public officials, while strongly suspect of big crimes and gross foul plays, have palatial homes and freely frequent expensive restaurants here and abroad; when well-known public characters are altogether free and basking in social life and lights, although strongly appended with the commissions of flagrant graft and gross corrupt practices; when therefore the local and national prisons are full of merely accused or actually convicted poor and helpless people — the conclusion is obvious: The justice system in the country is dysfunctional. When the suspiciously wealthy and the deviously influential lord it over the poor and innocent people; when those employing guns with goons through the use of gold are the considered frightful masters of the populace in certain municipalities, provinces and/or regions even; when individuals are afraid to tell the truth such that when they in fact tell it, they are made to live in fear and fright; when the symbolic “Lady Justice” carrying a leveled balance yet having one eye uncovered to see who is who — the conclusion of obvious. The justice system in the country is dysfunctional.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary20100225com5.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL As opaque as the black ballot box FRONTLINE On political endorsements FEATURE Shhh! Indians told to keep it down BLURBAL THRUSTS Liwasang Bonifacio still one big illegal passenger terminal VIEWPOINTS A dysfunctional justice system focus Public housing scales new heights in Singapore FEATURE Hong Kong ‘love hotel’ to become Bruce Lee memorial

Public housing scales new heights in Singapore focus 02/25/2010

Public housing scales new heights in Singapore focus 02/25/2010 SINGAPORE — On a clear day, you can see Indonesia’s Riau islands from the top of The Pinnacle@Duxton, a cluster of 50-story buildings with spectacular views of Singapore’s waterfront and financial district. But the seven towers of The Pinnacle do not host corporate headquarters, a five-star hotel or luxury apartments. It is a public housing project, the tallest and most ambitious ever undertaken by a city-state that prides itself on almost universal home ownership after four decades of rapid progress. Boasting 1,848 flats with condominium-like finishes and costing up to 645,800 Singapore dollars (461,000 US) for prime units, The Pinnacle has taken public housing to new heights in property-obsessed Singapore.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100225com6.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL As opaque as the black ballot box FRONTLINE On political endorsements FEATURE Shhh! Indians told to keep it down BLURBAL THRUSTS Liwasang Bonifacio still one big illegal passenger terminal VIEWPOINTS A dysfunctional justice system focus Public housing scales new heights in Singapore FEATURE Hong Kong ‘love hotel’ to become Bruce Lee memorial