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Dear TR After hearing the stories from Judy and Melissa, I hope my story can act as a counter-balance. In a way, I just want to show the difference of being born 5 years earlier than both Judy and Melissa blessed me with a little more luck. That since the last election many government policies have gone wrong, and we need... 

Written by Our Correspondent In an interview with Channel 8 Focus programme yesterday, Senior Minister of State for National Development Grace Fu admitted unwittingly that PRs are indirectly responsible for the sky-rocketing HDB flat prices. “”We have some Singaporeans coming to us and saying ‘I want to sell... 

Written by Our Correspondent Singapore’s leaders have made the international headlines again with yet another successful defamation lawsuit against a foreign media – International Herald Tribune for running an article last month titled “All in the family” by Philip Bowring which included Singapore’s... 

By Philip Bowring from International Herald Tribune, 15 February 2010 Election time in the Philippines is a regular reminder of the roles that feudal instincts and the family name play in that nation’s politics. Benigno Aquino, son of the late President Corazon Aquino, is the front runner to succeed President Gloria... 

Written by Our Correspondent Dr Tan Khee Giap, an economist from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, who sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace with his recent speech at a seminar criticizing Singaporeans for complaining about foreigners taking away their jobs is adamant that Singaporeans “readjust” themselves... 

By Chua Yuan Kai I refer to the article ‘‘8 Reasons Why Foreign Workers Will be Preferred over Our Local Ones” by Mr Gilbert Goh (read article here) and published by the Temasek Review on 19 March 2010. This article is a good summary of explaining why locals face difficulty in employment and career advancement.... 

Written by Our Correspondent Singapore Democratic Party’s Secretary-General Dr Chee Soon Juan has replied to a posting by Lianhe Zaobao journalist Ms Yew Lun Tian on her Facebook who clarified that she did not misrepresent Dr Chee in an interview she conducted with him three weeks ago. Dr Chee alleged that Ms Yew... 

I am writing in on concern about the fate of our elderly workers. My mum is 57 this year. She had stated that she planned to retire when she reached 60.  However, this is by no way her choice, as she feel healthy, and is totally willing to work pass the age of 60. She was indirectly forced toward retirement   My mum works... 

Reuters, 24 March 2010 The New York Times Co apologized to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on Wednesday and paid S$160,000 ($114,000) in damages for an article about Asian political dynasties. An apology in the opinion section of the New York Times’ website said that... 

Written by Our Correspondent Malaysian supermarket chain Sheng Shiong has increased the rental by an astonishing 30 percent at the 5 wet markets it bought last year from HDB in a controversial sale which was opposed by both the stallholders and customers alike. The Straits Times reported that “the stallholders at...