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By Gilbert Goh I have read from many online blogs that the government may lose its grip on power with some even predicting it’s downfall during the next election. Many also forecasted that the foreigner influx will be a serious enough issue to push many voters who are sitting on the fences all along to vote for the opposition.... 

According to an article published in The Economist last week, Singapore properties are 19.6 percent overvalued. The result is hardly surprising given the sky-rocketing prices of both public housing and private properties. (read article here) “Singapore has gone from being one of the most depressed housing markets... 

By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP from New York Times, 9 April 2010 For some time now, China’s property market has looked like a bubble about to pop. As a result, many Chinese have been putting their wealth into real estate markets further afield, notably in Singapore. The Chinese ranked No. 3 among foreign buyers here in 2009,... 

[email protected]   On Saturday, amidst the travel chaos caused by a volcano in Iceland, a piece of significant football news also made the headlines.   After three tumultuous years as owners of Liverpool FC, Americans Tom Hicks and George Gillet had finally decided to put the club on sale.   The timing of this... 

作者：颀洋（2010年2月3日） 像周期性循环，新加坡前总理李光耀每隔若干年，总爱就他亲手整死的南洋大学胡扯一番虚妄之言，挑动南大人的神经，然后若无其事地销声于无形，没有下文。最新一回，87岁的李光耀可鞭尸来了，他再次口不择言，对南大语无伦次恶评一番。 今年1月号的美国“国家地理”杂志刊载李老在去年7月... 

作者：《星洲日报》 新加坡内阁资政李光耀的女儿李玮玲医生比喻自己“不为五斗米折腰”，并强调即使是会危害自身安全，她都不会违背原则或妥协。 身为国立脑神经医学院院长的李玮玲今日（周日，4月 18日）在《星期天时报》的专栏中，谈到1996年6月，她在美国Cleveland... 

The Economist, 19 April 2010 HOUSING markets continue to strengthen, as The Economist’s latest survey of global house prices shows. Our periodic round-up was dominated for nearly a year by countries where house prices were falling year-on-year. But the latest available data show that in half of the 20 countries whose... 

The Straits Times reported one Indian PR Nirav Mithani who came from Mumbai in 2004 to work as a IT consultant. He and his wife became permanent residents last year and soon bought a four-room flat in Sembawang. It was not mentioned the price he paid for the flat. According to National Development Minister Man Bow Tan,... 

With Singapore’s demographics being altered radically over the last few years due to the relentless influx of foreigners, PAP leaders have been emphasizing the importance of racial and religious harmony in recent weeks, the latest being Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean. Speaking at a community event in Pasir Ris... 

The PAP’s national “integration” efforts went into full steam yesterday with a series of events held to make the immigrants feel welcomed and accepted in Singapore. Besides a “Water Festival” held at Bukit Batok to show Singaporeans’ “respect” for foreigners, a game show called...