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Dear Mr Ravi Menon,   I refer to your opening address at the Singapore Economic Policy Forum 2010 as reported by Straits Times on 25 Oct 2010.   Singapore’s effort to address asset price inflation is an example of the government’s lack of foresight which necessitated the address of an issue that ought to have... 

The Singapore Government will provide a contribution of US$50,000 (S$64,695) worth of humanitarian assistance packages for relief efforts in Indonesia’s twin disasters. According to a statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, US$25,000 will be provided through the Singapore Red Cross and another US$25,000 for Mercy... 

Visitors to the Kent Ridge Park would not miss a plaque dedicated to the memory of a 27-year-old officer of the Malay Regiment. Lieutenant Adnan Bin Saidi and almost an entire platoon of 42 soldiers of the Malay Regiment under his command died in defence of Singapore in 1942. Though badly wounded Lt Adnan survived the Japanese... 

AS INVESTORS scrambled to buy all things Chinese in the past decade, Singapore’s stock exchange found itself a nice little earner. In the battle with its Asian counterparts such as Hong Kong to build their regional businesses, Singapore chased what became known as the S-chip market, attracting Chinese companies looking... 

I was in total “awe” as our Minister Lim Boon Heng suggested that Singaporeans may have to work till 68? If he does not already know that Singaporeans in their 40s are finding it hard to get jobs to support their families and themselves, after being replaced by cheap foreign workers, and no thanks to the unmanaged policy... 

Speaking to media on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he has issued the instruction to convene the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, to be chaired by the Secretary to the Cabinet Tan Kee Yong. The committee is normally convened by the Prime Minister just before a General... 

Good evening to all kind readers, Since every vote counts, this is my personal analysis of how one can win Malay votes. This letter may be helpful to any political party who wish to know the “secrets” of enticing the Malay voter. I have been to many elections and rallies and wondered whether the significant... 

For one-party rule, the city-state has few peers, writes Eric Ellis. IN THE fomenting debate over Singapore Inc’s bid to buy a most vital pillar of Australia’s economic architecture, there’s something deliciously apt that the decisive call on the Australian Stock Exchange will probably be made by Canberra’s... 

Soh Wee Kian Full-time national serviceman Soh Wee Kian, accused of murdering a mother of two during the Mid-Autumn Festival was charged yesterday with attempting to murder three other women. The 20 year-old man has been in custody for two weeks over the murder of Madam Hoe Hong Lin, 32, in Woodlands Drive 50. The clerk... 

SM Goh Chok Tong A final-year aerospace engineering student Lim Zi Rui, 23, stood up during the Nanyang Technological University Ministerial Forum and asked SM Goh Chok Tong if he is aware that many young people no longer felt a sense of ownership in Singapore? Mr. Lim said that when he was younger, he was very proud of...