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Bloomberg, 31 January 2011 Government of Singapore Investment Corp., the biggest investor in Citigroup Inc. and UBS AG, plans to hold on to its stakes in the banks for “many years” and will only consider selling if there are attractive offers. “We look to continue to hold on to our stakes in UBS and Citigroup for... 

Singaporeans love to chope. During lunch hour, and all tables look full, your heart might skip a beat when you see an empty table. You approach the table, and just as you are ready to put your tray down, you notice a packet of tissues. Aiya, somebody choped the table already. (chope = local parlance for reserving a place) Maybe... 

Following the public outcry over the shocking decision by the Singapore police to let embattled PAP MP Tin Pei Ling off the hook for blatantly flouting election laws on ‘cooling off’ day, Ms Tin is now ‘twisting and turning’ to wriggle her way out of trouble. Now that the police has ascertained that... 

I READ with interest the comments by Law Minister K Shanmugam and Singapore Management University chairman Ho Kwon Ping about xenophobia in Singapore. While I agree with their concerns that this is an extremely dangerous path for Singaporeans to unconsciously drift towards, I wonder if they are merely observing and stating... 

The National Solidarity Party (NSP) regrets the continued lack of transparency surrounding our sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). The NSP believes that sufficient public information in the internal workings of GIC and Temasek Holdings is undoubtedly in the interest of all Singaporeans, as is a demonstrably robust system of... 

Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 22 Aug 2011 letter by Mr Chia Hua Meng. Mr Chia claims that the presidential election is not the general election and that candidates should not toe the opposition line as it would do more harm than good and make a mockery of our well-conceived presidential election. While the presidential... 

In 1985, Singapore plunged into its first recession, and the minister responsible for the economy at that time was Dr Tony Tan, who has trumpeted on his financial and economic acumen in this Presidential Election. Dr Tony Tan joined the Cabinet in 1980, and he was the Minister for Trade & Industry (1981–86) and Minister... 

Dr Tony Tan spent $24.2 billion of Singapore’s hard earned reserves to buy UBS and Citigroup less than a year before the 2008 banking crisis struck. The billions of dollars he lost for Singapore may mean nothing or very little peanuts to him. However, billions of dollars means far too much to every Singaporean. How... 

As everyone know, GE 2011 results: – PAP – 60%, Opp – 40%.  Based on data from the  Institute of Political Studies GE 2011 post election survey, the stats stack up something like this:- Pro-PAP core = 24% Swing voters – 46% (of which 78% voted for PAP) = 36 % Pro-Opp core = 30% Swing voters – 46% (of... 

Speaking during his lunch-time rally yesterday, PAP-endorsed presidential candidate Tony Tan continues to trumpet his ‘credentials’ to Singaporeans. Though the Elected President only has custodial duties, Tony Tan sounded as if he is going to replace the Finance Minister when he said “his experience in...