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It could be said that the Presidential Elections Committee’s (PEC) decision to give certificates of eligibility to four of the presidential hopefuls has come as a bit of surprise in terms of the timing and its liberal interpretation of the eligibility criteria. The four successful presidential hopefuls for the presidential... 

Global economy turned amber this week, I   warned of this on 21 May 2011 at http://www.tremeritus.com/2011/05/21/what-is-next-in-economic-policy-rethinking/.  Seemingly 8 weeks “behind the curve”,  our  most learned Finance Minister, Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam,  shared the same sluggish global economic thoughts... 

MIT Professor Huang Yasheng is a well-known critic of the state-owned enterprise model, both in Singapore and China Last year, an economics professor from the elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Huang Yasheng, strongly criticised Singapore’s state-linked enterprise model, describing it as a “sure-fire... 

Representatives from six political parties discussed their views on youth engagement at a forum conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies Politicians from six political parties yesterday turned their attentions to youth issues at a forum organised by the Institute of Policy Studies, titled “What Youth Want”. The... 

Beleaguered Irish telecoms giant Eircom, which is owned by Singapore Technologies Telemedia, is sitting on a mountain of debt Singapore Technologies Telemedia (STT), a subsidiary of sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, must make a tough decision on beleaguered Irish telecoms giant Eircom. According to The Irish Times,... 

There is a general trend of opinion that the Special Committee appointed by PM Lee Hsien Loong to review ministerial salaries may not meet the people’s desire for a meaningful cut of the whopping ministers’ pay. The composition of the Committee does not exude the kind of confidence that it will really go to... 

Global economy turned amber this week. Uneven economic data emanating from the US point its frail recovery, Europe erupted again in sovereign debt worries, China is slowing a little as copper, and the “PHD” forecaster of economic barometer says global economy is sliding into a slow patch. Japan is in recession now absorbing... 

The WP's candidates for Aljunied being presented to the crowd at the final rally of the campaign Making his final rally speech of the election campaign, the Workers’ Party’s Chen Show Mao threw a question to the 50,000 strong crowd. “Many years from now, your grandchildren will ask you: Did you do your part for... 

WP leader Low Thia Khiang has hit back at allegations thrown at him by the PAP, and claims that they are part of a smear campaign to try and discredit him Workers’ Party leader Low Thia Khiang has hit back at accusations from his opponents in Aljunied GRC, urging voters not to be distracted by “typical” PAP smear... 

GRCs were introduced ostensibly for the so-called important reason to ensure Parliament will have a minimum number of minority MPs. According to PM Lee Hsien Loong: We are a multiracial, multi-religious society. If we don’t have GRCs, our multiracial, multi-religious Parliament will be under threat. All very gallant...