Friday, 5 March 2010

Women’s liberation: burning bras in Pakistan?

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The reasons for integrating women into society are well known. From the economic to the simple moral argument, there is little debate about ...
Thursday, 4 March 2010

Singapore Post: more on the five day work week

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Sing Post reduces its delivery frequency from six to five days beginning May 2010. The cutback is attributed to a change in lifestyle, inclu...
Wednesday, 3 March 2010

Community Cats and Singapore’s housing estates

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The dogs versus cats debate is harder for me to answer than the Beatles versus Elvis question. As a family, we always had a pet dog in our h...
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Tuesday, 2 March 2010

Is the ‘Office’ going extinct?

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Dramatic economic shifts don't occur very often. Historical periods of innovation, such as with the coming of the railroad, lead to dram...
Monday, 1 March 2010

Singapore’s economy: the path not yet taken

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Singapore's fiscal probity is legendary. Often, final budget numbers turn deficits into surpluses and surpluses into larger than expecte...
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Friday, 26 February 2010

Google, MSN and Yahoo: which way to turn?

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Modern consumerism is embodied by the notion of choice. If a consumer is willing to pay, there is always a choice of products. Communism is ...
Thursday, 25 February 2010

Of budgets, keys and the cost of living

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The Singapore budget was announced yesterday. Sophisticated phrases were used and tax benefits were expounded upon by the Finance Minister. ...