Monday, 30 May 2011

Singapore: deregulating politics but what about the economy?

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Many analysts blame the excesses of the Anglo-Saxon capitalist model for the recent global financial crisis. Surely, greed played a signific...
Sunday, 22 May 2011

General elections 2016 and Singapore’s opposition parties

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Legalized gambling , crowded trains, litter on the streets, bicycles on pavements and the latest Singaporean phenomena: politically independ...
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Monday, 16 May 2011

Pakistani intelligence, Osama Bin Laden and the Greek debt crisis

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Questioning Pakistan's commitment to fighting Islamic extremism is as common as birds chirping in the early hours. Following Bin Laden...
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Sunday, 8 May 2011

Of Chiam See Tong, Singapore’s general elections and ‘new’ and future Singaporeans

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Stock traders say numbers never lie. A stock trade is either profitable or not. Dollars and cents define the outcome. Similarly, during an e...
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Saturday, 30 April 2011

Gambling: nurturing Singapore’s home grown talent

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Singapore is no stranger to multinational corporations. The city has been a safe haven for foreign capital since independence in 1965. Many...
Sunday, 24 April 2011

Dollars anyone ... Err, prefer Yuan if available?

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The one hundred US dollar bill, fondly known as the 'Benjamin,' remains universally accepted legal tender. More and more, the reason...
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Monday, 18 April 2011

Singapore’s Muslim leaders, Islam, music and symbolism

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There was a fascinating concert of Sufi music by the Al-Kindi Ensemble at Singapore's Esplanade concert hall this past weekend. Those l...