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Growth or no growth – what is the future Singapore should prepare for? Cover of book by Tim Jackson (Photo: Earthscan) Over the past half a century, Singapore has miraculously grown from a third world to a first world economy, from a humble fishing village to a bustling cosmopolitan city. Such growth is phenomenal and all... 

Many Singaporeans were (still are) perplexed at the Filipino outrage over the Contemplacion case; even Fidel Ramos called Contemplacion a heroine. My uncle has his own theory. A couple of days before Contemplacion was executed for the murder of Delia Maga, a fellow Filipino domestic worker, and her charge, 4-year-old Nicholas... 

There is still no proper explanation as to how someone managed to spray-paint obscenities against the ruling party at the top of a flat. What is significant, however, is not just that this was a prominent display of disaffection while it lasted, but that the symbol for Anarchy (which is associated with a political philosophy)...