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The current issue of the Yale Alumni Magazine includes an unusual column by its editor bemoaning the lack of debate—or even interest—regarding Yale’s September announcement that it was in serious discussion with the National University of Singapore about creating a liberal arts college, based on the American model, to... 

The recent surge of nudity, streaking and promiscuity, signs of a more liberal generation, has everyone scratching their heads in this once prudish city. A USEFUL message to greet the New Year today in Singapore could have read something like this: “Caution! Visitors to this island are advised to be careful of a mysterious... 

While Singaporeans largely blame WikiLeaks, a minority is attributing the underlying cause of recent problems to a “condescending attitude” towards friends and neighbours less successful than them. A WORLD where diplomatic secrets can become tomorrow’s Page One news is posing special problems for any country but more...