TR EMERITUS

The PAP will have you believe that everything is hunky-dory with the jobs market. People know the real situation is very different with well-educated Singaporeans and PMETs losing their jobs to cheaper foreign labour. Many new graduates are also finding it tough to secure employment when they finish their studies. Martin Gabriel... 

I wish to share my views about the selfish character of many people in Singapore and why it is troubling for our future. I draw it from the recent Hyflux crisis. I did not invest in Hyflux preference shares or perpetual securities. Still, I took the trouble to learn about the events that cause the crisis in Hyflux and the massive... 

Temasek made headlines in 2006 when it paid BP2.3 billion for a 12% stake in Standard Chartered Plc at about BP15 per share. In the subsequent 2 years, its stakes were raised to more than 19% because Temasek “saw value in the stock amid weakness in global stock markets“. By January 2008, Temasek’s stake had increased 268.2...