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I refer to the article '48 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in S'pore, including 9 unlinked' (ST, 16 Aug) It states that "There were also five imported cases that were detected and isolated upon arrival in Singapore." It may also be useful to note that the number of imported cases have been rising steadily in the past... 

When DPM Heng said “it is not possible to bubble wrap Singaporean workers from foreign competition”, he is in fact saying they should be subjected to the discipline of the free market, that they need to compete with workers the world over. This must be music to the ears of the shareholders, directors and CEOs of the tens... 

With the lowering of the stars and stripes, the departure of the US forces, its allies and the running away of the former Afghan President, a new chapter is turned for Afghanistan. Like the US's involvements in the Vietnam war in the 70s, their military involvements in Afghanistan lasted about 20 years too. Today, hundreds of...