The case of the sleeping judge – Singaporean judge caught napping
It has been reported in the National, a newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, that a judge (originally from Singapore, a place that some have called “the Little Red Dot” and others a police state) was caught sleeping while hearing a case before him. Nakheel, the developer behind the Palm Jumeirah (a premier resort in the...
S’pore Education System: What has worked and what hasn’t
"Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.” These words spoken by G M Trevelyan rings true of the Singapore education system, despite the Government’s many attempts with initiatives like "Thinking Schools, Learning Nations" and "Teach Less Learn More". While...
Why should PRs be given a level playing field in HDB market?
There appears to be a movement to place PRs on par with Singaporeans. In today's (26-7-2001) Straits Times "PRs in the HDB market: Boon or bane?" (opinion piece by ST housing reporter Rachel Chang), the article laments that "the HDB resale market has never been a purely level playing field for non-citizens." It goes on to enumerate...
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