TR EMERITUS

Singaporeans can't escape the madding crowd. The Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS) released the latest population figures for Singapore today (26 Sep) [Link]. Overall, Singapore’s total population was 5.4 million as at end-June 2013. This was an increase of 1.6% compared to a year ago. The number of Singaporeans... 

'Ask the PM' TV show PM Lee was asked during the Channel NewsAsia programme 'Ask the PM' on Tuesday (24 Sep) how he would go about rebuilding trust between the government and the people. Mr Lee replied, "You do it by your actions, by solving the problems...it's a matter of the feeling that you are with them, they can... 

The media reported yesterday that banks in Singapore say the bulk of their employees are local ('Bulk of employees are local, banks say', 25 Sep). Banks said their recruiting processes ensure that most of their employees are "local", a term which includes PRs. Currently, the finance industry is in the hot seat over hiring as...