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Good Enough for National Service. From Girls to Women. (Aug 9) - Singapore's defence planners have been doing some soul searching about national service (NS). What lies ahead for this rite of passage for the nation's young men, 46 years after it was first introduced? As part of that crystal ball-gazing exercise, the Ministry... 

Last Friday's article ("MPs cheer push to narrow inequality") quoted sociologist Vincent Chua as saying that prices in Singapore "have gone up faster than real wages". The statement unfortunately confused real wages with nominal wages. Real wages are already adjusted for prices. The majority of workers and households have seen... 

PRC private club - Summer Palace (13 Aug) - Situated in the northwest of Beijing, the Summer Palace is a three square kilometer expanse of ancient architecture and natural landscape. Once the royal residence of China’s emperors and his family, its environs are now the gathering place for the rich and privileged. Located at...