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Legal Week- 26 Nov 2012 The Law Society of Singapore has named Rodyk & Davidson partner Lok Vi Ming as its new president, replacing Wong Meng Meng SC, who has held the position for the last two years. Lok, who is currently vice president, will assume his new role on 1 January next year, having been elected to serve for 2013. Wong,... 

In response to co-blogger Bryan Caplan, John Smith argues that Singapore needs conscription. Here's where economics is really helpful: in helping us understand the distinction between how big a military to have and how to man a military. Smith argues that Singapore needs a large military and argues implicitly that to have... 

Business Insider- Nov. 25, 2012 Nomura's Paul Louie is out with a huge report examining the Hong Kong real estate market for 2013. It highlights another way the economy is changing in one of the world's fastest growing and dynamic city's The country's condos have always been famously expensive, but as Louie notes, Hong Kong...