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The New Indian Express- 24th June 2012 Arguing that maintenance costs have gone up, India has asked Singapore to cough up more money for using its military base for the advanced training of Singapore Air Force personnel. The two countries are racing against time to complete negotiations for renewing the lease agreement on a... 

Ambassador to US, Prof Chan Heng Chee To the NY Times Editor: Re “As Singapore Loosens Its Grip, Residents Lose Fear to Challenge Authority” (NY Times news article, June 17): Singapore’s approach to governance is evolving. Civic groups are more active, and the government engages them on many issues. In the case of the... 

(WSJ, 21 Jun) - Being aware of the risk doesn’t necessarily mitigate the impact. Nor guarantee an escape. Asian economies were hit hard by Lehman Brothers’ sudden collapse, which not many saw coming. And they have bounced back from the global crisis unleashed by that event. In contrast, the euro-zone crisis has been playing...