TR EMERITUS

(4 Apr) - The drop in Singapore's ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2011 has raised questions about whether the time has come for a review of its anti-corruption law. In fact, a global trend towards tougher bribery laws, with the UK Bribery Act being the latest manifestation, might... 

(Bloomberg, 4 Apr) - Singapore will end a program that allows wealthy individuals to gain permanent residence quicker by putting money in the island, after an influx of foreigners in recent years spurred property prices and fueled voter anger. The Monetary Authority of Singapore will scrap its so-called Financial Investor Scheme,... 

The extraordinary life of German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel (BBC, 3 Apr) - He was locked up in a Singapore prison, he was declared dead on the pitch, he was signed by 25 clubs in 13 countries and he is still the only professional to have played in all six of Fifa's confederations. Lutz Pfannenstiel's football career is like...