Internet, Social Media may trigger change in Libya, Iran, Bahrain as protests continue
As protests inspired by Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions spread across the Arab World, internet and social media platforms which emerged as potent tools for churning up dissent in the earlier movements continue to play a crucial role even in the latest upheaval in Libya, Bahrain as well as in Iran. Protests Spark Off in...
21 years and still in transition?
“All my old colleagues have left. I am alone of the old team. I am staying on for a while to help the transition.” - According to “Confucius Confounded: Analects of Lee Kuan Yew” by Francis Seow, Forward by Dr Mahathir, this was said by LKY at Davos in February 1990. As it’s 21 years since MM said this, we can only...
Migrants’ Stories Shed Light on Singapore’s Dark Side II
Foreign workers in Singapore—some 200,000 of them Chinese migrants, work long hours for low pay in frequently hazardous conditions and are often abused by employers and labor contractors, according to a new research report published by the China Labour Bulletin, a Hong Kong-based NGO. "Many have to endure abuse, discrimination...
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