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Demonstrations are taking place around the world in a show of unity with protesters fighting for political change in Egypt. In Turkey between 200 and 400 protesters held a demonstration outside the Fatih Mosque in central Istanbul after Friday prayers to lend their voices to the Egyptian cause. Anita McNaught, Al Jazeera's correspondent... 

New York, January 26, 2011--In a concerning move against political commentary in advance of upcoming general elections, the government of Singapore has ordered a journalistic website to register as a political association, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Online Citizen says it has complied with the order,... 

12月31日媒体报道，国际调查机构盖洛普（Gallup）公布的调查结果显示，约1%新加坡人认为房地产价格超出他们的负担能力，这个比例是接受调查的128个国家及地区当中最低的。换句话说，盖洛普的调查告诉我们，新加坡99% 的国人都负担得起房地产的价格。 如果盖洛普公布的1%这个数据是涵盖整个新加坡的国民，那这项调查，显然是不“准确”的。我国目前的人口，公民人数约320多万，永久居民53万多人。两者的总数约373万多人。 因此，1%的人民负担不起的话，不到3万8000人。如果每个家庭平均只有4个成员的话，那只有9500个家庭买不起房子。这个调查数据与我们的国情明显的有很大的出入。套句目前流行话语“被低估”了。 我国虽然早在上个世纪六十年代中期推出“居者有其屋”...