TR EMERITUS

The takeover of the Australian Securities Exchange by its Singaporean counterpart would have to be one of the most awful ideas to be forced down our throats in yonks. The Lee family, which runs Singapore's faux democracy, has proved one of the region's most consummate oligarchs. The Singapore government's paws are over every... 

Visitors to the Kent Ridge Park would not miss a plaque dedicated to the memory of a 27-year-old officer of the Malay Regiment. Lieutenant Adnan Bin Saidi and almost an entire platoon of 42 soldiers of the Malay Regiment under his command died in defence of Singapore in 1942. Though badly wounded Lt Adnan survived the Japanese... 

AS INVESTORS scrambled to buy all things Chinese in the past decade, Singapore's stock exchange found itself a nice little earner. In the battle with its Asian counterparts such as Hong Kong to build their regional businesses, Singapore chased what became known as the S-chip market, attracting Chinese companies looking to tap...