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(16 Nov) - One Republican leader on Sunday held open the possibility that his party could move to shut down the government in an attempt to stop President Barack Obama from taking executive action on immigration policy. A vocal group of conservatives in the House of Representatives is pressing to use government funding as leverage... 

Mr Ho Kwon Ping called for the HDB's role to evolve from that of a housing developer to that of a master land developer and price regulator ("The next 50 years of Singapore's economy", last Thursday). Despite the high-minded intentions, having regulators set sales price caps, essentially price controls, is an economist's last... 

(November 16, 2014)  Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have triggered a trend by calling on global Indians to “come and make in India.” But, belying his expectations, the cream of domestic talent prefers the favourable environment of countries such as Singapore to nurture their start-ups and sustain business growth. Sudhanshu...