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I read with concern the discussion, especially online, that ensued from the civil society statement on racism and xenophobia (“Civil society groups warn against growth of racism, xenophobia”; May 29). The statement was criticised for supposedly blaming honest Singaporeans who are speaking up to defend our homeland against... 

A woman by her mother's grave in Dongtan: in recent years local governments across China have demolished tombs as part of a national campaign encouraging cremation. (Photo: How Hwee Young/EPA) (28 May)   Six elderly people in China are said to have killed themselves to ensure they died before new regulations banning coffin... 

(23 May)   As many as 56 nursing graduates have filed a complaint with Barke police on Thursday that DHRC Tours and Travels, a self-claiming recruiting agency located at Inland Avenue building, Ballalbagh, MG Road, Mangalore, has collected Rs 1.12 crore from them promising nursing jobs in Singapore but had disappeared with...