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DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam If you are wondering why social problems affecting the lower strata of society in Singapore seem intractable and refractory perhaps the clue can be found in our Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's confession he spent a large part of his youth preparing for high office by daydreaming: "I... 

Laurentia Tan has won 4 medals for Singapore in Paralympics. The current generation will probably not understand. I belonged to the last group of fanatics who followed our local heroes in the Malaysia Cup. I could still name the First XI of the team who won the double in 1994, and the Dream Team before that. Back then, sports... 

[WSJ Article first appeared on http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444097904577538592623523130.html] City-State Hopes for Economic Jackpot While Guarding Against Social Ills Two years ago, Singapore launched its first casinos in a bold bet that it could bolster its economy without attracting social ills, such as...