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Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam Yesterday, I received confirmation from the President’s office that his permission had not been sought for our republic’s loan to the IMF. So now we know three things in addition to the recent confirmation by the president. We know that parliamentary approval was not sought... 

A Singaporean Mr Tay abandoned his elderly mum at Johor's nursing home after he lost his job and could no longer afford the nursing home payments. In 1994, the Singapore govt enacted the Maintenance of Parent Act shifting the responsibility of care of the old to their children [Link]. On the surface it looked like something... 

[Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister in Prime Minister’s Office, wrote an editorial for May/Jun issue of PAP's magazine Petir. Following is what Mr Lim has written in Petir.] Lim Swee Say Everywhere in the world, workers want higher wages, employers want lower business costs. Having both is only possible with higher productivity and...