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I refer to Mr Lim's comments on Singapore's forecasted economic growth of between 13% and 15% this year as reported by Straits Times on 24 Aug 2010.   Mr Lim said Singapore will win the Olympic gold medal for economic growth for being number one in economic rebound in 2010. But there is no Olympic medal for being the number... 

OPINION What constitutes "inciting violence and public disorder"? This is the question on the mind of many Singaporeans who are baffled at the inaction of the Singapore police against the PRC players from Beijing Guoan who were seen on camera enacting various acts of violence such as head-butting and stamping on the heads of... 

作者:李显涛 如果你上网查询“朝令夕改”这句成语，，很多在线词典都会把“朝三暮四”列为同义或者近义，深究却有很大的差别。 《庄子·齐物论》：“狙公赋芧曰：‘朝三而暮四。’众狙皆怒。”——说的是狙公在耍猴，完全是控制的状态。 《汉书·食货志上》：“急政暴虐；赋敛不时；朝令而暮改。”——原意是说暴政，不过最近却有了另一层的新意，就是慌了手脚。 【九千元国民服役奖励】 为了缓解公民和新移民的矛盾，仓促推出的“九千元奖励”却带来很多backfire（事与愿违），是始料不及的。经mrbrown的诙谐歌曲提醒，八十年代以...