
Investment in UBS by GIC – a Chronicle of a Disaster in the Making
By Damon Yeo It was mid-December 2007 [A] when the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC) made a whooping 11 billion Swiss francs (S$13.8 billion) investment in UBS. There was news earlier in the summer of 2007 about how the US housing market was showing signs of slowing down, but some of the major financial institutions...

Time for Singapore opposition to come up with a Common Policy Framework
OPINION The next general election will be a watershed in the history of Singapore. With young Singaporeans joining the electorate and public sentiments turning against the ruling PAP, the opposition stands a fighting chance of denying the PAP its traditional two-third majority in Parliament. An increasing number of Singaporeans...

Gallery: Forum on Pakatan Rakyat’s Common Policy Framework in Penang, Malaysia
Photos by Andy Lim and Evangel Lim Background: Temasek Review covered a forum organised by Sembang-Sembang (Chit-Chat) at Penang’s Caring Society Complex. The event was considerably well attended, with the organisers putting the number at 120 participants. A majority of the attendees were senior citizens concerned with the...
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