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Written by our Correspondent Singapore opposition politician Dr Chee Soon Juan is not new to controversy and this time round he managed to get himself in the spotlight both at home and abroad again for a series of damning interviews he gave to U.S. radio stations castigating the Singapore government for its "political repression"... 

By Tan Keng Leng, Guest Columnist We want to see true equal opportunity employment i.e. no discrimination against the disabled and anyone over 35 by all employers and an end to discriminatory practices such as reduced salaries and employer CPF contributions. After all, if the older workers are performing the same duties as their... 

作者：英国《经济学人》 在上个月中国建国60周年的庆祝会上，出生于中国的新加坡永久居民张元元，在镜头面前坦言热爱她的祖国。这电视片段在这岛屿小国引起了一场风波，这是本地人对外来者不满的最新一次表示，并且证明了外来移民成为了这个城市国家的重要政治话题。 面对本土人口老化和生育率低迷，新加坡政府已经长期吸纳外国人来补充劳动人口的短缺。在1990年，本地公民占新加坡三百万人口中的86%。在今天，本地公民则是五百多万人口中的64%。即每三人之中超过一人是外国人(他们是永久居民、简称...