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The South Korean annual budget to boost birth rates has reached an equivalent of US$13.85bn this year, says Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s largest and oldest daily. Though is almost sevenfold increase since 2006, the number of births has actually dropped by almost 12,000 to 436,500 last year. The birth rate, or the number of births... 

We refer to the article “HDB responds to applicant’s claim that family was denied flat, reveals that no application was submitted” (Straits Times, Oct 29). Request to buy flat repeatedly turned down? It states that “The Housing Board (HDB) has responded to a Facebook post by an applicant who claimed that her family’s... 

It sure looks like the Great Singapore Sales is on again, with offerings of fantastic discounts to make up for the dwindling number of tourists. Visitor arrivals in Singapore slipped 2.8 per cent year on year to 7.5 million in the first half of 2014 as the number of Chinese visitors slumped 30 per cent. They blame it on the...