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28 March 2013 At around lunchtime, I stepped into a Korean restaurant along Tanjong Pagar Road with a colleague. As we looked through the menu, we also “checked out” the servers in the restaurant. Were they locals? If they looked foreign, did they hold valid work passes? Food was obviously the last thing on our minds. Paying... 

北京烟霾雾气，上海死猪满江 上两句是李总理在美国对着美国巨商高官讲的笑话。在向美国商会讲话时，总理笑谈北京的吞云吐雾故事，也谈在上海的水喉可以喝到死猪汤。 http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1206580/singapore-premier-lee-hsien-loong-makes-china-butt-his-jokes 或许，在美国对着洋人说说中国笑话，作为饭后的甜品，也未尚不可。如果作为中国人，不论在美国还是在中国的中国人，听了这个笑话，感觉会是如何？是否会像世界最高年薪的政治人物李总理那样，笑出来？雾气加上死猪的冷笑话，连美国人听了也一时之间，搞不懂方向。最后，还要由总理自己来说明，这是他们的笑话，不是我的。 "That's... 

In our earlier commentary on the 6.9 million Population White Paper, we mentioned that a “projection” of 45% foreigner mix could be a disaster waiting to happen. In fact, we are actually more worried about that “45% will be foreigners” statement than the 6.9 million population. Even with the 55% Singaporeans in 2030,...