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Get-it-right gets it wrong a second time

Get-it-right gets it wrong a second time

I refer to the 12 Aug 2015 TR Emeritus letter “My reply to Ng Kok Lim’s response to my article”. Get-it-right wrote: When it comes to one-party rule of SG, detractors are quick to point to N Korea. What about China? It is on the rise and rise under one-party longer than N. Korea. The rise of China has been the exception... 

84,700 unemployed + long-term unemployed + under-employed, etc

84,700 unemployed + long-term unemployed + under-employed, etc

Unemployment rises According to the Straits Times news report “Employment growth rebounds in second quarter but unemployment rises” (Jul 30) – “Unemployment rose after trending down over the past 12 months. The seasonally-adjusted rate was 2 per cent overall, from 1.8 per cent in the first quarter of the year. The rate... 

Coffee-shop politics – Once in 50 years phenomenon?

Coffee-shop politics – Once in 50 years phenomenon?

Coffee-shop Politics - A Once in 50 Years Phenomenon? Singaporeans woke up yesterday to a most bizarre sight. I had reflected in this recent post, that the ruling PAP is trying to turn the upcoming general elections into a local or municipal election. And yesterday's 'show' at a Toa Payoh coffee-shop amplifies this. For the... 



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