Singapore braces for a Kitty riot at McDonald’s
[Article first appeared in The Wall Street Journal.] Will this year's Hello Kitty promotion be catty or more civilized? A large crowd of Singaporeans, shown in 2000, lined up outside a McDonald's restaurant to purchase Hello Kitty dolls. On Monday, the fast-food chain will begin a new promotion selling a new set of the...
Dr Tan Cheng Bock: Understanding the NMP scheme
When I entered Parliament in 1980, there were no opposition members in the House. By 1984 we had 2, Chiam See Tong and J B Jeyaretnam. To allay the electorate's concerns on the absence of an opposition voice in Parliament, 2 schemes were introduced in Parliament, one the NCMP (Non Constituency MP) scheme and the other the NMP...
Khaw: Over 11,000 families bought ECs over 3-yr period
More than 11,000 Singaporean families purchased executive condominiums (ECs) from Q4 2010 to the same period last year, according to National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan. In a blog post, he said that HDB dwellers accounted for 86 percent of such buyers, while 55 percent bought an EC for the second time. Of the total figure,...
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