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Archive for the ‘Society’ Category

What figures does she want to see

The recent scandal involving the “inflation” of circulation figures at SPH Media Trust reminds me one of my first working experiences when I joined the Old Rogue, who was then in the process of starting his magazine. We had clicked and he asked if I could help out in driving circulation. As it turned out, the printed figure...

New year greetings

Some people think it’s too “Chinese Chauvinist” to greet others ” Happy Chinese New Year” because other places like Korea and Vietnam also celebrate this “Lunar New Year”. Thus we should use ” Happy Lunar New Year”. This assertion is fundamentally wrong. The Chinese calendar...

An alternative way to operate the electricity market

1. I wish to suggest an alternative way to operate the electricity market in Singapore. 2. This is my understanding of how the electricity market operates at present: a) There are several power producers. They generate electricity and offer them to the market at their prices. The authority (EMA) accepts the offers based on the...

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