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Can we unite the nation through sports with imported FTs?

Can we unite the nation through sports with imported FTs?

Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 14 Aug 2012 letter “Not as sports-crazy as China? Imagine these...” by Mr David Foo. Mr Foo professes to use examples to show how wrong Mr Christopher Ong was when he concluded that uniting the nation through national sports is overblown. Mr Foo should consider the context in which Mr Ong... 

Low TFR: It’s the Density, Stupid

Low TFR: It’s the Density, Stupid

In an eight-paragraph letter, writer Ivan Goh compares the total fertility rate of Chinese in Singapore (1.08), Indians (1.09) and Malay Singaporeans (1.64) and essentially asks why the TFR rate for Malays is so much higher. “Perhaps the Government should find out why Malay women are more willing to have babies,” he wrote.... 

Why I Hate The Polity Games

Why I Hate The Polity Games

The Polity Games are the most prestigious local competition with thousands of aspiring participants from over 200 Organisations taking part. This ancient Polity Games were held in Singapore from the 1819 - since the day Sir Stamford Raffles landed - till the early 1950s. The modern Polity Games founded by Lee Kuan Yew started... 



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