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The Straits Times article  “CECA is not a four-letter word” (18 Jul 2021) by Senior Political Correspondent Ms Grace Ho is a great display of allegiance to the government’s standard narrative on the wonders of FTAs in expanding Singapore’s economic space and creating good jobs for Singaporeans. Her article wasn’t... 

The last few days have seen a savage sell-off in Chinese tech stocks that has wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off their market capitalisation. The Hang Seng Technology Index has fallen some 24% since the date of Temasek’s year end valuation and by 43% from its peak. While there is no transparent market in pre-IPO and... 

I am worried about the future for Singapore. I get the impression that during the past 18 months, most of our ministers are focused on fighting the covid pandemic. What about other important matters, such as: - running the country? - making sure that our people have jobs? - combating crime? - make sure that Singapore remains...