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Tharman Shanmugaratnam In the big IMF/ World Bank pow-pow where central bankers were talking aloud about the dangers of govt’s interfering with their central banks’ independence, our very own Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a deputy prime minister and the chairman of its central bank joined in this concern about independence with,... 

So, Malaysia and China are going to build 648k of a rail link connecting Port Klang across the country and up the east coast to Kota Bahru. It’s an important part of the Belt and Road Initiative and will cots RM44 Billion (SGD$14.4B) after a budget renegotiation. By contrast, the Singapore Malaysia High-speed rail link is... 

Billionaire Jack ma Enabled  by US technology (See How Microsoft is subverting China), young Chinese tech workers make Jack Ma eat his words about working overtime ( In China, the 996 schedule means working 9am to 9pm, six days a week) being a “huge blessing” for young workers. Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack...