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I was surprised and concerned to read about the high cost for Project Jewel ("Project Jewel at Changi Airport to cost $1.47b"; last Saturday). It is unclear how this expensive complex, 70 per cent of which will be retail space, will give our airport an edge over other competing air hubs. It is also unclear who it is targeting... 

Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin (Photo: ST) “Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said that in the longer term, he would like to see…" Sir, may I offer you the wisdom of John Keynes, “But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead. Economists set themselves too easy, too useless a... 

Orchard Road has never been as dirty as it is now. Cigarette butts, plastic bags, paper and balloon shreds can be seen on the pavement close to the flower beds outside Ngee Ann City. And there are far too much bird droppings on both sides of the road. There is no point trying to make Orchard Road look attractive if basic cleanliness...