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Archive for the ‘Civil society’ Category

How have Ong Ye Kung and Ng Chee Meng proven themsevels as Acting Ministers?

Two new ministers, Ong Ye Kung and Ng Chee Meng ascended to heaven, pardon me, appointed ministers 1 year after they were elected MPs. What have they proven in that 1 year - nothing except the usual political obfuscation and motherhood speeches. The former can even be said to have failed first time round back in 2011 - only...

Stresses for Singaporean Energy Firms Deepening, OCBC CEO Says

Stresses among Singapore’s oil and gas companies are deepening, the head of Southeast Asia’s second-largest lender said, signaling that more firms grappling with the slump in energy prices may face difficulties repaying their debts. “I don’t think the oil and gas sector is in a situation where it is in a recovery mode...

How many people can you feed with a Corvette?

A guy looked at my Corvette the other day and said I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that sports car cost. I replied I am not sure, it fed a lot of families in Bowling Green, Kentucky who built it, it fed the people who make the tires, it fed the people who made the components that went into it, it...

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