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Bloomberg- Jan 23, 2013 Singapore’s inflation rate rose to the highest in three months in December, reducing the central bank’s scope to ease monetary policy to boost growth. The consumer price index rose 4.3 percent from a year earlier, after climbing 3.6 percent in November, the Department of Statistics said in a statement... 

Bloomberg- Jan 22, 2013 Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is cranking up a national debate on babies this month, with proposals to Parliament that would attempt to stem the country’s slumping birthrate. Penelope Sim isn’t listening. “My mother-in-law hates me and she says I’m selfish, but I don’t really care,”... 

（华盛顿16日专电）美国非政府组织「自由之家年度报告今天表示，亚洲主要国家的自由度评比，「亚洲四小龙」的台湾和南韩，以及日本，两项主要指标评级都获得相同的高评等，整体评比列为「自由」国家。 「自由之家」（Freedom House）在发表完整报告前公布的新闻稿指出，台湾是亚洲领先的民主国家，维持和去年相同的高评等，也优于香港、中国大陆和新加坡。 自由之家」的「2013世界自由度」（Freedom...