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A dealer counts US currency notes at a money changer in Singapore. Home prices in Singapore have gained 33 percent since 2009 compared to Hong Kong where they have more than doubled in the period. (AFP) (20 Oct) - The city-state that banned chewing gum to curb litter is showing the rest of Asia how to cool a housing bubble. Singapore... 

(21 Oct) - More than two decades ago, the political leaders in Singapore put forward the idea of “Asian values” to assert that liberal democratic principles and practices were not suited to the region. This decision sparked an important debate that centered on the universality of human rights. But these discussions largely... 

Mrs Lina Chiam, NCMP 21 October 2013 Property Tax Bill SUMMARY – Mrs Lina Chiam believes government should go one step further to instate levies on owners of unused property. Land is scarce in Singapore – residential property should be bought for “use”, rather than purely for investment and speculation. Madam Speaker, Clause...