Dr M on LKY: He’s old, give him some allowance
Lee Kuan Yew ( Aug 8 ) - "He's a 90-year-old man. We (should) give allowance to him, (just) like people who give allowance to me." Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, 88, said this when asked to comment on former Singapore premier Lee Kuan Yew's latest book, 'One Man's View of The World', which was launched on Tuesday. Among others, the...
Why Moody’s downgraded S’pore banks
(6 Aug) - Last week I read a rather disturbing story in the financial news. According to the article Moody's, the rating agency, downgraded Singapore's banking sector from "stable" to "negative." Singapore? Last September I wrote about problems with banks in several emerging markets, but Singapore was not on the list. It has...
New bird flu strain H7N9 can spread between humans!
132 cases and 37 deaths in China and Taiwan have been linked to the H7N9 virus. Photo: AP (7 Aug) - Chinese scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a new bird flu strain is sometimes able to spread from person to person, but they are emphasising that the virus still does not transmit easily. The new bird flu strain,...
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