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(Photo Mr Brown) (29 Nov) - SO RARE is industrial action in Singapore that the government and press seem to be hazy about the vocabulary. When 171 bus drivers employed by SMRT, a government-owned firm, refused to go to work on November 26th and staged a sit-in at their dormitory, the Straits Times, a pro-government daily,... 

Legal Week- 26 Nov 2012 The Law Society of Singapore has named Rodyk & Davidson partner Lok Vi Ming as its new president, replacing Wong Meng Meng SC, who has held the position for the last two years. Lok, who is currently vice president, will assume his new role on 1 January next year, having been elected to serve for 2013. Wong,... 

In response to co-blogger Bryan Caplan, John Smith argues that Singapore needs conscription. Here's where economics is really helpful: in helping us understand the distinction between how big a military to have and how to man a military. Smith argues that Singapore needs a large military and argues implicitly that to have...