
The end of the WTO’s Golden Era
Market Watch- October 11, 2012 BEIJING (Caixin Online) — Globalization has been on a rapid pace for two decades. Trade has been rising roughly twice as fast as global gross domestic product in the past two decades. The World Trade Organization’s rule-based system, though with many flaws, has played a critical role. The total...

Malaysia wedding sparks corruption inquiry
BBC News- 6 October 2012 An anti-corruption inquiry has been launched in Malaysia after reports that public funds were used to pay for the giant wedding of a top official's son. Some 130,000 guests poured into a sports centre in the southern state of Malacca for eight hours of revelry. Malacca's chief minister, Ali Rustam, insisted...

SDP’s alternative housing plan – Housing A Nation
A slew of news reports in recent weeks tells us that Singapore's housing market has reached new and dangerous heights. The irrational exuberance that has gripped our nation's housing prices spells trouble for our future. Recent prices of flats being sold for $1 million and more has fueled a market that is spiraling out of control....
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