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Singapore’s ‘mid-life crisis’

Singapore’s ‘mid-life crisis’

PM Lee (17 Aug) - At Singapore's 49th National Day parade last week, the loudest cheers weren't for the dazzling fireworks or for the fine military displays. They were reserved for the arrival of Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew. Lee, who turns 91 next month, was prime minister from 1965 to 1990 and transformed... 

£90,000 plus expenses wasn’t enough for Tory MP

£90,000 plus expenses wasn’t enough for Tory MP

Tory Foreign Office minister Mark Simmonds (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) (11 Aug) - “What you don’t understand, Chris, is that no Tory MP can survive on £33,000 a year,” one of the grander Conservative MPs (and a multimillionaire to boot) remarked to me as we were queuing in the members’ tea room. Much to my embarrassment,... 

Express buses to ferry Malaysians working in Singapore

Express buses to ferry Malaysians working in Singapore

(31 Jul) -  Johor will hold talks with bus companies to provide express services for locals working in Singapore, says Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin. (Click to enlarge) “With such a service, people will not have to drive across the Causeway to work. That way, they won’t have to pay for tolls,” he said. Apparently,... 



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