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Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 12:01 pm Press Release: Think Centre Statement on the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement A comprehensive sustainable development chapter and “Framework Agreement” is necessary 13 January 2014 Singapore (Singapore) - The EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUS-FTA) that will be considered by the European... 

Singapore's economy is heading for an Iceland-style meltdown (Forbes, 13 Jan) - In 2007, Iceland was celebrated for attaining the world’s highest standard of living according to the U.N.’s annual Human Development Index report. In less than a generation, the tiny North Atlantic island had transformed from a traditional... 

Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said last week that "a minimum wage system has crippled countries in Europe and the United States, particularly in worsening employment conditions." Such a statement demonstrates a careless disregard for facts. The economic crisis which led to the high unemployment rate in the US...