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ST Ladies and Gentlemen, Those who are not very accustomed to Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore would have thought the finding by 2013 Reporters Without Borders placing Singapore's newspapers 151 at the bottom of the list below Somalia for press freedom to be rather harsh. But a quick look at today's Singapore state controlled newspaper... 

During the first five years following the purchase of a flat, also known as the minimum occupation period, a flat owner cannot own, buy or invest in a private residential property ("Different rules on flat ownership" by Mr Daniel Tong Wee Jin; Aug 14). This rule serves to reinforce the home ownership principle underlining our... 

Singapore Books about Singapore usually praise its achievements or criticise its authoritarian rule. But few ever probe its widely publicized claims that it is a brilliant success that other countries should follow. Singapore's workforce productivity is often mediocre and well below that of the West and Asian economies such...