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Data for the first quarter of this year showed a substantial increase in the number of foreign buyers of private homes ("Foreign buyers keen on private homes again"; April 23). In absolute terms, the number of foreign purchases - 523 in the first quarter - was 40 per cent higher than the 373 recorded in the same period a... 

This is a letter from the public published on Zaobao's forum page on 7 May: 洪比琳 今年A水准成绩放榜，小女儿的成绩非常优异，考到了八个A，包括H2和H3。与家人商量后，女儿决定报考新加坡国立大学法律系。不料，我们却在5月初接到通知，她竟然不被国大法律系录取！小女儿在初级学院就读期间，除了成绩优异外，也积极参加课外活动，深得老师好评。此外，她晚上也经常到居民委员会等基层组织义务帮忙。由此可见，她具有全面发展的潜能。　　对于国大法律系为什么会把这样土生土长，又有实力的年轻人拒之门外，我们实在是想不通。为了让女儿学习她所喜爱的法律，我们决定把她送到英国留学。在阻隔了本地优秀人才在本国大学升学之路的同时，国立大学却给外国留学生保留了学额，真让人感到失望和伤心！希望新加坡国立大学能够对此给一个说法。 Rough... 

Geylang In year 2003 while I was station in KL for 2 years, my Malaysian colleague joke about our beloved country that is run like a prostitute house. Being a proud Singaporean that time I told them off. Their logic was since your government welcome any Tom, Dick & Harry into the country as foreign talent, what will become...