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It’s No Fun Being Poor But Is It Fun To Be The Highest Paid Politician?

It’s No Fun Being Poor But Is It Fun To Be The Highest Paid Politician?

This video report [Soaring prices hit Singapore's poor] by Al Jazeera was done in 2008. It's coming to 4 years since but are the poor in Singapore getting better today? In his recent interview with Fareed Zakaria [Link], PM Lee Hsien Loong said, "If you're poor in Singapore, it's no fun, but I think you're less badly off than... 

Shocking comments or sensationalism again?

Shocking comments or sensationalism again?

Boracay, Philippines: My Paper journalist Joy Fang at the Boracay's famed White Beach, which features fine sand and pristine waters. I have a gripe with the article published today on My Paper (5 Feb 2012) – Shocking comments made by a teacher on student’s essay. I read the headlines of this article – with disgust... 

Remembering Dr Toh Chin Chye

Remembering Dr Toh Chin Chye

Late Dr Toh Chin Chye I cannot forget his kind gesture. It was the morning after the 1997 General Election. I had come back at 2 am after the results had been announced that my team had lost. I went straight to bed. At 8 am, the phone rang and woke me up. At the other end was the familiar voice of Dr Toh Chin Chye. For the next... 



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