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When DPM Heng said “it is not possible to bubble wrap Singaporean workers from foreign competition”, he is in fact saying they should be subjected to the discipline of the free market, that they need to compete with workers the world over. This must be music to the ears of the shareholders, directors and CEOs of the tens... 

With the lowering of the stars and stripes, the departure of the US forces, its allies and the running away of the former Afghan President, a new chapter is turned for Afghanistan. Like the US's involvements in the Vietnam war in the 70s, their military involvements in Afghanistan lasted about 20 years too. Today, hundreds of... 

The reason why US and NATO effort failed in Afghanistan, is overwhelming support among Afghan (and Pakistani) people for Taliban ideology and interpretation of Islam. Even most Afghan allies of US/NATO army are not any exception. America needs to rein-in their defense industry, their so-called foreign policy experts and defense think-tanks....