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游润恬 from Lianhe Zaobao 昨天早上10点在武吉知马一带有一项工作。起身后习惯做的第一件事是查看手机。读到公关小姐传来的贴心简讯，会心一笑：这里下大雨，你最好从东陵路绕过来，别走武吉知马路。 一路上跟德士司机聊起。他40多岁，曾住樟宜一带的乡村，对淹水一点都不陌生。他说，有时连续下好几天的大雨，水位涨到屋顶，他只好带着家里养的猪到山上避难。 他和村子里的人当年已意识到叶子很可能使淹水问题更加严重。他说：“纸张掉进水里会软掉，但干枯的叶子掉进水沟里不会烂，如果不清除就永远留在那里，不但塞住水沟，还会生蚊子。” Read... 

The father of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew is entitled to his own interpretation about individual politicians around the world just like any other person. However how informed and knowledgeable he is to call one community in Sri Lanka brighter than the other is a big question. Having founded the People’s Action Party (PAP)... 

I refer to the new advertisement to promote filial piety – spearheaded by the National Family Council and supported by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports- that is currently showing on TV. Many may find the message is touching, and in many aspects, in line with the “Confucius ethics and values” that...