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From our Correspondent A decade ago, national flags were hung by more than half the households in Singapore in the weeks leading to 9 August to celebrate the country's independence. There was a prevasive fear in the community that they will be 'punished' by the government if they do not express their "patriotism" explicity. Later... 

By Dr Albert Lin, Guest Columnist A classmate of mine was diagnosed with stomach cancer recently. He had been complaining of epigastric pain and discomfort for a few weeks which he initially brushed off as a bout of acute gastritis as a result of his infrequent meals. When the pain becomes worse and protracted, a OGD (oesophago-gastro-duodenoscope)... 

By Eugene Yeo, Consultant Editor [In this two part series, Eugene Yeo writes about the two chief limiting factors of Singapore's success: the growth-at-all cost economic policy and an unthinking, unquestioning, subservient citizenry] MM Lee has always emphasized to the West that Singapore is a "Confucian" society, whose embodied...