YEE Yan Wan is just three years old but policymakers here are already worrying about her future choices. The concern arises because of Singapore's shrinking old-age support ratio. That is the number of people aged 15 to [Read entire story]
Decision time for Hougang
May 25, 2012
DESPITE the two candidates' best efforts to frame the by-election as a local contest between two men for the votes of Hougang residents, the battle has taken on a larger significance. [Read entire story]
Now this is the election to watch
May 25, 2012
THIS is the election to watch. There's the ruling party, under close scrutiny after suffering its biggest losses in decades. Has it learnt from the shock and done more to listen to an increasingly politically aware [Read entire story]
‘Forgotten’ man of the match
May 25, 2012
THIS was the headline, not of a feature story, but of a press release. It came from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau. Yes, you got that right. CPIB is the no-nonsense, low-profile agency that should make you [Read entire story]
Who’s Secret Squirrel?
May 25, 2012
TRUE to the theme song of the hero of a 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon show, a 'Secret Squirrel' got Singapore into a real spin this week. [Read entire story]
OB marker man for political rallies
May 25, 2012
What was it like to supply barricades for last year's GE rallies? [Read entire story]
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