On 30 August 2010, the government announced new curbs to deter property speculators and investors – especially those who may be overstretching themselves financially – from dominating the market and pushing up home prices.
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On 30 August 2010, the government announced new curbs to deter property speculators and investors – especially those who may be overstretching themselves financially – from dominating the market and pushing up home prices.
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In the past, some botched rescue attempts have spurred inquiries that have resulted in countries creating or dramatically improving their hostage-rescue capabilities.
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We do need to ensure that a mind at play is a mind that is free and at ease.
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In many ways, the Hezbollah threat is being played up in order to provide the type of deterrent that mutually assured destruction did during the Cold War.
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Singapore’s policy toward Taiwan is an example of the tightrope that Southeast Asian countries need to walk in the new era of an increasingly powerful China asserting itself – particularly in relation to its “core interests” including Tibet, Taiwan and (the newest addition to the “core”) the South China Sea.
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In this 6-part vodcast series, Australia National University's College of Asia & Pacific explores the ongoing Thailand Crisis.
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“Moral disapproval alone,” Judge Walker wrote, in words that could someday help change history, “is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and women.”
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The rise of multiple citizenship undoubtedly provides freedom. But as is frequently the case, the freedom raises the question of what an individual is committed to beyond himself. In blurring the lines between nations, it does not seem that it has reduced conflict. Quite the contrary, it raises the question of where the true...
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In the past, Singapore has been the uncontested intellectual leader of Asean, providing new ideas related to economic and security matters to reinvent and make Asean relevant to the global community.
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At present, the decision to censor is taken far too lightly in Singapore. This is because it has become routinized to such an extent that individuals are shielded from the ethical implications and practical consequences of their actions.
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