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Break open the taxicab monopoly

January 14, 2011
Break open the taxicab monopoly

If it weren't for government interference, the laws of supply and demand would govern the taxi trade with almost frictionless efficiency.
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Seeking Common Development

January 12, 2011
Seeking Common Development

Whole world will benefit from China pursuing its goal of building a xiaokang, or relatively well-off society, by 2020, writes China's Vice Premier.
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Challenges for Indonesia as ASEAN chair

January 9, 2011
Challenges for Indonesia as ASEAN chair

"ASEAN Community in a Global Community of Nations”, it can be inferred that Indonesia’s leadership over the next 12 months will be more outward-looking.
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Opposition has no excuse not to do better at GE

December 27, 2010
Opposition has no excuse not to do better at GE

ST Political Correspondent Kor Kian Beng reflects on the TOC Face-to-Face Forum.
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Key political risks to watch in Asia in 2011

December 23, 2010
Key political risks to watch in Asia in 2011

The 2011 outlook is clouded by China's growing clout, the volatile situation on the Korean peninsula and corruption scandals in India.
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PAP: No need to retire at 62

December 12, 2010
PAP: No need to retire at 62

PAP MP Matthias Yao claims popular interpretation of the Retirement Age Act is wrong.
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A chronology of Authoritarian Singapore

December 5, 2010

In March 1998, the Singapore Govt asked foreign TV stations to restrict coverage of political parties that do not have a wide following.
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Minimum skills, not minimum wage

November 24, 2010
Minimum skills, not minimum wage

Minimum wage legislation can be a costly distraction from what is really necessary.
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Is the Opposition ready to rock?

November 21, 2010
Is the Opposition ready to rock?

As the GE nears, Insight takes a party-by-party look at the state of the opposition. Have the various parties been making the rounds? Do they have enough candidates? Are they ready to go into battle with the ruling party?
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Globalization and the impact to me as a Singaporean

November 10, 2010
Globalization and the impact to me as a Singaporean

Change is something that no generation will ever be ready for, much like facing a rejected date when we were teenagers.
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