“Is there a feminised symbol of a nation more globally recognised than the Singapore Girl?” asks Chris Hudson in his recent thought-provoking book, Beyond the Singapore Girl: Discourses of gender and nation in Singapore, published by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen.
Read MoreIn spite of the government's stated efforts “to achieve economic growth driven by sustained productivity improvements rather than manpower growth”, the productivity growth remains negative for the first half of 2013, to add to the contraction in 2012
Read MoreWill the progressive wage model (PWM) and mandatory licensing of cleaning firms make any difference remains to be seen
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While local banks are consistently ranked among the strongest in the world, allegations of secrecy remain
Read MoreThe Suara Musyawarah committee's report highlighted “perception of unequal opportunities” among Singaporean Malays.
The committee also heard several personal accounts suggesting that “employment discrimination is not uncommon”.
Concerns that the Malay community is not fully accepted as an equal and integral part of society, and that certain stereotypes, generalisations and negative perceptions of the community exists, were raised.
General concerns such as high immigration, healthcare affordability and PSLE were mentioned.
Specific concerns such as job discrimination, housing issues due to HDB's ethnic quota policy and educational under-performance were also brought-up.
No texts or negotiating positions have been officially released by the TPP countries in public domain even after 19 rounds of negotiations, which is absurd since when in force, TPP will represent 40% of the global economy
Read MoreHOTA is a presumed consent scheme. It allows for the corneas, heart, kidney, and liver of all Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs), 21 years and above, who have not opted out of HOTA and are not mentally disordered, to be removed for donation upon death.
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