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Gandhi Ambalam Released
30 November 2001
Mr Gandhi Ambalam, the SDP leader who was jailed with Dr Chee Soon Juan for offences committed outside the Istana on May 1 this year, is out from prison undergoing medical treatment.
Throughout his trial, Mr Gandhis lawyer, Mr Ling How Doong who is also SDPs chairman, highlighted the medical condition of his client who was awaiting treatment by a heart specialist.
At the end of the trial on Wednesday, Mr Gandhi, together with Dr Chee decided to go to jail rather than pay the fines.
Following the jailing, Mr Gandhis family members who visited him at the Queenstown R ... Read more »
Why no world-class quality of life?
02 November 2001
For a country that professes to have a "world-class"
every-thing, it would come as a shock that a full 20 per cent of
Singaporeans want to emigrate. This was the number found in a regional
survey conducted by Mastercard. The Government recently admitted
that the number of Singaporeans leaving Singapore, or who didn't want to
return when they have gone overseas, is worrying. Yet, is this any surprise given the fact that the quality of life for most Singaporeans is poor? Consider
the following indicators: issues, ranging from the economic crisis to
the i
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Democracy makes good economic sense
24 October 2001
If Singaporeans really want to be pragmatic, democracy
is the way forward. Some Singaporeans think that democracy is just a
concept over which political parties fight. They don't see how
democratic values and practices affect their lives - and their pockets. Democracy,
which essentially advocates the freedom of people to decide their own
destiny, is worthy of championing in and of itself. But more than that,
it affects the everyday livelihood of the people. Take today's
Singapore for instance. We have come to a stage when our bubble economy
can no longer de
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How Optus deal curries favour with Singapore
24 August 2001
IN allowing Lee Hsien Yang's $14 billion takeover of
Optus Communications, Peter Costello has done what governments in
Malaysia, China and Hong Kong wouldn't. He has sanctioned the
expansion beyond Singapore's shores of the island's state-controlled
business system in an age when governments are urged to get out of
commerce. SingTel's efforts to buy big in Malaysia and Hong Kong
last year were blocked because Kuala Lumpur and Beijing authorities
didn't want the Singapore Government owning its strategic assets. So
what does Costello know that Mahathir
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