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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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Don't deprive youth of participation in nation's politics
15 August 2001
The Young Democrats (YD) opposes the latest
Government's decision to bring the Internet medium to heel (Straits
Times, August 14, 2001). After having effectively muzzled the print and
broadcast media, both local and foreign, it is not at all surprising
that the PAP is now focusing its attention on the Internet. The
speed in which the PAP government is acting to curb the use of the
Internet by political parties, reveals the desperation in which the PAP
finds itself. It shows that the ruling party is unsure of itself in the
coming General Elections (GE). With the r
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