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by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Look at this edited transcript of an interview of Mr Goh Chok Tong by the Straits Times, released by the Singapore Government. Note that this is edited, presumably by the government, so we don't really know what is missing in the transcript. But it strikes me that there are virtually no follow-up questions asked by the Straits Times. Every assertion, every idea, every statement by Mr Goh was not questioned nor challenged by the interviewer.
We all know that Straits Times is a pro-government paper. But, even so, I hope the paper still exhibits some form of skepticism, especially from authority figures.
by Shamim Adam, Bloomberg
Singapore's consumer prices rose at a slower-than-expected pace last month, reducing the need for the central bank to allow further gains in the currency to rein in inflation.
The consumer price index jumped 7.5 percent from a year earlier, matching April's pace that was a 26-year high, the Department of Statistics said today. That's lower than all 13 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey of economists, where the median forecast was a 7.8 percent increase.
See Also: Singapore Consumer Price Index, by Department of Statistics, Singapore Government. (Note: PDF document.)
by Mathew Murphy, Sydney Morning Herald
Speculation that Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon may use his last year at the helm of the Kangaroo carrier to forge a merger or "regional alliance" with Singapore Airlines would be an ambitious feat to say the least.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
I cannot see how this main artery can be unclogged without a major rconceptualisation of traffic flow.
by Clarissa Oon, Straits Times
One way to avoid stagflation is to maintain a foreign-worker policy that is 'very responsive' to business needs, labour chief Lim Swee Say said.
by Mary Bohan, Reflections On A Global Health Lab Experience
It's been five weeks since I've been in Singapore, and one thing that has become more and more apparent since arriving in this small island nation is the discrepancy that exists between the rich and the poor.
by Bernama
The government has agreed to implement a dual pump system at fuel stations in border areas so that foreigners do not buy fuel at subsidised prices.
by Leslie Wang, Today
The question I would pose is, why bother owning a car when we can't use the road as freely as we want?
Someone who drives daily from, say, Yishun to Woodlands for work should pay significantly less than another fellow who drives daily from Ang Mo Kio to Raffles Place. That, to me, is simple logic. You want to drive freely? Don't contribute to the congestion.
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