The Consistently Missing Employment Statistics

Mar. 19 | ~ By Chua Suntong ~ Throughout the time Goh Chok Tong was Prime Minister (now Emeritus Senior Minister) from 1990 to 2004, government statistics generally did not categorize the Singapore workforce into Singapore Citizens (SCs) and non-citizens. As a...

Will Durban extinguish all hope for the planet?

Dec. 5 | ~ by Ezra Ho ~ Here we go again, world leaders jetting in style to yet another international conference to be greeted by extravagant festivities, to indulge in Machiavellian machinations while the planetary doomsday clock inches ever closer to midnight....

NYT’s China conundrum and the Singapore perspective

Nov. 5 | ~by: Melissa Tee~ “But some professors say they have significantly changed their teaching practices to accommodate the students. During quizzes, Dr. St. Pierre now requires everyone to leave their books at the front of the classroom to prevent cheating,...

Ministerial Salaries – can economics explain?

Aug. 29 | ~ by Dr Ivan Png ~ Since 1994, when they were first pegged to the pay of the highest local earners in six professions, salaries of our government ministers have been a very controversial issue. But while listed companies benchmark their executives’...