Lee Kuan Yew
First hints on who could become next Singapore prime minister
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will likely name finance minister Heng Swee Keat as its first assistant secretary general, media said on November...
Sound victory for Singapore’s ruling party
It was the 12th time in a row that the People's Action Party (PAP) won the Singapore's general elections, but this time it came...
Singapore growth forecast cut ahead of historic elections
Economists are less upbeat about the growth outlook for the Singapore economy this year and have moderated their growth expectations for several sectors, according...
Malaysia’s brain drain ’caused by racial policy’
Senior politicians of the ruling Malyasian Barisan Nasional party admitted on August 8 that "race-based policies had contributed to Malaysia’s brain drain problem," which...
Father of Singapore says he’s not to blame for country’s low birthrate.
“One, two… and that’s the ideal. Sterilisation – the best method for family limitation” reads a pamphlet from the 1970s that was part of...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...