Line between living beyond one’s means and being mean is very thin
Argie president Mauricio Macri’s plan to delay payments on more than U$101bn of debt, is a de facto default. Todd Martinez, director of sovereign ratings at Fitch debt agency, had earlier told the BBC’s Today programme that Argentina had three options to repay what it owes – most of which is in US dollars – and none...
Dealing with low fertility rates need holistic solution
As a citizen, I am hearten to read in the Straits Times that the government is putting in more effort to addresss our long neglected total fertility problems. Our total fertility rates now stands at 1.14 per child bearing woman, a world record low. If nothing is done to tackle its persistent decline, it is totally possible that...
Why is China flooding S’pore with its ‘GPS’ devices?
The Chinese version of the Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, has overtaken the US original round the world. But look at the number it has here: why? Is it because unlike GPS, which only sends signals and cannot identify the location of receivers, BeiDou’s communications with the ground are two-way? The Chinese...
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