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Indonesia may not be as rich as Singapore, but it has more democracy. Unlike workers in Singapore, those in Indonesia have their voices heard. With businesses ravaged and unemployment skyrocketing due to Covid-19, the Indonesian government is going all out to encourage investments and create jobs. But part of the reason investors... 

Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat gave a sombre update of our country's fiscal position in Parliament this afternoon. "Revenue collection are expected to fall across all categories of revenue"- Heng Swee Keat. "We expect our revenue position to be weak for a number of years"- Heng Swee Keat. Of course this is not the end of the... 

A newspaper editorial asks this question: Job-hunting in a pandemic: Are Singaporeans too entitled? Employers too exploitative? I believe that most employers are struggling to survive. They are not exploitative. Some are, but this is likely to be the minority. Singaporean workers should accept the reality. It will be a very...