Firms hire thugs to force migrants out of SG
Migrants say firms force workers out of Singapore. (16 Feb) SINGAPORE (AP) -- Bapari Jakir's employers wanted to see him off the job, but the welder was heavily in debt and didn't want to go back to Bangladesh. So, he says, they encouraged him to leave - by hiring a company whose thugs held him captive in a room, holding...
Fatal Ferrari crash on Beijing freeway
The remains of the Ferrari following the crash in north Beijing. (Photo: CFP) (13 Feb) Fatal high-speed accident on Beijing freeway harks back to incident involving Hu aide's son A red Ferrari slammed into road guardrails and went up in flames early yesterday in Beijing, drawing similarities with another Ferrari crash that...
Tom Perkins’ big idea: The rich should get more votes
"But what I really think is, it should be like a corporation. You pay a million dollars in taxes, you get a million votes. How's that?" (14 Feb) Tom Perkins suggested Thursday that only taxpayers should have the right to vote - and that wealthy Americans who pay more in taxes should get more votes. The venture...
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