Too many shopping malls in Singapore
Where are the shoppers? It is not surprising at all to read about poor sales and the closing down of shops in shopping malls ("New mall in prime location, but no shoppers"; last Monday, and "Retail industry still quiet in first quarter"; May 9). There are far too many stores and malls in Singapore, and not enough shoppers. Consumers...
China: War inevitable unless the US backs down
(25 May) - A Chinese state-owned newspaper said on Monday that “war is inevitable” between China and the United States over the South China Sea unless Washington stops demanding Beijing halt the building of artificial islands in the disputed waterway. The Global Times, an influential nationalist tabloid owned by the ruling...
Fiji: Police chief fights off raiders with chair
Fiji's police chief (left) got a taste of front-line action during a function in a restaurant. Fiji's chief of police was involved in the fight against crime first-hand, armed only with a folding chair, it's been reported. The Pacific nation's South African-born police commissioner Bernadus Groenewald squared up to the...
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