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(Oct 15, 2014) - Sales of private homes by developers in Singapore fell 47.6 percent in September from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday. Data compiled by the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed developers sold 648 units last month, compared with 1,237 units in September 2013. The level of sales was up 48.2... 

(Oct 8, 2014)   Singapore’s move to allow foreign judges to hear commercial cases may boost its standing against regional rival Hong Kong where concerns have mounted that its judicial independence is being undermined by China. Judges from other jurisdictions will be able to hear cross-border disputes at the Singapore International... 

Assistant Professor Jaclyn Neo argued against the basic features doctrine in the Constitution ("Should constitutional principles be eternal?"; last Saturday). In essence, she contended that there are no features in the Constitution so fundamental that they cannot be altered; to declare otherwise would be undemocratic. Let us...