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How the arguments advanced to explain nations that have rapidly transformed are the same for the nations that failed Having a strong leader, like Gen. Park Chang Hee in South Korea, Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore or Chiang Kai Shek in Taiwan, is what drives rapid development... (15 Jun) - What made South Korea (and Taiwan, Singapore,... 

The FIFA World Cup trophy exhibited in France on March 9, 2014, Singapore authorities uncovered plans to rig the tournament, a new book claims. (16 Jun) - Singapore authorities last year placed leaders of a global match-fixing ring operating from the city-state in indefinite detention after uncovering plans to rig the World... 

Mr Leong Sze Hian offered good comparisons between our Central Provident Fund (CPF) and Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) on rates of return ("CPF protest draws crowd"; Sunday). While the EPF's 6 per cent interest rate sounds attractive, it is unfair to use that as a benchmark for comparison. Unlike Singapore, Malaysia...