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Private yachts berthed outside luxury bungalows and condominium apartments at Sentosa Cove in Singapore, on Wednesday, 3 February 2010. (Photo: Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg) (May 30, 2014 )        Singapore’s home prices will probably fall further before the housing curbs introduced in the past five years are scaled back,... 

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage (above) and Ukip candidate Diane Jones celebrate. (27 May)   Tony Blair calls party 'nasty and unpleasant' while Ed Miliband says concerns about immigration are not prejudiced. Labour divisions over the threat posed by Ukip have been thrown into the open after Tony Blair defended his... 

I read with concern the discussion, especially online, that ensued from the civil society statement on racism and xenophobia (“Civil society groups warn against growth of racism, xenophobia”; May 29). The statement was criticised for supposedly blaming honest Singaporeans who are speaking up to defend our homeland against...