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The Greek Debt Crisis Explained Damon Yeo It is perhaps somewhat ironic to note now that the word “tragedy” comes from Classical Greek. The economic crisis which the Modern Greek nation now faces is nothing less than a tragedy. Since 2007, we have witnessed spectacular collapses of equity markets, bond markets and major... 

By Gilbert Goh A friend recently told me that he will be retrenched by the end of July as his company is suffering massive losses from the current recession. As the doom days get nearer, he became rather edgy.  This is his third time out of work after staying jobless for a few months last year. He only works in his current... 

The Straits Times Forum editor Yap Koon Hong has told opposition politician Chee Soon Juan that he would be denied space in the Forum pages until he withdrew his “serious and unfounded aspersions” on the integrity of the newspaper. He was responding to previous reports on the SDP website which implied that The Straits Times...