GIC’s Investment in Stuyvesant Town – Unravelling the Mystery
By Damon Yeo Government Investment Corp (GIC)’s massive S$1 billion loss on their Stuyvesant Town investment is shrouded in much mystery. Before the news of a default broke out, very few outside of the GIC framework actually knew that our national sovereign wealth fund actually had an open position in this upmarket New...
“Quiet” or “wayang” diplomacy in the “escape” of Dr Silviu Ionescu: A case study of utter impotence, ineptitude and incompetence
OPINION [Cartoon source: Portalite Studios] The Singapore government, particularly the police has received much flak for the past few weeks over its seemingly inept handling of the "escape" of Romanian diplomat Dr Silviu Ionescu, a prime suspect in the double hit and run accident at Bukit Panjang a month ago which has already...
How much immunity for a diplomat?
By Bhaskaran Kunju There has been much deliberation over the status of Dr Silviu Ionescu, the Romanian diplomat who’s still a suspect in the hit and run case on December 15, which has already claimed the life of one victim. The amount of immunity a diplomat receives is outlined in two different multilateral treaties, the 1961...
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