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Soldiers from the Singapore army march past the city financial district during a rehearsal for the Singapore National Day celebrations. If arms imports are a measure of a region’s dominance, then the balance of power has definitely shifted in Asia’s favor. It shouldn’t be a surprise that India, South Korea, Pakistan and... 

(The writer emailed this article to both TRE and the Straits Times. We published it in full here. It remains to be seen if ST is willing to do the same.) I refer to this Straits Times article on 9th March 2012, "He earns $850 and owns a two-room flat": http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_775642.html. This... 

I read this Yahoo's article by one of its readers with interest: “There should be no social welfare for those who don’t work. This message must be out clear,” said Dennis Lee, who opposed the idea of unemployed Singaporeans getting free healthcare. “Why should I pay taxes and feed people who don’t work?” Source:...