TR EMERITUS

Asian buyers need to be wary of the TPP agreement 'Despite President Barack Obama’s charm offensive in the region, Pacific nations are well-advised to remain wary of the US government’s position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP). If US trade negotiators got their way, the Pacific Rim would reap surprisingly... 

We refer to the article “Singapore ‘can’t have First World economy, Third World costs’: Lim Hng Kiang” (Straits Times, May 6). Cannot be First World economy with Third World costs? It states that “”We have to acknowledge that, over time, Singapore cannot be a First World economy with Third World costs. There has... 

The reporter had asked how many months did it take for her citizenship application to be processed and approved, and she had answered, "In weeks, in days, actually...  very fast!" That has to be a new speed record. In Switzerland, we are told, "foreigners with no direct blood ties to Switzerland through either birth or marriage...