Migrants’ rights under spotlight in SG after Little India riot
A man gestures behind a tribute board for Sakthivel Kumaravelu, an Indian national who was killed when he was struck by a bus, sparking a riot in the Little India district of Singapore. (Photo: EPA) (19 Dec) - Migrant workers' rights and poor living conditions are under the spotlight in Singapore following riot in Little India...
As SG gets richer, more people are left behind
Singapore Dec 23 (Reuters) - Every day, through eyes clouded by glaucoma, Peter witnesses the spending power generated by Singapore's economic success, knowing he can only afford to look. The 54-year-old shopping mall security guard is part of Singapore's hidden problem - a growing number of poor living on the margins in one...
How I figured out my racism
(6 Dec) - In response to the fracas over underlying racial tensions in American politics currently underway between Jonathan Chait, Quin Hillyer, Ross Douthat, et al, here's a (not sufficiently) brief parable. In 2000 I moved to the West African country of Togo for a few years, and it helped me figure some stuff out. While I...
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