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Bloomberg- Jan 22, 2013 Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is cranking up a national debate on babies this month, with proposals to Parliament that would attempt to stem the country’s slumping birthrate. Penelope Sim isn’t listening. “My mother-in-law hates me and she says I’m selfish, but I don’t really care,”... 

（华盛顿16日专电）美国非政府组织「自由之家年度报告今天表示，亚洲主要国家的自由度评比，「亚洲四小龙」的台湾和南韩，以及日本，两项主要指标评级都获得相同的高评等，整体评比列为「自由」国家。 「自由之家」（Freedom House）在发表完整报告前公布的新闻稿指出，台湾是亚洲领先的民主国家，维持和去年相同的高评等，也优于香港、中国大陆和新加坡。 自由之家」的「2013世界自由度」（Freedom... 

(AFP, 10 Jan) - Singapore's governing party faces a poll test this month to fill the seat of the ex-parliamentary Speaker who quit over an affair, officials said Wednesday, at a time of growing criticism of its rule. The January 26 by-election will give a new snapshot of the public mood two years after the People's Action Party...