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Yet we all know national interest goes both ways. ''A MISSED opportunity for both sides,'' or so claimed the Singapore government's quasi-official mouthpiece, The Straits Times, yesterday after the shock of Treasurer Wayne Swan's knockback of Singapore Inc's $8 billion takeover of Australian Securities Exchange filtered through... 

新加坡可能是世界上除了共产国家以外，高调大谈一个工会和一个政党发生共生关系。事实上，行动党不只是和工会发生共生关系，它也和公共服务部门发生共生关系。给人的感觉是三位一体。或者，露骨的说，一夫二妻。行动党有两宫，东宫是职总，西宫是政府部门。   执政超过半个世纪，这种关系从1960年代 就开始了。长期执政，共生关系已经发展到好几代了， 这使到很多公务人员，以为自己是为行动党服务，而工会领袖呢，满头子里，也是想着如何为行动党服务。这种政府部门，职总和行动党的共生关系，延续到现在，给人的感觉是附庸或附属关系多一点。政府部门和职总还是多产的东，西宫呢，是行动党侯选人的重要来源。   为什么说是附庸，附属关系呢？共生关系的结果是什么？   1... 

The Republic is moving into an age where there is "more meaningful, constructive discussion" and Singaporeans can be engaged and encouraged to participate in the country's affairs, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Friday. Speaking at the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates' Guild (SPGG) inaugural dialogue forum, he said: "We...