Currency controls in China, S’pore, Taiwan cause global problems
China and other nations are causing global problems by preventing their currencies from strengthening, Ben Bernanke says. The chairman of the US Federal Reserve is firing back amid criticism at home and abroad of the Fed's easy-money policies, arguing that China and emerging and developing countries were holding back their currencies...
More police powers and sentencing options to deal with gangs and youth violence?
Masagos Zulkifli The government is considering if laws need to be tweaked to give more police power and sentencing options to deal with gangs and youth violence. This came in the wake of the recent Downtown East murder and armed rioting at Bukit Panjang. Minister of State for Education and Home Affairs, Masagos Zulkifli, said...
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally freed
Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar's military government freed its archrival, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on Saturday after her latest term of detention expired. Several thousand jubilant supporters streamed to her residence. A smiling Suu Kyi, wearing a traditional jacket and a flower in her hair, appeared at the gate of her compound...
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