Beware Benchmarking Education Against India
Asia Sentinel- 25 September 2012 A new report called The Competition that Really Matters, which was released jointly by the Center for American Progress (a Washington DC think tank with close ties to the Obama administration) and the Center for the Next Generation, contends that America’s competitive position is being eroded...
China backs down on Hong Kong visa plan
HONG KONG: Hong Kong said on Friday that Beijing will suspend a plan to allow millions more mainland Chinese to visit the southern city, in response to a public outcry about the influx of tourists. The plan, which was to have taken effect on September 1, would have loosened visa requirements for mainland visitors and allowed...
SDP: Greece’s loss is Singapore’s gain?
Two recent headlines should have meant much to Singaporeans but, unfortunately, they went under the radar. The first is Greece would have avoided bailout if it were not for tax havens published by The Telegraph. The piece reported former Greece prime minister George Papandreou (left) lamenting that his country might not have...
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