Recent News:
- Man, 41, at Blk 802 French Road coffeeshop tased by police after trying to fight like Ip Man
- Some PSP members concerned with ‘racial undertones’ of NCMP Leong Mun Wai’s Ceca speeches; closed-door meeting to be held
- The public space segregation of the vaxxed versus the non-vaxxed is beginning.
- 'At most get Covid and fined': Reckless patrons, sleazy KTVs and bar-hopping hostesses ignore rules, health risks
- Status revealed: 30 non-S'poreans among first 54 Covid-19 KTV cases, including 1 student pass holder
- Golden hour, Chinatown
Additional Articles:
Public order in Singapore has been shaken by a hand-drawn smiley face
(The Economist, 11/28/2020, “Crime in Singapore: a city reels”)
Switzerland of Asia: Singapore increases presence as tech hub
(Nikkei Asia, 11/5/2020, Mercedes Ruehl)
Why so many Singaporeans voted for the opposition
(The Economist, 7/18/2020, “Singapore’s election: Gluttons for punishment”)
Singapore’s ruling party wins easily – but its vote falls sharply
(The Economist, 7/10/2020, “PAP squeak”)
GE 2020: Full results
(Straits Times, 7/10/2020)
Singapore’s ruling party calls an election
(The Economist, 6/25/2020, “An election in Singapore: Thirteenth time lucky”)
Singapore has almost wiped out its mother tongues
(The Economist, 2/22/2020, “Mandarins for Mandarin”)
Financial centres in Asia
(The Economist, 10/10/2019, “A tale of two cities”)
Politics in Singapore
(The Economist, 8/1/2019, “Hazy”)
Singapore’s government struggles to promote procreation
(The Economist, 5/25/2019, “Baby strike”)
How Singapore’s incumbent banks are preparing for competition
(The Economist, 5/2/2019, “Reforming the incumbents”)
Singapore’s ruling party reveals the next prime minister
(The Economist, 12/1/2018, “Rolling out 4G”)
Singaporean government decides that only one candidate is fit to be president
(The Economist, September 16th-22nd, 2017, “No contest”)
Singapore files an application to begin contempt of court proceedings against Harvard economist
(The Economist, August 12th-18th, 2017, “Bad blood”)
Housing in Singapore
(The Economist, July 8th-14th, 2017, “The high life”)
Singapore Voters Give Ruling Party a Resounding Victory
(New York Times, 9/11/2015)
GE2015: Live Results
(Straits Times, published 9/11/2015, updated 9/12/2015)
Lee Kuan Yew
(The Economist, 3/26/2015, “Asia’s city-statesman”)