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Economics/Business
Sovereign Wealth Funds Go After Western Property
Our Correspondent 2013-05-17
The vulture capitalists swoop down Society
Singapore Again Tries Its Hand at Social Engineering
Our Correspondent 2013-03-25
Some of the island republic's children are wanted more than others Economics/Business
All Aboard for the Trans Pacific Partnership
Our Correspondent 2013-03-01
Meeting in Singapore seeks to push the trade door wider across the Pacific Ocean Society
A Controversial US Warship to Singapore
Our Correspondent 2013-02-28
'Crappy' boat or revolutionary new naval weapon? Economics/Business
Is ASEAN the New BRICS?
Our Correspondent 2013-02-25
On a wide range of economic pointers, Southeast Asia is gaining fast Politics
Singapore's Leash on the International Media
Our Correspondent 2013-02-20
Reluctance in reporting on the sensational death of a young American researcher Society
Mysterious Death in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2013-02-18
Did a young American engineer commit suicide, or was he murdered? Society
Singapore's Population Fairy Tale
Our Correspondent 2013-02-13
A stubborn citizenry Society
Barry Wain: Colleague, Friend, Author
Our Correspondent 2013-02-05
Veteran journalist and editor dies in Singapore Economics/Business
Southeast Asian B-Schools' Western Tilt
Our Correspondent 2013-01-29
Are western management ideas crippling Asian business education? Politics
Sea Change in Singapore Politics?
Our Correspondent 2013-01-28
Opposition's by-election win could herald a new era Society
Gay Rights an Issue in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2013-01-23
Churches demand that the government not decriminalize gay sex Politics
Politics and Power in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2013-01-07
PAP uses clout to deny services to opposition constituency Economics/Business
The Scandal of Foreign Labor in Asia
Our Correspondent 2012-12-10
Exploitation, corporate greed, authoritarian hangovers, but it may be changing Economics/Business
Singapore's Temasek Bails Out Another Loser
Our Correspondent 2012-12-05
Sovereign wealth firm rescues ailing commodities trader Economics/Business
Singapore Cracks Down on a Strike
Our Correspondent 2012-12-03
But heavy-handed action raises questions by ministries Society
Singapore's Potemkin Moment
Our Correspondent 2012-09-26
A tableau for the Duke and Duchess Society
Circumcision as a Weapon Against HIV
Our Correspondent 2012-09-18
But increasingly in the west the practice is losing favor Society
Singaporeans Failing at Sex Education?
Our Correspondent 2012-07-05
The island republic’s ministry of education rebuilds its sex education programs Society
The Coming Water Crisis for Asia
Our Correspondent 2012-07-03
A four-year study says the biggest problem for cities is simple leaky pipes Society
The Enormous Problem of Human Waste
Our Correspondent 2012-07-03
A clever graphic tells just how big the problem is Politics
How Singapore Policed the Foreign Press
Our Correspondent 2012-06-26
Publication in the National Gazette was just one of many tools including contempt of court and libel suits Society
Woffles Wu and Singapore Law
Our Correspondent 2012-06-22
Are there indeed two laws for the rich and poor in Singapore? Bloggers say yes Society
Singaporeans reawaken the "Marxist Conspiracy"
Our Correspondent 2012-06-05
Twenty-five years later, a handful of people seek to redress an old wrong Society
A Supercar Crash Enrages Singaporeans
Our Correspondent 2012-05-21
Wreck sparks anger at the million-odd immigrants brought in as a result of government policy Society
Singapore Minor in Major Sex Scandal
Our Correspondent 2012-04-20
Underage hooker exposes the grime beneath Lion City's gleam Economics/Business
Rich Indonesians Snap Up Singaporean Flats
Our Correspondent 2012-04-18
A safe haven in case there’s trouble, either from ethnic strife – or the law Economics/Business
Singapore's Nose in South China Morning Post's Tent?
Our Correspondent 2012-04-13
Having tired of Malaysian style journalism, the Kuok family turns to Singapore Society
Climate Change: Eye on the oceans
Our Correspondent 2012-04-10
There is growing focus on the health of the oceans, and not a moment too soon Politics
Singaporean Democracy in Action
Our Correspondent 2012-03-29
Or Inaction? Society
Opinion: Cutting Eating Could Lengthen Your Life
Our Correspondent 2012-03-23
Wherein our wine writer goes on a rant about modern western food Society
Seeking to Save Chinese History in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2012-03-20
Campaign to preserve Chinese cemetery pushes on against the odds Best Meals in Asia
Best New Restaurant in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2012-03-02
Our Wandering Palate finds his comfort zone in Luke's Oyster Bar and Chop House of Singapore Society
Singapore's Lee Family and Nepotism
Our Correspondent 2012-02-24
A blogger feels the wrath of the ruling family Society
Postcards from the Edge - of Time
Our Correspondent 2012-02-23
A columnist discovers a treasure trove in Singapore Best Meals in Asia
Dining at Changi Airport
Our Correspondent 2011-12-21
Our Wandering Palate dines before wandering onto his airplane Best Meals in Asia
A Sommelier's Great Singaporean Restaurant
Our Correspondent 2011-11-25
Iggy's Best Meals in Asia
Restaurant Review: Truffle Dumplings at Din Tai Fung
Our Correspondent 2011-11-18
Our Wandering Palate nearly loses it over a new kind of xiaolongbao Best Meals in Asia
Singapore's Best Restaurant Blends East, Middle East
Our Correspondent 2011-11-04
Our Wandering Palate says Coriander Leaf beats out the Italian competition and then some Politics
Singapore's Failed Occupation
Our Correspondent 2011-10-28
Bloggers, others question why nobody showed up for Occupy Raffles Square. Best Meals in Asia
Favorite Chicken Rice in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2011-10-21
Wee Nam Kee, 275 Thomson Road #01-05 Novena Vile, opposite Novena Church, Singapore Economics/Business
Terrorists and Rogue Traders
Our Correspondent 2011-10-17
Banks haven’t learned anything about risk management Society
Singapore's Leaky Drugs Enforcement
Our Correspondent 2011-09-26
Changed statistics show that harsh policies aren’t working as well as had been hoped Politics
Brave New Singapore
Our Correspondent 2011-08-26
Wow, a real election! Politics
A Rare Contentious Election in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2011-08-17
A largely ceremonial presidential post has some real candidates Politics
Singapore: Murdochian Democracy?
Our Correspondent 2011-07-21
Rupert says the lion city is his version of utopia Politics
Singapore Quiets the South China Sea
Philip Bowring 2011-06-29 {mosimage}The island republic reacts sharply to China's claims to the entire body of water
Politics
Analyzing the Singapore Election
Our Correspondent 2011-05-11 {mosimage}A Step on the Long Road to Political Pluralism?
Politics
Singapore Election Upset?
Our Correspondent 2011-04-27 {mosimage}Nicole Seah and the social media effect
Society
Hanging Mules in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2011-04-25 {mosimage}The island republic's inflexible drug laws doom drug couriers
Politics
Singapore debates the PAP's future
Our Correspondent 2011-04-25 {mosimage}An oft-pummeled opposition hopes to make electoral gains
Economics/Business
Numbers Oddity in S'pore
Our Correspondent 2011-04-18 {mosimage}Are quick-hit quarterly stats trustworthy?
Society
Singapore Death Book Has a Sympathetic Hearing
Our Correspondent 2011-04-13 {mosimage}British author gets some traction on contempt appeal
Society
Singapore: Buying Good Press
Our Correspondent 2011-04-12 {mosimage}A Financial Times supplement breaches an ethical firewall
Politics
Polls Loom in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2011-04-04 {mosimage}But don't expect much to change
Society
S'pore: the Maid, the Pack and the Soldier
Our Correspondent 2011-03-31 {mosimage} The country goes a little nutty after a maid is seen carrying a soldier's backpack Politics
Singapore's Speaker's Corner Shut Down for Polls
Our Correspondent 2011-03-15 {mosimage}No politicking during elections, we're Singaporeans
Society
Book Review: Kuan Yew's Grim Vision
Our Correspondent 2011-02-14 {mosimage}Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going. By Han Fook Kwang, Rachel Lin,
Robin Chan, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Chua Mui Hoong, Lydia Lim, Ignatius Low.
Straits Times Press, 458 pp, hardback, available in local bookstores.
Economics/Business
Singapore and Foreign Workers
Our Correspondent 2011-02-10 {mosimage}Chinese migrants, among others, face difficult problems, a new report says
Politics
Singapore Cracks down on Online Journalism
Our Correspondent 2011-01-31 {mosimage}Popular website is forced to register as a political group
Politics
Singapore's WikiLeaks Gaffes
Our Correspondent 2010-12-12 {mosimage}Oz papers find top Foreign Affairs ministry officials trashing the neighbors
Society
Singapore Jails British Author Alan Shadrake for Six Weeks
Our Correspondent 2010-11-16 {mosimage}The author of "Once a Jolly Hangman" incarcerated for six weeks for "scandalizing the judiciary
Economics/Business
Singapore's ASX Buy May Be Off
Our Correspondent 2010-11-01 {mosimage}A variety of negative factors stand in the way of the purchase of the Oz bourse
Politics
Singapore's New Weapon Against Dissent
Our Correspondent 2010-10-27 {mosimage}Trademark infringement action now will do the job
Politics
Singapore Justice in the Dock Indeed
Our Correspondent 2010-10-18 {mosimage}The government goes after the author of a book questioning the fairness of the courts
Society
Thinking About Singapore
Our Correspondent 2010-08-31 {mosimage}An associate who recently was required to spend a day in Singapore on a business trip became so irritated by the smug attitude of the island republic's officials, taxi drivers and others that it gave rise to this rumination.
Society
Book Review: Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock
Our Correspondent 2010-08-13 {mosimage}Singapore goes after an author for exposing the country's capital punishment misuses. Alan Shadrake, Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, 219 pp., available through Gerakbudaya.com.
Society
How Many People is Enough in Singapore?
Our Correspondent 2010-08-12 {mosimage}And are the newcomers hammering the lifestyles of the locals?
Society
British Author's Uphill Battle in a Singapore Court
Our Correspondent 2010-08-02 {mosimage}Death Penalty Author Shadrake faces multiple legal challenges for "Scandalizing Judiciary"
Economics/Business
Global Media and Singapore's Bureaucrats
Our Correspondent 2010-07-19 {mosimage}The island republic's media development authority squashes competition
Society
Hip Deep on Singapore's Orchard Road
Our Correspondent 2010-06-17 {mosimage}Wrath of Mother Nature and Climate Change?
Society
Singapore Loses a Visionary
Our Correspondent 2010-05-17 {mosimage}Goh Keng Swee, who helped to build the island republic, dies
Society
Early Glitches for Singapore's Casinos
Our Correspondent 2010-05-06 {mosimage}Worrying early signs, startup problems plague the Lion City's gaming Politics
Singapore Officials Show Some Spine…
Our Correspondent 2010-04-23 {mosimage}…Not that it does them any good
Economics/Business
Singapore's Gaming Gamble
Our Correspondent 2010-03-29 {mosimage}Super-casinos open in the island republic
Politics
Singapore's Lees Cow the International Herald Tribune Again
John Berthelsen 2010-03-24 {mosimage}Paper apologizes for a story that does not appear to include libel
Society
Singapore's Ethnic Education Problems
Our Correspondent 2010-02-24 {mosimage}Ethnic Malays at the bottom of the ladder
Society
Singapore Pulls the Welcome Mat for Foreign Workers
Our Correspondent 2010-02-05 {mosimage}In a bid to radically retool its economy, the island republic says it will retrain the locals
Economics/Business
More Disaster for Singapore's Sovereign Wealth Funds
Our Correspondent 2010-01-13 {mosimage}GIC, Temasek fall into another river of red ink
Politics
Singaporeans Seek Asylum Elsewhere
Our Correspondent 2010-01-07 {mosimage}A handful of the Lion City's citizens want to abandon their homeland for less strict digs
Society
Asia Sentinel Loses a Singapore Correspondent
Our Correspondent 2009-11-24 {mosimage}Our man in the Lion City is told he isn't wanted Society
The Beauty of Singapore
Our Correspondent 2009-11-23 {mosimage} A former Singapore scholar speaks out about his bilingual education
Politics
Dow Jones to Pay Singapore Yet Again
Our Correspondent 2009-11-17 {mosimage}Lee Kuan Yew will zing The Far Eastern Economic Review one last time before it goes out of business
Politics
Singapore's Lees Win a Case Against a Defunct Magazine
Our Correspondent 2009-10-07 {mosimage}An appellate court rules upholds defamation charges against the Far Eastern Economic Review
Society
Singapore Beauty Trips on Singlish Slip
Our Correspondent 2009-10-06 {mosimage}Bad diction spells doom for pageant triumph
Society
Letter from Singapore
Our Correspondent 2009-08-21 {mosimage}Searching for soul in an international city
Society
Singapore's Loan Sharking Problem
Our Correspondent 2009-08-20 {mosimage}Bad times spawn intimidating illegal moneylenders
Economics/Business
Singapore's Goodbye Guy
Our Correspondent 2009-07-23 {mosimage}Temasek's ex-New Boss is Out the Door
Politics
No Country for Old Men
Our Correspondent 2009-06-16 {mosimage}Lee Kuan Yew ventures into the Malaysian thicket, finds Mahathir hasn't mellowed
Politics
Singapore's Sham Political Reforms
Our Correspondent 2009-06-08 {mosimage}The island republic sends forth yet another electoral Trojan horse Economics/Business
Singapore: Buy High, Sell Low II
Our Correspondent 2009-06-05 {mosimage}Bailing out on Barclay's with massive losses, Temasek forgets to tell Singapore's citizens about it
Economics/Business
Singapore's Lesson: Buy High, Sell Low
Our Correspondent 2009-05-20 {mosimage}Aristocratic lineage isn't a qualification for financial management Society
Christian Coup Foiled in Singapore Women's Club
Our Correspondent 2009-05-08 {mosimage}Right-wing Christians rout a women's group's leadership, only to be re-ousted Society
Mister Sandman, Bring Me Some Sand
Our Correspondent 2009-04-23 {mosimage}Singapore continues to grow on everybody else's land Society
The Right to Die in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2009-04-20 {mosimage}From a proud tower in the town/Death looks gigantically down/On the island republic Society
Another Day in the Lion City, Almost
Our Correspondent 2009-03-18 {mosimage}Singapore again ousts the editor of the Asia Sentinel Politics
New Charges by Singapore Against the Wall Street Journal
Our Correspondent 2009-03-17 {mosimage}This time the Lee family's personal fief reaches all the way to New York Economics/Business
Trouble for the Switzerland of the Orient
Our Correspondent 2009-03-06 {mosimage}UBS's problems come home to roost in the Island Republic Economics/Business
Apres Ho Ching, Le Deluge?
Our Correspondent 2009-02-09 {mosimage}Lee Hsien Loong's wife leaves Temasek just in time for her successor to reap the bad news Society
I Lost My Kidney/To a Guy Named Sidney
Our Correspondent 2009-01-21 {mosimage}Singapore debates legalizing payment to voluntary organ donors Politics
Singapore Wins Again
Our Correspondent 2008-11-26 {mosimage}A high court judge reinvents Alice in Wonderland in a contempt case Economics/Business
Singapore's Temasek Stumbles Again
Our Correspondent 2008-11-16 {mosimage}The island republic's premier sovereign wealth fund takes another massive writeoff Politics
Singapore to Become Water-Sufficient
Our Correspondent 2008-11-06 {mosimage}The island republic seeks to free itself from possible blackmail by Malaysia Economics/Business
Southeast Asia Waits with Fingers Crossed
Our Correspondent 2008-10-17 {mosimage} So far, so good for a region that has practiced prudent financial management for the past 10 years, but it may not last Politics
Singapore Bankrupts the Singapore Democratic Party
Our Correspondent 2008-10-14 {mosimage}The Lee family again uses its tame courts to wipe out political opposition Politics
Singapore Goes After Dow Jones Again
Our Correspondent 2008-09-12 The island republic’s attorney general files contempt charges against the Wall Street Journal Asia for unfavorable editorials Politics
Pressure Builds on Singapore's System
Our Correspondent 2008-09-08 Far Eastern Review editor Hugo Restall responds to the latest chapter in the magazine's legal battle with the Lee familySociety
Seeking the Stork in Singapore
Our Correspondent 2008-08-28 The government unveils new ways to get couples to couple Politics
Singapore Justice: a Moving Target
Our Correspondent 2008-08-25 A Singaporean court allows the Lee family to expand its libel suit against the Far Eastern Economic Review Economics/Business
Singapore’s Temasek Courts Disaster
Our Correspondent 2008-08-18 The bull market tide goes out, leaving the lion city’s sovereign wealth firm gasping on the shore Politics
Singapore’s Minister Mentor Slips Up Under Oath
Our Correspondent 2008-07-09 Lee Kuan Yew testifies to a laudatory letter that was never sent by an international legal organization Politics
Singapore Update: Dissidents Go Directly to Jail
Our Correspondent 2008-06-02 Singapore
Democratic Party leaders opt for jail time for contempt of court
because they’re too broke to pay the fine
Politics
Singapore to Dissident Leader: Shut Up
Our Correspondent 2008-05-23 Veteran agitator probably heads back behind bars for speaking his mind in the Lion City
Opinion
Singapore's Great Escape Continues
Our Correspondent 2008-04-01 A former detainee tells how hard it is to break out of Singapore’s most secure detention facility Society
Singapore’s Languishing Lawyers
Our Correspondent 2008-03-19 Few people want to be called to the bar in the Lion City Opinion
Singapore Reels over a Missing Fugitive
Our Correspondent 2008-03-05 The Island Republic’s fugitive terrorist runs circles around authorities
Politics
A Jihadi Limps Away from a Singapore Jail
Our Correspondent 2008-02-29 The Lion City mounts a massive manhunt for an unlikely prison escapee Economics/Business
Will Rupert Murdoch Knuckle Under to Singapore?
Our Correspondent 2008-01-11 The media king’s purchase of Dow Jones & Co. has delivered some unwanted cargo in the form of a long-running libel suit.
Politics
Singapore Boosts Pay for Officials... Again
Our Correspondent 2007-12-18 The world’s highest-paid public servants get a second round of pay increases with the New Year Society
Singapore Raps (video)
Our Correspondent 2007-11-26 The chief censor is all that. Y’all.
Economics/Business
Troubles mount for Temasek
Our Correspondent 2007-11-22 Singapore blames a bad
forex bet on its foreign banks
Economics/Business
Temasek Goes for Another Prize
Our Correspondent 2007-11-12 Singapore’s
sovereign wealth fund gets into pharmaceuticals
Politics
We’re Sorry Singapore, the Financial Times Says
John Berthelsen 2007-10-17 Singapore’s Lee family once again finds an insult where there appears to be none, and collects money for it Politics
Singapore and Burma: Such Good Friends
Our Correspondent 2007-10-10 The city-state’s diplomats may denounce the current crackdown, but Singapore is a crucial ally for the junta’s brutal generals
Politics
Singapore’s Iron Fist Jails Opposition Leader
Our Correspondent 2007-09-05 Chee Soon Juan Back Behind Bars for Opposing One-Party Rule Politics
FEER answers Singapore Defamation Suit
Our Correspondent 2007-08-16 Magazine
says no defamation of Lee Hsien Loong and his father took place in
August 2006 article
Economics/Business
Singapore’s Temasek Hits Hard Going
Philip Bowring 2007-08-03 The Prime Minister’s wife has a lackluster year
Opinion
Don’t Count Your Conspiracies Before They Are Hatched
Our Correspondent 2007-06-15 There could be less than meets the eye to the latest terrorism arrests by Singaporean authorities. Politics
Singapore's Two-Faced Judiciary
Our Correspondent 2007-06-06 Excerpted
from Beyond Suspicion? The Singapore Judiciary by Francis T.
Seow, published in May 2007,Monograph. Published by Yale Southeast
Asia Studies. Copyright©2007 by Yale Southeast Asia Studies.
Reprinted by permission
Politics
Singapore, Indonesia Finally Settle Extradition Treaty
Our Correspondent 2007-04-24 Do fugitive bankers in Singapore need to worry about being sent home?
Politics
Bearding the Lion City
John Berthelsen 2007-03-19 Chee Soon Juan dares the International Bar Association to invite Singapore opposition figures to speak at their controversial October conclave in the island republic
Society
Have We Seen the Back of the Singapore Girl?
Our Correspondent 2007-03-09 Maybe not, but Singapore Airlines’ iconic in-flight symbol may in for rough weather
Politics
Lawyers Defend Singapore Conference Choice
Our Correspondent 2007-02-27 The International Bar Association says Singapore is a fine place for an annual conference. The group says holding a convention in the island republic is the best way of publicizing legal shortcomings. Others disagree.
Politics
No Surprise Here: Singapore’s Lee Family Wins in Court
John Berthelsen 2007-02-24 In a procedural decision against the Far Eastern Economic Review, a Singapore judge refuses to allow the magazine outside counsel
Politics
World Lawyer Gathering in Singapore Attacked by Swedish Lawmaker
John Berthelsen 2007-02-24
The International Bar Association’s October meet runs into
more flak as questions are raised about judicial independence in the authoritarian city state
Politics
The World’s Lawyers Come to Singapore
Our Correspondent 2007-02-22 International Bar Association draws fire for choosing the rigid city state as the venue for its annual conference
Economics/Business
Singapore’s Shifting Sands
Our Correspondent 2007-01-30 Indonesia has banned sand exports to its tiny neighbor, saying that some of its islands are being stripped bare as Singapore tries to grow more land
Politics
London Calling
Our Correspondent 2007-01-22 In a stern reversal on a controversial legal case, Singapore’s ruling family finds that its writ does not extend past its borders
Society
Could Singapore Have Feet of Clay?
Our Correspondent 2006-11-24 A Singaporean TV production house goes looking for freebies Politics
The Royal Shaft
Our Correspondent 2006-10-31 Singapore’s Temasek hires the wrong palace courtier
Opinion
Singapore under fire
John Berthelsen 2006-10-06 The Far Eastern Economic Review refuses to take a defamation suit from the Lee family lying down
Favorite Places
Burkhas, Candy and Gold
Our Correspondent 2006-10-06 Mustafa, 2:00 amSingapore Politics
Lee Kuan Yew stirs it up again
Our Correspondent 2006-10-04 The “Minister Mentor” ruffles his neighbors’ feathers
Society
Legal Warfare
John Berthelsen 2006-09-18 Singapore is again using the courts to harass the foreign media only this time the case could have an impact beyond its borders
Politics
Singapore: Inside the Lion City, Part 5
Our Correspondent 2006-09-18 Singaporeans find others to do the work for them
Politics
Singapore: Inside the Lion City, Part 4
Philip Bowring 2006-09-16 A Closed Door to a free Press Society
A Lion City Primer
Our Correspondent 2006-09-14 A look for World Bank//IMF delegates at Singapore and how it got that way, and why you are not going to see any protesters this week.Society
Singapore: Inside the Lion City, Part 3
Our Correspondent 2006-09-14 A security apparatus for a country that trusts neither its citizens nor its neighbors
Economics/Business
Inside The Lion City, Part 2
Our Correspondent 2006-09-13 More to the economy than just numbers Economics/Business
Singapore’s Moment at Center Stage
Our Correspondent 2006-09-12 The island republic may end up regretting it got what it wished for Politics
New Press Restrictions Put Singapore in Reverse
Our Correspondent 2006-08-09 So much for progress toward a kinder, gentler Singapore |
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