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Here's the News. All the news worth reading. (To me anyway) Note that this is a news clippings blog. Articles (mainly from Straits Times) are NOT written by me. Due to spam comments, comments are now moderated. Please read "This Blog" and "Before you comment".

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Cutting wages may not be the best way to save costs

Nov 08, 2012 ASK: NUS ECONOMISTS By liu haoming for the straits times Does a pay cut always reduce labour cost? WHENEVER a firm faces ...

Voting for hope and change: Part 2

Nov 08, 2012 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION By Thomas L. Friedman IN OCTOBER 2010, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, famousl...

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Cleanest fight in US history

Nov 07, 2012 By noah feldman NOW that the candidates have left the hustings (whatever those are) behind, it can be said: This was the cl...

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

TIGHTENING FOREIGN LABOUR INFLOWS

Nov 03, 2012 Have we gone too far? How big a price is Singapore paying for tightening the tap on foreign manpower? Insight reports on econ...

Monday, November 5, 2012

Florida Early Voting Fiasco: Voters Wait For Hours At Polls As Rick Scott Refuses To Budge

11/04/2012 Florida Early Voting Huffpost Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has refused to extend the state's early voting hours, despite long ...

Avoid feast and famine in housing

Nov 04, 2012 Better to have stable supply of new homes every year than try to predict property cycle By Han Fook Kwang When I bought my ...

Flip side of parental pressure

Nov 04, 2012 Singaporean parents push their kids hard, but more are letting them go with what they are happiest doing By Ignatius Low I ...

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