THE POLITICS OF INTEGRITY, NOT OF EMPTY PROMISES
Prime Minister Lee’s National Day Rally speech last Sunday marked a high point in his political career
Singapore
INDONESIA’S MINDSET ON HAZE CASTS PALL ON TIES
INDONESIA is behaving less than responsibly over the haze. Wondering why this is so sent me back 16 years ago,
TAKING A GLOBAL VIEW OF POPULATION ISSUE
The controversy over plans for a more crowded Singapore ignores global demographic trends and risks undermining the country’s
VIOLENCE KNOWS NO POLITICAL BOUNDARIES
Singaporeans, aghast at the recent slaying of schoolchildren by a gunman in the United States and the gang-rape of a
EXTERNAL FACTORS LIKELY TO SHAPE THE SINGAPORE STORY IN YEARS TO COME
By beginning his National Day Rally speech with a reference to the Singapore story of having traveled from Third World
Mandela wants S’pore investments in South Africa
PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela has called on Singapore businessmen to invest in South Africa to help rebuild a nation ravaged by the policies
W. Australia to use S’pore as base in tourism drive
Move to attract more Asean visitors to state.
WESTERN Australia would use Singapore as a regional base to attract more tourists from Asean
Bilahari made permanent representative to the UN
SINGAPORE'S former Ambassador to Russia, Mr Bilahari Kausikan, has been appointed the Republic's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Mr Bilahari, who
Yangon draws investors despite criticism by West
WESTERN criticism of Myanmar's human-rights record has not hindered economic development of the country, which continues to count Western countries among its
S’pore, Myanmar sign pact to boost trade links
SINGAPORE and Myanmar yesterday agreed to boost economic and trade links at the start of a four-day visit by Yangon's top military
Security Council – the UN watchdog for peace and security
Singapore has applied to be a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2001 to 2002. Derwin Pereira
Ebola virus : No serious international risk
Deadly disease not likely to spread beyond Zairean town, says WHO official
THE deadly Ebola virus in Zaire does not pose a serious