A little over two weeks out from polling day in Malaysia and tensions with its neighbour over the causeway have been cranked up with the Malaysian Election Commission (EC) urging the Singapore Government to do more to stop expats returning to vote in foreign vehicles. In an attempt to...
What does a failed real estate deal in New York City have to do with an island nation 9579 miles away? In 2006, Tishman Speyer Properties and BlackRock Realty bought housing projects in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village (both in Lower Manhattan) for US$5.4 billion. Built in the...
Reluctance in reporting on the sensational death of a young American researcher, reports Asia Sentinel The way in which major western news organizations are beholden to a Singapore government which keeps them on a tight rein while giving them favorable tax and other commercial incenti...
SINGAPORE (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people held a rare rally in Singapore on Saturday to protest a government plan to increase the city-state’s population by admitting more foreigners, voicing concerns that it will worsen already strained public services and push up the cost of living. Such...
Overwrought article. How does a collective desire, held by the Singaporean cyberspace for a glimpse of the woman-behind-the-man constitute sexism? The public would, naturally, be curious of an individual of such disrepute and of her physical appearance. This is especially true where s...
Its fans believe it to be one of the world’s greatest delicacies, yet equally as many have derided its flavor in extremely colorful terms. It is known as the “king of the fruits”, yet there are actually places where it is illegal to eat it in public. No trip toMalaysiacould be complet...
