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...Lim Yuin Chien Copyright © 2001 World Policy Institute 2001 C O R R E SP O N D E N C E Singapore Speaks To the editor: without registering or that a foreigner spoke Joshua Kurlantzick has given the wrong at the Corner. The register will then be ex­ impression...

...SINGAPORE CORPORATION OF REHABILITATIVE ENTERPRISES (SCORE) ...

...Kirsten Han Copyright © 2018 World Policy Institute 2018 PIXABAY PIXABAY Human rights activist Jolovan Wham walked out of the State Courts in central Singapore on Nov. 30, 2017, to a gaggle of reporters and photographers. It was a typically warm tropical morning, and people had...

...Joshua Kurlantzick Copyright © 2001 World Policy Institute 2001 REPORTAGE Josh u a Kurlantzick is the Bangkok correspondent fo r Agence France-Presse. Love My Nanny Singapore’s Tongue-tied Populace Joshua Kurlantzick Modeled on its prototype in London’s...

...Pekka Himanen; Alex Au; Paula Margulies Tan Kin Lian is less sanguine: “We tried to set up a venture capital industry. It didn’t work, primarily because there was nothing to fund.” At the end of the day, Singapore is still among the world’s most innovative locales, but it remains a paradox...

...”— land and its neighbors are far from complete Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and economic recovery, and the glory days of the Indonesia— have begun to heal themselves. early 1990s probably will never return. But Surpassing March projections for the year, if Southeast Asian states...

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...) SKINNY JAPAN SINGAPORE In addition to its traditional low-calorie diet, Japanese culture Singapore has a cultural obsession with being thin. The Trim idolizes slimness. The country’s anti-obesity “Metabo Law” and Fit (TAF...

... of China’s motives, despite Beijing’s crisis, Indonesia’s economy contracted by 14 efforts to subordinate ideology to state-to- percent, Singapore suffered its worst reces­ state relations. In addition, the preponder­ sion in 40 years, and Malaysia, Thailand, ance of ASEAN’s trade...

...-sponsor and thus have limited ability to change jobs, which makes them less able to flee a situation that restricts their mothering. In Singapore, agencies dock a month’s pay for nannies who switch employers; there, as in the United Arab Emirates, workers need the permission of their current employer...

... and Southeast Asia” (XVII: 1) (XVII:3> Kurlantzick, Joshua; "Love My Nanny: Singapore’s Tongue-tied Populace” Tucker, Robert W.; “A Benediction on the Past: Woodrow Wilson’s War Ad­ (XVIL4...

... of the Second Nuclear Age” (XVIII: 1) Nations" (XVIIL2) Lim Yuin Chien; "Singapore Speaks” (XVIII:2) Wurst, Jim , and John Burroughs; “Ending the Nuclear Nightmare: A Malkin, Lawrence, and Yuval Elizur; "The Dilemma of Dirty Money...

...) with 144.1 for every 1,000 births or Sierra Leone’s 134.57, but still a lot worse than 2.60 in Singapore (the world’s best) or Japan with 3.14. The “22nd in science” is more difficult to quantify. One metric might be the number of researchers for every one million inhabitants. By this standard...

... is a particular standout. began pouring portfolio money into East Progress in solving its problems is steady, Asian markets. Some of these markets were gradual, and at times a little messy— the active before this moment— Singapore, or ideal way forward in a young democracy. Kuala Lumpur; most...

... journalist, co-founder of the Bahraini Press Association, and recipient of the Award for Nonviolent Achievement by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. Chong Ja Ian is an assistant professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore. His new book, Imposing States...

..., the Bahamas, and Singapore, now prohibit foreigners from entering the country for any period of time if they are carrying HIV. Twenty-one countries prohibit entry for long-term stays, more than 90 days, while 27 others potentially can or will deport foreigners identified as living with HIV. In practice...

..., and black market diversions translated into 72 percent of the water distributed in 1993 failing to generate revenues, that number has since dwindled to barely 5 percent. As a result, PPWSA ranks behind only Singapore in the region in terms of operational performance. So it’s little surprise that PPWSA...

... in Singapore for the vote in July 2004 led by Bertrand Delanoë, the controversial left-wing mayor of Paris, and David Douillet, a double Olympic gold medalist turned politician. The Paris team, at that moment leading the pack, reportedly whiled away their time in the Raffles bar waiting to give their bid...