THE decision by the Government to lift the 40% quota for Malaysians to study in international schools is in line with similar moves in nearby countries like Singapore and Thailand.
With the climate situation seemingly deteriorating, the talks resuming in Bonn today after the Durban meeting last December will be closely monitored by the world public. The world’s future may depend on it.
Policy-makers in India no longer talk of a double-digit growth. Business confidence is so low that more Indian industrialists are investing abroad rather than expanding and launching fresh projects at home.
THE forefathers of our Constitution had a vision and optimism of a shared destiny among the various peoples of the peninsula. ‘Out of Many, One’ was perhaps their creed.
Bersih’s peaceful supporters have the right to know the nexus between the ‘free and fair’ polls movement, the Pakatan Rakyat leader and foreign financial and political backers.
The recent wave of protests has set a precedence of sorts, where it appears that it is perfectly all right to gather anywhere just as long as you ask first.
Much as Bruce Wayne wants to keep his alter ego a secret, it would be hard to do so what with everyone on the lookout for the iconic figure and his every move followed by frenzied Twitter and Facebook updates.
The margin of vote in a by-election called for Hougang on May 26 will give an indication of how Singaporeans are responding to the government’s policy changes.
Would you go for a swim in the Mother River? Despite lavish investment in pollution management projects in the past decade, environmental woes in the Wen Ruitang River remain unsolved.
It is no longer ‘business as usual’ for the average public servant as Mampu tries to break new ground in delivering world-class services based on eight core values.
P Gunasegaram says MAS should look into offering competitive fares, filling up seats and improving passenger yields while not compromising on its 5-Star service.
I WISH I could tell you that the Government and Economic Transformation Programmes (GTP and ETP) will affect all of you directly and immediately and that you would have enjoyed tremendous effects from them. But no, that’s not the case, that’s not true – not always.
Ferocious debates notwithstanding, there are studies to show that almost every breed has been involved in fatal dog bites, and dogs that bite humans were 2.8 times as likely to be chained as unchained.
We should consider democratising and upgrading the office of mayor as there are many local issues that more powerful mayors can take up more effectively.
For something different on your special day, be a little adventurous
and try some of the looks seen at the recent New York Bridal Fashion
Week Spring 2013.
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