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Elmore Leonard: Out of sight, not out of mind 24 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
Elmore Leonard One of my favourite crime writers died this week. Elmore Leonard died on August 20 after suffering a stroke. He was 87. I am missing him as I browse through some of his books again. ...
PM Lee moved to tears touches hearts 19 Aug 2013 | 03:50 am
PM Lee at National Day Rally 2013 We know he as a leader needs vision. What we also saw were his passion and emotion. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong broke down as he spoke of math maven Dr Yeo Sze L...
SMEs need foreign workers, says PM Lee 18 Aug 2013 | 04:13 pm
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore has not reduced the number of foreign workers but is slowing the inflow of foreign workers. The number of foreign workers is still rising, he sa...
Singapore to strengthen social safety nets 18 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the the state has to strengthen social safety nets, puts emphasis on housing, healthcare and education, the three main concerns that emerged from Our Sing...
National Day Rallies: PM Lee on immigration 18 Aug 2013 | 07:11 am
Singapore is eagerly awaiting Prime Minister Lee Hsien’s National Day Rally speech today. He is expected to announce new policies. He has made important announcements in this annual speech in the past...
Singapore prime ministers and election results 17 Aug 2013 | 02:44 pm
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Which PM had the toughest time of all? Lee Kuan Yew built a nation, Goh Chok Tong enjoyed good relations, Now with the turning of the tide, Lee Hsien Loong’s having a bump...
Washington Post and Singapore Press Holdings 16 Aug 2013 | 03:44 pm
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently bought the Washington Post from the Washington Post Company for US$250 million ($317 million). That’s less than the $365.5 million net profit reported by Singapore P...
Straits Times’ first editorial: Call for press freedom 15 Jul 2013 | 11:06 am
The Straits Times is marking its 168th anniversary today with a cornucopia of gifts. Lucky readers stand to win among other things a trip for two to London while another lucky pair will go to Munich t...
EB White on writing 11 Jul 2013 | 08:53 pm
EB White Today is the birthday of EB White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985), reminds the Writer’s Almanac. Earlier this month, I posted an entry quoting the writer William Zinsser’s homage to White ...
Unleashing the subconscious and overcoming the writer’s block 6 Jul 2013 | 06:50 pm
I have been reading Can I Change Your Mind? The Craft and Art of Persuasive Writing by Lindsay Camp, a copywriter. He writes about the need for “unleashing the subconscious”. He writes: “I want to ex...
