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Resorts World Casino™ opens its doors The Resort’s much-anticipated attraction, the Casino, will open on 14 Feb 2010, and this is a day of celebrations, which include a sneak into Universal Studios Singapore®. The Casino will have its first play on 14 February at an auspicious hour. A...

NEW YORK - GOOGLE announced plans on Wednesday to build experimental ultra high-speed broadband networks that would deliver Internet speeds 100 times faster than those of today to up to half a million Americans. The Web search and advertising giant said the envisioned one gigabit per second...

A video higlighting how the revolutionary Gamucci Electronic Cigarette / E-cigarette / E-Cig works. Available in the UK and througout Europe. <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E18jmMNUBdM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param...

SFD will take “bearings from the pledge” Gracing the tenth session of Talk Politics All Night Long, an informal political discussion initiative, Dr James Gomez shared more details on Singaporeans for Democracy (SFD), the upcoming non-governmental organization that he is heading. The...

It is Think Centre version 2.0, insists former WP member James Gomez Wednesday, 6 January 2010, 6:10 pm | 2,023 views Ravi Philemon During JB Jeyaretnam’s birthday memorial yesterday, Dr James Gomez revealed publicly he is in the process of registering a political association called...

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SINGAPORE: Singapore's fourth Prime Minister could be among the new faces fielded in the next general election due by early 2012, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Thursday. However, he added that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is now having a more difficult time looking for suitable...

HONG KONG - HONG Kong banks agreed to return more than US$800 million (S$1.15 billion) to investors burned by Lehman Brothers-backed products, potentially ending a nearly yearlong dispute that sparked street protests and exposed problems in the financial center's markets. The 16 banks will...

SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has, for the first time, imposed bans on the sale of structured notes by 10 financial institutions (FIs) which had distributed toxic structured notes linked to the collapsed US financial institution Lehman Brothers. The bans took effect on...

Comments 6 Responses to “Will this be Singapore’s Lost Decade?” 1. Sharon on April 19th, 2009 10:36 pm Dear Mr Kenneth Jeyaratnam, we are so so glad to learn of your commitment. we wish you and your party all the very best. May Our Almighty God Bless Your Labour...

Will this be Singapore’s Lost Decade? Kenneth Jeyaretnam Recently there have been quite a few articles in the international press speculating that the recent financial crisis and ensuing severe recession may lead to a lost decade of growth for countries such as Germany, (which have relied on...

"Cast off the slumber into which you have been led into for the last 10 years. Wake up to your rights as a human being, to your proper role as citizens of this country." - Mr JB Jeyaretnam, at the inaugural dinner of the Reform Party on 11 July 2008. Reform Party Inauguration Video (11 July...

Education The President is right to emphasise education in his speech. However the Reform Party believes that, while in certain areas and for small elite of pupils, and for those who can afford tutoring, Singapore has a commendable track record in maths and science education, there are still...

REFORM PARTY’ S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS AT OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON 18TH MAY 2009 A Flawed Economic Model According to the latest statistics, GDP in the last quarter declined at a 14.4% annualised rate and was over 10% lower than a year ago. So, it is distressing to see that...

US tax rule changes and implications for Singapore: the Prisoner’s Dilemma Kenneth Jeyaretnam On May 06th I posted a link on my Facebook page in response to a speech by Obama *- where he announced that the US was going to end the tax deferral for US corporations on income earned abroad but...

This is a statement of the Reform Party of Singapore’s vision, beliefs and policies which will form the basis of our Manifesto for the next General Election. A Vision for Singapore The Reform Party’s vision for Singapore is of a people-oriented diverse and inclusive community with full...

Survey: motor insurance claims Friday, March 27, 2009 Survey: motor insurance claims Give your views on how to prevent sharp increase in motor insurance premiums. Survey. Here are the survey results. http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcqjz7c8_141cx6fzvhj Posted by Tan Kin Lian at 11:10...

Survey: News and information Friday, March 27, 2009 Survey: News and information How do you get news and information? Survey. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=wCf1tpTPO_2fpEf0q8_2fPymBg_3d_3d Here are the survey results. http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcqjz7c8_140gc93ctdj...

Language, literature and culture Friday, March 27, 2009 Language, literature and culture I have studied science and mathematics for most of my life and have excelled in them. They are good for the world of business. In recent years, I have learned to realize about the special quality of...

MAS consultation paper: Unlisted investment products Thursday, March 26, 2009 MAS consultation paper: Unlisted investment products Read the proposals contained in this consultation paper...