Singapore is taking a gamble by opening its first casinos this year after a long-standing ban. 101 East asks: how will the gambling affect the modern city-state (report by Al Jazeera).

"I'd be very slow in stipulating (to operators) how best to run the concession policy." Transport Minister Raymond Lim, in parliament

Lee Song Kwang is puzzled by some government officials' quick defence of Jack Neo's indiscretions