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Investing in perpetual securities instead of common stocks “an opportunity cost”: Socioeconomics commentator and former banker Chris Kuan

Investing in a particular company’s perpetual securities instead of its common stocks…

Chan says no conflict of interest for appointing Heng Chee How’s wife as new Auditor General, really?

Speaking in Parliament yesterday (28 Feb), Minister-in-Charge of the Civil Service Chan…

PM says we can’t outsource security to anyone else but SPF does outsource its job to Nepalese

The recent death of yet another serviceman, Aloysius Pang, has riled the…

Op-ed article on BERITAmediacorp by former architect garners mixed reactions from netizens; tone of article supports Govt alleged “problematic minority” portrayal of Malays?

An opinion-editorial article published on Friday (11 Jan) on Singapore’s mainstream multimedia…

Malaysia, Singapore reach agreement over disputed Pasir Gudang as Malaysia tightens loose screws within administration that disparaged national sovereignty and interests

The highly-anticipated 8 January meeting between Malaysia and Singapore regarding Pasir Gudang’s…

Are ‘authoritarian’ governments ‘backing’ each other up?

American citizen William Nguyen of Vietnamese descent, is 33 years old this…

New amendments to the Private Security Industry (Conduct) Regulations, unnecessarily harsh on security guards

by Loh Teck Yong Today, I fell asleep at my workplace and…

Even Emperor Akihito realises his declining fitness and opts to retire but elderly SGs don’t have such luxury

In his final New Year’s address today (2 Jan), Japanese Emperor Akihito…