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Week of July 28, 1995
CHALLENGE
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong invited New York Times columnist William Safire to Singapore for a debate on democracy, law and human rights. Safire has criticized the republic often on such matters as the caning of Michael Fay. Most recently his column, "Honoring Repression,'" blasted Williams College for planning to confer an honorary degree on alumnus Goh this fall.
Week of July 14, 1995
THE E ZONE
Casino king Stanley Ho has some different entertainment in mind for Singapore. His Hong Kong-listed Grande Holdings is teaming up with Japanese game giant Sega and Singapore Technologies Industrial Corp. to build a virtual reality theme park, "E-Zone Sega," on the island late this year. The center will feature shops and restaurants as well as games.
Other news from Singapore this week
- Cover: A welcome pause in the New Asian Economy
- Outlook: What's in store for twelve key countries
- Strategies: How investments have performed so far -- and their outlook for the rest of the year
- Courtship: Malaysia woos fund managers
Week of July 07, 1995
PIRATES
Piracy seems to have returned to the South China Sea. A Singapore shipper sought help from the Chinese government to catch hijackers of a vessel carrying $2 million worth of cigarettes and photographic supplies bound for Cambodia. An official at HM Shipping and Trading said the boat was seen steaming toward China. Shortly after, Chinese authorities arrested nine alleged pirates in an unrelated incident. A China news service reported that the Guangzhou Maritime Transport Co. had been victimized 10 times in the last four months. One shipper said it was "just like the monkey business last year."
SLOWER IS BETTER
More signs that Singapore's economy is slowing after two years of double-digit growth were greeted happily by the government. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said he would be glad to see the economy average 4% to 6% increases as long as unemployment stayed low. Manufacturing growth slowed in the first quarter to 7.3%, down from 12% in 1994's last quarter.
Other news from Singapore this week
Week of June 30, 1995
SINGAPORE TRADE
A firm Singapore dollar can be expected to put pressure on exporters to raise productivity and cut costs, says a brokerage report. Recent trade figures, however, are encouraging. Exports grew 11.8% in May compared with a year earlier, well above April's 3.2% year-on-year increase. In total, a strong currency helps since Singapore must import much of what it consumes.
Other news from Singapore this week
Week of June 23, 1995
LIBEL HEARING
The libel hearing in Singapore involving allegations that the International Herald Tribune defamed three of the nation's most prominent politicians shows foreign media what they should already have known: be careful. An apology from the IHT failed to neutralize the bitter taste of "arsenic" the article left for Premier Goh Chok Tong.
Other news from Singapore this week
- Cover: A cultural war is being fought over sexual openness throughout Asia
- Numbers: Sex surveys from around the region
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