Monday, November 13, 2006

(Almost) Daily Reads

More links for those with the time. Mixture of politics, economics and entertainment links. Enjoy!

Could Singapore really be Asia's "Switzerland"? I never knew that Singapore had such relaxed laws that favoured the filthy rich. Little wonder our income gap is widening:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sigbank11nov11,1,1428006.story?track=crosspromo&coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true

Mongolian models and Malaysian politics... Who knew the two could be so closely tied? For those that aren't familiar with the Mongolian model scandal, I'm afraid there isn't much of a summary in this article:
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid=31

Some of the girls here are unbelieveable. Not to sure if it's meant to be art or porn but I'm not worrying about that. Beware, nsfw:
http://jphotobook.com

A foreigner's impressions of Singapore from 1993. I think it's a little harsh, but we've come a long way since then (I hope!):
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~afarrell/things/singapore.html

Woe and behold! Prices are going up again. GST will be increased to 7%, because, according to PM Lee, it's better to raise GST when the economy is doing well. Funny how it seems the GST never decreases when the economy is not doing so well though...
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/241058/1/.html

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