THE TEMASEK REVIEW

From our Correspondent A letter to the Straits Times Forum by a Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) exhorting Singaporeans to be grateful for what they got has brought on a torrent of online vibes and sneers from Singaporeans. It attracted over 60 comments by 6pm, with more than half of them disagreeing with his views. Entitled... 

By Leslie Lau from The Malaysian Insider Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is working towards registering the alliance officially to underline its commitment towards being a viable alternative coalition to the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), says Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. The former BN minister, who joined PKR less than two months ago, wrote... 

From our Correspondent In a Bloomberg article on 29 July 2009, Temasek CEO Ho Ching is reported as saying: “We are certainly not happy with the negative wealth added in March last year, as well as March this year.” (Temasek defines “wealth added” as returns above risk-adjusted cost of capital.) [Source: Bloomberg] Why... 

By Eugene Yeo In a latest survey conducted by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, only 10.9 per cent were satisfied with the overall performance of lawmakers, out of 815 respondents. About 54.5 per cent said their performance was “normal” but 32.3 per cent found it... 

From our Correspondent During the annual SPH scholarship ceremony, SPH Chairman Tony Tan stressed the importance of “quality journalism” in his opening address. “We believe that as we invest more and more in quality and credible content, we will not only survive but continue to succeed. As we continue... 

By Jeremy Koh, Guest Columnist An article in the Straits Times on 25 July 2009 claimed that mass market buyers are propping up home prices because they “were shut out of the property market during the most recent boom in 2007, when furious demand for luxury homes drove up home prices far beyond their reach.”... 

From our Correspondent It was revealed lately that Temasek Holdings’ portfolio had declined by at least $40 billion (= $40, 000, 000, 000), or more than a fifth, in the year 2008 to March 2009. (Source: Reuters) Now, what can this sum of money do for Singaporeans if it is not lost? To put things in perspective: -... 

Iranian riot police armed with batons and belts clashed with mourners staging a defiant graveside commemoration on Thursday for protesters killed in post-election violence, witnesses said. It was the first major violence between security forces and demonstrators in three weeks in Iran, where tensions are still running high... 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain and the United States on Wednesday vowed a sustained effort in Afghanistan, despite growing public skepticism over the war after the deadliest month since it began in late 2001. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, in Washington for talks on Afghanistan, said it was a “tough... 

From our Correspondent The family of the late David Widjaja had expressed disappointment with the verdict on his death by the Singapore coroner’s court. Judge Victor Yeoh said the results of an investigation and evidence presented before the court proved David had committed suicide. “I rejected all the evidence...