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		<title>Book Review: A Tale of Two city states</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/09/book-review-a-tale-of-two-city-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michael Cole from Taipei Times
Book: Politics and Change in Singapore and Hong Kong: Containing Contention by Stephan Ortmann
It has often been said that democracy is not endemic to Asia, or that its development is inevitably stunted by so-called “Asian values” or “Chinese characteristics.” Opponents of this view, meanwhile, argue that modernization leads to democratization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia: English test for migration revamp to favour doctors, nurses and teachers</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/09/australia-english-test-for-migration-revamp-to-favour-doctors-nurses-and-teachers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[News.com.au, 8 February 2010
FOREIGN doctors, nurses and school teachers who speak good English and have jobs already organised will be Australia&#8217;s top priority migrants under a major overhaul of immigration policy.
The changes, to be unveiled by Immigration Minister Chris Evans today, are expected to target professionals with university degrees who are sponsored by employers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISD called up Lighthouse Evangelism Pastor Rony Tan over his remarks about Buddhism</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/09/isd-called-up-lighthouse-evangelism-pastor-rony-tan-over-his-remarks-about-buddhism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Our Correspondent
Lighthouse Evangelism founder and Senior Pastor Rony Tan had received a phone call from the Internal Security Department (ISD) about his comments made about Buddhism and Taoism during a church session. It is not known if he had been called up for questioning.
Pastor Tan was seen interviewing a former Buddhist monk and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking news: Lighthouse Evangelism Pastor Rony Tan issues public apology on his remarks about Buddhism</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/breaking-news-lighthouse-evangelism-pastor-rony-tan-issues-public-apology-on-his-remarks-about-buddhism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/breaking-news-lighthouse-evangelism-pastor-rony-tan-issues-public-apology-on-his-remarks-about-buddhism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Our Correspondent
Lighthouse Evangelism Pastor Rony Tan has just issued a public apology for his remarks made about Buddhism a few weeks ago on his website:

The apology was broadcast over Channel 5 news on 8 February 2010 at 2130 hours. According to a report by Channel News Asia, the Internal Security Department (ISD) has called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Lee defends himself for employing PRC workers: Difficult to employ locals</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/mark-lee-defends-himself-for-employing-prc-workers-difficult-to-employ-locals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/mark-lee-defends-himself-for-employing-prc-workers-difficult-to-employ-locals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Our Correspondent
Under-fired Singapore comedian Mark Lee, who was lambasted by netizens lately for employing too many PRC workers at his coffeeshop chain Old Town White Coffee said he is very keen to employ Singaporeans, but it is not easy to do so.
In an interview with Shin Min Daily, he said:
&#8220;We cannot employ as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia cracks down on skilled migrants even as Singapore continues to import unskilled foreign workers</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/australia-cracks-down-on-skilled-migrants-even-as-singapore-continues-to-import-unskilled-foreign-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/australia-cracks-down-on-skilled-migrants-even-as-singapore-continues-to-import-unskilled-foreign-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin01</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Our Correspondent
The Australian government has launched a crackdown 0n the skilled migration program to prevent foreigners from achieving &#8220;back door&#8221; permanent residency through the scheme, according to a report in The Age today.
The changes will see the cancellation of some 20,000 visa applications as state governments are asked to develop new migration plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment in UBS by GIC – a Chronicle of a Disaster in the Making</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/investment-in-ubs-by-gic-%e2%80%93-a-chronicle-of-a-disaster-in-the-making/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/investment-in-ubs-by-gic-%e2%80%93-a-chronicle-of-a-disaster-in-the-making/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damon Yeo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Damon Yeo
It was mid-December 2007 [A] when the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC) made a whooping 11 billion Swiss francs (S$13.8 billion) investment in UBS.
There was news earlier in the summer of 2007 about how the US housing market was showing signs of slowing down, but some of the major financial institutions were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ku Li says Malaysia is a sham democracy</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/ku-li-says-malaysia-is-a-sham-democracy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/ku-li-says-malaysia-is-a-sham-democracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Debra Chong from The Malaysian Insider
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah called Malaysia a democracy which only existed in name only, and said that reforms could not be expected from the incumbents in power, in an apparent attack against Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN).
“To modify Tunku’s words, we now have a democracy existing in name, but grievously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crackdown on skilled migrants</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/crackdown-on-skilled-migrants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/crackdown-on-skilled-migrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Katherine Murphy from The Age
ABOUT 20,000 people will have their visa applications cancelled as the Rudd government launches a crackdown in the skilled migration program.
In a move likely to inflame political sensitivities over the treatment of Indian students, the government is expected to deny migrants any opportunity of achieving &#8221;back door&#8221; permanent residency through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gan Kim Yong wants older, low-wage workers to acquire new skills</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/gan-kim-yong-wants-older-low-wage-workers-to-acquire-new-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/08/gan-kim-yong-wants-older-low-wage-workers-to-acquire-new-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Our Correspondent
Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong wants older, low-wage Singapore workers to acquire new skills so that they can earn more.
Speaking during a dialogue session yesterday, Mr Gan said:
&#8220;The focus is how to make it easier for older, low-wage workers to continue to acquire new skills&#8230; to pursue higher-value jobs so that their [...]]]></description>
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