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Folks, I need ur help to clarify something. I have heard countless times that Temasek Holdings now have $100 Billion (pre financial crisis) and this is because of the good investment practices that achieve an average 18% annual return since 1974. Being a straight maths thinker, I did a...

Humans have very short memory span and it would be good for this forum to have sticky threads which I consider important and an ample reminder, lest we forget by the time the next election comes around. It would also reduce the repeated threads and focus our attention and interest on the key...

S'pore Minister: Cut costs to save jobs Fri, Nov 21, 2008 The Straits Times WITH difficult times lying ahead, labour chief Lim Swee Say says the critical question that bosses, unions and the Government must ask is this: 'Do we focus our minds and efforts on cutting jobs to save...

MM Lee: Ride on S'pore's reputation Thu, Nov 20, 2008 The Straits Times SINGAPOREANS must press on with efforts to equip themselves with skills to do business in China and capitalise on the Republic's strong reputation there, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Wednesday night...

Bosses should take wage cut Thu, Nov 20, 2008 my paper SENIOR management of companies that need to cut employees' pay should lead by example - by reducing their salaries earlier, or accepting similar or deeper cuts. This is because 'the principle and spirit of leadership by...

Losses on credit-linked notes Tue, Nov 18, 2008 The Straits Times FOUR statutory boards suffered a 14 per cent loss this year on their investments in credit-linked notes, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in Parliament on Tuesday. Infocomm Development Authority of...