Economy
Archives - 2002

Consumers
A new protection law Read
From June, consumers can seek redress for some 20 unfair practices; it couldn't have come at a better time. By Seah Chiang Nee
Dec 23, 2002

Remaking Singapore
A slow, cautious pace - Read
Evolution, not revolution, seems to mark the Remaking Singapore exercise that may produce less experimentation or changes than Singaporeans had expected - except in education. By Seah Chiang Nee
Dec 2, 2002

Stock market
… and the small investors - Read
Nine-tenths of trade are done by proprietary traders on their own or their firms' accounts (3 years ago: 10%), exposing market to manipulation. By Val Chua, TODAY newspaper.
Nov 3, 2002

Spiralling CEO pay - Read
In sagging economy, profits down and large retrenchments, executives of listed companies - whether ST Assembly, Comfort or anyone else - get large renumerations. By Seah Chiang Nee
Oct 9, 2002

Singapore's elderly
Broken dreams Read
Older Singaporeans are hit a lot harder by the slump. By Seah Chiang Nee
Sept 3, 2002

Singapore
Fare (and other) hikes
add to gloom Read
Wages, rents, consumption down, unemployment up, so why are monopolistic public transport fares being raised? By Seah Chiang Nee. By Seah Chiang Nee
June 28, 2002

Singapore property
Curbing a craze Read
Too much money is invested in property. Restructuring could mean dampening it without collapsing the market. By Seah Chiang Nee.
May 7, 2002

Foreign Talent:
A botched-up selling job Read
Ill defined, poorly-explained, Singapore's foreign talent policy is very much misunderstood; a poor selling job..
Apr 30, 2002

Spreading wings:
It goes on
Darkened economic clouds not stopping Singapore's overseas investment from rising. By Seah Chiang Nee..Read
Apr 9, 2002

A botched-up selling job
Ill defined, poorly-explained, Singapore's foreign talent policy is very much misunderstood; a poor selling job. By Seah Chiang Nee. Read
Apr 30, 2002

Mystery document details state links
in private enterprise
A mysterious document details government's role in Singapore's business. Nobody knows who the writer is, only that he touches on a bif debating point.Report by AFP. Read
Mar 29, 2002

Graduates of Hard Knocks
Impatient, cocky, the young graduate is going through tough times, making up one-third of retrenched workers..Read
Jan 22, 2002