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First Strike in Quarter Century Exposes Treatment of Migrant Labour in Singapore

By Kalinga Seneviratne
The first workers strike in 26 years in this affluent Southeast Asian city-state has triggered some soul-searching about the treatment of migrant labour and the low wages they are paid.

Farming in the Sky in Singapore

By Kalinga Seneviratne
With a population of five million crammed on a landmass of just 715 square kilometres, the tiny republic of Singapore has been forced to expand upwards, building high-rise residential complexes to house the country’s many inhabitants.

Singapore Still Hostile to Immigrants

By Kalinga Seneviratne
The crash of a million-dollar Ferrari driven at high speed by a wealthy Chinese expatriate in the early hours of a weekend morning earlier this month has reignited the stormy immigration debate here, highlighting many Singaporeans’ resentment towards foreigners living and working in this small island nation.