Backwater

Manneken Pis – Photo by (oranje)

If there’s anything that reminds us that we live in a backward part of the world, it’s headlines like these:

Malaysia drops idea of travel restriction for women

More CCTVs to be installed to rid problem of urine in lifts in Aljunied GRC

What happened to the “Swiss Standard of Living“ Goh Chok Tong talked about in the 90s? Left it in Switzerland?

Oh wait, I know. We got complacent.

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May 6, 2008

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Mr Miyagi

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May 6, 2008

Backwaterby My Very Own Glob What happened to the “Swiss Standard of Living” Goh Chok Tong talked about in the 90s? Left it in Switzerland?

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JJ

May 5, 2008

What Mr Goh meant is that the Swiss standard of living is for a different class of people and definitely not peasants.

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JJ

May 6, 2008

What Mr Goh meant is that the Swiss standard of living is for a different class of people and definitely not peasants.

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