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This thing called the prenup

Source: The Straits Times Page A18, 23 Feb 2009
Editorial

In allowing the enforceability of the prenup in the case, the three-judge appeals court nevertheless indicated little inclination to give weight to agreements regarding wife maintenance and child support, care, custody and control. The distintion is important. Statutory protection of the vulnerable thus remains undisturbed, even as the judges upheld [...]

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Why polls this year possible

Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A2, 21 Feb 2009
Article by: Aaron Low, Political Correspondent

The most compelling indicator of an early election is actually history.

In 2001, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong called an election just two months after the Sept 11 attacks in the United States.

Many had described the situation then as being exceptional.

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Here in Singapore

Ponderings of the mind amidst the recession

Everyone’s been talking about how the world recession is affecting Singapore. It seems there’s no end to the bad news hitting us from abroad. Nobody knows when the avalanche of bad news will bottom out. Every few days, a new high-profile scam is exposed elsewhere in the USA. Such news impact us badly because the sooner [...]

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Opposites?

Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A32, 20 Feb 2009
Letter by: Rhea Tan (Ms) “Why SGH was right not to waive its fee”

It would have been nice if the fees could be waived. However, expecting SGH, which sees hundreds of A&E cases daily, to decide on fee waivers on a case-by-case basis is going too far. [...]