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Politics: American Luminaries and U.S. Diplomacy towards Pariah States

August 22, 2009

Guest Post from Dragoman

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) had successfully negotiated the release of John Yettaw, the American much maligned for his unwitting involvement in the recent intrigue against Aung San Suu Kyi. Earlier this month, Bill Clinton returned from Pyongyang with the two American journalists whom North [...]

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Politics: Indonesia’s Parliamentary Elections: What’s Next?

May 23, 2009

Guest Post from Dragoman
The official results of Indonesia’s legislative elections were recently announced in Jakarta, indicating that President Yudhoyono’s Democratic Party (PD), with 150 seats out of the total 560, will hold the largest number of seats in the upcoming parliamentary session. Golkar will hold 107 seats, while Megawati’s Indonesian Democratic Party—Struggle (PDI-P), with 95 [...]

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Education: Great Article about Education in Singapore

February 19, 2009

I found an interesting article on the Gaurdian website about the education system in Singapore. For policy makers in the UK, I can understand why Singapore is a good model to study. Not only have the done very well, but they have done very well in a system that is almost identical to that of [...]

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Language: Speak Good English/Speak Mandarin in Singapore

December 3, 2008

Two interesting national programs. I have included some excerpts. If you are interested in more, click the links for more information.
The Speak Good English Campaign

The Speak Good English Movement is a nationwide movement to encourage Singaporeans to speak grammatically correct English that is universally understood. It is to get Singaporeans to speak English with confidence [...]

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Life: Is Singapore thaaat Strict?

November 16, 2008

What do Americans know about Singapore? The answer is, basically nothing.
Before I left, I had several conversations with people about Singapore’s harsh laws. Some have heard about the ban on chewing gum (yes, it is true), while most others have heard about the infamous Michael Fay incident. Does that name sound familiar? That’s right, he [...]

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