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Will Changi run out of runway?

FOR more than three decades, Changi Airport has welcomed all airlines and aircraft, from the Airbus 380 superjumbo to the turbo prop.
Gene patent ruling could yield myriad of winners

LAST week, the United States Supreme Court of nine judges ruled unanimously that isolated genes may not be patented. In Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP...
Much to be done and fast before the door closes

TIMOR Leste's application for Asean membership faces objections by several member countries. Singapore has been perceived as being too reluctant to support its...
The 'price war' that never took off

MOST new entrants into an established market start out by looking at whether they can sell the same product at a cheaper rate.
Hong Kong, dissidents' dream refuge

WHISTLEBLOWER Edward Snowden explained his decision to leak sensitive secrets and seek refuge in Hong Kong because, in his words, this city "has a strong...
A 'retro' approach to the 21st century

IT'S a media cliche which never seems to fade: the first United States-China summit attended by every new generation of Chinese or American presidents is...
Claiming China's maritime bounty

CHINA'S insistence that American and other foreign ships and aircraft must seek its permission to carry out military activities in a vast swathe of water off...
How Singapore aviation can find its second wind

SINGAPORE'S aviation industry has consistently done well in the last two decades, expanding at an annual compounded growth rate of 10 per cent.

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