Singapore’s government, in its systematic restriction of human rights, regards itself as a bulwark of “Asian values.” These it regards as fundamentally different from-and superior to-the ideals of the ...

David Marshall, one of the founding fathers of Singapore and one of the last Singaporeans brave enough to speak up against the authoritarian government now running the city-state, has died. Mr.

Thirty years on from its independence out of the collapse of the Malay Federation, by 1995 Singapore had transformed its economy, growing the average annual income of its citizens from $4,100 per ...