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Singapore riot forces soul searching over foreign workers

Posted on December 10, 2013 by DRenegade

Singapore’s first major riot in four decades is forcing the wealthy island to confront a stubborn but vexing question: how to treat low-paid foreign workers whose muscle underpins much of the economy but whose presence increasingly riles its citizens. Images … Continue reading →

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Riots break out in Singapore. Think your country is immune?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu4Bmet1hd0 by Simon Black Mohamed Bouazizi. It’s not a name that means much to most people. But you’ll recall his story. Frustrated with the absurd amount of regulation and corruption that prevented him from being able to put food on … Continue reading →

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