Is Singapore Becoming an Old Young Country? (Straits Times)

A country grows old when its organisations become big, multi-layered and bureaucratic, when decision-making slows down and its people are afraid to take risks. I don’t think this is a widespread problem in Singapore – yet. But there are worrying signs that its reflexes have slowed down and it is not moving as fast and nimbly as it should. READ MORE

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