<![CDATA[Straits Times Interactive - INSIGHT]]> en-us Copyright 2005 Straits Times Interactive. 25 May 2012 22:00 GMT 25 May 2012 22:00 GMT 60 <![CDATA[Straits Times Interactive]]> http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/others/rss/sti_rss_logo.gif 120 31 <![CDATA[Looming weight on young shoulders]]> YEE Yan Wan is just three years old but policymakers here are already worrying about her future choices.

The concern arises because of Singapore's shrinking old-age support ratio. That is the number of people aged 15 to 64 available to support each person 65 or older.

If Singaporeans do not start having more babies, and even with a steady intake of 30,000 new immigrants each year, the ratio will plummet from 10.3:1 in 2010, to 3.9:1 by 2040.

]]> 25 May 2012 22:00 GMT <![CDATA[Now this is the election to watch]]> THIS is the election to watch.

There's the ruling party, under close scrutiny after suffering its biggest losses in decades. Has it learnt from the shock and done more to listen to an increasingly politically aware electorate?

]]> 25 May 2012 22:00 GMT <![CDATA[Who's Secret Squirrel?]]> TRUE to the theme song of the hero of a 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon show, a 'Secret Squirrel' got Singapore into a real spin this week.

]]> 25 May 2012 22:00 GMT <![CDATA['Forgotten' man of the match]]> THIS was the headline, not of a feature story, but of a press release. It came from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau. Yes, you got that right. CPIB is the no-nonsense, low-profile agency that should make you weak-kneed if it ever comes knocking on your door in the dead of night.

]]> 25 May 2012 22:00 GMT <![CDATA[Decision time for Hougang]]> DESPITE the two candidates' best efforts to frame the by-election as a local contest between two men for the votes of Hougang residents, the battle has taken on a larger significance.

]]> 25 May 2012 22:00 GMT <![CDATA[OB marker man for political rallies]]> What was it like to supply barricades for last year's GE rallies?

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