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Nation In A Dilemma
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The mere mention of migrant workers is usually greeted with a sneer, and when not, it is because of indifference. Foreign workers are often seen as a wage depressant, and accused of “taking” jobs away from locals.
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Ivy Kwek
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Nirmala’s last wish
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Above: A 1986 work from Nirmala’s Damai series on the pity of war, The Pity War Distilled. Ink drawing of a bag lady in Brussels in 1995.With vision...
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The New Economic Model – Strategic Policy Directions
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