The Future of Singapore As a Global City | FT World

Balancing the needs of ordinary Singaporeans and big business is the crucial question for the city state as it approaches its 50th anniversary. The FT's Tom Griggs looks at how Singapore plans to position itself for the next 50 years.

[Law]

What Lee Kuan Yew did worked, as the saying goes "If it ain't broke don't fix it"

[weldon]

Punggol is a poor neighborhood in Singapore, but it is already way better than most middle class neighborhoods in other countries.

[hevnervals]

Singapore has no other strengths than serving as a shipping port and a stable tax haven for international finance. As long as they remain politically stable and the shipping lanes don't change, Singapore will stay wealthy. Imo, one alternative that could further long term economic stability is investing in gambling, become the Monaco/Macao of South East Asia.

[curtiscarpenter]

I think if you see a country you need a knowledge economy, human development, low tariffs, apart of now like for the UK the TTP.🤯🤯

[craignunnallypurcell]

Would Singapore a model for the city as urban form and
aspiration for a citizenry looking for a new direction ?

[ท่องเที่ยวรอบโลก]

Great! Singapore can now join the ABU Robocon Competition. Don't be afraid.

[isaac]

Also, the other day I went to punggol . The shopping center there is cool.

[oceanesalou]

ce reportage peut tomber en comprehension oral d'anglais vous pensez ?

[cr-hszk]

Indians takes major chunk in singapore

[ahmadsyakirin]

Singapore just lucky happen to be located at strategic strait of malacca.Put singapore in pacific, they are no more than other pacific islander

[isaac]

Haaa all I wanted was to marry a nice chick and live like a normal dude wtf happened? I have no idea.

[MrZXCV]

Increase taxes and support the less fortunate thru direct cash payments, free or reduced cost education, guidance and individual counselling, reduced or free food and advice for adults and children, medical assistance, assisted housing, jobs, early retirement, minimum wages, retirement communities in low cost countries or areas of the world, reduced or free transportation, free or reduced cremation.