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OPINION: Daft Singaporeans still ignorant of being screwed by S'pore's CECA deal with India

TR Emeritus, 2 Nov 2013
Tan Chuan Jin’s hands tied by COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (CECA) – http://www.commerce.nic.in/ceca/toc.htm.
Lim Hng Kiang was MTI minister and Ng Eng Hen was MOM Minister. Full story

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