Aljazeera.com, 18 May 2013"A decade ago, one was defined by having cash, cars, condominiums, credit cards and country club [memberships]," remarked 38-year old Georgia Funn, who was at the court since early morning. The administrative clerk was referring to the "5 Cs of Singapore", a cultural term coined in the early 1990s to address the rising affluence and material luxuries that were much sought after by Singaporeans at the time.
"Now it seems like our new 'C' is corruption, and that is nothing to be proud of, as it shows what kind of a country we have become." Full story
