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Dear reader, Events. 6pm, March 24th at the Book Bar. I’ll be in conversation with Tay Kheng Soon, veteran architect, about his latest book, Future of Singapore?; his call to decentralise governance here; why he feels we’re not short of land; and much more. I’m sure the...
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