If you thought the Singapore dream is driven by the materialism of the Five Cs, the results of a new survey may surprise you. Friendship came up more important, by far, than the famous Five Cs – cash, car, credit card, condominium and country club membership – according to a survey by The Straits Times. …

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Rise in numbers means NUS and NTU can pick and choose from applicants wanting to work with well-known academic here. The presence of top academics such as famous South-east Asian historian Anthony Reid is drawing more research students from around the world to Singapore. The Straits Times, 25 December 2003, H6