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Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen any evidence that an Investment Bank had a short position in these companies. It would be very surprising if they did in such speculative stocks. Really they might as well just go down to Marina Bay if that's their business. I lived in the region for many...

Looks like IB has taken robust action and should be able to recover a substantial proportion of their losses. http://business.asiaone.com/news/broker-seeks-recover-us68m-10-clients

The smog was unpleasant but in my 7 or 8 years in the region I only recall it being a major issue once (in 2006 or 2007 I think). Singapore property is pricey but I should imagine it compares very favourably with Monaco. It's ridiculous to suggest the only attraction is beaches. There's the...

Actually at first I was quite surprised at the level of ignorance in this and the other reply to my post but I saw they both display all the ignorance and lack of insight one would expect from the country from which they come. There's quite a few options for things to do in Singapore but as...

I am quite surprised anywhere in the middle east would be preferable to Singapore. So many great destinations are within 2/3 hours flight which is a huge attraction to me. May I ask in what sense you found the place backward?

Singapore is not an option on $60K yearly in my opinion. It would cost more to take only a room in a decent condo in Singapore than to rent an entire one for yourself in Kuala Lumpur. You can buy a car there (very expensive, taxis are cheap) and it shouldn't be a problem with 2 months deposit to...

You seem to be suggesting that because 1US$ buys S$1.28 that somehow everything is going to be cheaper there. You simply could not be more misinformed and I find it incredible 'a trader' could believe such nonsense. Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live, only public...

Correct. I think it's Singapore