Tiger economy
July 30th 2006 The few yards' walk between the arrivals hall and a waiting taxi were enough to tell me that Singapore was demonstrating the real meaning of humidity, making Darwin look crisp and fresh by comparison. My driver spoke good English and informed me that it was the month of hungry ghosts - apparently the gates of hell open for a month, during which ghosts are free to roam at will and need feeding. M
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