[FriendsofAssamNE] Assamese scribe extols Singapore’s great leap

[Nava Thakuria navathaku...@yahoo.com [FriendsofAssamNE]]

Guwahati, 25 January: “In a single generation, Singapore became a first world 
country. It is now one of the wealthiest nations in the world while maintaining 
social harmony and remaining free of corruption and crime,” so said senior 
journalist Hiren Phukan, presently retired after a successful career in the 
island nation. He was speaking to scribes in the city on Friday through video 
conferencing from Singapore as part of Guwahati Press Club’s ‘Meet the Press’ 
programme. Recalling Singapore’s trajectory after independence from Malyasia, 
Phukan dwelt on the export-led industrialization rather than import 
substitution that drew multi-national companies to its shores. “The country was 
made attractive for foreign investment by keeping taxes low. Legitimate 
business enterprises found it easy to start here. Red-tape is something 
Singapore abhors,” he said. 
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