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Singaporeans - with a few exceptions such as Jeyaretnam and Chee Soon Juan of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party - have accepted this system largely without protest.

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Mr. Jeyaretnam says he wants to grow Rodyk's business beyond the city-state.

The Story on Region's Legal Landscape Jason Chow 2011

Mr. Jeyaretnam: First, the jurisdictions across Asia, for the most part, remain protected legal silos.

The Story on Region's Legal Landscape Jason Chow 2011

Mr. Jeyaretnam: From the early 1990s, China leapfrogged other Asian jurisdictions by being open in allowing foreign law firms to practice their own foreign law in China.

The Story on Region's Legal Landscape Jason Chow 2011

Mr. Jeyaretnam: They both feed off my interest in stories.

The Story on Region's Legal Landscape Jason Chow 2011

But the "root problems" haven't been addressed, according to Jeyaretnam, namely that the country has too many people and not enough housing.

Coveting Singapore's public housing system 2011

The actual rise, however, is "more dramatic," because public housing flats are smaller today than in the past, says Kenneth Jeyaretnam, secretary-general of the Reform Party, a liberal free-market party.

Coveting Singapore's public housing system 2011

Philip Jeyaretnam says that being the boss at Singapore's oldest law firm is limiting his literary ambitions.

The Story on Region's Legal Landscape Jason Chow 2011

The government is the largest landowner in Singapore, meaning "it determines the market value of the flats depending on how much land it releases and the amount of flats it builds," says Jeyaretnam.

Coveting Singapore's public housing system 2011

"My next novel will have to wait until I'm done with being managing partner," says Mr. Jeyaretnam, who has already published two novels, both set in his native Singapore, and several collections of short stories.

The Story on Region's Legal Landscape Jason Chow 2011