Nirgunan Tiruchelvam

SINGAPORE (Oct 6): For FY2008 ended June 30, the Singapore Exchange reported that the daily average value of securities trading was $2.1 billion.

Instead of air-conditioners (ACs), most buildings here had ceiling fans at best before the 1970s. The heat and humidity wore one down. The stench of sweat engulfed factories. As ACs were installed in buildings over the next few decades, productivity impro