SINGAPORE – Sit in any train or bus and you will soon notice Singaporeans’ attraction to their mobile phones, but the connection goes far deeper than merely the use of an integral tool.

The phone itself is ringing testament to the power of the country’s manufacturing sector, which punches far above its weight for a land-scarce nation.

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