It’s Back to the 1970s as Lee Hsien Loong Demonstrates Nothing Has Changed
The last week has brought a distinct feeling of deja vu. Firstly, we had the decision to close Yale-NUS, which […]
Will PM Lee Finally Come Clean at NDR 2021 and Admit His Government’s Policies for 40 Years Have Been a Failure?
We have been given a preview of LHL’s National Day Rally speech when Lawrence Wong gave an interview to the […]
Why Is Temasek So Massively Overexposed to Chinese Regulatory and Market Risk?
The last few days have seen a savage sell-off in Chinese tech stocks that has wiped hundreds of billions of […]
Why the Greedy Gullibility of Temasek’s General Counsel Should Ring Alarm Bells
Yesterday I read the astonishing news that Temasek’s General Counsel, Pek Siok Lan, had apparently blown $5.5 m in a […]
Racist Poly Lecturer Only Expressed LKY’s Views on Racial Intermarriage
Why do I feel that the Government’s condemnation of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic lecturer for his racist tirade against a […]
Farce of Twelve Cupcakes Prosecution Sends a Clear Message from MOM: Crime Pays But Protecting Singapore Workers Doesn’t
Today I read that the founder of Twelve Cupcakes, Daniel Ong, had been fined $65,000 for breaching employment laws for […]
Lee Hsien Loong Wants Foreign Interference in SIngapore Politics As Long As It Helps To Keep Him in Power
I was amused but not surprised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s hypocritical statement yesterday about the co-hosting by the […]
Orwell’s 1984 Is Alive and Well in Lee Hsien Loong’s Singapore
William Gibson, the iconic American science fiction writer famously described Singapore in 1993 as “Disneyland with the Death Penalty” in […]
As Singapore Heads Into Another Lockdown, the Government’s Failure To Provide Enough Stimulus Is Hurting Our Citizens
In my analysis of Budget 2021, I criticised Heng Swee Keat’s failure to provide enough stimulus and warned that SIngaporeans […]
Shanmugam Says “Singapore Will Fail If Racism and Xenophobia Take Root” Directly Contradicting LKY’s Theory That Racial Superiority Was the Main Reason for Singapore’s Success
Singapore’s leaders were absolutely right to condemn the racist attack against an Indian Singaporean last week. LHL said on […]
The Succession Problem Is One of LHL’s Own Making and Suits Him Just Fine
Six days ago I wrote a blog about Heng Swee Keat’s decision to remove himself from the succession to LHL […]
PAP in Disarray? Much More Likely That LHL Is Moving the Pieces Around the Chessboard To Ensure His Son Is There To Succeed Him When He Finally Retires
Was anyone really surprised by the news that my old Cambridge contemporary, Heng Swee Keat, is stepping down from leadership […]
“Meritocracy” Triumphs Yet Again as Josephine Teo’s Husband Is Snapped Up by Another GLC
State media mouthpiece TODAY announced on Monday that Josephine Teo’s husband, Teo Eng Cheong, had been appointed as the head […]
The Pandemic Exposes the Fallacious and Mendacious Reasoning Behind the PAP’s Foreign Worker Policy
In a statement on 16 March 2021 Ministry of Manpower (MOM) revealed that total employment dropped by 166,000 in 2020. […]
Dear British People, Don’t Be Fooled Into Trading Civil Liberties for an Illusion of Prosperity
Dear British People Your Government is rushing through its new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 which imposes new […]
While the US Economy Is Expected To Grow Twice as Fast as Expected, Singapore’s Economy Is Held Back by PAP’s Absurd Fixation on Austerity
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has just forecast that the American economy will expand by up to […]
Heng’s Desperate Attempts To Deceive Singaporeans End Up Revealing Enormous True Size of the Reserves
During the Budget Debate on Friday 26 February Heng was asked about using the proceeds from land sales in the […]
Budget 2021- Not Enough Stimulus in FY2020, Premature Withdrawal of Aid in FY 2021 and Not Enough Help for Singaporeans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inadequate Stimulus in FY2020 In my last blog post, written just before the Budget presentation, […]
On Eve of Budget 2021, It Is Clear the Economy Is Paying the Price for the Government’s Failure To Provide Enough Stimulus
In a few hours my old Cambridge colleague, the Finance Minister and Postponed Yet Again Seat Warmer PM-In-Waiting Heng Swee […]
Err! Ho Ching Quits as Temasek CEO in Surprise Move To Seek New Challenges (PM or President?)
Today I was greeted by the news that Ho Ching, PM Lee’s wife, was stepping down from her position as […]
When Will Heng Swee Keat and Lee Hsien Loong Be Prosecuted for Wounding My Racial Feelings ?
Today a man, “Sirajudeen Abdul Majeed, 52, was given two weeks’ jail and fined S$7,000 on Monday (Feb 8) for […]
Success in the Constitutional Challenge to Section 377A Opens the Door to Overturning Other Unjust Laws
On Monday January 25th lawyers for three gay men argued before a five-judge Court of Appeal that the High Court […]
Launch of New Charity: The J B Jeyaretnam Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 05th 2021 On this day in 1926, J B Jeyaretnam, the first Opposition MP to be […]
Don’t Believe the State Media When They Say There’s Internal Conflict in Reform Party
Yesterday the Straits Times published an article entitled “Former Reform Party chairman Andy Zhu and others form new political party, […]
Well Done GIC for Investing in DoorDash ! Too Bad for CPF Holders Who Don’t Get to Share the Profits
Two days ago the US online food delivery company DoorDash debuted on the New York Stock Exchange and its shares […]
Further Questions for the PM’s Press Secretary as More Evidence Emerges of LHL’s Corrupt Use of State Resources for Personal Business
Last Wednesday (December 2) it was revealed in court that Lee Hsien Loong used his Press Secretary to send a […]
The PAP Government Shrugs Off the Decline in Median Income As Not Their Fault But Can’t Hide the Fact Singaporeans Get a Bad Deal
On Thursday December 3rd Ministry of Manpower (MOM) published their figures for 2020 for median gross monthly income from work […]
Decision To Withhold Civil Servants Year-End Bonuses Shows PAP Government Doesn’t Understand Economics
On November 27 the Public Service Division (PSD) announced that Singapore’s 85,000 civil servants will not receive any year-end bonus […]
When Will Singaporeans Pluck Up the Courage to Leave the PAP Kindergarten?
Many Singaporeans first get to know the lightning symbol (which LKY stole from the Nazis via the British Union of […]
Not To Be Outdone for Superlatives by the PAP’s Singapore, PM Lee Sets a New Guinness World Record
Tomorrow will set a new world record of sorts. In the morning Lee Hsien Loong will appear to be cross-examined […]
Lee Hsien Loong Is Telling Porkie Pies If He Pretends RCEP Is a Big Deal Without the US
On November 15, Lee Hsien Loong and Chan Chun Sing signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). For those who […]
As Singaporeans Increasingly See the Light, the Arc May Be Starting to Bend
I have frequently accused Lee Hsien Loong and his family of corruptly using state resources to stay in power and […]
Enough Already with the Hypocrisy and Lies, Lee Hsien Loong!
Dear Mr Lee Hsien Loong, In a Facebook post on Tuesday 10 November, following your Minister Shanmugam’s Parliamentary statement on […]
Did Shanmugam Breach the Constitution When He Discussed the High Court Judgement in the Parti Liyani Case?
Article 99 of the Singapore Constitution states: The conduct of a Judge of the Supreme Court or a Judicial Commissioner, […]
You Don’t Have to Believe Shanmugam Pulls the Strings to Know That the PM Has Too Much Influence Over the Judiciary
Yesterday I read that M. Ravi is being investigated by the police for criminal defamation. He posted on Facebook on […]
Indranee Talks the Usual PAP Cock in Parliament About Not Needing Checks and Balances
In yesterday’s Parliamentary debate Leader of the House, Indranee Rajah, dismissed the idea that there was a problem with the […]
Shanmugam Abuses Parliamentary Privilege to Retry and Convict Parti Liyani
As promised in October, Law Minister Shanmugam delivered a statement in Parliament yesterday on the Parti Liyani case. I have […]
An Archaic and Repressive Law Corruptly Misused
Hot on the heels of his vexatious libel suit against innocuous blogger Leong Sze Hian, Lee Hsien Loong is now […]
Even Without the Sexual Assault Allegations, NUS’s Employment of Jeremy Fernando Looks Highy Questionable
Singaporeans are constantly bombarded with statistics by the PAP Government showing that their country comes top or near the top […]
The AG Should Produce Statistics Rather Than Issue Threats
Last Friday the Attorney General’s Chambers (AG) issued a statement saying that claims that preferential treatment had been given to […]
Why Singaporeans Should Support a Minimum Wage
This week there has been a lot of debate about the advisability of implementing a minimum wage in Singapore. Manpower […]
PM Lee’s Unnecessary Libel Suit Should Not Be Used to Shut Down Questions About His Government’s Knowledge of 1MDB
This week we were treated to the spectacle of Lee Hsien Loong’s totally unnecessary, vexatious and abusive defamation suit against […]
Lucien Wong’s Controversial Past Points to Need for Reform of the AG’s Office
In the wake of Ms Parti Liyani’s acquittal several stones are being overturned and not surprisingly all manner of unpleasant […]
Ho Ching, please stop dissembling and tell us how much you earn as a Gov employee
Today Ho Ching posted a defence of her husband’s (PM Lee Hsien Loong) salary after an article appeared on a […]
LHL’s NDR Pre-Election Broadcast: Instead of Hot Air We Need to Talk About Where the Money’s Gone
State media lost no time in branding PM Lee’s plans announced at Sunday’s National Day Rally (NDR) as “ambitious”. Well, […]
Why a Police Warning for Merely Stating What Is De Facto Government Policy?
In yet another example of the PAP Government’s double standards, Preeti and Subhas Nair were handed a 24 month conditional […]
When You Don’t Know What To Do Claim It’s All Part of a Long Term Strategy
Any wishful thinking that the US-China trade war would soon be over was dispelled by Trump’s announcement last week of […]
As Elections Approach, Heng and His Master Talk Cock
As the next election draws inexorably closer, the PAP are up to their usual tactics: bamboozling Singaporeans. After calls for […]
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Farce of Twelve Cupcakes Prosecution Sends a Clear Message from MOM: Crime Pays But Protecting Singapore Workers Doesn’t
Today I read that the founder of Twelve Cupcakes, Daniel Ong, had been fined $65,000 for breaching employment laws for […]
As Singapore Heads Into Another Lockdown, the Government’s Failure To Provide Enough Stimulus Is Hurting Our Citizens
In my analysis of Budget 2021, I criticised Heng Swee Keat’s failure to provide enough stimulus and warned that SIngaporeans […]
The Pandemic Exposes the Fallacious and Mendacious Reasoning Behind the PAP’s Foreign Worker Policy
In a statement on 16 March 2021 Ministry of Manpower (MOM) revealed that total employment dropped by 166,000 in 2020. […]
While the US Economy Is Expected To Grow Twice as Fast as Expected, Singapore’s Economy Is Held Back by PAP’s Absurd Fixation on Austerity
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has just forecast that the American economy will expand by up to […]
Will PM Lee Finally Come Clean at NDR 2021 and Admit His Government’s Policies for 40 Years Have Been a Failure?
We have been given a preview of LHL’s National Day Rally speech when Lawrence Wong gave an interview to the […]
Why Is Temasek So Massively Overexposed to Chinese Regulatory and Market Risk?
The last few days have seen a savage sell-off in Chinese tech stocks that has wiped hundreds of billions of […]
It’s Back to the 1970s as Lee Hsien Loong Demonstrates Nothing Has Changed
The last week has brought a distinct feeling of deja vu. Firstly, we had the decision to close Yale-NUS, which […]
J B Jeyaretnam Project Limited is Live!
The Directors are pleased to announce that the J B Jeyaretnam Project Ltd was successfully incorporated with ACRA on 10 […]
A Bulge in the Pipeline or How to Create A Housing Bubble
011: Why cooling measures and subsidies offer no solutions to rising prices and declining fertility The question I’m most […]
Where have our reserves gone?
“Let me tell you the truth, as spending increases significantly sooner or later taxes must go up too.” Thus […]
Breaking news: Amos Yee :World’s Youngest Prisoner of Conscience to be recognised by Amnesty International
Amnesty International to recognise Amos Yee as A Prisoner of Conscience.
Amos Yee: Singapore’s Youngest Political Prisoner
Yesterday I attended Amos Yee’s sentencing hearing at the State Courts at 9.30am. As you may be aware, Amos has […]
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