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kjeyaretnam

I'm a Singaporean economist who became an opposition activist. I blog to provide an alternative to the porkies that the Pinkies tell. It just so happens that my alternative is the truth. That's why I've never been sued in any civil or criminal court no matter how hard hitting my criticism.
I'm quoted and interviewed and asked to speak across the world but largely censored in Singapore in an effort to silence my political opinions.
The left hate me because they think I split their vote and because I eschew their outmoded economic models. Models that don't work.
The Right and the Conservatives hate me because I'm a liberal.
I'm not sure what the middle think of me. I don't think there are more than a handful of people in the middle, here in Singapore.
I'm a Singaporean born and bred, dual heritage, my parents Singaporean established here before the State of Singapore was created. I'm not Eurasian.
I read economics at Cambridge and could be broadly described as from the Keynesian school but I believe in interventions. I was formerly a successful hedge fund manager. After economics and politics my greatest interests are history, film and Makan. I run but I run so I can eat like a Singaporean.

After I Called Out TPL’s Conflict of Interest, Grab/PAP Change Her Job Title (But It Doesn’t Change Anything)

Today state media announced that due to concerns about conflict of interest, Tin Pei Ling (TPL) would no longer be appointed as Director of Public Affairs and Policy but would […]

FAKE NEWS ALERT! When Is Government Spending Not Government Spending? When It’s Done by the PAP!

As Budget 2023 approaches the PAP Government is beginning to soften the ground for tax increases to close an invented “funding gap”. Today an article on LHL’s personal propaganda channel, […]

Singaporeans Should Be Less Concerned About SPH’s Falsified Circulation Figures: The Real Crime Is That Your Money Goes To Fund a Monopoly Whose Main Purpose Is To Keep LHL and the PAP in Power

In Parliament on Monday Josephine Teo astonishingly said that the blatant criminality and utter lack of integrity of SPH’s management revealed by the inflated circulation figures scandal was a reason […]

Animal Farm Thrives in Singapore: Inexplicable Decision Not To Prosecute the Keppel Six Demonstrates That Some Are More Equal Than Others

Article 12 of our Constitution states that all are equal before the law and all are entitled to the equal protection of the law. The PAP ignore this just as […]

“I Will Be Transparent and Above Board”: TPL Expresses the PAP’s “Ownself Check Ownself” Philosophy Perfectly

Called out by me on Wednesday for ignoring the glaring conflict of interest in accepting the position of Director of Public Policy at Grab while an MP, Tin Pei Ling […]

Sim Ann’s Mendacious Twaddle Cannot Disguise the Toxic Link Between HDB (Over)Pricing and Bailing Out Our Sovereign Wealth Funds

State media dutifully reported on Sim Ann’s Facebook post on Monday in which she supported the Government”s motion “asking Parliament to affirm the importance of keeping public housing affordable and […]

Never Mind the Conflict of Interest! Tin Pei Ling Proves Once Again That Joining the PAP Is A Smart Career Move

News today that Tin Pei Ling was joining Grab as Director of Public Affairs and Policy. TPL was last seen spreading disinformation and fake news during the pandemic. She misleadingly […]

Nadim Zahawi’s Resignation Contrasts with the Lack of Accountability at the Heart of LHL’s Rotten Government

In his infamous condolence letter , in which he sought to reinforce the PAP’s fake narrative and web of lies and disinformation about JBJ, LHL said that my father sought […]

Should We Be Sceptical of the PAP’s Exaggerated Claims That Singapore Is So Bereft of Talent We Need So Many Massively Overpaid FTs?

Recently my eye was drawn to an article on state media’s clickbait site AsiaOne about an expat’s $11,650 a month basic living expenses. It says she is an expat despite […]

In a Democracy Even Rock Stars Like Jacinda Ardern Fall to Earth But Our 71 Year Old Teflon PM Goes On and On (and Probably Even After He Retires)

On Wednesday Jacinda Ardern, who was lauded by many, including a large number of liberal and vocal (at least until it came to criticising their own government) Singaporeans, for her […]

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