Suggested Lines of Inquiry for the SMRT Committee
Recently the Reform Party issued a statement on the SMRT breakdown calling for a Committee of Inquiry. I am pleased that the PM heeded our call. However it is not […]
Immigration is the Elephant in the Room
Yesterday the ST gave us a centre-page spread by two vice-presidents of the Economics Society discussing the rise in inequality in Singapore. The fact that one of them is the […]
Comfort and City Cab. Two more pies with fingers in them.
The nature of our small metropolis, the costs of private vehicle ownership and other factors such as convenience for elderly and physically challenged users, means that Taxis must be viewed […]
Another Round of Monopoly Anyone?
In Parliament on Monday the Government announced changes to the Telecommunications Act designed to give them powers to require a telecoms company, or Telco, to divest its assets and business […]
What Lessons does the Olympus Saga hold for Singapore and our SWFs?
Olympus has been much in the news recently. Originally a camera company, these days much of its business comes from medical technology such as endoscopes and microscopes. It also gained […]
Fat Tails and Unknown Unknowns
The Pulau Bukom refinery fire is finally out and fortunately with no loss of life. For Shell though, their biggest refinery is out of action, possibly for an extended period. […]
We Need A New Model
On reading the reports of DPM Tharman’s speech at the World Bank-Singapore Infrastructure Finance Summit yesterday, I was surprised how sanguine he was about the likely global recession and its […]
Are Foreign Investors Scared?
The Prime Minister Weighs in on Pragmatism v Populism Hot on the heels of ESM Goh’s comments about the need for Singaporeans to be “pragmatic”, the PM has decided […]
Should we worry about inflation?
Recently there has been much concern over rising inflation in Singapore. Looking at the Consumer Price Index (CPI) the average figure for the year 2009-2010 was 2.8% (shown in blue). […]
The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS) 