The Mystery of PM Lee’s Use of ST Aerospace’s Business Jets
Historically it has always been a bragging point of the PAP Government that the Prime Minister and his colleagues do not have a special aircraft or fleet reserved for their […]
Lee Hsien Yang’s Investment Prowess Induces A Strong Sense of Deja Vu
This morning I was greeted by the heartwarming news that another Singaporean had become a billionaire, this time the CEO and founder of Razer Inc., which makes video gaming accessories. […]
A Decade Too Late GIC Finally Decides to Cut Its Losses
A couple of days ago GIC announced that they had sold almost half their stake in UBS, cutting their shareholding from 5.1% to 2.7% and at the same time ceasing […]
Trump’s determined to take no s**t from China and that spells trouble for Singapore
Newspaper headlines have been dominated by Trump’s decision to take a congratulatory phone call from the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen. This has upended decades of US foreign policy consensus, which […]
Brainfreeze, Brainstorming and So Stun like Vegetable
All these people apparently So Stun Like Vegetable by something I didn't say and something I didn't do. It's astounding how many people online believe in something that is quite simply untrue.
Trading Outage Damages Singapore Stock Exchange Reputation.
I have repeatedly pointed out over the last five years that lack of competition and monopoly in political life has the same dire consequences that it has in business. Today […]
Budget 2016: Stuck in a Car in the Fog. Who to Ask for Directions?
Since 2012 I have pointed out, repeatedly, that the Singapore Budget presentation gives a deeply misleading picture of the Government’s finances. I have written innumerable times on how the Budget does […]
Keeping It Under Your Hat -The Panama Papers
The Panama Papers is a massive leak of files from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, engineered by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.(ICIJ) Names and identities released so far include, like the proverbial bad […]
Changing Austerity For Prosperity
Budget Day, which has been postponed to March 24 this year without a reason being given (perhaps to coincide with the anniversary of LKY’s death) will soon be upon us. The […]
There Are Bigger Things to Worry About Than a Shrinking and Ageing Population
Yesterday Japan announced that its population had shrunk by nearly a million in the last half decade (see the NY Times article here) . The Ministry of Internal Affairs and […]
The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS) 