An Open Letter to the Minister of Finance Concerning the National Productivity Fund
18A Smith Street Singapore 058932 14 May 2015 Tharman Shanmuguratnam Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance 100 High Street #10-01 The Treasury Singapore 179434 Dear Minister, […]
Singapore Gets into Currency Wars
Why devaluing our currency will shortchange Singaporeans.
The Judgement in the IMF Loan Appeal Confirms Government Is above the Law
The judgement in my appeal against the IMF Loan Commitment confirmed what has long been apparent: that the government is to all intents and purposes above the law. Furthermore, the […]
Singapore, Lagarde Stealing from the Poor to give to the Rich
With reference to my legal action to block our government’s loan commitment to the IMF you may have heard me say that I am not necessarily opposed to giving the […]
2012 stats in review
The guys from WordPress.com stats prepared some stats for me which I am sharing with you. Sadly November, December and January have been largely inactive due to IMF appeal work and […]
Why I will be appealing the IMF Loan Judgement
Why I will be appealing the IMF Loan Judgement
Presidential Candidate Tan Kin Lian speaks out on unconstitutional IMF loan, donates $1,000.
Presidential Candidate voices out on IMF loan appeal and pledges $1000!
“I find this argument highly insulting and hugely dangerous”
"I find this argument highly insulting and hugely dangerous" How the learned judge's decision upset this Singaporean.
Statement on the IMF loan judgement and appeal for donations
On 22 October 2012 Justice Tan issued a judgement in my suit which must be of grave concern not only to all citizens of Singapore but to citizens fighting for democracy wherever they happen to live. If the Court is correct it matters not how blatant, how transparent or how deliberate the breach of such a constitutional provision is; the simple and inescapable consequence is that no citizen may challenge it.
How to Make A Small Fortune in Banking (A Further Note on Behind Chamber Doors)
A thought experiment imagining that the government is a bank (or more accurately a long only hedge fund). This is not far-fetched given the highly leveraged balance sheet shown in the annual Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Behind Chamber Doors. (Why wait for the Judgement when the State Media have already decided the IMF Loan Case outcome?)
As most of us are aware the government controls the media both directly, through Temasek’s ownership of MediaCorp, and indirectly, by its power to appoint the senior management and the […]
An Unappetising Picture
I thought a comment from someone calling themselves “Sotongmee” raised enough interesting points to merit reproduction in full in the blog together with my response. This person addresses me as “sir”. […]
A Short Note on Where Have Our Reserves Gone?
After I published this piece it was brought to my attention that the IMF have revised their figures for Singapore’s general government surplus once again for the years 2003-2010. In […]
Talking about conversation diverts attention from bombshell!
I have highlighted articles from blog spot Article 14 previously on Rethinking the Rice Bowl. “Subra” states on his blog to be a Singaporean lecturer in law here and he clearly has the talented teacher’s skill […]
National CONversation
How Today Newspaper defines 'Irony' by mixing up "State Managed" and "Stage managed ". How the National CONversation is partisan PAP propaganda. How we need a Singaporean Conversation for Singaporeans, by Singaporeans- all of us!
Auditor General: MOF breached Constitution Article 144 in January 2012.
How the MOF breached Article 144 of the Constitution in January 2012 by issuing a promissory note to theIDA without Presidential approval as reported in the end of the year audit for 2011/2012 by the AGO.
