Temasek Loses the Plot
Last week I pointed out * that it made no sense for Temasek to pay a huge premium for Olam’s equity when Olam’s short-term debt refinancing was likely to be problematical, […]
Questions for the Prime Minister’s Wife on Temasek’s Olam Acquisition
My suspicions were raised yesterday by the news that Temasek has put up $2.1 billion dollars to buy out any remaining shares they do not already own in Singaporean commodities […]
The PM Burdens Every Generation of Singaporeans with His Outmoded Economic Ideas
In a Facebook post on Wednesday night, the PM made another statement of breathtaking economic illiteracy. He said, “Singapore must never fall into the same hole as some countries which […]
Madame L from Pioneer Generation Package to Cardboard Collecting Pittance
IMG_0193 With Budget 2014 fresh in our minds I thought that now would be a good time to update my readers on the case of Madam L. You can read […]
An Open Letter to the Minister of Finance
20 February 2014 An Open Letter to the Minister for Finance Mr. Tharman Shanmuguratnam Ministry of Finance 100 High Street #10-01 The Treasury Singapore 179434 Dear Minister, You recently called […]
MOF Tharman World Bank Bombshell
In October 2013 the Court of Appeal dismissed my argument that the PAP government’s US$4 billion line of credit to the IMF needed Parliamentary and Presidential approval as required under […]
SMRT- fare hikes not the only shock.
An unfortunate Singaporean student has hit the news this week after she was taken to court by LTA, for the offence of having used an empty socket at a station […]
Official Statement In Support of Blogger Alex Au re AGC Action
After the AG’s Chambers was given permission on Wednesday to take action against blogger Alex Au for contempt of court, the following statement was issued. I am pleased to say […]
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 […]
Homeless in Singapore’s Island Paradise
You may recall that I wrote about the sad case of Rebecca Loh and the tragic consequences of our government’s callous policy of self- reliance at all costs. Recently I […]
Are MAS’s Losses Part of a Sinister Global Conspiracy?
Being curious as to why a foreigner would be so interested in MAS’s performance, I checked out his website. He appears to have no economic credentials other than a background […]
Singapore’s Economic and Immigration Policies are Insane
On Friday the Financial Times carried an excellent article by the eminent and long-standing economic commentator, Samuel Brittan. I have reproduced a screenshot of his article above. I remember as […]
The sad case of Rebecca Loh
The tragic life of Rebecca Loh and death of her son Gabriel has moved me more than any story to come out of Singapore in recent years. Who cannot be […]
Should we pay Indonesia to stop poisoning us?
The recent flare-up of the Indonesian forest fire problem and the deterioration in our air quality is understandably also causing temperatures to rise in Singapore. Our neighbor Malaysia is also […]
Dismantling the Apparatus of State Capitalism
The last post was a piece by another author, Benedict Chong countering my proposal that Temasek and GIC be floated, publicly listed and a stake distributed in some form to […]
Are Singaporeans Fit to Be Masters of Their Own Destiny?
Benedict Chong, I don’t know if that’s his real name, has responded to my recent piece about wanting to give Singaporeans a stake in the wealth of our country. I […]
