Dear Lawrence Wong, Until You Provide Some Transparency Over the Reserves and the Surplus There’s No Reason to Believe Your Claims That the GST Hike Was Needed
Yesterday the PM defended the GST hikes in Parliament after Pritam Singh said they had “turbocharged” inflation. The GST hikes were generally quickly reflected in higher prices, given the oligopolistic […]
Is MAS’s Promise to Invest $5 Billion in Singapore-Listed Companies to Benefit the Local Stock Market or Friends of the PAP?
On Friday 21 February state media carried an announcement from MAS that it will launch a “new S$5 billion programme that involves putting money with fund managers focused on investing in […]
It’s Heartbreaking That Many Foreign Workers Have Inadequate Insurance for Cancer and Other Catastrophic Illnesses.However Budget 2025, Trumpeted by Lawrence Wong as Leaving No Singaporean Behind, Continues to Leave Many Singaporeans in the Same Boat
Today I read a heartbreaking account in state media mouthpiece CNA about foreign workers who keep quiet when they get early symptoms of life threatening illnesses such as cancer because […]
LW, as Always You and Your Boss Are Masters of the Non Sequitur! We Know You Are Distracted and Your Government Does the Minimum Possible to Help Singaporeans
At a press conference yesterday state media reported that you said that the actions of Lee Hsien Yang would “not distract the government from focusing on core issues that are […]
The MRT Disruptions Are Yet Another Dent in the PAP’s Reputation for Competence
The EW line between Jurong East and Boon Lay MRT stations has been out since Wednesday and service will not be restored till tomorrow nearly a week later. Even then […]
The Recent Labour Market Report Shows the PAP Are Reverting to Growing the Economy the Only Way They Know How: by Creating Lots of Low Skilled Jobs for Non Residents
Today MOM released its Q2 labour market report. Of course its tone was relentlessly upbeat meant to beguile Singaporeans into believing that the PAP are doing a good job of […]
Why the PAP’s Mercantilist Philosophy Aimed at Accumulating Reserves is Impoverishing Singaporeans
Recently an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal entitled “There’s a China-Shaped Hole in the Global Economy”. This drew attention to how China’s desire to restrict domestic consumption to […]
Dear Lawrence Wong Please Don’t Plagiarise Ronald Reagan. If Singapore’s Best Days Lie Ahead It Won’t Be Because of the PAP
I read through your maiden speech and struggle to comprehend how even your media monopoly, paid for with Singaporeans’ money, can call this a major reset. For a government that […]
Should Singaporeans Draw Comfort from the AGO’s Reports?
While the Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) performs vital work in identifying irregularities and possible waste and fraud in the operations of the sprawling public sector in Singapore, what is more notable […]
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