While Singaporean Pundits May Fixate on the Unexpected Fall in NODX, the Real Story is the Alarming Long Term Drop in Consumption and Rise in Net Exports as a Percentage of GDP
Enterprise Singapore recently published data showing a year-on-year decline in Non-Oil Domestic Exports (NODX) of 20.7% in March, which was significantly worse than most economists expected. This was made worse […]
In Surprise Announcement LHL Fires the Starting Pistol for the Next Election But State Media Make Sure PAP Are the Only Ones Running
Today PM Lee announced that he was stepping down and handing the reins of power, at least in public though like his dad he will no doubt be pulling the […]
Leong Mun Wai Famously Described PSP to Me as PAP. Now It Seems He’s Shamelessly Turning It into Reform Party
Back in 2020 I held a Zoom meeting with Dr Tan Cheng Bock (TCB) from PSP. Also on the call was Leong Mun Wai (LMW). Together with me representing Reform […]
Is a Realistic Measure of the Size of Singapore’s Economy Only About Half What the PAP Government Says It Is?
I remember discussing Singapore’s development strategy with my Economics Director of Studies at Cambridge University, Professor Ajit Singh, in 1983. He said Singapore had pursued a similar strategy to Ireland, […]
Dear Lawrence Wong, Why Are You Now Telling Singaporeans That They Should Exchange Material Success for Spiritual Goals? Is That Because the PAP Have Failed Miserably or Are You Really so Out of Touch That You Think We’re as Rich as You and Your Colleagues?
Dear Lawrence Wong, thank you for giving Singaporeans the benefits of your accumulated life wisdom at the Forward Singapore event. No doubt if things don’t work out with your boss […]
Dear Lawrence Wong Stop Talking Like You’re a Hot Shot Investment Banker and Start Explaining to Singaporeans How the Reserves Benefit Them
CORRECTION NOTICE: This article dated 22 October 2023 contains false statements of fact. For the correct facts, click here: https://www.gov.sg/article/factually021123 According to a state media report recently LHL’s anointed seatwarmer-in-waiting, Lawrence Wong, […]
Dear BG Lee, Thanks but No Thanks for Pretending to Dig into Your (Government’s) Pockets for Some Loose Change to Hand Out to Long Suffering Singaporeans. Instead Tell Us What You’ve Done With the $3 Trillion in Reserves.
CORRECTION NOTICE: This article (dated 21 August 2023) contains false statements of fact. For the correct facts, click here: https://www.gov.sg/article/factually300823-a. Another year another National Day Rally completed by our veteran PM. […]
Even Under Turkish Strongman Erdogan’s Repressive Rule, the Opposition Have a Reasonable Chance of Winning. Under LHL the Opposition Not Only Have Zero Chance of Forming the Next Government but the Biggest “Opposition” Party Doesn’t Want To
Since he came to power and changed the system of government from parliamentary to presidential in a referendum in what many have called a rigged election in 2017, Erdogan has […]
Lawrence Wong, Stop the Fake Camaraderie and Humility: You Are Not My Brother
It has always been a favourite PAP tactic to show fake concern for the plight of Singaporeans and claim a false solidarity while doing their level best to undermine them […]
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