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 […]
Don’t Be Fooled by Shan’s Fallacious and Disingenuous Rant Against The Economist
About a mpnth ago Shanmugam went on a rant against The Economist in response to a very mildly critical article published by their Banyan correspondent. While generally adulatory and undeservedly […]
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 […]
Dear PM Lee, Don’t Shed Crocodile Tears About Singaporeans Having Too Few Children
In your CNY message, you express the hope more Singaporeans will try for a baby in the Year of the Dragon. You note that TFR rates have been declining in […]
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 […]
Why Mention of Ong Beng Seng Always Takes Me Back to the HPL, Nassim Jade Scandal.
Media both foreign and local – but always state – has been drip-feeding us information on the CPIB probe and Iswaran’s appearance in court last Thursday, where he faced 27 […]
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 […]
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