Why A By-Election Must Be Held in Tanjong Pagar
The death of Lee Kuan Yew leaves his seat in Tanjong Pagar GRC vacant. Recently a Bloomberg journalist asked me to comment on the suggestion that Lee’s seat in Tanjong Pagar […]
Did Lee Hsien Loong breach the Ministerial Code of Conduct?
I made the following posts on Facebook at midnight on Friday. I have now decided to put the posts up on my blog to answer some online comments I am […]
In PM Lee’s Coalition “Naive” is the new “Daft”.
Many readers will have seen PM Lee’s recent “Lunch with the Financial Times” interview. That interview was no doubt aimed at a UK or global audience but actually it is vitally important for us […]
CPF and HDB: 10 Real Dirty Tricks.
10 real dirty tricks about your CPF and HDB flat.
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 […]
Budget 2014: A Very Generous Amount of Wool Pulled over Your Eyes.
Minister Khaw Boon Wan has called Budget 2014 “very generous …by any measure” so naturally, I want to see how it holds up by my measure but because the budget […]
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 […]
The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS) 