Roach Motel Or Investing for the Long-Term: You Decide What Best Describes Temasek’s Investment Strategy.
A “Roach Motel”, originally a term used to describe a cockroach trap, has become a metaphor used by hedge fund managers to describe an investment that is too large in […]
An Unappetising Picture
I thought a comment from someone calling themselves “Sotongmee” raised enough interesting points to merit reproduction in full in the blog together with my response. This person addresses me as “sir”. […]
Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Missing ( Or Merely Hidden) Reserves
Recently one of my articles, “Where Have Our Reserves Gone” (http://sonofadud.com/2012/09/07/where-have-our-reserves-gone/) was taken down by TOC without explanation. When I pushed Mr. Pillai for an explanation he said that they […]
An Open Letter to TOC in Response to Their Removal of My Article “Where Have The Reserves Gone”
Dear TOC, Last Thursday, I was contacted by several readers who asked me why my article “Where have our reserves gone?” had disappeared from TOC. This alone was alarming and […]
A Short Note on Where Have Our Reserves Gone?
After I published this piece it was brought to my attention that the IMF have revised their figures for Singapore’s general government surplus once again for the years 2003-2010. In […]
Talking about conversation diverts attention from bombshell!
I have highlighted articles from blog spot Article 14 previously on Rethinking the Rice Bowl. “Subra” states on his blog to be a Singaporean lecturer in law here and he clearly has the talented teacher’s skill […]
National CONversation
How Today Newspaper defines 'Irony' by mixing up "State Managed" and "Stage managed ". How the National CONversation is partisan PAP propaganda. How we need a Singaporean Conversation for Singaporeans, by Singaporeans- all of us!
Where have our reserves gone?
“Let me tell you the truth, as spending increases significantly sooner or later taxes must go up too.” Thus spake the PM in his National Day Rally Speech. Apart […]
Auditor General: MOF breached Constitution Article 144 in January 2012.
How the MOF breached Article 144 of the Constitution in January 2012 by issuing a promissory note to theIDA without Presidential approval as reported in the end of the year audit for 2011/2012 by the AGO.
The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS) 