CCS only took an interest in the Uber-Grab merger after I said that it should be stopped
On March 28 Uber announced it had sold its operations in South-East Asia to rival Grab in return for a 27% stake in Grab. This has been followed by an […]
Trading Outage Damages Singapore Stock Exchange Reputation.
I have repeatedly pointed out over the last five years that lack of competition and monopoly in political life has the same dire consequences that it has in business. Today […]
Kuek Kuek Slow
State media today commented that SMRT could be hit with a $50 million fine for Tuesday’s service breakdown. This might look like an impressively draconian penalty but it is really […]
SMRT- fare hikes not the only shock.
An unfortunate Singaporean student has hit the news this week after she was taken to court by LTA, for the offence of having used an empty socket at a station […]
2012 stats in review
The guys from WordPress.com stats prepared some stats for me which I am sharing with you. Sadly November, December and January have been largely inactive due to IMF appeal work and […]
Lee’s Speech to the Economic Society of Singapore and an excerpt from my latest book.
An Excerpt From my Upcoming Book aimed at Benign Dictators and would be Benign Dictators across the Globe. “Chapter one: Politics That Works Do you control a military regime that […]
A Circular Argument by Massagos in Favour of Slave Labour
Minister of State Zulkifli Massago’s was reported today(http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC111214-0000085/National-Servicemen-may-be-deployed-to-safeguard-rail-network–Masagos) as saying that , with the expansion of the MRT and the opening of 12 new Circle Line stations the Government was […]
Comfort and City Cab. Two more pies with fingers in them.
The nature of our small metropolis, the costs of private vehicle ownership and other factors such as convenience for elderly and physically challenged users, means that Taxis must be viewed […]
The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS) 