Last week we were able to witness another disturbing attempt to justify raiding Singapore's reserves by local opposition parties. Since raising taxes is unpopular and opposition politicians have no idea how to generate more money to fund their generous populism that aims to rob PAP of votes, it&
Whenever I see some Singaporeans whine about how the government is allegedly controlling the media I both laugh and cry. Do you even read the garbage they publish? This is not journalism, this isn't even reporting - which should entail simply relaying information as it is presented at
Let's start by answering: not likely, at least not under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He may, however lose on some counts, as Singapore's ex-minister is also facing charges under Section 165 of the Penal Code. The former is more serious and carries
I'm not surprised that so many people in Singapore are up in arms about the upcoming transition to the new SimplyGo-powered cards over the good old EZ Link. The problem? The new cards show neither the fare nor the balance remaining on the card at the gate. Now,
God, it's easy to be a left-winger. So, yesterday, WP's parliamentarians Sylvia Lim and Jamus Lim presented their ideas on how to combat scams, protect their victims and who should bear the losses when they occur. And, as ever, you just have to admire the "
Could insurance be a solution to scams? Workers' Party MP, Jamus Lim suggested that as an extension of his idea to burden businesses with the bulk of the cost of the crime. I'm quite surprised that as a trained economist he doesn't understand that it
Nine percent GST rate is upon all Singaporeans, starting January 1st of 2024. Here's, one final time, one chart and two reasons which explain why the tax is going up. Reason no. 1: the society is getting older, requiring higher expenses i.a. on healthcare from the national
Here's the most interesting part of an exchange I had with Jamus Lim yesterday, under the post about what basic needs in Singapore mean - and whether they should include things like perfume or mobile phone plans. In case you're not in the loop: a bunch
The best thing about Singapore's PE isn't Tharman's victory - I think we all expected that - but a relatively weak result of Tan Kin Lian. TKL was an incredibly useful candidate, as his presence gave us an opportunity (as I quipped ahead of
Let's talk about presidential independence – not only in Singapore but in other countries with similar parliamentary systems of governance, where president is typically a ceremonial head of state but has only limited powers and, at most, acts as a safety valve in certain areas. Here's a
Happy Birthday Singapore! Since the topic of reserves was brought up again, I thought it's a good opportunity to emphasise that, given my observation of what people in SG say and think, general understanding of what these reserves appears to be quite poor. This is why it'
I'm quite perplexed as to why Pritam Singh would assume the position of arbiter over the government / PAP's handling of controversies surrounding its members, given what his party – and he himself – have been found to have done over the past few years. He even compared the
