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
It's funny how clearly you can see through Lee Hsien Yang's narrative. It's so clumsy only the most gullible can fall for it. So, at first he claimed the Ridout Rd. rentals were a scandal (for some reason) but following POFMA and a threat
I have to say that out of all people trying to crack Singapore's political stability, the character I find by far the most despicable is Lee Hsien Yang. Yes, of course, there are populists out there, crazy activists, failed artists and the rest of the hippies who think
It's also quite likely harmful to the nation AND has little to do with morality. Allow me to explain. If you want to have qualified people running the country they should be dedicated to it. This is especially true in Singapore, where government cadres typically spend decades going
Have you noticed how different the handling of every internal crisis is between PAP and opposition? Both among leaders and supporters. You can look at AHTC or RaeesahGate, or even what these people say and write about public policy (like Louis Chua, Jamus or Leon Perera on HDB), not to
I have to say it's quite entertaining to see all those opposition supporters baying for blood after Singapore's transport minister, S Iswaran, was instructed by the PM to take a leave of absence amidst CPIB probe he is assisting in. For the past two months, when
