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
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
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
When Pritam Singh suggested mandatory English testing for new citizens of Singapore, little did we know that the inspiration must have come from within his own party. Every few weeks now it turns out another one of its MPs tries to convince us all that what he said means something
Remember Jamus Lim proposing wealth taxes of up to 2% for Singapore? Well, this is what has just happened in Norway, after the government bumped the local wealth tax rate by 0.1%. Norway is one of the few countries which is taxing wealth, at a combined rate of 1%
Something remarkable has happened, proving that maybe change in Singaporean politics is possible after all! Workers' Party Leon Perera condemned "flashy soundbites that smear our opponents, that the media then viralise" - adding that he doesn't want his kids to grow up in a "
How easy is it to get Singaporean citizenship? Well, contrary to the popular belief, SG is no USA nor Europe. And I think it is important to understand just how heinous the spin about verifying English proficiency for all new citizens is. I assume, of course, that Pritam Singh understands
A few weeks ago, Pritam Singh proposed that all new citizens in Singapore should pass an English proficiency test and I have to say this proposal has given me mixed feelings - mostly of surprise and disgust. Not that it is not (or may not) be a valid topic of
Shamelessness is a word I use often a lot because I can't help but wonder where are its limits among the people who attack Singapore and all the people who built it. Where is the limit beyond which one would say - OK, that's just wrong,
Dear Jamus Lim: why do you lie? How do you get up in the morning and look in the mirror knowing that you're about to start another day shamelessly misleading millions of Singaporeans, going as far as abusing your parliamentary privilege to spew outright falsehoods, only to play
So, Pritam Singh chose to grandstand again, this time preaching about the dangers of division of the country into two Singapores. To fight it he urges more wealth redistribution! And then he chose to circulate what I'm sure his party colleague would call "folksy wisdom", that
I'm a little confused about Workers' Party in Singapore. Either they believe people are so dumb that they will buy anything they say or they themselves have no clue what they are talking about. So, WP "fired back" at the claims it advocated cutting HDB
