April, 2008
Main Stories, Tan Kin Lian - Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:00 - 86 Comments
High cost of living – what the government can do
TOC is happy to welcome Mr Tan Kin Lian on board as the latest addition to our writing team. He is the former chief executive of NTUC Income, an insurance cooperative in Singapore.
Lessons from the general election in Malaysia
The Malaysian general election held in March 2008 produced results that surprised not only the politicians but ordinary voters as well. A Malaysian friend told me that the ordinary people wanted to send a message to the ruling Barisan National, which had governed the country for over 50 years, about their unhappiness with the current situation. They did not expect to see a change in five state governments to the Pakatan Rakyat.
One key issue that contributed to this unexpected election results appears to be the high cost of living. It is not sufficient for the Government to explain that the higher prices are due to external factors. The people expect the Government to find effective ways to deal with this problem. This is what they elected the Government to do.
This election result has lessons for Singapore. What can the Government do about the high cost of living in Singapore?
- Putting Singaporeans first – The Workers’ Party press release
- The fat lady hasn’t sung
- $3 billion benefits to cope with inflation?
- Demonising the Internet – and bloggers
- No voting NO: Burmese embassy staff contrive to disenfranchise voters
- Breaking News: Burmese nationals throng embassy in S’pore
- The Mas Selamat Scandal: Its Impact on the Government-People Relationship
- TOC Editorial: ST’s Mas Selamat coverage bad for the ST, worse for Singapore
- TOC Editorial: Government’s lack of accountability bad for the PAP, worse for Singapore
- Minister and top management not to blame – PM Lee
- COI report: Reactions from the Internet
- DPM Wong Kan Seng explains JI escape
- JI escape: COI’s report and ministerial statement
- Bloggers send 20-page proposal to minister
- Government responsibility: What will PM Lee say?
- Jeyaretnam speaks on Reform Party’s plans and constitution
- Bloggers’ group proposes sweeping changes in Internet regulation
- “Submit your boldest work to the censors.” – Martyn See
- Free press vital to S’pore’s survival
- New Media – Do you agree with PM Lee?
- Breaking News: MDA approves Martyn See’s film for screening
- 5 Minutes With…. Choo Zheng Xi on PM Lee’s interview
- A brief incident which says a lot
- NTUC’s “gift” – helping the poor or blatant exploitation?
- Uniquely Singapore
- Public accountability
- PM Lee’s weak leadership in crisis
- Mas Selamat’s escape – Government shifting the blame to Singaporeans’ “complacency”
- The upset that stunned Singapore
- Press statement from the office of Anwar Ibrahim
- A 28-hour wait for a bed at the Singapore General Hospital
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