$2 billion in PAP town councils’ sinking funds but need to increase charges?

Mar. 18 | Please support The Anti-Mandatory Death Penalty Photo Project by simply taking a photo of yourself that says you do not support the Mandatory Death Penalty, and sending it to us! It can be as simple or as creative as you want, as long as it expresses...

Re-tune the COE quota

Mar. 17 | By Chemical Generation The government just announced a change in the COE quota system. From April onwards with a pro-rated formula first and then every 6 months from July, the car population growth rate would be the number of deregistered vehicles...

Low Thia Khiang: Low productivity not workers’ fault

Mar. 3 | By Gerald Giam Workers’ Party chief Low Thia Khiang has slammed the PAP government for seemingly suggesting that Singaporean workers have only themselves to blame for their low incomes, because of their low productivity and skills. He said it was easy...

The final nail in the “HDB affordability” coffin?

Feb. 12 | By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “HDB resale prices: Don’t just find a scapegoat – It is not an issue of us-versus-them, but one of a rise in demand” (ST, Feb 11). It states: “But actually, what exactly is the issue? Are rising...

Do upgrading skills and Workfare help low-wage workers?

Feb. 8 | By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the report “Measures to encourage low-wage workers to take up training expected during Budget” (CNA, Feb 7). It states that “Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong has hinted that issues such as making it easier...

The Reform Party responds to the Economic Strategies Committee Report

Feb. 3 | Kenneth Jeyaretnam The Reform Party The Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) finally released its report yesterday after over eight months of deliberation. The ESC is supposed to include the best brains from the private and public sectors yet all it...

The Singapore Government – Worth its weight in gold?

Feb. 2 | Wakka Kong and Simeon Ang The Singapore government has always taken pride in its strong stand against corruption, as substantiated by Singapore’s high ranking (fourth) in the global corruption survey. According to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, the...

The unsustainable Singapore model

Sep. 23 | Ian Choo There has been much talk about the “Singapore Model”. The West has long equated economic development with the free market ideology and liberal democracy. To the West, the “Singapore model” is characterised by the unorthodox...