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A 19 year old polytechnic student with the name of “Christine” has posted messages on ST707 and sgaids to “sell” herself in order to raise money for her mother’s medical treatment. She claimed that her mother was terminally ill and in need of “a lot of money”. Describing herself as a “cute...

In this 3-part series, Eugene Yeo sets out to debunk the three most pervasive misconceptions of HDB flats: - 1. Singaporeans own the flats, 2. The flats are affordable and 3. Their rising prices will lead to wealth creation] MYTH #2: HDB flats are affordable. TRUTH: HDB flats are...

When Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong extended his congratulations to Mr Yukio Hatoyama on his Democratic Party of Japan’s (DPJ) landslide election win, it is not lost on him that the losing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has run Japan since 1955 for all but 11 months in the early 1990s...

A short video clipped produced by French international news agency Agence-France Presse or AFP on youtube had its embedding properties disabled “by request”. (Watch the video here) This will prevent netizens from viewing the clip directly on other sites which have embedded it, thereby...

The Housing Development Board was set up in 1960 during a time when large numbers of people are living in squatter settlements and slums around the city centers. Under the then infatigable Minister for National Development Mr Lim Kim San, HDB began the task of solving Singapore’s housing...

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)’s Young Democrats were invited to observe the recently concluded by-election in Permatang Pasir, Penang by the Youth Wing of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) which was founded by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in 1999 after his controversial sacking from the...

Much has been written on the economic impact of the uncontrolled influx of foreigners into Singapore. Little is known about the underlying political implications. While no studies have been conducted on the voting patterns of immigrants, it is likely that a majority of them will be...

HDB will be launching 1,142 units of flats at Punggol Spectra for sale under the Build-to-Order (BTO scheme). The flats comprise 301 two-room units, 285 three-room units and 556 four-roomers. The prices range from $89,000 to $109,000 for the two-room flats, $151,000 to $179,000 for the...

The Housing and Development Board has written an official letter to the Straits Times Forum in response to a deluge of letters sent by Singaporeans questioning the affordability of HDB flats. Its reply differ little from earlier ones. HDB’s deputy director Mr Ignatius Lourdesamy wrote that...

The findings of the authoritative worldwide study conducted and released by UBS lately “Price and Earnings 2009″ was widely reported in the international and regional papers. However, other than a short article on Singapore overtaking Hong Kong in terms of cost living, the state media did not...

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages Europe’s largest sovereign wealth fund, named a new team of executives after a record 633 billion-krone loss last year wiped out gains from 12 years of investing Norway’s oil and gas revenue. (read article here) Norway, one of the...

In yet another erroneous and misleading headlines that put its credibility into serious doubt, Joyce Teo from Straits Times wrote that “More want pricier homes”. A reader glancing through the pages of the Straits Times will be misled into thinking that Singaporeans are really flocking to buy...

Mr. Brooks’ second letter published in ST reiterate that Singaporeans should be grateful for what they have. He cited more examples of the failed Canadian welfare system as compared to the successful welfare system that Singaporeans are enjoying but have taken for granted. Again I am...

Until the global financial turmoil last year, Singapore has enjoyed 10 years of continuous growth of more than 5% per day. The Singapore government has always used GDP growth as a basis for citizens to appraise its own performance. Even a variable portion of their multi-million salaries is...

When Mr Goh Chok Tong became the second Prime Minister of Singapore in the 1990s, he promised Singaporeans that we will attain the “Swiss standard of living” within a decade. In 2001, during the National Day Rally, Mr Goh said: “I was also quietly satisfied that we realized our vision of...

In an article titled “Singaporeans a happy lot”, Imelda Saad from Channelnewsasia claimed that “Singaporeans are generally a happy lot, especially when compared to people in countries such as China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan.” (read article here) Asked if they were happy, a whopping 70 per...

Following a vigorous debate on the Straits Times Forum on the merits and demerits of having more foreigners, the state-controlled media has been tasked again to moderate public discourse in favor of its political masters. A deluge of articles were published on the Forum today (25 August 2009)...

The worldwide study conducted and released by UBS lately, titled “Price and Earnings 2009″ has some unflattering results for Singapore. (download the study here) While our economy has the highest GDP (PPP) per capita in Asia at $49,288 according to a World Bank report (source: Wikipedia), our...

Over 300 Singaporeans turned up at Hong Lim Park to sign a petition to request for the Prime Minister to intervene on their behalfs and to express their displeasure against the authorities for the settlement they have received. View the photos here: Gallery 01...

Over 300 Singaporeans turned up at Hong Lim Park to sign a petition to the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to intervene personally in the protracted minibond fiasco. Holding placards with the words “Give us Hong Kong settlement!”, “Justice for Hong Kong, Wayang for Singapore!” and “Where is...