BBC Hardtalk: “People would be saying terrible things about their government”?
I refer to the Prime Minister’s interview on the BBC Hardtalk programme. Media reports have reported the following: “If (Singapore) was such a miserable place,…
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Budget Cash Surplus 2005-14: $190b – MPs call for fiscal prudence?
Budget: Need for fiscal prudence I refer to the article “Budget 2017: Need for fiscal prudence, even as Govt helps workers and businesses, say MPs”…
SIP: Were S’poreans ever told how much we lost?
I refer to the article “Singapore, China ink pacts on Suzhou Industrial Park, Tianjin Eco-city and other bilateral projects” (Straits Times, Feb 27). It states…
PUB makes profits thanks to govt grants: Illogical?
PUB makes a profit thanks only to govt grants I refer to the article “PUB makes a profit thanks only to govt grants: Maliki” (Straits…
“Water” Editorial underscores 154th Press Freedom ranking?
I refer to the editorial “Ensuring water supply never ends” and the article “On the actual impact of the hike, and telling it like it…
PUB: $1.1b profits last 7 years – how much last 53 years?
With reference to my article “Water price: Have costs, but no revenue?” (Feb 24) – Terry Xu, the editor of theonlinecitizen had talked to me…
Water price: Have costs, but no revenue?
Cost of supplying water has more than doubled I refer to the article “Cost of supplying water has more than doubled: PUB” (Straits Times, Feb…
SkillsFuture Credit false claims – even less people went for training?
4,400 caught submitting false SkillsFuture claims I refer to the article “4,400 caught in January submitting false SkillsFuture claims amounting to $2.2m” (Straits Times, Feb…
Graduates real starting pay decreased 2% last 9 years?
Higher salaries for university graduates I refer to the article “Higher salaries for university graduates from NUS, NTU and SMU in 2016” (Straits Times, Feb…
Budget: Up to 41% increase in water prices?
The Budget was delivered in Parliament on 20 February. The Government continues its fiscal policies of not spending any money on healthcare, CPF or HDB…