
We’re Not Asking for the Lottery
I remember a former boss telling me that I was probably too intelligent to be of any use to anyone. I remember this backhanded compliment because it’s a phrase that is often easily applied to our government officials. Singapore is Confucius’s wet dream. We are a society that is obsessed with the rule of the scholar. Our...

Recent speeches in Parliament
I will share my thoughts about 3 speeches that 3 PAP mps, namely, Lee Bee Wah, Darryl David and Foo Mee Har made in the recent parliamentary sessions. I like Lee Bee Wah's call to cut cabbies' rental by half until the Dorscon level returns to green. Obviously, she has listened, understood, empathised and heeded our cabbies's...

Get businesses to contribute to contingency fund for future crises
Despite our sound macroeconomic foundation, Singapore's highly open economy is acutely vulnerable to contagion effects of global and regional economic crises. Ever since Independence, businesses in Singapore have relied on government fiscal policy interventions to tide them over when crises hit. The more serious the crisis -...
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