Is there a solution to the HDB lease decay?
The lease decay is a term to describe the fact that the value of the HDB flat will start to depreciate after 50 years and will reach zero at the end of the lease. There has been active discussion from experts to find a solution to this problem. One suggestion is to extend the expiring lease, and charge a modest premium for the...
How silly can an Education Minister be?
The Straits Times carried a headline today (19 Dec), quoting the Education Minister that the "Practice of withholding result slips over fees should be reviewed" When this issues was first surfaced by Gilbert Goh, MOE held on to its “long standing practice” reasoning. To any layman, such an action by MOE was unkind and...
Comparing today’s Ministers to the ‘old guards’
My late father would sometimes give praises to a minority of PAP ministers, especially Dr Goh Keng Swee. To put it simply, the “old guard” Ministers were the ones who created great value to Singaporeans, not only in monetary terms but also intrinsic intangible values such as being a proud Singaporean. They made great contributions...
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