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With the price difference between older and younger HDB flats decreasing rapidly by as much as 40% now – can these owners wait 20 years for VERS?

I refer to the article “Commentary: Mind the varied impact of HDB schemes on different groups of home owners” (Channel NewsAsia, Sep 22). It states that “The impact of expiring leases can be expected to hit first- and second-generation satellite towns first and foremost, including Bukit Merah, Queenstown, Geylang and Toa...

PAP cannot be anything more than an extreme right-wing party

Whomever is writing the PAP scripts and trying to change the narrative for their upcoming election campaign obviously didn’t get the memo that Singaporeans are now highly educated, can think critically and pay attention to the evidence in front of them and are not so easily swayed by hollow words or "clever" positioning. To...

Dr Goh’s HK counterpart had similar views on MRT and other major issues

Remember Khaw saying this? It was a very different era. Finance was tight, so we really had to scrutinise every dollar of spending. The government of the day thought very hard if we could really afford an MRT line. It took months to think through and debate through this major strategic decision. It was not easy. Some of you...