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Are the PAP ministers living in their own out of touch world?

If you read this article, you will know the struggles of middle-aged jobseekers. This guy, at the age of 50, had to do a SGUnited traineeship paying $1200 just to survive! Hyperlink to article: https://www.todayonline.com/voices/jobseekers-diaries-i-feared-i-wouldnt-find-new-job-my-age-learning-how-use-social-media-changed-1849011 And...

Are SMEs slowly dying because of a heavy-handed government?

I refer to the article 'Some F&B outlets pass on costs as electricity bills soar ' (BT weekend, 19 to 20 Mar) It states that "Even before the Ukraine crisis, electricity bills have risen by between 80 per cent and 300 per cent since late last year for food and beverage operators (F&B) to whom The Business Times spoke." The...

We are doomed if the PAP continues to remain in power

Unfortunately, the current team of 4G Ministers seem to be very out of touch with reality and have failed to communicate among themselves, to establish the need of the industry in the decades to come. Back in the 80s and 90s, under LKY, there was at least proper coordination between the strategic plan for Singapore, the industry...