Modern Singapore’s founding father
Dear Mr Willie Cheng, I refer to your 26 Oct 2012 Straits Times article [1] which began with a reference to Mr S Rajaratnam as one of modern Singapore’s founding fathers. Many books refer to Sir Stamford Raffles as the founder of modern Singapore in 1819: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]. If modern Singapore was founded in 1819,...
Four-room flat has remained at 90 sq m since mid-90s?
The 3 May 2012 Straits Times article "HDB hasn't shrunk flat sizes, says Khaw" reported that a four-room flat has remained at 90 sq m since the mid-90s [1]. The following are 310 HDB resale transactions of four-room flats between Sept 2011 and Aug 2012 where the lease date is 1995 or more recent and the floor size is between...
Foreign talent issue head-on
Despite excelling in many areas as a nation like providing business opportunities, world-class infrastructures and producing whizz kids, Singapore has yet to cement its place as a country that produces and exports talent. Dissappointingly, the opposite is more true than not. On paper and in the news, it looks as though we are...
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