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Isn’t it weird that while many Singaporeans take pride in believing that we have arrived as citizens of an advanced economy, the irony is why are there still so many among us who could not think critically? Take the upcoming PE2023 as an example, isn’t it like an arranged marriage when all the candidates must be screened... 

If he gets elected, Ng Kok Song (NKS) says he will be the teh ko-song president (comparing to George Goh’s description of himself as the Mao Shan Wang president). He said: “I’d prefer to be characterised as teh ko-song, you know, Kok Song - ko-song. Teh kosong is tea without sugar, a healthier, better option than Mao Shan... 

Not surprisingly, the Americans are outpacing the Chinese when it comes to buying properties in Singapore. According to Ms Christine Sun, OrangeTee & Tie’s senior vice-president of research and analytics, “Mainland Chinese were the largest group of foreign buyers in Singapore from 2017 to 2022 and in the first quarter...