SMART NATION – a cultural challenge
I remembered when I entered the financial world in the 1990s more than 50% of us in the Treasury were from engineering background. Such was that period when the FIRE (Finance, Insurance & Real Estate) economy really got going, and coupled with the ‘natural geography of an island’ and ‘rule-based’ jurisdiction, Singapore...
Defective Trains: ‘Discuss Things Openly, Tell People The Truth’
Unlike most articles taking SMRT, LTA and MOT to task, I want to address the transport issue to Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam personally. He’s not the minister responsible. So, why him? For one, I have plenty of respect for Thar-‘man’. He is probably the most qualified and proven minister in his job. He’s respected internationally...
HDB and URA losing money on car park maintenance? Sure or not?
In any democratic country, an issue which affects 80% of the population has to be debated in Parliament. In our pseudo democracy, PAP decides; “never mind what the people think”. Now that PAP has decided to increase public car park charges, without consultation with even its own MPs, backing down will be disastrous. Better...
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