Activism, barriers and behind-the-scene events of the 5000-strong 2013 PWP protest
There have being alot of media articles written lately on the issue of activism – mainly because of the explosive massive street protests occurring in Hong Kong during the past few weeks. Naturally, there will always be the comparison of activism activities between the two city states – Singapore and Hong Kong but sadly...
Allow foreign spouses to be permanent residents
Singapore has a low birth rate for several decades. In spite of efforts by the government to encourage families to have more children, the results have continued to be disappointing. The key factor is the high cost of living which require both spouses to work full time to earn enough to meet this high cost. Most women are not...
Do we want a government that hoards money and underspends on social programs?
The narrative is that the Public Utilities Board (PUB) will incur a loss without the government giving a grant. In the financial year 2016, PUB made over $198 million dollars of profit after government grants. The government gave an operating grant 9of $298 million dollars. Without it, PUB will incur a deficit of roughly $100...
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