Is MINDEF’s budget properly disclosed?
Not sure if this (edited table below) is proper disclosure by MINDEF. Breakdown on amount spent on NSFs, NSmen, etc are also not published. In fact, political salaries do not tally with the number of political appointment holders for most ministries. (link, see ‘Expenditure estimates by head of expenditure’) The...
Are the lives of foreign construction workers in Singapore so cheap?
I am writing this posting with a heavy heart after sighting the Straits Time's report on 10 Mar 2019 which reported "Worker dies in Sengkang construction site accident". This was the fourth death of foreign worker from worksite-related incident since the start of 2019. This time, it was an Indian national who came to Singapore...
Understanding the HDB mess
Current Public Housing Policy in Singapore centres around the Housing and Development Board (HDB). The HDB was set up 1 February 1960 taking over from its colonial predecessor, the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT). Initially it only provided rental units then in 1964 the Home Ownership Scheme was introduced, and they started...
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