To pick up the art of self-praise, look to our politicians
When politicians start falling over themselves to heap praise on themselves, you have to wonder what their state of mind is and where their priorities lie. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen praised the SAF for passing with flying colours for its security preparations for the Trump-Kim summit, saying: “I guess in exam terms, this...
Top Salary Mediocrity
Look at other countries such as Norway or even Malaysia. They could give higher return to their pension funds. Hong Kong's MPF, similar to our CPF, are managed by private funds and the most basic conservative funds invested in treasury bonds could give 2%-3%. We have paid the highest salaries in the World to our Minsters and...
Fighter jets do not combat the threat of terrorism
The status quo in relation to government spending appears to be this - an announcement via the media that it has made a decision to spend x millions on a project and that's it. No Parliamentary debate, no discussion - done deal. The latest big-ticket spending seems to be the plan to replace Singapore's fleet of F16 jets. A...
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