A parliamentary Freudian slip
If we read more into this little statement “they are comparing apples with lemons”, it sounds like a Freudian slip by National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan. He was fending off queries in Parliament on why studio flats are more expensive than 2-room flats of the same size, despite the much shorter lease of 30 years. Why...
Singapore: Most taxed yet lowest social benefits?
I refer to the article “Handouts for the poor top $100m mark” (Sunday Times, Oct 20). 45% increase in ComCare? It states that “Social assistance payments to the poor crossed the $100 million mark for the first time to reach $102.4 million in the last financial year ending in March. That was a nearly 45 per cent jump from...
FT policy: Dialogue? What dialogue?
"The 'victimised Singaporean' framing does nothing to push these issues forward for intelligent debate. It does not encourage Singaporeans to think about how things can be improved while acknowledging what we have. It does not led to useful discussion over policy... I have no doubt that the people who spout this line [I assume...
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