Parliament: Replies that never answer the question? (Act 3)
I refer to the article “So, what’s the true cost of casinos?” (Straits Times, Nov 17). How many visit casinos? It states that “Yesterday, the House heard that Singaporeans account for 25 to 30 per cent of all casino visits. MPs were also assured that fewer Singaporeans were visiting the casinos, as reflected in the drop...
Two thirds of jobs created went to foreigners
Lim Hng Kiang has quoted some numbers on jobs created over the last 5 years and how many of these jobs went to locals and foreigners. He said, ‘In the last five years, we have been generating something like 120,000 jobs a year, of which 40,000 are Singaporeans and we end up with 80,000 foreign workers. Going forward we have...
Is HDB Apartment As Affordable As A $8 CAGB?
When I read that the Minister of National Develoment said, "BTO flats affordable for first-timers " and "I think not enough credit is given to my ministry' with a smile, (ST Page A6 17 Nov 2012) I thought, maybe just maybe, during his $8 Coronary Artery Graft Bypass (CAGB) operation, the surgeons might have accidentally removed...
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