Fighting false assertion with false assertion
If you follow politics or social issues in Singapore, there are phrases and expressions that quickly become familiar, rhetoric and spiels that any member of civil society will be able to recite to you with their eyes closed. Honestly, activists could pretty much write the government’s press releases themselves, so accustomed...
Flawed argument by Minister Khaw that PRs shouldn’t be blamed for high COVs
According to the National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, permanent residents (PRs) should not be blamed for the rising prices of resale flats (Asiaone, Jan 16, 2012). Based on reports in The Straits Times, Mr. Khaw said that the PRs pay the lower cash-over-valuations (COVs), and the higher COVs are often by private property...
Singapore High Commissioner oversteps outside his role
Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ong Keng Yong, has written in to the Malaysian newspaper The Star to criticise an article that earlier appeared in the paper on PAP's Ministerial pay [Link]. There are from time to time, articles that appear in local Singapore papers that are not flattering about policies of other countries....
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