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Masagos said at a weekend forum that he was Glad that Singaporeans we’re discussing big-picture issues such as climate change, the economy and importance of pre-school and not just bread and butter issues. But he is an Environment Minister with no credibility to talk about climate change. He recently made the ridiculous statement... 

I suspect that this government, its Ministers and its policy makers do not have a good enough grasp of how high cost of living is wrecking havoc on our working class and poor citizens at the ground level. Government grants and subsidies are welcoming and heartening gestures to help our citizens cope with the rising costs of... 

I am in favor of setting price guidelines for many services, e.g. health, repair work, tuition, transport, etc. I also like these price benchmarks to be placed in a website for easy reference. In some cases, the service providers have to abide by the guidelines, e.g. if they wish to get paid partially from government funds,...