Heng needs AI to help him in making Budget forecasts
Because if my favourite fortune-teller had made the Budget surplus prediction of S$1.91bn that Heng made in 2017, she would lose all credibility. The 2017 surplus is S$9.6bn: 5 times or 503% bigger than projected last year. This is a miss of S$7.7bn, or, as Chris K points out, nearly 1.8% of GDP. As usual the “blame” for...
The Great Paradox: World’s most powerful passport but lagging behind in civil liberties
We carry the world’s most powerful passport, giving us unlimited freedom and access beyond our borders. But right here at home, it would seem that civil liberties are compromised and freedom is restricted, going by how Singapore is ranked under freedom indexes. Such is the paradox for the Singaporean lot. Last October, the...
Are sub-standard laws applicable only for Singaporeans?
Will the Law Minister of Singapore explain in plain English why a Canadian defendant, if convicted of burglary would be spared the cane, while the same corporal punishment would be meted out against its own citizens? I am referring to the Singapore Government’s assurance to the UK authorities on the extradition of David James...
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