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Enough is enough

Enough is enough

The writer Saul Bellow liked to tell a little story: A wise guy was once asked the difference between ignorance and indifference. He replied: I don’t know and I don’t care. As Singaporeans, if we choose to be ignorant and not know anything, and indifferent and not care anymore, what will happen eventually? One day we will... 

PAP’s ‘clean wage’ system = highest-paid $30-million president with at least 120 months’ bonuses

PAP’s ‘clean wage’ system = highest-paid $30-million president with at least 120 months’ bonuses

Former president S R Nathan was the highest-paid jaga and servant of Singapore from 1999 to 2011. Nathan was also the highest-paid president in the world. For unknown reasons, the PAP government paid Nathan about 3% higher than the PM for a figurehead role (see image below). But after losing a GRC in 2011, PAP quickly corrected... 

Starting a new political party

Starting a new political party

In S’pore, it’s easy to register a political party even if the office bearers are a bunch of clowns. Juz ask Goh Meng Seng and friends. But what then? I’ll use extracts from a BBC article referencing the UK on how difficult it is for a new party to get traction and that the only way to get traction is something that Harry... 



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