TR EMERITUS

Singaporeans love to petition the PAP administration when they are unhappy, not that it does any good. Between the 2006 and 2011 elections, there were petitions* galore with Tan Kin Lian becoming known as the “Petition King”: he even asked people to petition him to stand for president. They didn’t but he still stood for... 

Regular readers of my scribblings will know that I have frequently drawn attention to the fact that Singapore has been on the verge of recession several times but only narrowly avoided it due to shenanigans with the figures. This week it is big news that Japan’s economy has fallen into recession. I will now tell you why... 

In its clamour to cram Singapore with people, the government is treading dangerous territory, even playing with fire. Resentment against foreigners is an inevitable corollary of the overpopulation issue Singapore is grappling with – an offshoot of the Government’s intent to fill the country to the brim with people from...