Heng Swee Keat’s story about old HDB flats shows he is grasping at straws
The government narrative for decades was that HDB flats would continue to grow in value, giving Singaporeans peace of mind as a golden retirement nest egg. Without warning nor apology, the narrative has switched to old HDB flats not growing in value but STILL having value. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat has given the analogy...
On worthless HDB flats, $10 is also value
Sure, public HDB flats will still have value. Question is, what value? S$10 is value. S$100 is also value. Did they give any statistics on what the value will be? Don't just SAY there will be value. Show us the statistics. Chart out the trend. By now, some older flats would have reached 70 years of their 99-year lease. Are you...
Are the lives of foreign construction workers in Singapore so cheap?
I am writing this posting with a heavy heart after sighting the Straits Time's report on 10 Mar 2019 which reported "Worker dies in Sengkang construction site accident". This was the fourth death of foreign worker from worksite-related incident since the start of 2019. This time, it was an Indian national who came to Singapore...
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