The ‘cheated’ generation
From 1970s till early 1980s, one can buy a 4 room HDB flats for a mere $20K-$30K. They introduced the inclusion of land price some time in mid 1980s and the prices of HDB flats started to climb. By early 1990s-1995, GCT came up with the Asset Enhancement Scheme which entice Singaporeans to spend more of their CPF to buy HDB...
A revamp of National Service is needed
As an ex-regular in SAF for 6 years, all I can say is that SAF is the most outdated, disorganized, dishonest and irresponsible organization I ever worked for in Singapore. While NS is necessary for our nation’s defense, it does not mean SAF should be free from public scrutiny. It is because SAF has been free from public scrutiny,...
In tragedy and adversity, our leaders display moral cowardice by going missing
When Singapore hosted the Trump-Kim summit last year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke extensively to the media, telling Singaporeans “I hope you will understand this is for a good cause, it is a national effort, and I hope we will be all be able to work together to show the world what Singapore can do.” After the summit,...
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