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Buyers of HDB pay for land at market price

Buyers of HDB pay for land at market price

It is now a known fact: that the government makes folks who buy HDB pay for land at market price, albeit at a small discount, with the proceeds going into the Reserves. Mind you, the market price has been shooting through the roof as Singapore is a magnet for investors given our strategic location, stability and pro-capitalist... 

Time to review National Service

Time to review National Service

For a few decades, I have been against the current practice of National Service. Here are my reasons. 1. It is too long. 2. It imposes a burden on our male citizens and make them loss in competition for jobs against foreigners and females. 3. It is costly to train NS men and keep them trained as reservists. 4. It is more effective,... 

Recent conversation with a Taxi driver

Recent conversation with a Taxi driver

I recently took a Comfort taxi and I had an interesting conversation with the driver. Among other things, he told me that one of his grievances being a taxi driver is that some passengers who have made taxi booking cancelled their booking even when the taxi is turing into the carpark and they simply got away without any penalty... 



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