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I invite discussions about this commentary. The pap government has recently introduced a new Bill that will paved the way for it to pay for major infrastructural projects through borrowings. It is called the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act (SINGA) and it allows the government to borrow up to S$90 billion. The... 

I blinked twice when I saw the headline of the ST article - “2 of 3 local virus cases had received both jabs of vaccine.” My half asleep brain had read “2 of 3 had not received the vaccine” which is not surprising, after all, the vaccine is reported to have a 95% efficacy rate. One would expect more people who have not... 

Was anyone really surprised by the news that my old Cambridge contemporary, Heng Swee Keat, is stepping down from leadership of the 4G team and from contention to be the next PM? The ostensible reason, and the one Heng gave, was that he would be too old by the time the pandemic was over: “The 60s are still a very productive...