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I refer to the Budget speech that was delivered in Parliament on 20 February. According to the Straits Times report “Singapore Budget 2017: Water prices to increase by 30% from July 1 in two phases” – “Water prices will increase for the first time in 17 years, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday (Feb 20). Increase... 

For years, the PAP government has been implementing anti-Singaporean, pro-foreigner, and pro-foreign company policies. Telling us that this is the 'pragmatic' thing to do, and how if we don't bend over backward to serve foreign companies and "foreign talents", we will be out competed and go bankrupt. But even after all of that,... 

I refer to the article “15 PAP town councils to increase service and conservancy charges from June 1” (Straits Times, Feb 17). I understand that this translates into an increase of between five to 20 per cent, by next year. Why is there such an urgent need to increase, given that the town councils will be getting so much...