SDP: A Budget of Wayang and Cheap Gimmicks
If ever there was a budget laden with cheap gimmicks and full of wayang, this one is it. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced an 'ang pow' of up to $300 for every individual. The giveaway amounts to $700 million. This is against a collection of a surplus of $9.6 billion the previous year. In other words, the government...
The mystery of the unaccounted $22.5 million
With the release of the final KPMG report on AHTC today, I can finally finish writing this post which has bugged me for almost 30 months. At the tail end of GE2015 campaign, Mr Charles Chong sent a letter dated 8 September 2015 to all Punggol East (PE) residents stating that $22.5 million transferred to AHPETC by Pasir-Ris Punggol...
Police statement on Thaipusam incident
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has issued a clarification on the Thaipusam incident [ LINK ] on their Facebook page. SPF Statement Outdoor religious foot processions are generally not allowed. The Government, however, makes an exception for the Hindu community for Thaipusam, and allows an outdoor religious foot procession,...
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