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During the general elections in 2015, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam denied the SDP's warnings that the government would raise the GST. At that time, he said that “there is no basis” to claims that the GST would be increased to fund increased public spending. But Mr Lee Hsien Loong finally admitted yesterday at the PAP conference... 

Singaporeans - myself included - used to get all worked up into a frenzy whenever the MRT broke down. Late for work! Late for exams! Uber surge prices! Surge of people spilling out of stations! After the train collision at Joo Koon station which injured at least 28 people, our concerns have escalated to a whole new level. Few... 

Tan Kin Lian For the past two decades, I have taken a view that the competitive tender system is a bad system. The principal may get a lower price but the contractor may cut corners and provide inferior material and workmanship to keep a profit. It is difficult for the principal to monitor the work closely. It also leads to...