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Singapore Housing Bubble?

The PAP announced today that it will release more land sites for new homes to meet demand for housing. A record 17,000+ homes are expected...
Lee Wei Ling steps up for Singaporeans

A couple of days ago, someone wrote to ST Forum accusing Singaporeans of becoming racist. I don't think Singaporeans are racist. I th...
Minister pay cut justified?

Yes, it's trending on twitter and carried in newspapers all over the world, from Guardian to Bloomberg . Everybody's talking abou...
Singapore- From First World to Third

1) The deterioration of SMRT and transportation in general. When SMRT trains started running in 1987, I remember the buzz and excitement it...
General Elections 2016- battle plan?

I was just studying the 2011 electoral boundaries. While we know that boundaries are redrawn every election, one thing I could conclude is ...
To conscript or not to conscript?

Taiwan's former President Chen Shui Bian's Democratic and Progressive Party (DPP) pro-independence stance was always going to increa...
GE is for native Singaporeans only please

Why should foreigner opinions count in a national election? This is utter gutter journalism and a desparate attempt to rally support for PA...
Housing Bubble confirmed

A few days ago I wrote about Singapore's probable Housing Bubble . A day later, State Media reported that HDB flats in Tampines were go...
Beware the lesser mortals

In Jan 2009, when the Singapore economy was in all sorts of trouble, one of PM's many permanent secretaries Tan Yong Soon decided to tak...
Double Standards

The case of caregivers at Nightingale Nursing Home at Braddell abusing a stroke patient is a stark reminder of the kind of society that our ...

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Unstraitstimes: I want to help people view life and government policies in Singapore with alternative lenses. Our once beloved media tends to potray issues with white-tainted glasses which hide the truth from Singaporeans.

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