SDP on Tax Increases: “PAP Broke Election Promises”
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has issued a statement regarding Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s recent warnings that tax increases…
Raise taxes to increase spending: $31b Budget surpluses 1997-2016?
I refer to the article “As Singapore’s spending needs grow, raising taxes is inevitable: PM Lee” (Channel NewsAsia, 19 Nov).…
Chinese signal their intent to bid for the Singapore – Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail (HSR) project
China’s state planning commission earlier held a forum in Singapore on Friday (Nov 17) where the Chinese signal their intent to…
Train on EWL struck by lightning, at least one injury reported
A lightning has struck an MRT train on the East-West Line about 4pm on Monday, causing some delay in journey time…
Use returns from reserves instead of raising tax rates
by Chris Kuan Going by the Prime Minister Lee Hsien’s speech, tax rates will inevitably be raised to meet increasing…
Lee Hsien Loong: Raising taxes is not a matter of whether but when
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his delivery of his speech during the People’s Action Party (PAP) convention held on…
Eulogy for Rev Dr Yap Kim Hao, an exemplary teacher of the Christian faith
by Rev Miak Siew In the middle of the forest lay a fallen redwood tree – it stood tall in…
Eulogy for Rev Dr Yap Kim Yao – friend, comrade, mentor
by Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib It’s too soon. Just last week I was asking a friend how Rev Yap was and…
Toll evasion of about $12 million a year: Ministries not working together?