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Additional stimulus may not help Singapore’s economic recovery amid global risks, says Chan Chun Sing

The greatest economic uncertainty Singapore is facing now comes from the global…

Kenneth Jeyaretnam: Did PM Lee delay the release of Singapore’s recession figures to influence the outcome of GE2020?

Following reports of Singapore entering recession after the country’s gross domestic product…

Singapore enters recession as economy shrinks by 41.2% in Q2

Singapore’s economy contracted by 41.2 per cent in the second quarter from…

WP GE 2020 candidates discuss possible solutions to S’pore’s low productivity growth, overreliance on low-wage migrant labour

Singapore’s low productivity growth and overreliance on low-wage migrant labour were some…

WP’s Jamus Lim: WP’s pro-labour economic position a key difference from PAP’s pro-capital policies

While the People’s Action Party (PAP) “leans on the side of capital”,…

SPP’s Osman Sulaiman: Lack of social safety net and absence of minimum wages law make Singapore look more like a third world country

Singapore People’s Party (SPP) member Khan Osman Sulaiman took to his Facebook…

Minister Chan says S’pore ‘intangible strengths’ offers opportunities in a less connected world; Netizens still bring up his confusion between cotton and sheep

Even in a more protectionist and less connected world, Singapore can still…

Pre-school teacher speaks out on young families being crushed by S’pore’s high living cost and low wages

People’s Voice Party (PVP) chief Lim Tean took to his Facebook on…