Don’t take pity on me

Robin Low writes that Singaporeans are struggling to afford retirement due to a high cost of living, inadequate retirement savings, longer life expectancy, difficulty finding work, and family responsibilities. Many turn to real estate investments to beat inflation, but this contributes to a housing bubble that exacerbates the income divide. The policies that maximize the price of public housing, with an increasing land value added, ultimately result in the housing yielding $0 at the end of the lease, making it more like a liability than an asset.

Lee Hsien Yang: Singapore – My Country

Lee Hsien Yang, brother of Singapore’s Prime Minister, has claimed in a Facebook post that he has been made a fugitive in his own country for standing up for a promise to his father, Lee Kuan Yew. In the post, he expresses his heartbreak and disappointment over being condemned in Parliament and the press without due process. Lee Hsien Yang goes on to describe the ongoing dispute with his brother over their father’s house and the will, stating that the persecution he has experienced has made him realise the wrongful persecutions of persons who were only trying to do good in Singapore. He claims that he and his sister spoke up to keep a promise to their father, and that they have paid dearly for it.

Is Lawrence Wong destined to wait in vain like Heng Swee Keat?

An opinion piece discusses the uncertainty surrounding Lawrence Wong’s potential appointment as Singapore’s Prime Minister, and the lack of clarity on Lee Hsien Loong’s retirement plans. The author questions whether Wong will follow in the footsteps of Heng Swee Keat, who was also a PM-in-waiting but eventually stepped down from the role, and suggests that Lee may delay his retirement once again.

Musing over Oxley Gate

Musing over Oxley Gate and the question “why not let sleeping dogs lie?”

The Plight of Small and Medium Enterprises in Singapore

Small and medium enterprises in Singapore are struggling with a lack of manpower and high COE costs for trucks. These businesses fill gaps in services, but their social function is not valued since they do not contribute much to tax revenue.

Why are there policies that distribute government expenditure to help the rich more than the poor?

SINGAPORE — Terry Xu asked me a very interesting and intriguing question…

Clearing names?

by Teo Soh Lung It was reported in Channel News Asia yesterday…

Why turn the Lee family saga into the Singapore saga?

by Augustine Low When the Lee family saga first erupted, Singaporeans saw…

Singapore tightens rules for BTO flat applicants, turning first-time rejections into second-timers

The Singaporean government has announced that it will be tightening the rules…

A debate in Parliament is not a debate but a put down, a talk down and a dress down

by Augustine Low When they say let’s debate in Parliament, they are…