TR EMERITUS

“TAX AND SPEND,” Dr Vivian Balakrishnan screamed about the SDP's alternative policies at the last elections. They'll “lead Singapore into bankruptcy”, he added, and “set us on a road to Greece”. For good measure, the then Environment and Water Minister heroically declared: “It is the duty of my team to awaken... 

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... 

The hearing for the legal action on whether the government needs to hold a by-election in the Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC is set for a half-day hearing on 15 January 2017. This was determined at the pre-trial conference (PTC) held this morning. It was also decided at the PTC that the SDP will not be a party in the matter. The Attorney-General...