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The LKY-era where one ascends to high office through leadership and competency is long gone

I have read what Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament: that he rejects any allegations that his ministry sought to cover-up the data leak from the HIV incident. I am sorry to say that I do not believe him. Gan puts it all down to his so-called "judgement call" and said that MOH's decision not to go public was weighed...

Unfair for MRT commuters to bear the costs of upgrading when shareholders have profited during Saw’s time

Yesterday (13 Feb), Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that SMRT's operating costs were significantly higher than its fare income for the financial year ending March 2018. Many netizens saw this as an opportunistic way to increase fares. After all, that is what they have been doing for years: talking about how increasing...

Has the government gone slack? You judge for yourself

In the past (1997), Lee Hsien Loong complained that "the Civil Service had hardly terminated an officer for poor performance", and warned civil servants to "buck up or lose your job." 11 years later, when Mas Selamat escaped, calls were made to hold Wong Kan Seng accountable and for him (WKS) to resign. Lee Hsien Loong, who...