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Lee Wei Ling, it’s miserliness, not frugality

Poor little rich girl, Lee Wei Ling, insists that her family was frugal. In reality, it is more like a miserly family. Perhaps Ms Lee is embarrassed that she has lived off the riches of her family. And currently, many of her family members live off the sweat of Singaporeans. So she has to make it look that she is not the...

China-born table-tennis players did not give credit to Singapore

Have been observing the china born ping pong players quite a bit. Realised that they never once credited Singapore and the Singaporeans for their success, the opportunity to play at the Olympics and the chance at a better life beyond China (ok that is subjective). They seem to have an attitudinal expectation that that is what...

Smoke and Mirrors in the Government’s Accounts

Kenneth Jeyaretnam SMRT’s quarterly results brought into focus the Finance Minister’s decision to set up yet another new fund, the Bus Services Enhancement Fund, with $1.1 billion being set aside out of current spending. Rather than set up this fund, I believe it would have been more beneficial for our Finance Minister...