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Ms Tin Pei Ling Tin Pei Ling’s choice of metaphor – “cold turkey” – says a lot about how she views the problem. The term “cold turkey” comes from the domain of addiction, especially to drugs. The entire metaphor would be that Singapore businesses are similar to drug addicts, that the “drug”, i.e. the supply... 

Although I am aware that City Harvest is one of the richest churches in Singapore, I am still shocked that it is rich enough to pay SGD310 million for a stake in Suntec City. Nevertheless, an entity which is able to amass such wealth is certainly worth studying. I was determined to understand the secrets to the church's wealth. I... 

For once I agree with a Straits Times article of 25 June 2012, "Beware the folly of leaving it to market forces". However I would be happier if the article included HDB flats. One of the things troubling me over the years is: Why are our HDB flats priced at such an insane level? These are public housing provided by the government....