TR EMERITUS

The recent discussion on allowing hawker centres here to operate at low rent and the possibility of profit sharing for such enterprises is the right step. This may help provide affordable food for lower income groups. But the issue of rent is obfuscated by the myth of ‘market forces’ that supposedly regulate themselves for... 

I have noticed that there is an increase in publicly-expressed anti-foreigner sentiment among born and bred Singaporeans. As a born and bred Singaporean, I’m concerned about this negative trend. Most of the foreigners who have chosen to come to Singapore (whether to live, work, study or set up businesses) have picked Singapore... 

The idea of giving high pay to prevent corruption  that has begun to lose is appeal in recent years. Assuming this logic is correct and to extend the same argument: Under this  logic , lets assume Case A  salary = 1 million per year Case B  salary = $100,000 per year Case A to prevent corruption Case B does not take anything...