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If you follow politics or social issues in Singapore, there are phrases and expressions that quickly become familiar, rhetoric and spiels that any member of civil society will be able to recite to you with their eyes closed. Honestly, activists could pretty much write the government’s press releases themselves, so accustomed... 

I refer to the report “Private home owners paid highest median COV: MND” (Jan 19) and applaud the first ever release of data on the median cash-over-valuation paid by different groups of buyers. The National Development Minister said he decided to share the breakdown “for completeness”. His statement, though, seems to... 

Can the Minister for Home Affairs, namely Teo Chee Hean, be probed by the CPIB for lying to the electorate? In the latest MHA statement, Teo's ministry said it had planned to announce that Lim and Ng were investigated and suspended from duty on 25 Jan, one day after Lianhe Wanbao informed the public on 24 Jan. The MHA also said...