TR EMERITUS

Goh Chok Tong Hi TR, I recently re-read this article which you re-posted on the UBS study and low relative purchasing power of Singaporean workers' wages. I tried searching for PM Goh Chok Tong's quote where he supposedly said that Singapore achieved the 1984 Swiss standard of living in 2000 but to no avail.  So I decided to... 

According to the updated UBS study 'Price and Earnings' released in August last year, Singapore is now the 9th most expensive city in the world (if rents are included). It is the second most expensive city in Asia after Tokyo. (download full study here) Heading the list is Oslo, Zurich, Geneva, Tokyo and Copenhagen. However,... 

Despite the heavy dose of propaganda in the mainstream media exulting the 'spectacular' performance of Singapore's economy which grows by an almost 'unbelievable' 14.7 percent last year, the gains from the growth aren't quite transferred to the pockets of ordinary Singaporeans. According to the latest release from the Manpower...