TR EMERITUS

The scene is the cabinet meeting discussing the failure of the YOG event in Singapore in the year 2011. LKY: “Where is Ah Loong? Why isn’t he here? The meeting was supposed to start an hour ago? Never mind, let me chair the meeting. Bala, what happened? Why did the event fail even after the millions we poured into it?” VB:... 

The high salaries of ministers has been a contentious issue ever since they were ramped up over the years. This discussion is not whether it is right to pay such high salaries, but whether this policy is indeed good for the ordinary citizens. It has been reported that the median salary of Singaporeans is $2400 per month. A minister... 

1. I don’t want to buy a house with a Cash-Over-Value of $100,000 2. I don’t want to be accused of being fussy if I don’t want to live on the first floor or basement bomb shelter, or ulu ulu places like Kusu Island 3. I don’t want keep hearing that flats are “affordable” when I really cannot afford flats. 4. I don’t...