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Singapore’s CPI-All Items Inflation came in higher at 4.9% year-on-year last month. It was 3.6% in January: The increase was largely attributed to a significant increase in private road transport cost. Food and services inflation were also stronger during the month. Private road transport cost climbed by 17.4% in February,... 

ex-HDB CEO, Dr Liu Thai Ker At a lecture on the Singapore Public Housing Story, organised by the Centre for Liveable Cities on 20 March 2013, Dr Liu Thai Ker, who was ex-CEO of HDB and URA, made the call for public housing to return to the basics. Dr Liu said the goal should be affordability. Dr Liu's call was backed by former... 

Education Minister Heng Swee Keat says the SG Conversation exercise does affect the way government policies are shaped and it has prompted a slew of initiatives unveiled in the recent Budget 2013, dismissing critics' accusations that it is merely a 'wayang' or sideshow. According to Minister Heng, initiatives like the wage credit...