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51% or $340m jump in PA’s est expenditure this year

Lim Swee Say with his famous toothpick (Photo ST) Workers' Party NCMP Yee Jenn Jong posted a question in Parliament on Monday (9 Mar) asking about the surge in the expenditure of People’s Association (PA) for FY2015. Mr Yee had asked how PA’s expenditure estimates for FY2015 came to top S$1 billion. He also asked for details...

Khaw: SG housing system better than UK’s and HK’s

National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan During the Parliament debate on Tuesday (10 Mar), National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan talked about the affordability of HDB BTO flats and how Singapore housing system is better than other countries'. He started his speech by saying how Singapore housing system is better than...

Minister Lui: Train reliability has actually improved

Transport Minister RADM (NS) Lui Tuck Yew Despite the recent spate of train faults and mishaps at SMRT, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew told Parliament today (11 Mar) that key performance indicators such as number of train withdrawals and service delays have been improving in recent years, as a result of a change to the approach...