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Someone was thinking aloud on the possibility of closing down ALL wet markets in Singapore as a strategy to stop the spread of coronavirus and as a future long term plan for Singapore. It is a stupid idea. Wet Market provides a counter balance to monopoly power which the cartel of supermarkets hold in dictating pricing for daily... 

New Zealanders have J Ardern, the Queen of political Syn- (prefix: acting or considered together; united) while Singaporeans are blessed with Josephine Teo, our Queen of political spin. With Ardern, her leadership (@ USD$326,000/yr) gave her citizens an early, decisive hard lockdown but rewarded them with the earliest return... 

It is in times like these that ministerial pay inevitably comes into play. Singaporeans’ expectations are raised because we have been told that high pay equals top notch talent and performance. (Left to Right) Taiwan President, Tsai Ing-wen, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and...