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Spike of 3,000% in energy prices in Singapore

Spike of 3,000% in energy prices in Singapore

This Yahoo article stated that the energy prices in Singapore jumped 3,000%. I give my views of the underlying cause. Singapore liberalized its energy market in 1995. The Public Utilities Board corporatized its electricity and piped gas undertakings. Some of these entitles were later sold to foreign energy companies. By liberalizing... 

The internal contradictions of Singapore’s elected presidency

The internal contradictions of Singapore’s elected presidency

Lee Hsien Loong's People's Action Party (PAP) government began in 2016 its radical reforms to the elected presidency, a rush job of the highest order. A case was made out for the necessity of the changes at the beginning of the year, a thoroughly respectable constitutional commission was convened, public and expert feedback... 

Presidential election 2023

Presidential election 2023

Previously, a private sector candidate for presidential election has to meet the requirement (3 years as CEO of a large company) within 15 years prior to the writ of election. I do not qualify because I have passed 15 years since my service as CEO of NTUC Income. For some strange reason (which I do not know why) this has now... 



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