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Archive for the ‘Opinions’ Category

ST’s BS about WeWorks

WeWork to expand to 12 locations in Singapore by year end despite global woes ST’s headline screamed. The constructive, nation-building ST went on Co-working space operator WeWork has launched a new space in the Central Business District (CBD) and will add two more locations here in Singapore by the end of the year. It will...

How to deal with flexibility in national service

Over the years, Singapore has lost many sporting and artistic talents due to inflexibility in the administration of national service. The people in charge of granting exemptions were afraid to grant exemptions as it might lead to a floodgate of applications. I suggest the following approach to deal with this issue. a) There...

Hopefully, the new NTUC fairprice group will not put profit above people

I read in today's Straits Times that Fairprice, Foodfare and Kopitiam will be grouped under a new NTUC FairPrice Group. According to the CEO of FairPrice, Seah Kian Peng, this consolidation is aimed at driving greater efficiency and catering to consumers' evolving food needs. All that sounded so correct but I have my reservations. Years...

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