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The gov is actively seeking alternative options and ways to solve Singapore's alarmingly low birth rate. Rising cost of living certainly contributed to the problem. There are many suggestions flying around on how to encourage the citizens to have more babies. One of it is to extend the maternity leave up to 6 months. I don't... 

新加坡变法图强？如何个“强”法？看来只有在精神上提高，在精神文明上装备自己，才能站得高，望得远。新加坡已经是世界首富#1，再富下去，也是首富，为何不在精神上加把劲呢！ 严格的说，行动党变法求存，根本就不叫变法。收集民意，听听意见，对谈反馈，这根本就不是要做出改变，而是为了求存，而做出的表面功夫。说到底，这只是行动党的问题，行动党政府为了延续政权所做的最后努力... 

I read the Straits Times' Long Interview with Ong Ye Kung in 1 June 2012 issue and immediately had.to.blog. Firstly, THAT headline. "ONG YE KUNG - 'The one who got away'" A few paragraphs into the article, the context of that quote becomes clearer: Touted to be of ministerial calibre, Mr Ong is often spoken of as 'the one who...