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With the economy starting to show increasing signs of a slowdown, it is time that we start thinking about introducing help for those who are retrenched. Last year, the Ministry of Manpower reported 9,990 workers were made redundant, an increase from 9,800 in 2010. The world's economic outlook is uncertain at best with the US'... 

Singapore’s retention of the Internal Security Act’s (ISA) ‘detention without trial’ powers can be seen as delaying the process of national maturation.  While Malaysia has decided on some form of repeal of its own ISA which it admits has been misused against dissidents, Singapore clings tightly onto its colonial hand-me-down. It... 

政府三管齐下管理新加坡的陆路交通，这样的政策应该时不时要拿出来评估（policy evaluation），高官和有关部门还要有道德勇气来自我评估，而不是等到捅了大娄子才来补救。在形势后头穷追，只能算是庸材治国。 这三项政策曰：一、拥车证制度（COE）；二、公路电子收费系统（ERP）；三、公共交通。我们民众现在要知道的是： 这些政策的推行是否有达到原先预期的效果？ 是否已经违背原有的用意？ “3E标准”（effectiveness、efficiency...