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The Mess that is Singapore: Part II Explaining the Role of the CPF

The Mess that is Singapore: Part II Explaining the Role of the CPF

In our last post, I gave a short and a long answer to questions about the importance of who owns the debt. The short answer is that it doesn’t matter who the government of Singapore owes money to, it still owes money to them.  Some readers and posters said that if the Central Provident Fund (Singaporean social security)... 

Under Saw, SMRT did not raise its maintenance budgets for 10 years

Under Saw, SMRT did not raise its maintenance budgets for 10 years

The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) on 10th May presented data at the Inquiry showing SMRT did not raise its maintenance budgets in nearly 10 years since 2002, despite rising ridership, more frequent train runs and ageing assets. Former SMRT CEO Saw Phaik Hwa stoutly defended the SMRT's maintenance regime. She said SMRT had... 

PAP Choo fires the first shot over the bow of WP Png

PAP Choo fires the first shot over the bow of WP Png

PAP's Desmond Choo "I am my own man," People's Action Party (PAP) Desmond Choo said repeatedly during a media interview on Thu (10 May). Choo was taking a dig at how his rival,  Workers' Party's (WP) Png Eng Huat is being "chaperoned" by WP's chief Low Thia Khiang who was Hougang's MP for 20 years. Choo said, "I want the... 



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