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[ Two renown publications, The Economist and Financial Times, have confirmed that Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong as the "World's Highest-Paid Politician" ]   (1)  PM Lee Hsien Loong at 2006 GE rally (CNA 3 May 06):   "Right now we have Low Thia Khiang, Chiam See Tong, Steve Chia. We can deal with them. Suppose you had 10,... 

We had friends over for dinner. The conversation very quickly turned to political and social issues. Pat, (not his real name), in an emotional outburst that is quite unlike him, said, “This year, we must all fly the national flag to celebrate National Day.” I was a little surprised. Huh? The Singapore flag? Err…what’s... 

There has been much debate over our public transport system lately.  Public unhappiness over fare increases stems from dissatisfaction over the level of service in our public transport, primarily over issues of under-capacity and the lack of any alternatives for the bulk of our population. The Workers’ Party proposes the...