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Even if Ms Sylvia Lim hadn't raised it someone else would have: Singapore was given a "D+" by Transparency International in its first Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index. In a literature survey on "Instances of Measures to Prevent Corruption in the Defence and Security Sector", Catalina Robledo Botero wrote, "Although there...

How To Make A Surplus Disappear Without Anyone Noticing!
Kenneth Jeyaretnam It will come as no surprise to those who regularly read my blog that I am going to start critiquing this year’s budget by drawing attention to the various subterfuges that Singapore’s PAP ruling Party uses to disguise the true state of its government’s finances. As usual the budget is an exercise in...

The Difference Ten Years Makes
What do you remember of your life and life in Singapore ten years ago? Today, Singaporeans are the unhappiest people in the world. But according to the World Values Survey (sample size 1,500+), Singaporeans were a very happy lot in 2002. When asked about their feeling of happiness, 28.8% reported that they were “very happy”...
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