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‘Robin Hood’ budget allows government to regain ground lost recently due to unpopular policies that had been poorly implemented. BUDGET times are not occasions when the thrifty government here would likely score a lot of brownie points among its citizens. In fact, Singaporeans are often more worried about being made to pay... 

Slum in Manila My article on ‘Hire FTs because their skills unavailable in SG, not better’ has been re-posted in TRE and has drawn a comment by a netizen: ‘Sg_Boleh: if we implement redbean’s recommendation, Singapore will become a slum within a decade.’ I am wondering if he is a foreigner incognito or a child that... 

The government has decided to revise the development charge (DC) rates, with the steepest increase targeting the commercial and industrial sectors. Four sectors in the industrial segment will see hefty increases of between 14 and 26 per cent. Woodlands, Senoko, Sembawang, and Yishun sectors will be slapped with the stiff 26...