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"Watch how I wiggle out of the situation!" The most eagerly anticipated PAP statement of the year—okay we are just two days into it—is finally out. Like a true star worthy of a Psy tribute band, Dr Teo Ho Pin has kept us waiting, clamouring, salivating over the festive holiday weekend at what juicy details he has... 

Teo Ho Pin had released a statement yesterday on the case of Aim and Aljunied GRC yesterday. He, or the PAP, has used some tactics in his letter to befuddle Singaporeans. Here’s how: Who is Teo Really Hoping the Statement to Address? Do you know who the intended audience for the statement is? In fact, at first glance, the... 

I refer to the report “800,000 HDB households to receive S$90m worth of U-Save vouchers” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 31). $4b in 2007 for 5 years? The GST rate increase from 5 to 7% in 2007 was accompanied by an offset package to help Singaporeans with the increase in GST, and which would cost the government $4 billion over five...