TR EMERITUS

Part 1 - Prologue As knowledgeable citizens, we are keenly aware that the level of transparency and accountability of the financial governance in Singapore is much lower than what is expected of an advanced democracy. If it were not the case, the Accountant-General (http://www.agd.gov.sg/) ought to provide an accurate balance... 

I refer to the article “So, what’s the true cost of casinos?” (Straits Times, Nov 17). How many visit casinos? It states that “Yesterday, the House heard that Singaporeans account for 25 to 30 per cent of all casino visits. MPs were also assured that fewer Singaporeans were visiting the casinos, as reflected in the drop... 

Lim Hng Kiang has quoted some numbers on jobs created over the last 5 years and how many of these jobs went to locals and foreigners. He said, ‘In the last five years, we have been generating something like 120,000 jobs a year, of which 40,000 are Singaporeans and we end up with 80,000 foreign workers. Going forward we have...