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Archive for the ‘Policies’ Category

Flawed argument by Minister Khaw that PRs shouldn’t be blamed for high COVs

According to the National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, permanent residents (PRs) should not be blamed for the rising prices of resale flats (Asiaone, Jan 16, 2012). Based on reports in The Straits Times, Mr. Khaw said that the PRs pay the lower cash-over-valuations (COVs), and the higher COVs are often by private property...

Singapore High Commissioner oversteps outside his role

Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ong Keng Yong, has written in to the Malaysian newspaper The Star to criticise an article that earlier appeared in the paper on PAP's Ministerial pay [Link]. There are from time to time, articles that appear in local Singapore papers that are not flattering about policies of other countries....

Pay more for no corruption? Think again!

24 feb 2012, the 2nd day of Chinese New Year – a date which will live in infamy – the PAP’s crap theory on pay more for no corruption was suddenly and deliberately attacked by patriotic journalists of Lianhe Wanbao and TR Emeritus! And what a great irony it was! Just days ago, the PAP-led government accepted the reduction...

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