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Khaw used to be top on the talking cock list but younger aspirants like Minister Ong Ye Kung seems to have mastered the art in double quick time. Perhaps being sarcastic, Ong says “Singapore needs an economy driven by new ideas”. Something wrong with Lau Goh’s open-leg policy? Or PM Lee growing our GDP by opening casinos... 

I refer to PAP’s wayang in “Falling parts in old blocks: Call for more checks”. The misleading article gives the impression that parts are falling off HDB blocks because they are old, ie more than 30 years. What about the slab of plaster which fell from a 17-year old block in Whampoa? In the latest incident, MacPherson... 

Whenever Xi Jinping goes on a foreign state visit, he would bring a long an entourage of businessmen and agreements to be signed for infrastructure developments, trade deals and a suitcase of cash to fund the deals. Many developing countries are eagerly hoping for a visit by President like waiting for a Santa Claus in Christmas....