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Reacting to public discontent with the rising cost of housing, PM Lee used his Chinese New Year speech to calm Singaporeans recently. He reassured Singaporeans that the Government is curbing speculation and cooling the property market. He promised he would continue to "do more to stabilise the market". His speech also addressed... 

Goh Chok Tong I happened to catch a glimpse on TV of a forum that was attended by the grassroots folks and SM Goh, this event was covered on the morning news, and it was about a man asking SM Goh, if he could consider applying the GST to luxury items only and not to basic necessities such as milk powder and other items that... 

What has been touted as a bountiful budget is, strictly speaking, actually an election budget. Barring anything unforseen, this year will be an election year. What has prevented the PM from naming a date so far, according to observers, is the uncertainty of the ground situation where there is an undercurrent of dissatisfaction...