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“There seems to be a certain sourness on the ground, with more grumbling than usual about issues especially to do with the government,” says the Straits Times editor-at-large, Han Fook Kwang, in The Sunday Times. Mr Han calls on the government, especially the 4th generation leadership, to “rise to the occasion” and “tackle... 

The more cynical say it is an exercise in vote buying. The more pragmatic-minded say it is high time for a Merdeka Generation Package, in the wake of the Pioneer Generation Package. Those born in the 1960s – let’s call them the Majullah Generation – say they also deserve a package. In their fifties now, they are particularly... 

Let's put it in numbers. Assuming you "buy" a HDB flat for S$300,000, after 50 years you "sell" it for S$600,000. Theoretically, flat prices start to fall at the 50 or 60-year mark. So the person who "buys" the flat for S$600,000 will see declining value to the flat.So, at the 50-year mark, the flat would be S$600,000. Then: 60-year:...