The Four Horsemen – Age of decadence
A blogger in TR Emeritus recommended the Four Horsemen as a good documentary to watch. The producer Ross Ashcroft gave an analysis on the rise of civilisation and the falls of empires. It is the last stage in the decline of empires, the Age of Decadence, particularly in the USA that is most relevant to what is happening here....
Beer, real wages and the next GE
The news that beer costs $1.30 more at Kopitiam after the increase in excise duty reminds me of something I heard at CNY. A senior marketing officer at APB told me that while Tiger still dominates the beer market here, sales of Anchor (APB’s value brand) have been up 60% (I think) since the noughties. He said S’poreans were...
$1.3B in MediShield ‘excess premiums’ over last 6 years?
I refer to the article “Circle of trust in welfare system: Is S’pore ready” and Dr Yik Keng Yeong’s letter “MediShield Life must be stringently policed” (Straits Times, Mar 1). The former states that “Its (MediShield Life) reception will show how willing Singaporeans are to commit more personal resources (pay higher...
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