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All quiet on the Changi eastern front

All quiet on the Changi eastern front

When plans for the Cross Island Line were announced earlier this year, environmentalists — being environmentalists — went up in arms over a track alignment that looks like it will cut through under the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. The Nature Society was quick to register its concerns, and a few months later put out... 

Assessing Vincent Wijeysingha’s resignation

Assessing Vincent Wijeysingha’s resignation

Vincent Wijeysingha made a shock resignation announcement, not long after 'coming out'. The Singapore Democratic Party Treasurer, Dr Vincent Wijeysingha announced his decision to quit the party and politics last week, which was duly accepted ('SDP's Wijeysingha quits politics to work on LGBT issues'). Before I proceed... 

Even the price of noodle increases faster than salary

Even the price of noodle increases faster than salary

A bowl of mee pok We did some study and collated the following data. We can see that in 1980, the price of a 3-room HDB flat in Queenstown is $20,000. The salary of a factory operator was $500 a month or $6,000 a year then. Going by the Price-to-Income ratio, the price of 3-room flat in Queenstown then was 3.33 times of annual... 



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