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Stop being so childish, Prime Minister Lee

Stop being so childish, Prime Minister Lee

It is barely the first week of the new year and we already have a threat of legal action from the People’s Action Party (PAP) / Government. PM Lee Hsien Loong had sent a lawyer’s letter to well known and very much respected blogger, activist and writer, Alex Au, demanding Alex removed his blog posts about Action Information... 

AIM SAGA: The Art of Writing a Letter to Sidestep the Truth

AIM SAGA: The Art of Writing a Letter to Sidestep the Truth

Teo Ho Pin had released a statement yesterday on the case of Aim and Aljunied GRC yesterday. He, or the PAP, has used some tactics in his letter to befuddle Singaporeans. Here’s how: Who is Teo Really Hoping the Statement to Address? Do you know who the intended audience for the statement is? In fact, at first glance, the... 

GST Offset much lower now for lower-income?

GST Offset much lower now for lower-income?

I refer to the report “800,000 HDB households to receive S$90m worth of U-Save vouchers” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 31). $4b in 2007 for 5 years? The GST rate increase from 5 to 7% in 2007 was accompanied by an offset package to help Singaporeans with the increase in GST, and which would cost the government $4 billion over five... 



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