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The recent discussion on allowing hawker centres here to operate at low rent and the possibility of profit sharing for such enterprises is the right step. This may help provide affordable food for lower income groups. But the issue of rent is obfuscated by the myth of ‘market forces’ that supposedly regulate themselves for... 

I have noticed that there is an increase in publicly-expressed anti-foreigner sentiment among born and bred Singaporeans. As a born and bred Singaporean, I’m concerned about this negative trend. Most of the foreigners who have chosen to come to Singapore (whether to live, work, study or set up businesses) have picked Singapore... 

Public housing blocks in Malaysia Recently I wanted to find a plan B and decided to explore the housing market over in Malaysia. I went to the sales office in JB and asked the sales person about what a foreigner can buy or cannot buy in Malaysia. His answer was simple, he said foreigners can only buy housing above 500,000 ringgit,...