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Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

HDB Lease Buyback vs reverse mortgage?

I refer to the article “The safer way to release equity” (The Daily Telegraph, Jun 2). It states that “Always ask for a lifetime mortgage. You keep ownership and deeds to your home.” Let us try do a comparison with the HDB Lease Buyback scheme. Comment: HDB’s is for a fixed lease like 30 years, instead of as long as...

Will PM Lee sue his siblings for defamation?

In December 3, 1999, Asiaweek published an interview with then PM Goh Chok Tong (GCT), entitled "Extracts of an interview. Goh Chok Tong on Singapore, Asia and himself". [ LINK ] A question was posed with regards to using the judiciary to silence critics, "What about those who say you use the judiciary to silence critics?" Goh...

Which part of ‘demolish the house’ does the Prime Minister not understand?

38 Oxley Road Today, Singaporeans from all walks of life today woke up to an epic family drama with more twists and turns than the trashy Korean soap operas Mediacorp broadcasts every night. Feuding siblings, incumbent Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, his younger sister Lee Wei Ling, and younger brother Lee Hsien Yang, have gotten...

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