TR EMERITUS

Before you bash our government any further, please ask yourselves the following questions: 1. How many countries can be like Singapore, where we have everything and self-sufficiency in retirement funds? Pension systems in Western countries are all running deficits due to insufficient contributions from members, plus poor returns... 

The Penang government was right to ban foreigners from cooking local hawker fare - the hallmark of the state's cultural heritage ("Hawker food needs passionate local cooks"; Nov 4). The ban will prevent further "dilution" of authentic Penang dishes that have been refined over generations. In Singapore, we do not have enough... 

I’ve owned & lived in both private non-landed & public HDB housing. I just don’t get how town councils can incur operating deficits when private housing operating MCSTs can run successfully on a positive cash-flow basis. The questions that beg are: 1. ARE TOWN COUNCILS/PAP PLAYING WITH CITIZENS’ ACCUMULATED SURPLUS? This...