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Archive for the ‘Opinions’ Category

PM Lee can’t compare HDB flats with private developers when it comes to ‘sale’ terms but then still claim altruism which private developers do not

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) has defended the 99 year lease of Housing Development Board (HDB ) flats by remarking that he found the argument by some commentators "frankly amazing", as many private properties are also held on 99-year leases but no one argues they are merely being rented. While I agree that there...

If providing air-conditioning in Class C and B2 wards in public hospitals does not increase costs significantly – why are we not doing it?

I refer to the article “Review ‘no air-conditioning’ norm for subsidised wards?” (Straits Times, Aug 17). It states that “Singapore has progressed significantly in the past decades. Yet, when it comes to hospital care, it is still sticking to some principles set out 25 years ago. Some have been discarded, but on an...

SMRT new CEO laughing all the way to the bank

What do you think? Phillip Ang * The author blogs at LikeDatOsoCanMeh. Read More →

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