TR EMERITUS

The landlord is the parasite of the nation. He makes money by capital investment in real estate encouraged by the state. The state likes it because real estate greed boosts land value which together with the developer is a tax on the economy and the state creams off on the land. All these result in ever increasing rents. Rents... 

The people drawing parallels between Britain leaving Europe and Singapore leaving Malaysia in 1965 - with the implication that Britain could succeed post-Brexit in the same way Singapore succeeded post-Separation (if only Britain finds a leader like LKY) - are completely wrong. It's a view that's NOT even somewhat accurate or... 

The recent increase in car-parking fees is wholly unjustified especially at a time when Singaporeans are hurting from a weak economy. The quantum of the increases – by 20% for short-term parking and 27% for season parking – are also inordinately high. They add significantly to the already hefty living expenses with which...