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PAP Govt: Zero Tolerance for Strikes

PAP Govt: Zero Tolerance for Strikes

The PAP govt has stepped forward to say they have "zero tolerance" for the strike action[Link]. We never hear the PAP leaders talk about "zero tolerance" for exploitation of low wage workers, "zero tolerance" for unfairness at workplace, "zero tolerance" for low wages and poor benefits..."zero tolerance" for poor treatment of... 

It takes a bunch of non-elite educated ‘communists’ to show that S’pore is not well

It takes a bunch of non-elite educated ‘communists’ to show that S’pore is not well

The recent strike by well over a hundred PRC bus drivers in Singapore is something that cannot be brushed aside as a matter of violating the law and that which should be ‘nipped in the bud’. There are, unfortunately, genuine reasons for the strike. Apart from the matter of pay and comparisons with Malaysian drivers, there... 

HDB rentals up 10%, but property tax up 118%?

HDB rentals up 10%, but property tax up 118%?

I refer to the report “Property tax rebate for most HDB flat owners” (Channel NewsAsia, Nov 27). One-off rebate? It states that “For a majority of other HDB flat types, the property tax bill for 2013 will increase by between S$40 and $50, after taking into account a new S$40 rebate.” Why increase taxes? Why do governments... 



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