
Mah Bow Tan: Make meaningful comparisons
A Forum letter from Mr Ng Kok Lim I refer to the report "Mah: Make meaningful comparisons" dated 2 Oct 2009. (read article here) Mr Mah reportedly said that it is "not meaningful" to compare prices of flats today with those 20 years ago because that would mean going back 20 years. But MM Lee said in a speech on 12 Sept 1965:...

An analysis of prices of completed HDB flats
OPINION National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said last week that HDB will ramp up its supply of build-to-order (BTO) flats from 8,000 to 9,000 units this year, and will make available 2,132 flats which are completed or nearly completed across the island for sale with immediate effect. (read article here) This means more...

Singapore: Sources for Future Competitiveness
By Imran Ahmed, Business Correspondent Singapore is keeping august company in the 2009 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The survey ranks the city-state as the third most competitive economy in the world, topped only by Switzerland and the United States. The GCI is a relative...
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