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3.4KIs Woody Goh Trying to Sabo Ah Loong Ahead of the Next General Election?
ELSON: You don’t become prime minister of any developed nation by being a fool (yeah, even George Bush II was a Yale...
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Cementing the Elite: 99% of Singaporeans are “Very, Very Mediocre” Going by Lao Goh’s Logic
HAROLD CHAI: Anyone who doesn’t believe that Singapore has a natural aristocracy had better believe it now. That “natural aristocracy:”, as Prime...
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With Former Military Men Forming Half of SMRT’s Top Management, No Wonder Commuters Kena Tekan!
ELSON: No wonder there’s the joke that army people go to SMRT to retire – half of their top management staff are...
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Opposition Coalition could Replace the Workers’ Party in Parliament
ELSON: Singaporeans always say they want a voice in parliament, but at the same time they always show that they want a...
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“Pakatan Singapura” could Target These Two Weakest-Link PAP GRCs
RONALD LEE: If everything goes ahead as planned and we do see an opposition coalition spring, we’re likely to see “Pakatan Singapura”...
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MINDEF’s “Strict Criteria: Singer Allowed Deferment to Take Part in China Singing Contest
RONALD LEE: How strict exactly is MINDEF’s stance on deferment, such that budding local football talent Ben Davis mustn’t be allowed to...
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Okay for Scholars to Defer NS, Not Okay for other “Elites”: Double Standards Set By MINDEF?
“As all male Singaporeans liable for full-time NS put aside personal pursuits to dutifully enlist and serve their NS, it would not...
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Costs Can Be Halved: Did Singapore Government Go in Blind in Haste to Seal Overly-Expensive HSR Deal?
Harold Chai: Singapore’s Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan can cow beh cow bu about Singapore already spending some S$300 million on the...
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Cost of Living a Problem because of “Aspirations”? What has Chan Chun Sing been Smoking?
RONALD LEE: In parliament yesterday, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said that “people’s aspirations” and their inability to fulfill...
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CareShield Life: Mixed Information, Dodgy Benefits, and the Perceived Foolishness of Singaporeans
ELSON: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong made 2 points in parliament yesterday – one, that you shouldn’t be surprised by the “1...
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Latest ABSD Hike Will Hit Singaporeans and PRs Harder than Foreigners
ELSON: Additional Buyers’ Stamp Duty has always been an imperfect short-term solution. Look at the graph above and see how in a...
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Why Did the Singapore Government Rush into High-Speed Rail Deal with Malaysia Despite 1MDB Scandal?
SINGAPORE DEMOCRATS: In July 2016, the SDP questioned the agreement between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur over the high speed rail (HSR) and...
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Local PMETs Further Played Out by Deepening of Singapore-India CECA Agreement?
ELSON: In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Singapore PMETs comprised 70 percent of retrenchments. With the deepening of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation...
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Former MOE Policy Officer: Education System to Blame Shame, Anxiety, and Condescending Behaviour of Students
Former Ministry of Education Policy Officer, Yann Wong, has lashed out at the education system for breeding a culture of shame, neediness...
