The PAP’s Deliberate Erosion of Citizen Rights and Instilling of a Climate of Fear Has the Unintended Consequence of Making Singaporeans Liable to Government Impersonation Scams
Yesterday The State Times carried an article about a woman who had fallen victim to scammers pretending to be officers […]
What Do You Mean, Lawrence Wong, by Saying “We Will Do Everything We Can to Help You”?
Dear Lawrence Wong, it’s simply not true, as you claimed during a visit to Sengkang yesterday, that you are doing […]
Dear SM Lee Which Singapore Are You Referring To When You Talk About Immigration Being Essential to Our Survival?
A few days ago you spoke at a ceremony for 200 new citizens. You trotted out the usual cliches about […]
Correction Notice: This Post Contains False Statements of Fact
It is not true that Auxiliary Police Officers (“APOs”) have the same powers aspolice officers. There are key differences, namely […]
Dear Lawrence Wong, Until You Provide Some Transparency Over the Reserves and the Surplus There’s No Reason to Believe Your Claims That the GST Hike Was Needed
Yesterday the PM defended the GST hikes in Parliament after Pritam Singh said they had “turbocharged” inflation. The GST hikes […]
This Chart Shows the Real Purchasing Power of Singaporean Wages Not the Fantasy That Lawrence Wong, Shanmugam and the PAP Want You to Believe
LKY was very fond of “hard truths.” This chart, courtesy of The Economist, illustrates a hard truth that the PAP […]
Is MAS’s Promise to Invest $5 Billion in Singapore-Listed Companies to Benefit the Local Stock Market or Friends of the PAP?
On Friday 21 February state media carried an announcement from MAS that it will launch a “new S$5 billion programme that […]
It’s Heartbreaking That Many Foreign Workers Have Inadequate Insurance for Cancer and Other Catastrophic Illnesses.However Budget 2025, Trumpeted by Lawrence Wong as Leaving No Singaporean Behind, Continues to Leave Many Singaporeans in the Same Boat
Today I read a heartbreaking account in state media mouthpiece CNA about foreign workers who keep quiet when they get […]
Shanmugam’s Condescending Remarks About Property Appreciation Should Remind Singaporeans That While PAP Ministers Feast They Have to be Content with the Crumbs
On Saturday Shanmugam spoke at the My Nee Soon carnival and exhibition. With the support of state media whose sole […]
State Media Makes False Claims on the Rise in Real Median Household Income Yet No POFMA?
I was reading The State Times’s article from 13 February entitled “Singapore economy grows 4.4% in 2024, but growth seen […]
If There Was Even a Semblance of Fairness in the Application of PAP’s Repressive Media Laws Then Sun Xueling Should Receive a POFMA
With the GE fast approaching the PAP are planning to use every one of their repressive laws, media monopoly and […]
As the Supply of BTO Flats Ramps Up, Singaporeans Need to Ask Whether PAP’s HDB Policy Is in Fact a Thinly Disguised Swindle Designed to Transfer Their Wealth to the Reserves
Desmond Lee, whom I excoriated in my last post for claiming that the minority residents of West Coast GRC were […]
Who Are You to Assert There’s Been No Gap in Service, Desmond Lee?
Today state media reported Desmond Lee as saying “West Coast Group Representation Constituency may be down one Member of Parliament, […]
While State Media Report on How Vexatious Lawsuits from Raymond Ng Allegedly Drove a Woman to Suicide They Are Silent on How PAP Ministers and Their Cronies Were the True Innovators in Using These to Take Everything From Their Opponents
Today state media mouthpiece, Asiaone, funded with your hardearned money but working round the clock to re-elect the PAP and […]
LW, as Always You and Your Boss Are Masters of the Non Sequitur! We Know You Are Distracted and Your Government Does the Minimum Possible to Help Singaporeans
At a press conference yesterday state media reported that you said that the actions of Lee Hsien Yang would “not […]
Whether Pritam Singh is Acquitted, Disqualified or Forced to Resign, the PAP Have Already Made a Mockery of Their Claims That the GRC System Ensures Minority Representation
Pritam Singh’s trial has completed a week and is scheduled to run for another week. The double standards are apparent […]
Why Did NTUC Enterprise and Income Insurance Not Disclose the Proposed Capital Reduction? How Much Did the Government Know Since NTUC and PAP Are Joined at the Hip?
Yesterday the Government blocked the Income Insurance-Allianz deal in its current form though it indicated that the door was open […]
Will the Judge in Pritam’s Case Follow the Precedent Set in Iswaran’s and Impose a Much Harsher Penalty Than Expected?
Today was the first day of Pritam’s Singh’s trial on charges of perjury before the Parliamentary Committee of Privileges, which […]
Have the PAP Government Been Taken for a Ride by James Dyson?
Today CNA reported that Dyson was conducting “surprise” layoffs in Singapore that left employees “shocked and in a state of […]
The MRT Disruptions Are Yet Another Dent in the PAP’s Reputation for Competence
The EW line between Jurong East and Boon Lay MRT stations has been out since Wednesday and service will not […]
Why Are Some Singaporeans So Desperate That They’d Eat Other People’s Leftovers?
A week ago there was a report on state media of some elderly men “chowing down” on leftovers at People’s […]
Another Week, Another Case of Money Laundering
A few days ago the State Times carried yet another report about a money laundering syndicate, this time from Japan […]
Singaporeans Have Allowed the PAP Elite to Hijack Policy Making to Make Themselves Obscenely Rich
Today Henley and Partners, a firm which proclaims itself as the global leader in advising the ultra-rich (usually defined as […]
The Recent Labour Market Report Shows the PAP Are Reverting to Growing the Economy the Only Way They Know How: by Creating Lots of Low Skilled Jobs for Non Residents
Today MOM released its Q2 labour market report. Of course its tone was relentlessly upbeat meant to beguile Singaporeans into […]
In Praise of Shanmugam For The Sacrifices He (and other PAP Ministers) Make to Serve the People of Singapore.
After breaking the news about Ridout Road and the two senior PAP ministers Shanmugam and Balakrishnan renting landed mansions there, […]
Why the PAP’s Mercantilist Philosophy Aimed at Accumulating Reserves is Impoverishing Singaporeans
Recently an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal entitled “There’s a China-Shaped Hole in the Global Economy”. This drew […]
Dear Lawrence Wong Please Don’t Plagiarise Ronald Reagan. If Singapore’s Best Days Lie Ahead It Won’t Be Because of the PAP
I read through your maiden speech and struggle to comprehend how even your media monopoly, paid for with Singaporeans’ money, […]
Why PAP Cries of Shame and Nativism Are Disingenuous
View Post I’m writing this in response to the recent controversy that has erupted following Lim Tean’s comments on a […]
Should Singaporeans Draw Comfort from the AGO’s Reports?
While the Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) performs vital work in identifying irregularities and possible waste and fraud in the operations of […]
Kenneth Jeyaretnam: Statement in Response to Accusations Published in Singapore State Media
I refer to the CNA article published 04 July 2024, “Kenneth Jeyaretnam given 8th POFMA order, under police probe over […]
Despite Lawrence Wong and LHL’s Boasts of Having Safeguarded Our More Than $3 Trillion Reserves for Vague Future Beneficiaries, Will This Be The Fate of Many Singaporeans?
I was shocked and saddened to read a few days ago in state media mouthpiece, AsiaOne, about the case of […]
Don’t Be Fooled by Shan’s Fallacious and Disingenuous Rant Against The Economist
About a mpnth ago Shanmugam went on a rant against The Economist in response to a very mildly critical article […]
While Singaporean Pundits May Fixate on the Unexpected Fall in NODX, the Real Story is the Alarming Long Term Drop in Consumption and Rise in Net Exports as a Percentage of GDP
Enterprise Singapore recently published data showing a year-on-year decline in Non-Oil Domestic Exports (NODX) of 20.7% in March, which was […]
Shouldn’t MTI Receive a POFMA for Their Misleading Presentation of Growth Statistics? Growth is Slowing Down Not Speeding Up
On Friday 12 April the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) put out a press release headlined “Singapore’s GDP Grew […]
In Surprise Announcement LHL Fires the Starting Pistol for the Next Election But State Media Make Sure PAP Are the Only Ones Running
Today PM Lee announced that he was stepping down and handing the reins of power, at least in public though […]
“Keep Asking Yourself: Does this Deal Make Any Sense?”
I have been reading recently about the trial in the US of Mike Lynch, the founder of Autonomy, a once […]
In Its Haste to Correct Leong Mun Wai, MSF Is Deliberately Disingenuous and Furthermore Releases Confidential Information Without Consent
Recently the MInistry of Social and Family Development (MSF) issued a POFMA Correction Notice against Leong Mun Wai (LMW) over […]
Can SLA Explain the Huge Discrepancy Between the Auction Results for 41 Malcolm Road and What They Are Charging for 26 and 31 Ridout Road?
CORRECTION NOTICE: This article contains a false statement of fact. For the correct facts, click here: https://www.gov.sg/article/factually180224 Whenever I bring up the […]
Dear PM Lee, Don’t Shed Crocodile Tears About Singaporeans Having Too Few Children
In your CNY message, you express the hope more Singaporeans will try for a baby in the Year of the […]
Is DBS’s Fantastic Profitability Due to Its CEO’s Ability or Its Dominant Share of Its (Protected) Home Market and Its Gouging of Singaporean Consumers?
Today DBS announced that its net profit for 2023 rose 26% to $10.3 billion and its return on equity rose […]
Leong Mun Wai Famously Described PSP to Me as PAP. Now It Seems He’s Shamelessly Turning It into Reform Party
Back in 2020 I held a Zoom meeting with Dr Tan Cheng Bock (TCB) from PSP. Also on the call […]
Why Mention of Ong Beng Seng Always Takes Me Back to the HPL, Nassim Jade Scandal.
Media both foreign and local – but always state – has been drip-feeding us information on the CPIB probe and […]
Is a Realistic Measure of the Size of Singapore’s Economy Only About Half What the PAP Government Says It Is?
I remember discussing Singapore’s development strategy with my Economics Director of Studies at Cambridge University, Professor Ajit Singh, in 1983. […]
Dear Lawrence Wong, Why Are You Now Telling Singaporeans That They Should Exchange Material Success for Spiritual Goals? Is That Because the PAP Have Failed Miserably or Are You Really so Out of Touch That You Think We’re as Rich as You and Your Colleagues?
Dear Lawrence Wong, thank you for giving Singaporeans the benefits of your accumulated life wisdom at the Forward Singapore event. […]
Shame On You, Shan and Bala! You Are Supposed to be Stewards of Our Nation’s Reserves Not Looking to Exploit Incompetent Management by a State Agency One of You Heads
Recently I read in Business Times that a Good Class Bungalow (GCB), which Su Baolin, one of the alleged money […]
Dear Lawrence Wong Stop Talking Like You’re a Hot Shot Investment Banker and Start Explaining to Singaporeans How the Reserves Benefit Them
CORRECTION NOTICE: This article dated 22 October 2023 contains false statements of fact. For the correct facts, click here: https://www.gov.sg/article/factually021123 According to […]
Singapore’s Population Jumps by 5% in One Year as PAP Resort to Their Old Tricks to Artificially Boost GDP Growth and Stop the Economy Falling into Recession
Today state media announced that Singapore’s population had risen to 5.92 million, a 5% jump from the previous year and […]
Dear Lawrence Wong, Please Explain Why MOH’s Budget in 2021 Was $18.4 Billion Yet I Can Only Find $7 Billion in Subsidies Going to Our Public Healthcare System
Dear Lawrence Wong, I have asked you and the Minister for Health repeated questions on many occasions about MOH’s Budget […]
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The Recent Labour Market Report Shows the PAP Are Reverting to Growing the Economy the Only Way They Know How: by Creating Lots of Low Skilled Jobs for Non Residents
Today MOM released its Q2 labour market report. Of course its tone was relentlessly upbeat meant to beguile Singaporeans into […]
Why PAP Cries of Shame and Nativism Are Disingenuous
View Post I’m writing this in response to the recent controversy that has erupted following Lim Tean’s comments on a […]
Don’t Be Fooled by Shan’s Fallacious and Disingenuous Rant Against The Economist
About a mpnth ago Shanmugam went on a rant against The Economist in response to a very mildly critical article […]
While Singaporean Pundits May Fixate on the Unexpected Fall in NODX, the Real Story is the Alarming Long Term Drop in Consumption and Rise in Net Exports as a Percentage of GDP
Enterprise Singapore recently published data showing a year-on-year decline in Non-Oil Domestic Exports (NODX) of 20.7% in March, which was […]
Where have our reserves gone?
“Let me tell you the truth, as spending increases significantly sooner or later taxes must go up too.” Thus […]
Breaking news: Amos Yee :World’s Youngest Prisoner of Conscience to be recognised by Amnesty International
Amnesty International to recognise Amos Yee as A Prisoner of Conscience.
Amos Yee: Singapore’s Youngest Political Prisoner
Yesterday I attended Amos Yee’s sentencing hearing at the State Courts at 9.30am. As you may be aware, Amos has […]
An Imaginary Climate of Fear?
On Wednesday on behalf of the Reform Party I attended the Singapore Forum on Politics at NUS as one of […]
National Service- by guest spot author Gordon Lee.
Recently someone sent me a link to a funny video on politics entitled, ” Sex Appeal and Jokes …..So this […]
In Light of His Maid’s Acquittal, Liew Mun Leong Must Be Sacked from Surbana and Changi AIrport Group and Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law.
Yesterday Justice Chan Seng Onn overturned Mr Liew’s maid’s, Ms Parti Liyani’s, conviction for theft and found that there was […]
Rule of Law – Dirty Tricks?
This is my comment on the attempted action by the Law Society of Singapore against Lawyer M Ravi which I […]
My First Hand Experience of Amos Yee’s Asylum Hearing
My first hand account of my experiences as a witness at Amos Yee's asylum hearing.
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