WP Louis Chua is queried on his opposing positions on housing affordability

wp louis chua is queried on his opposing positions on housing affordability

Recently, it emerged that WP MP Louis Chua’s professional position on public housing differs from his party position. The WP MP has consistently maintained his party’s position that public housing is unaffordable. Yet, in his capacity as a research analyst, he wrote that housing affordability remained healthy. In an exchange in Parliament on Wednesday (Apr […]

Does a single poverty line help you to identify who are the poor who really need help?

does a single poverty line help you to identify who are the poor who really need help

The Workers’ Party Jamus Lim renewed his party call for an official poverty line. He called for the establishment of a committee of government representatives, civil society leaders and academic experts to decide what the poverty line should be, and for all government assistance and policies to then be pegged to this threshold. Back in […]

Are expired COVID-19 vaccines a waste of taxpayers’ money?

are expired covid 19 vaccines a waste of taxpayers money

Around S$140 million worth of COVID-19 vaccines have expired. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung described this as ‘insurance premium’, the price that Singapore is prepared to pay to stave of catastrophic consequences. The PAP Government realised early on during the pandemic, that vaccines were our safe exit from the pandemic. They decided to act early […]