It’s so easy to be the Opposition in Singapore and win
It is easy to be the opposition in Singapore and I’m not kidding. Let me tell you why. Take the Progressive Wage Model. It’s the brainchild of former minister and former secretary-general of NTUC, Lim Swee Say. Tripartite partners have been working hard since 2012 to implement the models for various sectors. The work continues. […]
No particular religious group is favoured when public policy is being formulated: Shanmugam
In Parliament, the Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh asked the Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam if there was a danger that laws and policies could be tilted in favour of any particular religion because of the religious beliefs of the top Civil Servants. “Is there a danger in Singapore that laws and […]
Jamus Lim disappoints with his economic policies
Dear Singapore Matters, Since I moved to Sengkang only in July, I did not vote in Sengkang. Still, I was happy to keep an open mind and to give the elected WP MPs a chance. In particular, I had looked forward to hear some good alternatives from them as they had promised. After the election, […]
2020 and the relevance of the opposition to Singapore’s survival
2020 is the year where we have been tested as a people and as a country. It’s the year where every system in the country was put to the test, stressed and stretched. In a crisis of unprecedented proportion, where both our health and our economic survival were threatened, 2020 has shown how irrelevant the […]