Some Singaporeans have asked about Parliamentary Select Committees. What are they? Parliament hosts powers to appoint Select Committees of MPs to look at issues in depth, including calling for evidence and summoning witnesses if necessary. My WP colleagues and I…
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What LWL and LHY should’ve done: 1. Leak a huge cache of documents to WikiLeaks. It must contain stuff relating to 38 Oxley Road but also rubbish like birth certs. 2. Anonymously inform The Guardian about the leak. Add that…
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PAPpies and their running dogs in the constructive, nation-building media and academia and on social media say that the price of water hasn’t been changed for years, so we shouldn’t be getting worked up about the 30% hike (peanuts, really)….
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We all want a President who can be a unifying symbol for all Singaporeans. But we disagree about the best means to achieve that end. In Parliament on 6 Feb 2017, DPM Teo suggested that in November 2016, I had…
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Numbers, sometimes, tell the best stories – whether they are about foreign policy, trade or the economy in general. These latest tables published by the Singapore Department of Statistics reveal that the United States and Japan are the biggest foreign…
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