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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a statement on Friday (27 Jan) stating that it did not delay releasing information on the corruption probe involving two of its senior officials to the public. MHA said it had originally planned to do so on Jan 25. Speculation has been rife on the Internet over what is seen... 

A highly misleading article from the ST, portraying that the more well-off would be far more affected by inflation than less well-off was reported this morning. This is as good as a public lie. Sometimes I feel that some journalists smell as bad as the politicians they try to bootlick. . Inflation hit three-year high... 

PM Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday (26 Jan) during a media interview that he does not think any of his four children will enter politics. He was speaking at Davos, Switzerland where he was attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting from Jan 26-27. “They will have to decide... 

With reference to Minister Khaw saying that Singaporeans should not blame PRs for the escalating HDB resale prices [Link], I think it would be a good idea for Minister Khaw to refresh his PAP memory. Minister Khaw should take a trip down the PAP memory lane and ask himself or his fellow PAP team mate, why are PRs who... 

Photo: Internet, MHA and ST ST Electronics (STEE) has released a statement clarifying that none of its staff were involved in any CPIB investigation related to the case of former Singapore Civil Defence Chief (SCDF) Commissioner Peter Benedict Lim Sin Pang and former Director of Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) Ng Boon... 

According to the National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, permanent residents (PRs) should not be blamed for the rising prices of resale flats (Asiaone, Jan 16, 2012). Based on reports in The Straits Times, Mr. Khaw said that the PRs pay the lower cash-over-valuations (COVs), and the higher COVs are often by private... 

SINGAPORE’S ADVANTAGE The corporate tax rate in Singapore is 17 per cent. GST Tax is applicable when annual turnover exceeds S$1 million. Dividends and capital gains earned from foreign subsidiaries/branches aren’t liable to tax in Singapore. There is no withholding tax on dividend distribution by Singapore... 

In his Parliamentary speech, the PM highlighted the clean pay of our Ministers, Gerard Ee also drew a lot of attention to this descriptor and everyone else involved on the PAP side. When the PAP attempt to entrench a phrase or a word into the public lexicon this way then we know we are being subjected to propaganda.... 

In our marine industries, the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) handles all the rules and regulations in the sea and some of its staff handle the rules and regulations their own ways.  The MPA can ” overlook ” an offence committed by a listed Co’s contractor for almost 6 years until... 

Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday (24th January 2012)  that the Singapore government should cease violating fundamental free expression rights citing self-serving historical and cultural justifications that only tarnish Singapore’s global image. Singapore’s rights record went before the...