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Written by Our Correspondent Despite being the highest paid government in the world, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong admitted that his government “does not have control ovver the prices of resale flats.” During a speech made at a gala dinner to celebrate HDB’s 50th anniversary, PM Lee... 

OPINION The writing has been on the wall for quite sometime now. For the past few weeks, the YPAP has been mired in controversies over insensitive remarks made by its members on the YPAP Facebook, first by Sear Hock Rong and then by a “Eric How” who sparked massive outrage by his most callous remarks on netizens. Unable... 

Written by Our Correspondent The People’s Association (PA) has given netizens the long-awaited reply on whether there is any conflict of interest between YPAP member Sear Hock Rong’s business dealings with various Eunos grassroots organizations where he is currently serving in. Mr Alex Tan had earlier lodged... 

Written by Our Correspondent As of last week, independent socio-political news site The Temasek Review has exceeded Mediacorp’s TODAY Online in Singapore readership. According to the latest Alexa.com traffic ranking on 25 January 2010, The Temasek Review is ranked the 329th most visited site in Singapore while TODAY... 

Written by Our Correspondent Minister in Prime Minister’s Office Lim Swee Say appeared to be stunned by recent calls by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on the need to set new productivity standards. Speaking at an industry forum today, Mr Lim noted that Singapore’s target to... 

来源：新加坡文献馆26/01/2010 2009年1月14日文献集的《新加坡模式的朱门酒肉臭》借杜甫《自京赴奉先县咏怀五百字》的描绘感慨：杜甫所见到的唐朝社会阶级关系和贫富两极化在今时今日的新加坡似乎并没有什么两 样，掌握大权者榨取民脂民膏。即得利益者也正是活在美酒佳肴的神仙境界里，遥远的不知道什么是人间疾苦水深火热。这不就是‘荣枯咫尺异’。 去年1月6日海峡时报发表了一名新加坡常任秘书的法国之旅日志，炫耀自已的财富和高档生活品味。资深报人余长年认为这种言辞不合时宜，因为新加坡的普罗大众正值经济衰退面临失业或者工资下调的水深火热之际。一名网民指出这官员一家3口的5个星期消费对他们一家3口而言却可以支付8年的伙食和日用品开销。 2010... 

OPINION After being caught with its pants down, is YPAP going to strike back with another smear campaign against its online critics? The Straits Times Forum gave prominent coverage to a blatantly biased, inaccurate and one-sided article by a “Keith Gerard Tan” lampooning Singapore netizens critical of the PAP... 

Written by Our Correspondent Despite widespread frustration, resentment and anger among Singaporeans at the ruling party’s liberal immigration policies, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong continues to insist that it is “necessary” to “top up” Singapore’s declining population via immigration. Speaking... 

Written by Our Correspondent The Temasek Review has sent a letter of demand to YPAP member Eric How to retract the defamatory statements he made about it on the YPAP Facebook on 25 January 2010 and to apologize for it: To this Eric How of YPAP: On 25 January 2010, you posted the following remarks on the YPAP Facebook... 

Written by Our Correspondent The truth is finally out: It was YPAP Chairman Teo Ser Luck who asked Eric How to make the police report which was subsequently blown up in the press. The “Eric How” who has been playing the sympathy card to divert public attention from the “Eric How” fiasco has finally...