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DEPUTY Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng on Sunday urged voters to decide if the escape of Mas Selamat Kastari was a ‘fatal’ enough security lapse that it will affect whether they will elect him. Mr Wong, who is leading the People’s Action Party team in the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, believes that residents in his... 

Finally MM Lee has spoken .He has spoken on 3 points. However, are all his points relevant and correct? It is for the readers to decide: 1) That  we should not rock the foundation This is a wrong perception and assumption. Voting for alternative parties is not rocking the foundation. In fact we are just changing the builders,... 

Instead of accepting the SDP’s challenge to an open debate on policies, PAP Youth and Sports Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan has resorted to ‘gutter politics’ to smear his opponent Dr Vincent Wijeysingha. Vivian Balakrishnan Dr Vivian made a ‘mountain out of a molehill’ over an online video showing Dr Vincent... 

With the People’s Action Party (PAP) facing a massive public backlash over some of its flawed policies, PAP paramount leader Lee Kuan Yew has urged Singaporeans to look at the ‘fundamentals’. In a statement issued to Singaporeans, Lee warned Singaporeans not to risk their assets, property values and job opportunities. He... 

Mah Bow Tan Despite growing public perception that the prices of new HDB flats are becoming exorbitant for first-time home buyers, PAP Housing Minister is adamant that they are still ‘affordable’ to the majority of Singaporeans. He also lavished generous self-praise on the PAP regime’s efforts to keep housing ‘affordable’... 

Grace Fu Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education Grace Fu said ministers are not out of touch with ground sentiments following growing criticisms at their arrogance and aloofness. “I am not out of touch with the ground. And I don’t think our ministers are out of touch with the ground. Our ministers... 

With public anger against the ruling PAP at an all-time high, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong now warns Singaporeans not to treat GE as ‘playing a game’ as if Singaporeans are an immature lot. Speaking to reporters after a community event yesterday, PM Lee said: “There are a lot of arguments and debates, firing on... 

I am just relaying what was seen in a forum. http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=3196131 Apparently, some MP walk the ground so well that they are clueless as to which bus company service their constituency. So much for being connected. This comes from a constituency who had not been contested in the last... 

There are several major issues that will be tested in the GE. Among them will be the cost of living, the cost of housing, foreign talents, casinos, high ministerial salary, public transportation, medical fees, the political system, cronyism, corruption etc etc. All these issues will generate a lot of heat during the campaigning.... 

Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 18 Apr 2011 letter by Mr Wong Hin Wai. Mr Wong claims that it is not possible to determine HDB flat affordability on a single factor such as median income since 80% of Singaporeans live in HDB flats. I disagree. It need not be the only factor but it can be an important one. If 50% of Singaporeans...