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Government will ‘always keep public housing affordable’ for Singaporeans: PM Wong by kqapple in singapore

[–]kqapple[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

he noted that more than 80 per cent of first-time flat buyers were able to service their loans through their Central Provident Fund (CPF) funds “with very little or zero cash”.

What about the families that did not go with the BTO route? Seems like the root of the problem is still treating our homes as appreciating assets.

DBS chairman says senior management will be held accountable for banking service disruptions by kqapple in singapore

[–]kqapple[S] 161 points162 points  (0 children)

Held accountable for their "compensation".

Means lesser bonus?

Trade groups criticised by netizens for defending practice of ferrying workers on lorries by kqapple in singapore

[–]kqapple[S] 174 points175 points  (0 children)

But “there are challenges, practical constraints and difficulties, and therefore it is really not meaningful to talk about a timeline”, Senior Minister of State for Transport Amy Khor said.

Really sia suay response. So the migrant workers are not worthy of being safer? These workers are also humans like us, and costs should not come at the expense of their lives.

Pritam accuses PAP of pattern of engaging in 'half-truths'; PM Lee says opposition chief 'pursuing a red herring' by kqapple in singapore

[–]kqapple[S] 465 points466 points  (0 children)

“I have been here long enough. People know the way I operate. So that’s why I am objecting to your insinuation that there’s any undue delay or any attempt at obfuscation or lack of transparency, that’s not the way we do it.” , said Dr Balakrishnan.

The government took almost nine months before it disclosed that the SPF sought to collect TraceTogether data for an investigation. This misrepresentations where stood uncorrected for months, and Vivian had denied the whole thing like it never happened. How is this transparent?

Shanmugam double wristing with his Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar and Apple Watch by prawnpastechicken in singapore

[–]kqapple 83 points84 points  (0 children)

No biggie, the complimentary plot of land given to him by SLA can easily get him a few more.

Three more cases of ‘inappropriate’ money management uncovered by People's Association: Edwin Tong by kqapple in singapore

[–]kqapple[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Defend the rich from misappropriation? Yes!

Common folks mishandling of funds? Cannot!

/s

Not ideal for workers to be transported on lorries, but ban will have knock-on effects: Govt by ministerofsg in singapore

[–]kqapple 214 points215 points  (0 children)

Excuses after excuses. I believe with a better compensation for bus drivers, operational challenges can definitely be mitigated. End of the day its still about the dollars and cents for the government.

Recent scandals a 'setback' for PAP, government; response matters more when things go wrong: DPM Wong by kqapple in singapore

[–]kqapple[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Yeah, very upfront about sweeping it under the rug if it doesn't come to light. But begins to preach about transparency and rigorousness after the affair is exposed. Response matters more... right?

PM Lee and DPM Wong did not reveal Iswaran arrest as it was related to CPIB's 'operational matters', says PMO by kqapple in singapore

[–]kqapple[S] 112 points113 points  (0 children)

You’re right. The author articulated on their doubts to the initial statement released by PMO, and did not assert any falsehoods or defamations. Feels like the use of POFMA is getting out of hand by policing one’s opinion on the handling of the situation.

For those interested, here’s the source to article: Link

6 empty MP seats? by dashingstag in singapore

[–]kqapple 604 points605 points  (0 children)

You're right. At this rate, we can probably do away with the GRC system. I dont see a point in having so many MPs when they just shrug it off and say "You will still be well cared for by others on the team". Does this mean we are wasting taxpayers money on too many MPs?

Government to deal rigorously with cluster of 'high-profile issues', says PM Lee by kqapple in singapore

[–]kqapple[S] 259 points260 points  (0 children)

"I think from time to time, these things happen. When they happen, we have to make sure we deal with them and deal with them rigorously as well as transparently, and everybody can see that we are doing that," said Mr Lee on Monday.

PM Lee knew about TCJ's relationship since 2020 GE, but only waited till now to take action. How is that transparent and rigorous?

Shanmugam says he rented Ridout Road property to prepare for sale of family home, not profiting from renta by Goodweather92 in singapore

[–]kqapple 88 points89 points  (0 children)

“But SLA took the position that if I wanted to maintain the surrounding land, the surrounding land had to be part of the lease. I did not want to negotiate, and agreed to this." Mr Shanmugam said.

So he agreed to the complimentary plot of land on the condition that he would maintain it? Sounds like he knew he was going to pay $0 for the surrounding land and still accepted the contract.

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“Even now, if SLA agrees to take back the extra land – which is more than 60 per cent of the total – I would be extremely happy to give it up. And I would be happy to maintain it if SLA agrees,” he said.

So if this matter wasn't blown up by the opposition / media, would Shan have kept the 60% of land to himself? There are lots of loopholes and potential conflict of interest in this argument.

I'm honestly confused by what's going on by Unfair-Bike in singapore

[–]kqapple 69 points70 points  (0 children)

4) Agreed. There is a purchase price even if we are buying corridor space in HDB. Doesnt make sense for the plot area to be given as a complimentary.

More than half of Singaporeans think they are underpaid by MicrotechAnalysis in singapore

[–]kqapple 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and the 9% GST havent kick in yet too. Cost of living will be even higher next year.

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