THE TEMASEK REVIEW

OPINION The new property rules unveiled by the PAP regime to curb speculation in the market to prevent a “bubble” from evolving has peeved off many middle class Singaporeans who are intending to upgrade to a condominium or landed property. Under the new regulations, home owners who want to move house will... 

On 30 August, Lianhe Zaobao published a critical commentary asking the government to review its scholarship system which is being abused by some foreign students who broke their bonds upon completion of their studies without returning to Singapore. (read article here) The exact number of foreign scholars who broke their... 

The latest policy for stabilising the public housing and private property prices seem unhelpful to the majority of Singaporean except the 1st timer. If the Goverment focus is to help first timer to get their first HDB flat and get married to settle down, Government just need to build more HDB and complete early for them. But... 

After watching the National Day Rally 2010 for the 3rd time, I am very positive of how insecure PM Lee is feeling right now. This is probably what you get for having an educated people empowered with worldly knowledge no thanks to the Internet. PM Lee is really clueless. Yes, he is aware of the rising unhappiness, but he... 

PAP inherently is not evil but why is there raucous negativity, skepticism and insolence towards PAP? Why is trust bestowed upon them is in question? Perhaps, the answer lies in the Psyche of PAP: Invoking the proverbial fairy-tale recitation, “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the best (fairest) of us all’, PAP see... 

Written by: 新加坡文献馆 (Read Original Article HERE) Translated by: SgVolcano (a TR reader) The NDP 2010 rally speech by LHL has covered a few topics. The Chinese website of BBC had put up the main topic of LHL appealing to Singaporeans to accept new immigrants, and reported the views of the PAP government regarding... 

While the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) has concluded, trading for one of its rare Olympic pins is just starting to heat up. map pin set Among the Olympic pins for the YOG is the Singapore 2010 Map pin set, whereby the five related pins come together to form the shape of Singapore on a map. Each of these limited edition... 

Attached below transcript of Mr Malik’s email interview with Jeremy Au Yong (ST Political Correspondent), reproduced with his permission. J. Could you recount briefly, how you came to join the SDP? Were you invited to join or did you initiate the contact? I submitted my application to the SDP at their Headquarters. The... 

作者:李显涛 过去几年人民都怨声载道，为大量外国人的涌入感到工作被抢了、工资压低了、房子买贵了、公共交通更拥挤了、孩子连附近的学校都报不进、医院病床很紧张等等，经 “2010人口普查报告”对照，果然是正确和真实的。一般民众并没有办法得到特别的资料，不过在“地面”的感觉的确是错不了，只有那些高高在象牙塔上的“... 

The PAP government is unable to define what a real ‘foreign talent’ is. The term itself is rubbish. The top-tier ‘talent’ of any country, its crème de la crème will never leave their homeland for a place like Singapore. Those who leave for Singapore, be they long-term talents or transiting ones, hoping to use...