Singapore Budget 2011

Budget 2011: More than S$13b in benefits for S'poreans

"If you can not measure it, you can not improve it." - Lord Kelvin

I'm not really interesting in whatever is given out in this budget. What I'm interested is what they say are their goals and whether they can achieve them in the future.

Kindergarten's new clock

PCF kindergarten in Bedok to fine late parents

Originally published in The New Paper 13 Feb 2011.

Are HDB flats too expensive?

Are HDB flats too expensive?

The best way to measure is probably to count the number of years it takes to finish paying for the flat (which depreciates to nothing at the end of the 99-year lease).

On a street in Singapore

• A tourist's guide to S'pore, Singlish included
• Funniest Singaporean habits

Interesting book. I might just get it.

Hold on to core values amid changes: PM Lee

Source:

• The 'Singaporean core' must remain, PM says
• PM Lee: Preserve nation's core values
• We must hold on to Singaporean core values: PM Lee
• Hold on to core values amid changes: PM Lee

Gov’t to review Baby Bonus scheme

Source: Gov’t to review Baby Bonus scheme

The government should focus on non-cash incentives to tackle the fertility rate problem.

Are couples really choosing not to have babies because of the high cost of living? If so, then money is the problem. If a problem can be solved by money, then it's not a problem -- Singapore Government is pretty rich.

It would be interesting to see what the government think is/are causing the low fertility rate.