It’s a pity that while some companies like Otto Group realise the beauty of not going public, other companies like Lego, which is privately held and still majority-controlled by its founder’s heirs, decide to follow the money trail with greater fervour than ever. As reported in “Rebuilding Lego” (FORTUNE, June 12, 2006), Lego’s new CEO… Read More »
“Retrenchment is good for Singapore. If there is no retrenchments, then I worry.” – SM Goh “The opposition’s plans to ‘give and give’ will lead to Singaporeans having to pay higher taxes in order to foot the bill.” – then DPM Lee at a rally in Tampines, in 2001. “$2.6b ‘Progress Package’ for lower-income groups,… Read More »
Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said this during a lunchtime rally at Raffles Place:“What is the opposition’s job? It’s not to help the PAP do a better job … because if they help the PAP do a better job, you’re going to vote for me again and they’re going to be out of a… Read More »
The James Gomez episode is a perfect example of how the PAP has run out of ideas to attack the opposition and instead chose to engage in character assassination. Whether Gomez is a credible candidate or not is up to voters to decide, just like what Low Thia Khiang said in response to persistent harping… Read More »
Once again, Singapore’s prime minister (this time round, it was Lee Hsien Loong) took the opportunity on Labour Day to harp on the merits of the tripartite relationship between the government, NTUC and workers. Guess which party will be on the short end of the bargain?
With the Singapore elections around the corner, this may be an appropriate question to ask again. Would we have the guts to vote with our conscience? Or do we continue to let bread and butter issues dictate our future? The funny thing is, we care about our rights enough to stage a march to promote… Read More »