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Not going to see meaningful rent reductions. | The Singapore government announced a 15% property tax rebate on qualifying commercial properties, expecting savings to be passed on to help shopping mall tenants. ...
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What will COVID-19 do for us? | 2020 hasn’t been great so far, mostly because of COVID-19 that is topmost on everyone’s mind all over the world, and most particularly those in Asia. Any initial hopes that ...
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We couldn't be more mistaken. | I feel a bit cheated. Bluffed. We were told not to worry. We were told we have an abundant supply of surgical masks. We were told that our government has a huge stockpile in their ...
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Get out for some nature walk. | It’s funny when sometimes you live to so near to a place of interest, and yet you’ve never gone there in all that time. The Singapore Quarry is just a short distance away ...
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It's not smart to self-pwn. | Our friends in the United States of America have Trump. TKL didn’t stand a chance in Singapore. Thank goodness. Thank goodness there were others running for president. It would ...
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Mobile e-payment is too difficult for low-value high-frequency transactions. | I was recently passing by Toa Payoh Hub and stopped briefly at a SGTech event held at the atrium. There was a talk, largely attended by ...
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You only need to leave home with your smartphone. | Since last week, you can pay for your commuter fares using your Android or iOS mobile phone. You can use your contactless credit cards too. This is ...
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It's April Fools' Day, but this fake news law is not fake news. | Singapore is set to introduce a new law on fake news. I’m sitting on the fence with this one. While fake news are at the least annoying, if not a ...
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Good faith and good intentions, on their own, can also be a problem. | I am alarmed at some of the reactions concerning the fine imposed by the Singapore Medical Council on a psychiatrist. Some of the views that, ...
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If you want to build a credible defence, protect our own soldiers first. | It is not business as usual in the SAF, that much should have been pretty apparent a decade ago. The situation is so bad now that some ...
