Simon Tay said:

I like to point out a mis-representation of the hike in electricity tariff chart in SPServices news release, the chart is yet again plotted using oil price versus electrical tariff at misleading scale.

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Simply Me said:

Here’s to Starhub: It’s bad that your offers are consistently targeting new customers and ignoring the current ones. Now that you are going to lock all your customer with the new fee hike, there could jolly well be a backlash. Of course, it would have been calculated risk on your part, but Singaporeans are getting less forgiving nowadays.

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Insane Polygons said:

I don’t want to hear anymore about your justifications and rationalisations. Obviously you guys have no intention of listening to any of the people, so why should we the people listen to you. As someone once said, this has ceased to be a conversation. You tells us what you want and you go ahead and do it whether we the people like it or not. So what’s there to say. So shut the fuck up and enjoy your riches. Just don’t tell me you are doing this for my own good or for the good of the country.

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CNN said:

But critics say that the prosperity and security enjoyed by Singaporeans are not that different from other Asian first-world economies such as Japan, Korea and Taiwan, where government ministers do not command such high salaries.

Finland, for instance, beat Singapore in the WEF and Transparency International polls -- as second-most competitive and most corruption-free country -- but its Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen earns about a sixth of Lee's estimated salary.

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Jason said:

AHHHHHH~!

News reported somewhere in november last year.. everyone are aware of the 2-point hike from 5% to 7% .. I saw in newspaper today.. the GST hike is also because to attract ...

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Charissa said:

A week plus ago, I found out from aaron's blog that there was a close-door NUS fee-hike forum with several high ranking nus administration people and some leaders from various halls. I am very puzzled why this forum must be closed doors? Why so hush hush? Perhaps they are afraid of an early backlash they might get from the students?

Well, up till now, I have yet to receive any e-mail from NUSSU telling us about the outcome of the meeting. Talk about accountability.

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makapa said:

SMRT Corporation reported a 13 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to $31.5 million for the second quarter ended September 2006, helped by increased ridership on MRT lines and rental of retail space at refurbished stations. ...

Helped by lower staff and electricity costs, operating profit for this segment rose 24.5 per cent to $29.3 million.

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Goh Meng Seng said:

Recently, Workers' Party issued a National Day message which touches on the upcoming public transport fare hike. Few days later, Comfort Delgro come up with a press statement of rebuttals.I was not really paying attention to this little piece of information until I read the Chinese version on Zao Bao today. The headline is really catchy, accusing Workers' Party of "confusing" the public.

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