Singapore Governement trying to portray strong economy....now kenna question by MP

[Sabian]

who knows he is playing the bad guy role while wearing the good guy uniform in white...but then thunder god will hit them if they mishave just like the logo....

 

thunder meh? u got special power to see thunder and hear lightning?

[Comfy]

Make the entire country CBD if they dare, this reduce the need to go to one stupid centralised area to work. It really very fuuny to see everybody rushing to one place for business and rush out when the day is done. We are a very small country, We can have banks, gov offices all over the island, encourage business to operate outside current CBD, eg, have SGX in AMK, MAS office in Woodlands, DBS main office in jurong, Our Court in Changi just beside prison. This would allow a lower but more balance rental cost to operate business accross our small island instead of now, certain area property so high now, yet others low. Make entire country a place for business and leaving, the whole island downtown for fun, not just Orchard area. But saying so much will not happen, all gov ass will not do this, their property values will drop in where they stay now, for their own gain, nobody will propose re-zoning entire country for growth for business and leaving.

 

i see that in HK and NY... it brings colors to the neighborhood... more livable and vibrant... these also ease the jams building up in the CTE and others...

[Bluecerato]

Only with this kind of planning, we can growth in term of population,balance up the propety price across whole island, closing up asset and income gap. We seriously need re-zoning, this set of gov will never do it, they have the current plan set 20-30years back, changing now make them lose their asset value which they themselves already planned with growth for themselves over these years in those expensive area now.

[Octopus]

I felt that its like governing the country as though it is a company. Leverage and squeeze every single drop they can find so as to impress superiors by showing good results.

Good CEOs for companies may not be good leaders for the ppl.

 

All the policies implementations is always on "FYI" basis..no say from the ppl..haiz

 

"Help the needies"..we are the needies!

 

Well said! [inline clap0vy.gif] [inline clap0vy.gif] [inline clap0vy.gif]

 

I see 'managers' from different department trying to earn as much as possible, hoping to get high score when appraisal comes so that can get even higher salary....

[Kwchan]

But now, instead of projected Budget deficit of $0.7billion, the government had a surplus of $6.4 billion, leaving the government to face a 'pleasantly embarrassing outcome'.

 

Such a big difference siah

 

Can pass back this 6.4 million to the low & middle income earners

 

It is 6.4BILLION or 10000 peanuts

[Titanium]

i m surprise y the MCF's Paul Lampard never comment in this topic...

[Kianbeng]

"2 legs good" and "4 legs bad'...

 

 

3 legs also no good.

[Meecar]

all these points have been brought up time and time again

 

but when the time to exercise sillyporeans rights

 

still many will choose papi

 

remember the last national wayang that occurs every 5 years

 

before the actual day, so many sillyporeans vow for a change but in the end

 

 

more than 66.6% suddenly forgot when they go into the box

 

I expect history is going to repeat itself

 

 

once at a watering hole in town

 

one ft a bit drunk spoke the truth

 

the majority of sillyporeans are dumb ..

 

they basically got screwed again and again and keep asking for more

 

why complain about FT

 

and more more complains

 

basically every 5 years we keep asking to be screwed over and over again

 

 

in the early years many foreigners sympathized with sillyporeans BUT many supporters have given up because

 

the reason is obvious

 

if you cannot get your own house in order do you expect others to help

 

basically we are a lost cause

[Nutty]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...5-31037,00.html

 

CHILDCARE mogul Eddy Groves has lost more than $45 million after stock in his company slumped more than 60 percent this morning.

 

The Brisbane-based chain yesterday reported net profit has fallen 42 per cent a result well below analysts' expectations.

 

However, the sell-off today was prompted by concerns Mr Groves, who is the owner of the Brisbane Bullets basketball team, may be forced to sell some of his stock in the company to cover margin loans.

 

Analysts yesterday said they also were concerned about the $1.7 billion level of debt and a major bank is believed to have $600 million of exposure to ABC.

 

ABC has been expanded rapidly to have more than 2300 centres across three continents - including more than 160 in greater Brisbane alone - and yesterday stunned analysts by releasing their results after the market closed and refused to speak directly to the media.

 

Shares were trading down $2.31 at $1.43.

 

ABC's major stakeholder is the Singaporean government investment arm Temasek, with a 12.3 per cent stake, closely followed by investment bank Lazard Asset Management and the Packer family-backed Challenger Financial Services.

 

Former Brisbane City lord mayor Sallyanne Atkinson is the chairman and former Federal MP Larry Anthony is a board member.

 

The company is likely to come under scrutiny from the Australian Securities Exchange for failing to alert shareholders of the larger than expected slump in net profit.

 

ABC shares have been hammered over recent months on concerns ranging from its dilatory capital raisings, a slowdown in the US and hedge fund trading.

 

Revenues for the six months rose 66 per cent from $667.8 million to $1.1 billion. The accounts show revenues included an extra $73.3 million in fees from childcare developers to "support centres during occupancy growth".

 

No such fees were earned in the previous half but ABC did highlight securing a new developers' model last year

[Bluecerato]

Agree, with is happening over and over again, it would take another 30-40 years later when the first batch of annuity fund to release when one is already 80yrs old to realise the promise of the goodness of it not materialised. By that time too old to vote, likely PAP gone long time with MIW rich & famous and nation suffer. Nobody can promise a fund can be healthy for so many years. Likely in the all coming elections, the PAP would use annuity as bullets, continue vote PAP to safeguard your annuity, they may say.... on the other they continue to make money losing businesses like not body business, bloody sh*t.

[Nkps]

u got ah lian?? hmm... i say not ah lian... u more 'man' than me only...

 

no wonder got people stalk you... the stalker muz be a gay

[Sleepyman]

MM say now golden period lei

[Apollo]

tat's y durian kena fr the Curse of Golden Tap.

[Bluecerato]

Golden period to increase every damn price....

[Johnson]

i think they will get good appraisals this FY

[Comfy]

Only with this kind of planning, we can growth in term of population,balance up the propety price across whole island, closing up asset and income gap. We seriously need re-zoning, this set of gov will never do it, they have the current plan set 20-30years back, changing now make them lose their asset value which they themselves already planned with growth for themselves over these years in those expensive area now.

 

i believe those in the expensive area will hold its value... look at HK, they have a great mix of it.. consisting fine tuning the zones and upgrading, building higher flats and condos... if 30 floors not enough then make it 40 or 50, not making the flats smaller as we can see now... and not one plan and keep to it stubbornly....

[Comfy]

ya.. that stalker is a gay... told u from day 1 liao...

[Simplyme]

u got ah lian?? hmm... i say not ah lian... u more 'man' than me only...

 

no wonder got people stalk you... the stalker muz be a gay

 

Actually not oli gays are aiming him...rich auntie oso aiming him...