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Good analogy. The bottom line is the same 2 improvements highlighted in the earlier post - tweaking of the policies & more transparency on the reserves. Meanwhile, bear in mind our constraints as a small independent nation state as we criticize the current policies, or suggest ways to improve...

Although the government can tweak some of the policies, one must always remember that Singapore is a small city state with neither hinterland nor natural resources. And we must pay for our own defenses, unlike other similar cities like HK. Why should companies setup shop in SG and provide jobs...

Iskandar lure for Singapore - Malaysia Star Singapore has the means but lacks land while Johor has abundant land but lacks the means. Enter Iskandar Malaysia ... ISKANDAR Regional Development Authority (Irda) anticipates the second phase of Iskandar Malaysia development from 2011 to 2015 to be...

HDB, unlike private properties, have no concept of equity. Therefore, one cant simply take a loan against it for the paid up equity. One way is to sell your HDB, cash out, and buy another HDB with full loan. The only other way is to rent out your HDB after MOP and use that to finance your...

GPS coordinates?

This is first hand news - even faster than the media. :-)

It's official. EDL will be opened tomorrow, 1 Apr, 12am, ie. In a few hours from now. There is a special invitation to various stakeholders tonight to celebrate the opening.

Thanks for the reply. Don't mind me asking. Is your gynae in SG? Would it be difficult to time the delivery from across the causeway? [you don't have to reply if it's too sensitive]

Leisure Farm sells land to foreigners.

Hi Wuqi, you mentioned your wife is pregnant. I read somewhere that woman more than 6 months pregnant are not allowed to enter Malaysia. Is it true? If it's true, does it mean your wife have to stay in SG in her last 3 months of pregnancy to give birth?

Has anyone renewed your SG passport while carrying MACS? Can the old passport be retained with an extension instead of getting a new passport? If a new passport has to be issued, does it invalidate the macs on the old passport and hence one would have to enter MY with the new passport...

The qn is whether the SPR malaysians and others will A. Switch to motorbikes B. Not deliberately use the causeway even if they are near the 2nd link This will reduce congestion if it happens. But will it happen? Also, what proportion of the peak causeway traffic is Malaysian cars? If there...

If the toll hikes for Singaporeans were true, what do you think will be the impact on traffic during weekday peak hours on the causeway?

No. I just drove past EDL. Some reports say it will be opened to public next week. Personally, I find it difficult to reconcile with another report that quoted Najib as saying that only EDL users will be charged. I wonder how they can achieve this without incurring additional construction to...

Driving below speed limit for SG cars is safe from traffic police. From my experience, if you're stopped, you can do one of the following to avoid being fined: 1. If you did not speed, Insist that you didn't. Give reasons like youve cruise control set below the speed limit so there's no way you...

Did they relax the rule so that one can renew with at least 1 year of passport validity?

That will send a wrong signal to Singapore and set back all the gains they've done with positioning Iskandar as a cheaper complement to Singapore. It's illogical and not going to happen in my opinion.

So do you think they will still open the EDL to traffic by end of this month?

What is your source? According to ST, 15.30 was for both ways charged by Malaysian side.

What is your source? On ST, they wrote 15.30rm both ways, instead of one way. If Singapore matches, then it will be an equivalent of 30.60rm both ways, which is about Sgd 13 all in for both ways.