During his 1994 National Day Rally Speech, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong expressed a deep…
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How the HDB’s Insistence on Home Ownership Quietly Burdens Singapore’s Poor
In 1960, the newly-established Singaporean state assembled the Housing and Development Board (HDB) as one…
This is Homelessness, Truly: Homelessness in Singapore, and Why We Need to Do More
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit everyone hard, but the effects are not equal. In a…
Requirement of Marriage for Public Housing in Singapore
Public housing (HDB) is arguably one of the most important public goods for Singaporeans, with…
Why are Singaporeans not discontented despite a big wealth disparity? Communitarian democracy as a social glue in face of wealth inequality
“For indeed any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city…