With the economy falling apart and the investment debacles at GIC and Temasek making headline after shocking headline, the facade of an omniscient PAP Government has been stripped bare for all to see.
Below are excerpts from a book entitled The Singapore Miracle: Myth and Reality written by Mr Rodney King, a journalist that once worked at the Straits Times. The book, published in 2006 and recently updated, is poignant, now more than ever, given the current economic and financial mess we find ourselves. It is a wake-up call that Singaporeans cannot afford to ignore:
- The PAP never tires of telling Singaporeans how much they have benefited from its rule, how much happier they are in their HDB units than in the kampongs and how poverty has all but disappeared.
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