tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post5719589076377555843..comments2024-03-27T18:15:59.096+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: Tears For Singaporehishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-6846539427600569402015-03-31T16:27:17.208+08:002015-03-31T16:27:17.208+08:00Here is the link to the above:
http://www.busines...Here is the link to the above:<br /><br />http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/singapore-teenager-charged-for-anti-lee-christianity-video-115033100302_1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-1480068171604306112015-03-31T16:25:28.402+08:002015-03-31T16:25:28.402+08:00A couple of questions to the "Singapoo in you...A couple of questions to the "Singapoo in your face" trolls and the 457000 wake hogs plus the 100000 soaked in the rain morons cum all other sundry cuckolds and madarses here:<br /><br />1. Could it be that 600000 followers of school dropout know something about the "great"leader that all the other 557000 don't?<br /><br />2. And doesn't the figure 600000 indicate thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-32545369530810060112015-03-31T11:45:31.830+08:002015-03-31T11:45:31.830+08:00@anon 9.54am
Mighty stupid of you for bowling me,...@anon 9.54am<br /><br />Mighty stupid of you for bowling me, in cricketer parlance, a full toss.<br /><br />Now I am going to smash that for a six right down your throat, through your innards and out through your arsehole, you A-hole.<br /><br />The question you should have asked first is that given Singapore's claimed "squeaky clean" business environment as an OFC, what on earth isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-17922887588630359202015-03-31T11:13:42.762+08:002015-03-31T11:13:42.762+08:00Trying to play the devil's advocate,eh Hisham....Trying to play the devil's advocate,eh Hisham. Well give a pat to yourself on the back, grin like a Cheshire cat and feel smug for a day at least for a job half done. After all, I bet the pride for being Mr Devil's advocate must be pretty gratifying to both soul and cock..... Pepinsky's wrong charts or not....there is nothing to deny that Mr Devil left nothing behind but a dreadful Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-19031094420025488032015-03-31T09:56:18.205+08:002015-03-31T09:56:18.205+08:00@anon 6.58
The article referred to is here.
FWIW...@anon 6.58<br /><br />The article referred to is <a href="http://tompepinsky.com/2015/03/23/singapore-from-third-world-to-first/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />FWIW, while I don't disagree with Pepinsky's argument, but the charts look wrong to me. Based on the latest PWT data, Singapore didn't overtake the UK in real terms until the mid-80s and in nominal terms until in the hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-15817169660740107382015-03-31T09:54:46.569+08:002015-03-31T09:54:46.569+08:00#Anon 6:33 PM
While you are about it (whatever &q...#Anon 6:33 PM<br /><br />While you are about it (whatever "it" may be), why don't you ask the powers-that-be how US$1 billion+ of funds belonging to 1MDB landed up in an account with the Singapore branch of a minor Swiss private bank?<br /><br />A "vote of confidence" in one of the largest private banking and wealth management centers in the world?<br /><br />Or just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-48186051945185181572015-03-31T09:48:45.115+08:002015-03-31T09:48:45.115+08:00@anon 3.11
Read these:
link
link@anon 3.11<br /><br />Read these:<br /><br /><a href="http://econsmalaysia.blogspot.com/2014/04/natural-resources-and-terms-of-trade.html" rel="nofollow">link</a><br /><br /><a href="http://econsmalaysia.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-paradox-of-plenty.html" rel="nofollow">link</a><br />hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-52618314502907488732015-03-31T09:46:38.385+08:002015-03-31T09:46:38.385+08:00Seems to me that every time Singapore shows up for...Seems to me that every time Singapore shows up for something, it's "in your face", mate!<br /><br />Deal with it.<br /><br />I wonder how you categorise HRH The Agong in your list? Or Najib, Daim Zainuddin, Muhyiddin or Kadir Jasin?<br /><br />I am sure that HRH will not be amused by your categorisation of the foreign dignitaries who attended Mr Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-48484804954961478212015-03-30T18:33:11.982+08:002015-03-30T18:33:11.982+08:00Scrapping your pit latrine's shit barrel now i...Scrapping your pit latrine's shit barrel now is it pig including inconsequential Veeps, ex-blown jobbed Presidents; minor ministerial pipsqueaks plus, of course, the usual posse of cuckolds, small cocked and small country potentates not to mention a Brahmin Hindu extremist pariah who will lick arse in a jiffy for some moolah. Yah, some pathetic sendoff. Hey, the ex-Jordanian bootlicker got a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-73752734028572557502015-03-30T17:23:32.740+08:002015-03-30T17:23:32.740+08:00Looks like "Singapore is here to stay. Deal w...Looks like "Singapore is here to stay. Deal with it" has got #Anon 3:50 PM's goat, succeeded in winding him up good and proper.<br /><br />Pity that.<br /><br />It must be downright embarrassing, if not exasperating, when one's "meticulously researched" predictions fail to materialise, especially with regard to bête noires like Singapore.<br /><br />Be that as it may. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-6378612557065661092015-03-30T15:50:26.586+08:002015-03-30T15:50:26.586+08:00Looks like another cuckold(@anon 12.46pm) here won...Looks like another cuckold(@anon 12.46pm) here wondering aloud who started it all given that his idiot brain cannot understand the England of @country bumpkin 8.55am (which by the way is his alter ego).<br /><br />In any case only a fellow numbskull cannot divine or comprehend another moron's mindless provocation. As they say, kindred spirits walk together. But do bear in mind we aint taking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-26528198020451894432015-03-30T15:50:01.962+08:002015-03-30T15:50:01.962+08:00To be honest, my fear is that the "thinking a...To be honest, my fear is that the "thinking and mindset" has not been very instilled in Singaporeans (this generation esp?) either...The Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409001851961756546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-15583783907643114482015-03-30T14:25:46.719+08:002015-03-30T14:25:46.719+08:00Betul, betul! Or shall we say "correct, corre...Betul, betul! Or shall we say "correct, correct"?<br /><br />How much of the LKY "thinking and mindset" has been instilled into Malaysians by PMs from Tunku Abdul Rahman onwards till the present day?<br /><br />There have been isolated attempts here and there, but nothing systematically planned, monitored and sustained.<br /><br />So, who do we blame? <br /><br />I wonder if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-8688312684512831202015-03-30T12:58:56.634+08:002015-03-30T12:58:56.634+08:00I would agree.
Singapore is, and will always be, ...I would agree.<br /><br />Singapore is, and will always be, a "work-in-progress". Chalk that up to the thinking and mindset instilled by LKY - never rest on your laurels, be paranoid always, never take your security for granted, keep on learning and upgrading, plug yourself into the global community and economic linkages, make long-term planning a mantra, keep looking out for the next Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-1573991456484858202015-03-30T12:46:17.586+08:002015-03-30T12:46:17.586+08:00Heh, heh....got you going there. It is so easy to ...Heh, heh....got you going there. It is so easy to wind you people up. Just praise LKY &/or Singapore, stand back, and watch the bile and fireworks erupt!<br /><br />Now, I wonder who is the "cuckold" and who is the "thug"? Or who is/was the "chauvinist" at that point in time?<br /><br />Anyway, ribaldry aside, the facts about Singapore's success can't be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-91993312742133602052015-03-30T10:34:30.163+08:002015-03-30T10:34:30.163+08:00Only idiots like you will idolize Lee, front, cent...Only idiots like you will idolize Lee, front, center, sides and back+ up and down included. For the wise and enlightened, there is nothing to be learnt from him or his ilk and we don't have to give a damn.<br /><br />And by the way, only the cuckold will praise the thug to high heaven especially after he split a country for selfish gains. <br /><br />Finally, wowee.....72 words compared to @Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-40611952319008272862015-03-30T09:53:50.930+08:002015-03-30T09:53:50.930+08:00Well, I guess LKY's achievement is that more t...Well, I guess LKY's achievement is that more than 90% of Singaporeans on the street would be able to read and comprehend more or less the comments in this blog(dunno what the figure would be for Malaysia.) I think the next step would be for the majority of people to be able to dissect, analyse and then make considered supported arguments upon them. That, I believe, is what is required for theThe Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409001851961756546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-7559611256153695252015-03-30T08:55:13.066+08:002015-03-30T08:55:13.066+08:00Wowee...so many words!
And for what purpose?
Sin...Wowee...so many words!<br /><br />And for what purpose?<br /><br />Singapore, LKY's Singapore, is here and now, present front and centre.<br /><br />It's very existence is a "in your face" for Malaysia, showing the finger, if you will, to notions and concepts that have found root north of the Causeway.<br /><br />And no amount of cavilling, backbiting or trotting out of "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-25176395175079538342015-03-27T15:42:09.073+08:002015-03-27T15:42:09.073+08:00My thoughts...see http://stats.mom.gov.sg/Pages/In...My thoughts...see http://stats.mom.gov.sg/Pages/Income-Summary-Table.aspx...<br />GDP per capita is more average/mean right? Look at the median Singapore wage in 2014. That is S$3770 (inclusive of employers CPF contributions! In Singapore when we state expected salary for jobs it is always net off employer contributions). Even with that calculation, the average Singaporean wage earner earns $The Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409001851961756546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-85538969459273470592015-03-27T15:16:02.426+08:002015-03-27T15:16:02.426+08:00Ah, so....the Malaysians didn't get fleeced by...Ah, so....the Malaysians didn't get fleeced by the "powers-that-be", did they?<br /><br />Maybe, as you wrote: "Malaysians are too stupid to see all that".....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-68456439915284568332015-03-27T15:11:36.190+08:002015-03-27T15:11:36.190+08:00Hi, Hisham
I am looking at a chart that shows &qu...Hi, Hisham<br /><br />I am looking at a chart that shows "Singapore's economic ascent" based on the growth in real GDP per capita (in purchasing power parity US$'000) from 1960 to 2011 (Singapore Business Times, March 27).<br /><br />It compares Singapore with the US, Hong Kong, UK, Japan, Malaysia, China, Indonesia and the Philippines over the same period.<br /><br />According Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-71923193389411978542015-03-27T12:55:16.854+08:002015-03-27T12:55:16.854+08:00Well saidWell saidhishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-62353281948604825112015-03-27T11:19:38.364+08:002015-03-27T11:19:38.364+08:00Fair comments all, I think. For a long time, I hav...Fair comments all, I think. For a long time, I have said I have been a fan of PAP economics, but more circumspect of PAP politics. I like the quote from the Free Malaysia article which says that the greatest disrespect one can give someone who has passed on would be to gloss over the shadier parts of his life. So doubtless to say I have my own views and after my humble assessment netting off the The Slughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409001851961756546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-54645277761769593832015-03-26T18:14:15.175+08:002015-03-26T18:14:15.175+08:00Wait a minute.....don't we have Labuan as an o...Wait a minute.....don't we have Labuan as an officially approved OFC, complete with federal government and Bank Negara approval?<br /><br />Has anyone vouched for the provenance of funds lodged in Labuan's financial institutions?<br /><br />Your logic seems to be that it is ok for Labuan, but not ok for Singapore?<br /><br />What a load of bull****!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-44886439317358515972015-03-26T17:13:09.785+08:002015-03-26T17:13:09.785+08:00Great comment, anon 11.50am. Yes, only stupid peo...Great comment, anon 11.50am. Yes, only stupid people who are too lazy to search for the truth and idiots easily sold on hype, propaganda and appearances would buy into the mystique which is actually trash. Scratch the surface and look deeper and you will see a dead emperor in all his naked glory.<br /><br />An economic miracle is easy to create if you dabble in manufacturing, marketing, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com