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Ridout road bungalow parliamentary debate (cna.asia)

submitted 2 years ago by Wabbitsmiles to c/singapore

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Was this a complete waste of time or what?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's good for this to have an airing, but can I just say that Singapore is privileged to have such a small-potatoes issue to be considered a political saga? Even by the standards of Singapore's own history, this is tame: LKY's condominium-purchasing scandal from the 90s was 100x worse.

[–] Wabbitsmiles 2 points 2 years ago

There's first world issues, then there's Singapore level issues. Oh I didn't know about the Nassim Jade saga and did some digging

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/05/21/Singapore-leaders-defend-condo-buys/6903832651200/

"Calling himself a 'walking model,' Lee said he had also received discounts from his car dealer, tailor and shoe maker because of his status. 'That's the way business is done,' he said. 'Let's grow up."

"'The elder Lee, 72, argued his high profile was a legitimate incentive for his real estate agent to give him a discount."

Oh wow, OG Lee is quite something, wouldn't have stood in today's environment. I wonder if today's opposition considered bringing this up in the Ridout Road saga. What angle could have been played?