(1) Bureaucracy in civil service. (e.g. HDB's bureaucratic reply
on criticism on its false claims of subsidy on its sold flats)
Which country doesn't have problem with bureaucracy ? 
(2) High costs of living due to tax-and-recover policy e.g.
medical, utilities, housing, transportation, education, etc, etc
where corporatized GLCs were formed to raise fees with
double-charging on lands and infrastructure already paid and owned
by the citizens)
Well technically speaking which city doesn't face high cost of
living...
According to the website below, singapore seems to score the
highest in asia country for quality of living
http://www.finfacts.ie/qualityoflife.htm
(3) Failure of the Growth Triangles (All the projects in Bintan
and Riau were failing)
Is it failing ? How much have singapore lost ? HAve singapore
ever invest any money in ? It come to the point on whether should
we make risks in investments in tis world now. There r some success
stories such as keppel, sembcorp, SIA, singtel etc as well.
Technically suzhou is a success and in the long run benefit
singapore more than costing them.
Suzhou industrial park
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200405/18/eng20040518_143684.html
An interview with lee hsien long
Up to the end of 2003, the
company has already got in enough profits for making up all
accumulated deficits. And the company has for the first time
allotted stock dividend amounting to USD 10 million.
Sijori
http://www.tumenprogramme.org/tumen/publications/speeches/TREDA%20Advocacy%20Workshop,%20Beijing,%20March%202000/TRIS%20paper%202
Singapore:
1. Industrial restructuring: Singapore has subcontracted or
relocated many of its low value-added, labor-intensive
manufacturing activities to Johor or Riau, allowing Singapore to
focus greater attention on higher value-added sectors such as
services (Xiangming, 1995, 607). Whereas Singapore used to be a
major center for manufacturing, it is now Southeast Asia's most
attractive location for foreign companies' regional headquarters.
This in turn stimulates higher demand for more services and support
industries.
2. Acquiring economies of scale: Singapore has always been
concerned about its limited domestic market, which was the
motivating factor in the government's decision to adopt such an
open economy in the 1960s. Through its ties with Johor and Riau,
Singapore has achieved larger economies of scale for its financial
and services sectors and given its investors wider access to
foreign sources of labor, resources, and land.
3. Coping with labor and land limitations: Singapore faces similar
problems as Hong Kong with rising labor costs and land prices, and
shortages of domestic labor and open land. Immediately after SIJORI
was established Singapore began shifting manufacturing activities
to Riau to take advantage of the latter's comparative advantages in
land and labor.
4) Affective divide caused by restriction on freedom and
intellectual space (More attempts being made to cause more divide
by cyber-countering criticism)
Actually tat come to a point on how u view "cyber-countering".
It is not internet banning or closing. The internet is free for all
and there r many people tat spoke of words tat criticise the gov.
The gov thus employ people tat seak their side of the story. In a
way it make discussions more meaningful instead of just bombarding
and telling from one side of the story. If u r right, why do u fear
competition ?
(5) Work site safety problems (COI recommendations on Hotel New
World Collapse not implemented causing more collapses e.g. Nicol
Highway collapse.)
Why do u blame the gov for the fault committed by a private
company The gov is not superhuman
and can ensure all organisations follow their regulation to a
T
(6) Failure to Deliver the promised Swiss standard of living
(Wages of workers are dropping and more educated and highly
educated are becoming unemployed)
Tat is technically a difficult thing to do. Swiss has many
advantages tat singapore do not have such as more land and being
the only neutral country. Tat is why tis is a goal 
