me ask AI to decode the hidden meaning or the catch Alright — full clean decode, end-to-end, no gaps, no missing moves.     What this statement is really doing (layer by layer)   1. Control the narrative first The closure of Warong Nasi Pariaman became emotionally powerful:   oldest nasi padang stall heritage symbol Kampong Glam So the first priority is not economics — it’s narrative containment.   This sentence exists to kill a story, not explain a business decision.     2. Isolate the case to prevent spillover They stress:   family clarified it wasn’t rent don’t “wrongly conclude” This turns Warong into:   Once isolated, it can’t be used to argue systemic failure.     3. Replace lived experience with macro data Immediately after, they bring in:   URA medians year-on-year averages GDP comparisons This shifts the debate from:   Different question. Much safer one.     4. The GDP comparison (the keystone move)   This does four things at once:   Legitimises rent increases Below GDP = “reasonable” Implied capability If the economy grows 6.7%, businesses should manage 2% Denies structural mismatch Heritage F&B does not grow with GDP — but that reality is erased Creates future headroom Signals rents are not yet a problem This is the core defensive shield.     5. Acknowledge pain — but fence it in They admit:   some leases jumped 25%+ mostly in high-footfall streets But immediately neutralise it:   “small proportion” “previously below market” still cheaper than CBD So pain is:   Not policy-worthy.     6. Frame variation as geography, not policy By saying Kampong Glam is “large” with uneven footfall:   closures become location luck not planning outcomes not landlord behaviour This dissolves responsibility.     7. Offer support — but only non-structural Support listed:   marketing consultancy place management task forces schemes What’s explicitly rejected:   rent control tax incentives commercial ABSD/SSD landlord obligations So survival is still:       8. Reassure landlords and investors quietly Key signals:   rents below CBD below GDP growth no new taxes no hard controls Subtext:       9. Heritage is treated as aesthetic, not economic Tenant mix rules:   no fast food limited bars controlled souvenirs But:   lifestyle F&B trendy brands higher-spend tenants are still welcome. Meaning:       10. The real policy boundary When MPs push:   tax levers stronger incentives broader guidelines The answer becomes:   That’s the hard stop.     The actual hidden message (plain English)       One-sentence brutal decode This entire statement is a careful argument that says: “Nothing structural is broken — therefore nothing structural will change.”

SINGAPORE: The closure of heritage nasi padang eatery Warong Nasi Pariaman last month was not due to high rent, Dr Syed Harun Alhabsyi said in parliament on Tuesday (Feb 3), adding that the government carefully monitors retail rents across Singapore. The Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development told the House: “It was reported in the media that a representative from the family recently clarified that the closure was not related to rental issues, and we should not wrongly conclude that this was due to high rental."  Dr Syed Harun was responding to questions on the increases in shop rental charges in heritage precincts, on behalf of the Ministry of National Development (MND). The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Jan 31 that median rents rose in the past two years by about 2 per cent a year in Kampong Glam, 2.5 per cent in Little India and 1 per cent in Chinatown. These increases were comparable with rental growth for conventional retail space in the central area of around 2 per cent a year, and "significantly below" nominal GDP growth of around 6.7 per cent a year over the same period, URA added.  Warong Nasi Pariaman, first established in 1948 at Kandahar Street by Haji Isrin from the West Sumatran city of Pariaman, had been a constant fixture of the Kampong Glam area. It was also reportedly Singapore's oldest nasi padang stall before its closure.      Dr Syed Harun said the government will continue to support heritage businesses, adding that agencies are in touch with the eatery to discuss how the business can continue if the owners wish to do so. He added that the inter-agency task force to help support heritage businesses, traditional activities and cultural life has introduced new measures, including marketing and business consultancy support under the SG Heritage Business Scheme by the National Heritage Board (NHB). These also include enhanced place management support to better showcase heritage trades and activities in each historic district. Today, 42 businesses have been designated under the scheme, including 21 in Kampong Glam and Chinatown, he said. RENTAL INCREASES Responding to questions by Member of Parliament (MP) Denise Phua (PAP-Jalan Besar GRC) on rental hikes, Dr Syed Harun said a majority of leases in Kampong Glam saw moderate rent increases, below nominal GDP growth and comparable to those of conventional retail spaces in the central area. “We understand that some of the data cited in some media reports may be based on anecdotal or incomplete data, and these may not be representative of the overall rental situation in Kampong Glam," he continued. "We note that the rental might not be homogeneous across the entire district … the Kampong Glam district is actually quite big." He also said that a "small proportion" of leases signed between 2023 and 2025 saw high rental increases of 25 per cent or higher. These included leases in streets with high footfall, such as Bali Lane and Haji Lane in Kampong Glam. "Some of these leases were previously contracted at below market rates, and therefore, subsequent to that, they may have experienced a larger increase from their low base when the rates normalised towards the prevailing market rate," he added. "Notwithstanding the rental increases, their rental rates remained around 20 per cent to 60 per cent below that of conventional retail spaces in the central area as a whole." Dr Syed Harun noted that there is a "wide variety" of stakeholders interested in preserving Singapore’s heritage and culture.  "We do recognise that it takes a whole-of-government approach, spanning a few different ministries, to be able to look at the heritage space."  MP Fadli Fawzi (WP-Aljunied GRC) asked if the government has any plans to extend the additional buyer's stamp duty and seller's stamp duty to commercial properties in heritage districts, considering their limited supply and heritage value. Dr Syed Harun said that the ministry has no such plans.

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already said last time. but... 没办法的 

hahahahahahahaha guess where a portion of the scammers are from? and they can even do it outsai their own country.   and the hidden top leader of all the shiet crimes like ish... ?