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Ng Joo Hee - Singapore's Worst Ever Police Commissioner
Contrary to what I wrote earlier about his non-appearance here, Singapore's Police Commissioner (CP) Ng Joo Hee did appear before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Little India riot on December...
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Wages: A short lesson in democracy from Germany?
Germany is a country close to the writer’s heart for personal and professional reasons. It is gratifying to read that the German grand coalition government has finally introduced the minimum wage in...
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Dear TRS, I’m still stuck with my study loan
I hope to share my story which I think gives some idea of what the large foreign student population and sponsorship of their education means to me, a born and bred Singaporean:I worked to earn living...
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Singaporeans should just trust the PAP and let them handle your money
I read various online articles on CPF last week. Many of the assertions are misleading with selective use of data, and it is so illogical, it defies any form of need to do a rebuttal.Like if someone...
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It is time to shut down STOMP for good
Written by Ng E-Jay 08 April 2014STOMP is an SPH-run website that supposedly aims to bring light-hearted entertainment and citizen journalism to the masses. But in recent months, STOMP has disgraced...
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Most Indians From India Are Trained To Game Their Own Corrupt System &...
Most Indians From India Are Trained To Game Their Own Corrupt System & Government Part 2: “India Indians- FTs/New Citizens Rushing Back to Vote For Indian Elections 2014”This is Part 2 of...
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Unemployed not because there isn’t any work
Do you know that the real median income change from 2008 to 2013 was only 1.0 per cent per annum, for the 20th percentile – the real change per annum for the last 10 years was only 0.3 per cent?How do...
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Answered: Are foreign workers exploited in Singapore?
The question of whether or not foreign workers in Singapore suffer systemic abuses continues to attract government denials and rebuttals, but to many observers the answer has long been settled with an...
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7 Things Men Really Really Want In A Relationship
Open any beauty magazine and you'll see article upon article about what women want in relationships and how to get that. But there's rarely a space for men to express their relationship needs. Here are...
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F&B workers’ pay increase?
I refer to the article “Automation helps F&B firms dish out wage hikes” (Straits Times, Apr 8).It states that “The IGP (Inclusive Growth Programme started by NTUC) has helped 270 productivity...
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Dear Singaporeans, It’s Time We Admit The Truth Of How We’ve Been Played Out
Singaporeans, it’s time we are honest with ourselves. Do we truly believe we live in a civilised and developed First World Country? Or are we deceiving ourselves.It doesn’t matter how we want the...
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No more committees please, Goh Chok Tong
I refer to MP Goh Chok Tong’s interview in Petir’s “Staying ahead of social challenges”. Goh was instrumental in opening the immigration floodgates to any citizen from less developed countries....
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Cosmetic Law Enforcement
Who is the law here? Instead of being taken to task by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) or its equivalent in the legal system, Woffles Wu has been censured by his peers.The Singapore Medical...
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Singapore's Kafala System
Qatar is facing intense heat from FIFA, the UK as well as several international human rights’ organizations for the widespread reports of migrant worker abuses by contractors working feverishly on the...
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Grace Fu wants to consult Singaporeans about baby gifts but not population...
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Grace Fu, last week said that they are currently taking suggestions from Singaporeans on what they should include in a gift pack for Golden Jubilee babies.See:...
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Nathan’s presidential pension: the facts
Kee chui all those who believe that Nathan gets paid monthly his presidential pension? And that is based on the millions he got paid every yr for being S’pore’s top security guard?When Nathan stepped...
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Wrong policemen-to-residents ratio in Singapore
I refer to the 26 Mar 2014 Straits Times report “1,000 more cops needed to boost police force: Police chief” [1].The report stated that Singapore currently has 163 police officers for every 100,000...
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Why our politicians seriously need to stop babbling about cheap hawker food
Written by Ng E-Jay 09 April 2014First, PAP MP Baey Yam Keng posted on his Facebook account that he enjoyed a $2.50 Nasi Padang and 50 cents Bandung drink at a coffeeshop at Tampines. When a netizen...
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Man cleared of NYC murder after 25 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who spent almost a quarter-century behind bars for murder was freed Tuesday and cleared of a killing that happened when he was 1,100 miles away on a Disney World vacation.Jonathan...
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Review Social Policies? Why are Singaporeans paying the price for PAP's...
ESM Goh has recently called for the review of Singapore’s social policies, saying that this should be done in the hopes of creating a “fair and equitable Singapore”. One cannot help but wonder if this...
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