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MINDEF, why do officers need to serve till 50?
I refer to the following NSMEN statutory requirements:“Some ROVERS may even continue to serve beyond the statutory age of 50 and 40 for Officers and WOSE respectively as VOLUNTEERS in higher...
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Emeritus Professor Cham Tao Soon: Singaporeans only know how to complain
And Wait for Govt to Solve Everything…At the launch of his book, “The Making of NTU: My Story”, Cham Tao Soon who was the university’s founding President and currently its Emeritus Professor,...
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F&B workers: Low pay, long hours, declining real pay growth?
F & B workers have long hours?After writing “Alternative news in 1 day? (part 104) – F&B workers’ pay increase?” – SY Lee mentioned to me that workers in Food and Beverage (F & B) generally...
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Why it is not correct to accept that CPF Savings are still "our money"
There's been much talk about how when you have to pay the "accrued interest" back into "your CPF", it's still "your money".Let me explain:(1) You shouldn't have to put this "accrued money" into the CPF...
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COE Prices will continue to increase and the traffic problem will only get worse
What does shareholders of SMRT and SBS do besides collecting dividends? What is the duty of shareholders? As shareholder, they are suppose to inject capital but the money come from taxpayers instead....
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[Video] I am the Certis Cisco Officer in the video and this is my side of the...
Dear The Real Singapore,I am one of the Certis Cisco officer shown in the recent viral article here: [VIDEO] 2 CISCO OFFICER ABUSING THEIR AUTHORITY AND HARASSING ME WHILE I WAS FISHINGI believe that I...
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High PISA scores do not always translate into job performance
Singapore students topped a recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) problem-solving test, which was celebrated by some as a validation that we produce creative problem-solvers, not...
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I disagree that Sinkies are selfish
Roy Ngerng wrote a piece titled, ‘Time to agree we have been played out’, and has this as his leading paragraphs: ‘As our country grows richer, we become more selfish as people. But this doesn’t have...
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Land Transport Authority award tender of $68 million for new bus management...
I was very angry when I read the news that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a tender of $68 million for an intelligent bus management system. Link. The benefit to consumers is described...
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Mother of a Polyclinic Doctor: It is not easy to be a doctor at a Polyclinic
I AM the mother of a polyclinic doctor and would like to give a different perspective to Ms Evelyn Ong Foo Chou's letter ("So hard to consult a polyclinic doc"; Tuesday).After waiting for hours, some...
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PAP’s upside down planning and our overrated civil service
Most Singaporeans would agree that the PAP fared relatively well prior to 1990. But since the 90’s, after pegging political salaries to private-sector benchmarks, the lives of Singaporeans have been...
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What really happened in KL 50 years ago?
Now that the festivities for the National Day is over, it may be an appropriate time to re-visit, in a more sober manner, the matter of how Singapore gained its independence four-and-a-half decades...
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CPF rates are indeed lousy
Here’s an opinion which revisits the issue of low interest rates using Timothy Ho’s article (CPF-HDB scheme – Separating myth from reality) which claims that 2.5% Ordinary Account interest rate is not...
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The authentic versus the fake
It seems that the Tourist Board is having second thoughts about the fake and imitation tourist attractions that are sprouting up in the islands. With so much money pumped into the fakes, and with...
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True meaning of Happiness and a place you called Home in Singapore
There's a lot been going lately in the news, social media networks that seems to be making us going after each other throat. We are so stressful thinking on how to achieve 'Happiness' and to claim our...
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Justice Is Blind
This would be a real joke if not for the seriousness of the offence. Mr Mahalingam was originally arrested for rioting, then the charge was downgraded to obstruction of a public servant. He faces up to...
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A Scheme To Keep The Malays Intelectually Simple
It came as no surprise that the Malaysia government has decided to ban the film “Noah”. It goes against Islamic teachings apparently. I think most Malaysians would consider this a petty issue. To a...
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Putting your money in CPF is a really bad investment
There's been much talk about how when you have to pay the "accrued interest" back into "your CPF", it's still "your money".Let me explain:(1) You shouldn't have to put this "accrued money" into the CPF...
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16 year old girl: Being a student in Singapore isn't that bad
Dear The Real Singapore, I am a 16 year old girl and recently, like some of you all, has read the recent article on this wbsite on how "MOE needs to revamp the system". Other than that, i've also read...
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MP Lim Wee Kiak retracting statement on MH370
From ‘Singapore distances itself from MP’s criticism of Malaysia over MH370 incident’, 11 April 2014, TodayThe Singapore Government yesterday distanced itself from comments made by a Member of...
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