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Missing MH370’s black box batteries may have died
Following four strong underwater signals in the past week, all has gone quiet in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, meaning the batteries in the plane’s all-important black boxes may...
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Singaporeans Are Being Cheated By The PAP
Do you know that a cleaner in Norway earns S$4,500?This means that more than 70% to 75% of Singaporeans earn less than a low-wage earner in Norway.But do you also know that prices of groceries and...
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Very good at solving “paper” problems, so what? More peanuts?
We are Number 1 at problem-solving skills*, according to the results of international tests. Singapore and South Korea were top in tests taken by 15-year-olds. These problem-solving tests were taken at...
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Top performers on the decline?
Many Singaporean students feel that what they have learned when young – like how to solve problems – gets unlearned when they grow up.As we get older, we get to read more global rankings of our...
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Gilbert Goh has his work cut out for him
Gilbert and his Transitioning.org blog has been the rallying point for many Singaporeans who have lost their jobs prematurely due directly or indirectly to the influx of so called foreign talents here....
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Utusan Malaysia writer: Malaysia and Singapore not so different
The racial problems Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew sees in Malaysia are just as prevalent in the republic, according to a columnist writing for Utusan Malaysia today.“Kuan Yew has never...
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The 7 Types of People You Should Never Date
This is just my 2 cents worth. You may or may not agree with me but some of the things that will be listed are mostly what I've gone through, while some are just things that I heard about from friends...
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Overseas Singaporean: CPF is a better welfare system than many other countries
Dear The Real Singapore,This is going to be my little rant because of all the online discussion I have seen of late regarding CPF contributions. I have seen all sorts of comments, some rational and...
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Man who set himself on fire in JB had some failed businesses
The Singaporean man who set himself on fire in JB on Saturday has been identified as Mr Lew Soon Keng, a 42 year old Singaporean.According to his brother, Lew had been facing some drug charges and was...
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Government to throw additional $1 billion tax dollars to SMRT and SBS...
Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced in March that the government plans to pay for the increase of another 450 public buses. It did not announce the cost to taxpayers as there would likely be a public...
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PAP government only starts to act when someone dies
This is what always happens in Singapore. Only death can motivate the govt to kickstart an investigation and take some action. But they will still not admit their mistake, but instead take this as a...
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Lawrence Wong: World Cup subscription prices are already low in Singapore
Speaking in Parliament in response to some questions about the high subscription prices for the FIFA world cup this year, Senior Minister of State for Communication and Information, Lawrence Wong, said...
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DPM Teo: 2014 Singapore Day in London should stay within budget of $4.4million
DPM Teo Chee Hean said that the costs of the Singapore Day celebrations in London this year should have come close to the original budgeted amount of $4.4million. He explained that the final costs are...
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I disagree with the Al Jazeera video blaming Singaporeans for publicly...
I refer to the Al Jazeera video talking about Public Shaming in Singapore in particular to the Government-controlled SPH website Stomp.com.sg (See video link here)Only one Singaporean was there to...
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Hatred between Singaporeans and Pinoys: Urgent solution proposed
<Pinoys celebrating their Independence day at Takashimaya Singapore>I refer to the article: "SINGAPOREANS PROTESTING OVER PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE DAY HELD AT TAKASHIMAYA"As tension between...
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Plight of local sports coaches
Many of us are aware of SSC’s lacklustre commitment to nurture aspiring local athletes, but how about our local coaches? Do they suffer similar nonchalant treatment as local athletes? Do our indigenous...
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What will the average local eat tomorrow?
Another massive rent-hike and another cheap local eatery out of business. The government has made a point of telling us that while cost of living may be expensive for expatriates, things are still very...
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The SGD600 Engineering Intern
<above pic: click on image for larger view>The above email sent out by the Department of Mechanical Engineering for the school's self-initiated vacation internship programme got me thinking about...
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Singaporeans, We Are Being Lied And Cheated To
I’ve in Oslo now, so posting my thoughts as I go along. These are two more postings which I had made on Facebook:Do you know that with the prices that Singaporeans have to pay, we should be earning at...
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Another study trip to improve ITE/Poly education?
We refer to the article “Longer stints in industry likely for ITE, poly students” (Straits Times, Apr 13).It states “The Aspire committee, which has 98 members on various committees charting future...
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