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Top 10 Foreigners That Singaporeans Love to Hate

I refer to "SG Passport - Sports Talents Nothing More than Exchange Services". Click on http://www.therealsingapore.com/content/sg-passport-most-our-foreign-sports-talent-nothing-more-exchange-services...

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Since PM said SG belongs to Foreigners then I urge all NSman to skip their...

Dear Mr Lee Hsien Loong,I refer to the article: "PM LEE: SG BELONGS TO EVERYONE HERE - CITIZENS, PRS AND FOREIGNERS TOO"If the content of the above article is true and the speeches are made from you, I...

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Allow emergency withdrawal of CPF funds for special cases

The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board should consider allowing emergency withdrawals for genuine cases.A friend of mine was a successful businessman until his family’s fortunes overseas were affected...

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How do we decide who "fits in" or who is "out of place" in Singapore

Written by: Dr Jeremy Lim The author is a partner in a global consulting firm. At a recent Fulbright Association of Singapore annual dinner, a rapt audience listened to Citi head of ASEAN Michael Zink...

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The thinking of a non nation state

Andrew Loh wrote an article, ‘More foreigners to be police officers’ in the Online Citizen. His article highlighted the growing number of foreigners employed in the SPF and the Auxiliary Police as well...

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Citizenship should be based on more than just economic contributions

The reporter had asked  how many months did it take for Foo Mee Har citizenship application to be processed and approved, and she had answered, "In weeks, in days, actually...  very fast!"That has to...

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Have our local Churches lost touch of basic Christian values?

*photo for illustration purposes onlyDear The Real Singapore,I am Mr Ng I need your help to post this thanks .I have been visiting different churches recently . We are intending to make articles...

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Goldman Sach's Hiring Policy: Affirmative action for LGBTs

Legally, employment law has both private and public dimensions. Recently, the role of "sexual orientation" in employment came into the spotlight with commencement and discontinuation of the action by...

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Mah Bow Tan's 20/20 vision

Everybody and his dog are excited about Mah Bow Tan’s new found wealth. The newly-released 2013 annual report shows that Mah owns (as at 18 Mar 2014) 365,575,000 shares in Global Strategic Holdings...

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German Media interviewed a Singaporean on why he thinks PM Lee should resign

A correspondent from German press agency had send me an email asking some questions with regards to the PAP government and it's immigration policy. Below are the questions and my personal view. 1) What...

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Time for corporal punishment in schools?

MS CATHERINE Ng's letter ("Timely reminder for 'monster parents'"; last Saturday) reminds me of similar stories I frequently hear from friends whose spouses or children are school teachers.It...

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5 Reasons Why Forming a Coalition Government is Good for Singapore

Dr Tan Cheng Bock raised this issue about a Coalition government being formed in GE2015 when there is no clear majority. Click on...

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First World economy with Third World costs?

We refer to the article “Singapore ‘can’t have First World economy, Third World costs’: Lim Hng Kiang” (Straits Times, May 6).Cannot be First World economy with Third World costs?It states that “”We...

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Before deciding on hiring foreigners as cops, consider these issues

I read with concern the report “Number of foreigners as police officers is ‘for society to decide’” (May 3).Certain issues should be considered and addressed properly before the Home Affairs Ministry...

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Please love us Mr Prime Minister, we are your children

Dear Mr Prime  Minister  Lee Hsien Loong,I refer to your declaration at the Indian new year festival celebrated over last weekend and reported via zeenews that “”Singaporeans, new arrivals, people who...

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The Top 8 Lies Women Tell Men

Like men, women tell lies. Most of the time, though, these are little white lies, half-truths told to keep the peace. Other times, their lies are a little bigger — say, for example, when the subject is...

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Protest Letter to Philippines Embassy in Singapore

I have sent the following protest letter to the Ambassador H.E.Minda Calaguian-Cruz to urge her to stop sponsoring PIDC's planned public celebration of Philippines Independence Day at Orchard Road....

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Iron Law of Meritocracy

Hunter College High School in Manhattan, USA, sounds just like one of our premier schools, for which parents will change addresses and run their kids through the torturous circuit of tuition centers to...

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Singapore: First World Economy, First World Costs, Third World Everything Else

At the Europe Day celebration organised by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) yesterday, Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said, “We have to acknowledge that, over time, Singapore...

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The real reason behind recruiting foreigners as police officers and the...

During a Police Workplan Seminar on May 2, the question of recruiting foreigners as police officers was brought up during a dialogue with about 200 junior college and polytechnic students.Question: If...

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