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Lee Kuan Yew and Vesak Day
Greetings on Vesak Day.One of the most powerful aspect of Buddhism is its hard-nosed, pragmatic approach to death.Similarly, Lee Kuan Yew's most recent thoughts on his own mortality seems to indicate a...
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Questionable Uses of Public Money: $6k for 1 chair, $62k for Dinner Function?
In the Nparks Brompton Bicycle saga, we, the online netizens, has highlighted some of the indulges and excesses of public service.Last week was Public Service Week to celebrate contributions of public...
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Christopher Balding: The Real CPF Problem
<above pic: Christopher Balding>The Singaporean government recently increased the minimum amount required for Central Provident Accounts which as caused concern among many people. Given that I...
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Unfair that Vesak Day is made a public holiday but not Thaipusam
Dear The Real Singapore,Today is Vesak Day, first of all Happy Vesak Day!A great injustice happened to the minority Indians in Singapore.on this multi racial country. We the Indian(Hindus) were denied...
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SingTel Mio service keeps on showing Non-Malay shows on Astro Channel
Dear The Real Singapore,I just want to share my feeling and dont know where to channel it, hopefully you guys will publish my opinion piece.I am very disappointed with the service of SingTel Mio...
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Vesak Day questions for Parliament?
We refer to the article ”First-term MPs take stock of their work so far” (Channel NewsAsia, May 13).The people’s expectations of new MPS?It states that “They said residents expect a new kind of...
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Pardon the noise; that’s the sound of freedom
A dedication to all mothers and parents who are here in Australia, as well as anyone who is considering moving...A few weeks ago, an ex-colleague visited me in Melbourne, Australia. As we chatted over...
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12 May Was a Perfect Day For Many Train Commuters
12 May Monday was a perfect day for many train commuters.As 13 May Tues was a Vesak Day, many people chose to take leave or MC to enjoy their long weekend.When I first boarded the train at 9am, I was...
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3 myths about the fate of a relationship during NS
Going through army myself, I’ve heard plenty story about how a guy fall out of love due to his commitment to national service. There are cases where it turns out to be good, where the guy strive for...
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How much is CPF collecting from the workforce?
The current CPF contribution rate is 16% from employer and 20% from the employee making a total of 36% of the monthly income. Using an average salary of $3,000 and 2 million employees (for simplicity...
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PAP is using mercenaries to battle against Singaporeans
Let us look at the meaning of “Mercenary”:“A mercenary[1] is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the...
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Francis Seow's Book - Beyond Suspicion
Towards the end of Once a Jolly Hangman, Alan Shadrake shares some details about his arrest in Singapore. There is one paragraph where he says:“Was I in danger of being arrested? I consulted well-known...
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Think CPF Will Cover Your Home Loan? You’ll Rethink That Idea After Reading...
CPF is a system that, like it or not, is there to help you with the three biggest financial situations you’ll ever face – healthcare, retirement, and property.Let’s face it, if you haven’t used your...
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Why the PAP has changed over the years
A recurring theme I and thousands of other Secondary school students had learnt in social studies class was the success of the Lee Kuan Yew generation in pulling off the “Singapore Miracle”.Indeed the...
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“Affordable” healthcare depends on your luck?
We refer to the article “Musculoskeletal patients face highest risk of large hospital bills: Study” (Today, May 13).Luck and the type of illness?It states that “The study found that those with...
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Will S’poreans drown clenching their pink IDs?
An internet article wrote that many of the South Korean students trapped in the sunken Sewol ferry were found dead with their student identification cards in their hands or mouths. It was speculated...
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Dear TRS, the best jobs in Singapore are reserved for Foreigners
Dear The Real Singapore,My personal encounter tells me that the banking sector is particularly glaring with foreigner issues. Most of the tenants I have encountered either work in the banking industry...
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Dear TRS, the Best IT Professionals I’ve worked with are S’poreans
I refer to the comment made by the Straits Times writer:"We live in a globalized world and each country must play to its own competitive advantage. Indian IT professionals are known globally to be...
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Minimum sums schemes for ministers
I am very concern for our ministers. They are so used to their high income and high living. If they did not save enough they will not be able to live the same lifestyle when they reach 80 or 90. The...
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The Heat Is On At Sembcorp
The Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) was first established in 1996, currently snowballed to a total investment of US$6.4 billion to create more than 140,000 jobs for the Vietnamese locals....
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