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What are Calvin Teo and his Kaki Bukit PAP Gang cooking?
Like a rabid dog, the Kaki Bukit Gang just won't let go.The Assistant Secretary of Kaki Bukit Citizens' Consultative Committee (CCC), Calvin Teo, today wrote a letter to the Forum in response to...
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8 reasons why we’re living in a police state
Singapore by most measures is one of the most advanced countries in the world , but when it comes to human rights, we’re in cahoots with the rest of the third world and developing world. Here are 8...
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Tony Tan’s presidential address in Parliament
Tony Tan said many things in Parliament in his opening address and there will be many follow up comments on what he said. He wanted the govt to do many things. What he has laid out are the bones, a...
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Minimum sums increased 184%?
We refer to the article ”Singapore Parliament reopens: CPF schemes for retirement to be improved, says President Tony Tan” (Straits Times, May 17).CPF schemes to be improved?It states that ” Among the...
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Asians worship of European Leagues is the reason why Asia Football will never...
Asian football is slowly climbing the ladder but problems with corruption and a fixation with European leagues mean the region will be waiting years for a maiden World Cup win.If success were measured...
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Minister Shanmugam: The values of our children
Recently as I was driving along Cavenagh Road, I saw something which made me think a lot.A domestic helper was walking with a young girl in school uniform. The girl was probably 14, 15 or so. The...
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Dear President: Talk is Cheap, Take Action
“We should continue to have vigorous debates on the challenges facing our nation, and be prepared to take necessary and bold decisions for our future. It is important for us to do so, to have the best...
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Introduce flexibility in CPF withdrawal
After thinking much about the CPF, minimum sum scheme, and getting the views of other people, my conclusions are:1. The CPF is generally a good scheme2. The minimum sum scheme is a good feature, as it...
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Is this the way to treat experienced & capable senior citizens?
Dr Edmund Lam has hit the nail on the head (“Age no barrier to working in knowledge economy”; last Friday).I am a case in point.One does not need to be young and strong to work in the knowledge...
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Revisit the assumptions for CPF Minimum Sum
I think the approach would be better and the argument more sure-footed to win over many other fence-sitters if the opposition take the view that we must go back to the bases used to arrive at the...
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Promote palliative care, not euthanasia
MR LOUIS Francis Albert appears to have confused euthanasia with the right of patients to refuse life-sustaining treatment, when he related that his cousin, who died of cancer, "wanted her doctor to...
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Subsidy is “NA” for Chas Orange?
We refer to the articles “Pioneers to get medical subsidies” and “Retiree’s medication bill cut by $10 each trip” (Sunday Times, May 18).“N.A.” for Chas Orange?In our view, the most important...
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Non violence is a virtue of daft Sinkies
We have read so many instances of Sinkies being bullied and beaten by foreigners and all they could do is to kpkb in the social media, like Ah Q. I would do this and that to the bully, but nothing...
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PAP using mercenaries to fight your own citizens
Let us look at the meaning of mercenary:A mercenary 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 hostilities...
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Easing up on the foreign talent spiel
The government is taking steps to ‘sharpen’ the differences between Singaporeans and foreign residents.LAST week I met up with a small group of friends, a few whom I hadn’t seen for a while. We were a...
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Former MOE teacher: Schools focus more on seeking glory than teaching
Singapore’s education system is a joke. It only looks good on paper. Many of us who are or were in the system know better than those international panelists.When I was still a teacher, I was often too...
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Singapore's growth model must get over its childish passion for GDP growth
Singapore's growth model must get over its childish passion for GDP growth and ideological pursuit of investments. Often, this is done at the expense of other social considerations.Our government is...
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The CPF Scheme that had me Decide Enough Was Enough
You may not believe this. I'll share this little snippet with you anyway. Do whatever you want with the information or just treat it as a fairy tale if you think it's a load of bullshit. It doesn't...
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My take on Roy Ngerng’s motives and character
BackgroundHere is “Roygate”, the Roy Ngerng saga that has been getting increasingly convoluted every step of the way. Roy has been writing on his blog “The Heart Truths” for two years and his topics...
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If Roy isn’t your usual extraordinary Singaporean, who is? PAP’s LHL?
He is a not a valued elite or FT, but a typical Singapore, like all of us.Like all of us, Roy is not an elite. He is neither rich nor powerful. He is not foreign talent too. He is, like you and me , a...
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