Straits Times and PAP, reporting the "truth" since 1984
Please refer to this post by Singaporean blogger David Boey. http://kementah.blogspot.sg/2011/08/military-deaths-telling-it-like-it-i...David uncovered a Straits Times article from 1984, quoting a PAP...
View ArticleCan’t compare CPF rates with Malaysia’s EPF
Although it has been repeatedly pointed out that Central Provident Fund (CPF) interest is not the same as investment income, the confusion persists at a recent protest (“CPF protest draws crowd”; last...
View ArticlePap’s LHL and WKS say sorry but keep jobs… Roy says sorry but…
Mas Selamat was lost under the care of pap’s leadership at Whitley Road Detention Centre.At 4:05 pm on Wednesday, 27 February 2008, the JI leader escaped from the Internal Security Department's Whitley...
View ArticleDissecting Gerard Ee’s ‘Commuters’ attitudes to blame’
GERARD EE: “COMMUTERS’ ATTITUDES TO BLAME”In the Sunday Times interview (25 may) with Gerard Ee, past Transport Council head, headlined, ‘Want better transport? Pay for it’, my gut response as a...
View ArticleGood policies and bad politics
I could not believe my eyes when I read what Chua Mui Hoong wrote in the Sunday Times this morning. The title of her article was ‘Good policies hampered by bad politics’. I am not going to dwell on how...
View ArticleWas there a need to sue?
There is an old Chinese saying which goes like this: “When a leopard dies, it leaves behind the skin, but when a person dies, he or she leaves behind a name.”In Chapter Nine of The Romance of The Three...
View ArticleVivian, Indranee, Lim Wee Kiat, Hri, Josephine Teo Should Challenge Aljunied GRC
Recently, Indranee Rajah joined the ranks of venomous politicking by accusing WP of claiming credit over the CPF Medisave issue on her FB page.Ever since GE2011, WP has been on the short end of the...
View ArticleCriteria for Granting PR should consider the status of children of applicants
MP Inderjit Singh wrote in a Facebook post on May 26 that Singapore should not “bend backwards” to give citizen privileges to foreigners who use Singapore as a stepping stone to their future life...
View ArticleFour things about CPF that I don’t get
I support the CPF scheme for the most part. Its principles are essentially sound, although there are many things about how CPF works that are just bewilderingly at odds to me.This, of course is no...
View ArticleCatherine Lim: PAP has achieved many things, but S'poreans is losing trust in...
Original viral open letter: CATHERINE LIM: AN OPEN LETTER TO PM LEEWith reference to last Saturday's report ("Govt refutes author's claims over public trust"), I wish to make the following comments.I...
View ArticleDear Nicole Seah, let the wild fire spreads in the PAP Camp!
My Dear Nicole,First, you revealed to the public more than necessary about your private life. Then, you wrote what many people regarded as negative comments on a popular fellow member of the opposition...
View ArticleMOM: Maids bringing their boyfriends home is the most common complaint made
According to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the major maid agencies here, the top complaint about maids in Singapore is that they bring their boyfriends home.The other concerns high on the list...
View ArticleDear PM Lee, Do You Think We Care If You Queued for 30Mins for Chicken Wings?
When private letters and nice-worded letters don't work anymore, open and more straightforward letters would have to be written, so kindly allow me to contribute mine.I came across an article that...
View ArticlePrimary 1 Priority
Membership has its privileges. It is now confirmed, grassroots leaders did get priority for their children registering for places in choice Primary schools. And you thought the rush to sign up as...
View ArticleForget about any more CPF dialogues, Hri Kumar confirms govt's not listening
I refer to this short video clip of PAP MP Hri Kumar’s engagement with his constituents. linkRetiree Ng Leng Hui, 70, commented that he is not on the side of the government because of theunfairness...
View ArticleThe Feedback System in Singapore is broken
Dear Sir,I would like to start this letter with a quote from the former head of the civil service, Ngiam Tong Dow, who said:“[It] started going downhill when we started to raise ministers’ salaries,...
View ArticleA swing voter’s view: ‘SMART’ goals for Singapore
Part 3: One Swing Voter’s View of The Little Red Dot: “SMART” Goals.[Part 1: Govt’s GDP push does nothing for citizens’ well-being] [Part 2: A swing voter’s view – Heartware vs hardware]Key Objectives...
View ArticleDear TRS, ask your muslim readers to take note when buying meat from Sheng...
Dear The Real Singapore,I came across this screenshot of a friend who told us that Sheng Shiong uses the same chopping board and knife to cut both Pork meat and Fish meat.I am not sure about the...
View ArticleBlindly following Govt isn’t being a responsible Singaporean
I refer to the 30 May 2014 Straits Times letter “Singaporeans responsible for building better future” by Ms Faith Connie Tham.Ms Tham is sad that Singaporeans feel the government is not doing a good...
View ArticleHri Kumar - physical intimidation tactics
Hri Kumar organised a CPF forum with an aim to explain how the CPF works.However, he is unable to answer many questions. A 76-year old lady tries to ask a question about why she could not be...
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