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And Tango makes a fool out of NLB
The NLB has come out to defend its decision to ban the two children's storybooks following a major public outcry.Unfortunately for the Board, this defense is making it look incredibly stupid:1. First,...
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MediShield Life: Keeping healthcare cost manageable
Debate on MediShield Life – Keeping Healthcare Cost Manageable(I delivered this speech on 8 July 2014 during the debate on MediShield Life)NCMP Yee Jenn JongMadam Speaker, I welcome the move to improve...
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Singaporeans should be made aware of the ‘wicked’ problems in SG
Former civil service head Peter Ho’s article (“Complexity decoded”; last Saturday) gives us useful insights into the challenging tasks faced by civil servants in formulating public policies to resolve...
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It Begins With Three Books
I grew up in a family without a father figure. My dad passed away when I was young. My mom worked at the office during the day. My oldest brother, only three years my senior, was essentially the dad in...
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Homosexuals should not be allowed to use the current male and female toilets
Dear The Real Singapore,I refer to the article contributed by your reader earlier: "I am falling in love with my NS buddy because of the buddy system".The TRS reader in this article said that he is a...
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I thought driving taxis was only for Singapore citizens
I saw this post in Hardwarezone about Pinoy taxi driver in Sin City. It was accompanied by a photo of the inside of the cab with sever Pinoy flags in it.‘Dear The Real Singapore,I took a cab from my...
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Yaacob: NLB bans books to serve the Community
Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister of Information and Communications, has weighed in on the NLB controversy.1. According to him, this is not the first time NLB has banned books.Yes Yaacob, that’s what Jasna...
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Our unrealistic views of death, through a doctor’s eyes
I know where this phone call is going. I’m on the hospital wards, and a physician in the emergency room downstairs is talking to me about an elderly patient who needs to be admitted to the hospital....
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Singapore needs left-wing parties to balance far-right PAP
“He also failed to mention that Singapore’s AAA rating is due to the government’s intransigent on welfare spending thus generating persistent budget surplus.That AAA-rating is bought at the expense of...
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NLB’s banned children’s books reflect a facet of reality
I was surprised that the National Library Board (NLB) removed two children’s books from its collection after it received complaints that the books were not “pro-family”.One of the books, And Tango for...
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Hypocrisy of Christian evangelists behind the pro-family movement
I'm still waiting for Christians in Singapore to show equal passion for protecting "the family" from the sins of adultery, divorce, and premarital sex as they are doing for homosexuality. It's...
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CPF: Our complaints don't matter, the ministers already made up their minds
So many ministers have spoken about the CPF. They appeared to be saying different things. On close analysis, they all points to one direction, they are not going to return your CPF at 55 or 65 in one...
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PM Lee makes a show of launching new CARE initiative in Aljunied GRC
PM Lee recently launched a new initiative in the Aljunied GRC at the Bedok Reservoir- Punggol division.The initiative was the CARE network (Community Action, Response and Engagement). It was set up by...
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“150th” Press Freedom reporting vs the “real” statistics?
We refer to the article “Better job prospects for ex-offenders” (Straits Times, Jul 14).Ex-offenders’s job prospects improving?It states that “Former prison inmates are commanding higher pay and...
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PRs in Singapore won't serve NS even if they are banned from returning to SG
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen revealed in Parliament last week that over the past five years, about 7,200 second-generation permanent residents (PRs) who were liable for national service fulfilled their...
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A Homosexual Singaporean: I Support NLB's decision to ban children's books
Dear TRS,I am gay and I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for four years now. We are a young couple in our mid-twenties with good educational backgrounds, stable jobs and a close group of...
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Singapore Match Fixer Wilson Raj Insults Malays and Threatens Local Reporter
Wanted criminal match fixer Wilson Raj Perumal is back to what he does best when his nefarious activities are highlighted - attacking the person who reveals his sordid crimes, in this case, The New...
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Ministry of Finance contradicts Minister of Finance?
Ministry of Finance contradicts Minister of Finance?The obfuscation just keeps pouring in. In a ST report on July 9th 2014, the Ministry of Finance revealed the $5b in capital injection into Temasek...
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A Letter to Sir Apostle Lawrence Khong
Dear Sir Apostle Mister Lawrence Khong Apostle Sir Sir,I am a great admirer of your work, Sir Apostle Lawrence Khong, blessed be your reign. You have spoken out against 377A. You have even joined hands...
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Disappointed at MPs not attending Parliament sitting
I WAS disappointed to read that there were too few members in a recent Parliament sitting to pass two Bills (“Eugene Tan keeps an eagle eye on quorum numbers”; last Tuesday).A few questions came to my...
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