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Do you still believe in what our Singapore flag represents?
I was thinking hard on what I should write about based on so many readers’ comments in recent articles that fewer citizens are now flying the Singapore flag. I recall that more then 20 years ago, my...
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Why it is important to level the playing field for education and healthcare?
Singapore's income is widening quickly. Access to technology and education are factors taut contribute to the widening. It's necessary for all citizens to have access to basic tools needed to reap...
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Malaysian Defence Minister: It was unlikley MH17 was shot down by fighter jets
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein today denied reports in the social media that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 was shot down by fighter jets.He said intelligence and evidence...
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PM’s National Day message: Trying to lull us into complacency
The gd news that it won’t work.But let’s begin with the message.In the 1999 science fiction film “Matrix”, the Matrix is a simulated world created by machines to keep humans complacent. In S’pore...
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Singapore is getting more difficult to manage, and may not be around
Related: Chan Chun Sing: Singapore may not even survive another 50 yearsSingapore is growing every day and is a big country. And the bigger it grows, the bigger the island, Australia is also an island,...
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Ten reasons why many Singaporeans are not celebrating national day
1. Same rhetoria - its the same rhetoria all over again year after year and many Singaporeans can memorize the whole format by hard if they are at least ten years old. Nothing fresh comes out of the...
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Roy Ngerng: The Singapore Government Caught Pretending!
We’ve caught the government!It was reported that, “The income gap has narrowed for the first time in four years, with the Gini coefficient — a measure of income equality — falling last year to a...
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Dr Michael Barr: Splits in the Singapore elite
The dramatic electoral setbacks suffered by the People’s Action Party government in Singapore during 2011 have led to speculation about the possibility of a future opposition victory. A major line of...
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PM Lee’s National Day message confirms PAP’s disconnect with our issues
PM Lee’s National Day message confirms the PAP is out of touch with our issues and prefers more wayangs and tweaks as ‘solutions’.PM Lee: “We are working together to improve our lives, build a better...
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We shouldn't blame Permanent Residents for not wanting to convert to citizen
Background Story: Singapore PR: I wont convert to citizen because Singapore has 'crap' welfareI live in another First World country and I can compare and feel the difference in the quality of life...
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Who rules Singapore? The only true mercantile state in the world
By Murray HunterThe story of Singapore is an intriguing one. It’s about how an island at the bottom of the Malay Peninsula developed into a modern city state and into one of the most powerful economies...
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Wages for low income earners grew the slowest in the last 5 years
We refer to the article ”Income gap down, but transport remains a concern: MOF review” (Channel NewsAsia, Aug 8)Real income increased 6% last 5 years?It states that ”Last year, lower-income Singaporean...
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Many Singaporeans have barely enough CPF for subsistence living
Editor at large Han Fook Kwang gave an interesting narrative of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme, pointing out what got in the way of its core objective of providing for old age (“Wanted: A new...
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An Ordinary Singaporean's National Day message to all Singaporeans
To fellow Singaporeans on this special National Day, because it falls on 2014, which is a romantic ‘Love You Forever’ year, it is about time to confront an issue in this political junction where things...
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Our Home is not for sale
This is what Goh Meng Seng said of his feelings about Hsien Loong’s National Day speech in his article posted in TRE. ‘But yet, PM Lee wants us to feel “at ease” and reassure us that we can possibly...
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Our Home is not for sale
This is what Goh Meng Seng said of his feelings about Hsien Loong’s National Day speech in his article posted in TRE. ‘But yet, PM Lee wants us to feel “at ease” and reassure us that we can possibly...
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A Tribute to our Supreme Leader Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Thank you Mr Lee Kuan Yew.I grew up during the hard times, a period of turmoil and civil unrest in the history of Singapore. Our people were poor, mainly uneducated and of migrant stock. I am a living...
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Happy Birthday Singapore, your Sports Culture Sucks!
At the recent Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, our Singapore team fared admirably against worthy opponents from different parts of the globe. Joseph Schooling broke the national record in...
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Singaporeans Have To Pay Nearly 50% of Our Wages Into CPF Every Month!
How much of our wages are Singaporeans exactly paying into the CPF?According to the government, the CPF contribution rates are now 37%. But is this all we are paying into the CPF from our own...
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