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NDR: PM leads by tweaking & ignores elephant in room
So the Prime Minister acted according to script and used the National Day Rally to talk about tweaks to CPF. He absolutely refuses to acknowledge the elephant in the room: low real rate of returns (and...
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Children of parent volunteers deserve equal chance in Phase 2C
The writer in “Balloting system unfair to those who qualify only for Phase 2C” (Aug 16) questioned why parent volunteers and those who have contributed actively to the community expect a favour to be...
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Glut of Lawyers: A case of miscalculation?
In May 2013, the 4th Committee on the Supply of Lawyers released a report, which is widely remembered for its claim that there was a "shortage of lawyers".While it wrote that large firms "do not suffer...
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Singapore and its "shame" culture, is this the right way forward?
I would define a "shame" culture as a society whereby people are particularly judgemental about other people's behaviour, and thus based on their judgement, take certain actions such as taking pictures...
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The people are listening, is the govt listening?
More than 170 comments were made in a thread on Hsien Loong’s NDR speech. And there were more than one such thread discussing his speech. It only says that many Singaporeans are listening to him and...
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Bus driver falls asleep on steering wheel at traffic junction
Dear TRS,I saw this bus driver resting his head on the steering wheel at the traffic junction near Yishun Stadium sometime last week.The driver was in that position the entire time the traffic light...
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Will the latest pioneer generation package help this elderly cleaner?
Will the latest announcement for our pioneer generation helps this frail hunched-up cleaner mopping the MRT floor at Tiong Bahru station?PM Lee in his National Day Rally speech announces a bonus at the...
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Chok Tong: People and govt are family
The people and the govt must be closed like a family, taking care of each other and looking out for each other. This is as much as what Chok Tong was saying. The rest of what he said in his...
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What PAP Has Done to Our CPF and Doesn’t Want Us to Know (The Real History)
This is the much shorter version of the real history of the CPF which I had written yesterday. Please read this. When you finish reading this, you will know how PAP is treating your CPF for everything...
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PM Lee tells us to rely on ourselves, government not responsible for CPF failure
I refer to PM Lee’s NDR speech with regard to CPF issues.1 – PM LEE: “The typical retiree household in a 3-room flat has $300,000 savings in his flat, or $400,000 for a 4-room flat. These are valuable...
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Does Workers Party Really Deserve the 'Wayang Party' Label?
Ever since GE2006, Teo Chee Hean has labelled Workers Party as "Wayang Party" and the label has since been stuck.Netizens have been calling Workers Party as PAP Team B etc.Comments include "Seems like...
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Violation of a very important principle – A very dangerous precedent
We don’t trust you with your money. We pronounce d that you are irresponsible and stupid and will squander your money away. So, the one in the corner, with ‘3 heads and 6 limbs’ declared confidently...
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Straits Times is only interested in spreading CPF Propaganda
I refer to Loh Keng Fatt’s article “Reward those keen to grow nest egg wit CPF”. While CPF members are demanding our money back, The Ass Tee tries to spin it the other way around.From the article, Keng...
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The surge in COE prices due mainly to foreign buyers?
Dear TRS,I refer to: Year-end bumper crop of COEs expected. I would like to bring to everyone's attention on the above article which was published on ST on 20 Aug 14. While it appears to be just...
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CHC trial: Sun Ho was pissed off by online bloggers
Dear The Real Singapore,For some reason the ST is under-reporting the CHC trial. Many key and interesting details are not revealed. Most of the details are found here:...
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A lost child was crying at Punggol but dozens of people just kept walking...
Dear TRS, Today I went on my daily cycle routes in the evening at Punggol Waterway.As I just began cycling, from a distance I saw a number of passerby's staring at a kid and as they passed by him they...
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Singapore: A country that has developed to death!
BY: JOEL LAZARUSWhat is ‘development’?It’s October 2005 in Oxford – the first class of my Development Studies Masters degree. We’re all asked to take pen and paper and write down our definition of the...
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The money mindedness of robotic Sinkies
Good news that Zouk is given a 3 year conditional extension. Zouk is an institution to the young and beautiful. It is part of their lives. Many grew up with Zouk and have fond memories of the...
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National Jobsbank: 63,744 jobs available – really?
We refer to the article “More than 52,000 job vacancies available on national Jobs Bank; two-thirds are for PMEs” (Straits Times, Aug 7).Apply many, but no response?Someone told me that she had applied...
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What are the Law Minister’s Motives for Discouraging More Overseas Law...
When a member of a certain profession tries to discourage you from going into the same field, chances are that he is protecting his turf for ulterior motives. The law of supply and demand is immutable,...
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