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When elitism becomes a convenient pejorative
One thing that all politicians eventually learn to do, with varying degrees of success, is to become conversant with modern political lingo. The precise words that are used during a political rally,...
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Ugly Behaviour of Foreigners that Singaporeans Hate
There has been a lot said and written about the foreign influx in Singapore over the past few years, the majority of which have been negative. In fact some including political leaders here have...
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Wages will not rise until employers have to compete for talent
The above was the headline by a Guardian (a UK newspaper whose views would chime with the SDP, NSP, AWARE, Maruah, Alex Au, TOC and the other usual suspects) journalist on a blog piece on the UK...
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Is Responsibility Talk Responsible Anymore?
There are times when irresponsible speech is made behind the fragile protection of anonymity of which no one is truly assured. There are also times when irresponsible speech is made under the sturdy...
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Many old and poor are still avoiding seeing the doctor despite the Pioneer...
My dad was born in 1933. 81 yrs old. This is His Pioneer Package. During His younger years He was a white supporter and big fan of 'Old man Lee'. With an open mind when I visited Him just now, I asked...
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A retirement haven at a quarter of our cost of living?
By Leong Sze HianMaximise our retirement dollars?A reader asked me if I could try to write about retiring in another country, in order to make our money work harder in our retirement. After all, life...
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The Real Problem with Pornography: Not quite about "unrealism" per se
According to the Straits Times report, "Half of teens here exposed to pornography: Survey" (6 September 2014), a recent survey conducted by Touch Cyber Wellness found that one in two teenagers in...
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Foreigner Bashing
At a dialogue during “The Singapore Summit” conference on 20 Sep 2014 Lee Hsien Loong was reported as saying, “If we just open our doors and say everybody can come, free movement of labour, tomorrow,...
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PRC living in Singapore: Seeing the sad elderly of Singapore breaks my heart
[Article first appeared on www.TREmeritus.com]Heart-aching plight of Singapore’s elderlyIn China, you rarely see white-haired elderly wearing service crew uniforms busy ploughing away in restaurants...
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Vivian Balakrishnan more concerned about F1 than our health
Should our health and life be sacrificed at the altar of hyped economic benefits of the F1 Grand Prix?Environment & Water Resource Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is quoted as saying:“On his...
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Mega projects – What have we gained other than the intangibles?
We have done great things, built great cities like Suzhou, Tianjin Eco city, F1, great Gardens By the Bay, and now we are going to build smart city or cities in India. We have contributed no small sum...
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Slow Mail Costs More
SingPost announced yesterday that ten million stamps will be given out to 1.4 million households here ahead of a planned increase in postage rates. Each household will receive a free stamp booklet...
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The Elitism of "Private Screenings" and "Academic Freedom"
Two weeks ago, Singapore’s Media Development Authority announced that they had banned public screenings of Tan Pin Pin’s film “To Singapore, with Love.” The film brings together interviews from...
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K Shanmugam: Competition from robots
Yes, this is coming and it isn't new. However very few people could imagine in a detailed fashion the shape it will take. Driven mostly by techies and approved by the top bosses who don't understand...
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400,000 earn less than a month’s childcare fee
When we read a facebook post showing the increase in childcare fees’ schedule of one of Singapore’s largest childcare operators – the first thought that came to our mind was how affordable is it for...
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Local Company CEO : The reason why I prefer to hire Foreign Talent over...
Dear Singapore Government,We are a small and fast growing company.Currently, we have 20 full time team members in 2 countries, SG and MY.Singapore is the corporate HQ. We have almost 15 Singaporeans...
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Expose Singapore scholars to more foreign ideas and cultures
The proposal in the letter “Rethink undergrad studies abroad for public scholars” (Sept 19) shocked me. Our scholars are the ones who should have maximum exposure.Living abroad, being exposed to...
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Poor S'poreans Must Work for 272 Years to Earn What the PM Earns in One Year
Do you know that even though the Singapore prime minister is paid $2.2 million, he is able to earn a lot more than that?According to the Public Service Division, the total annual salaries for ministers...
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Cruel stray catchers disturb dog feeders and threaten to kick dogs
Dear TRS,I'd like to bring to your attention something that Singaporeans may not fully be aware of.Dog lovers around Singapore have long been disgusted by the cruelty shown by stray dog catchers and we...
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Dear TRS, I feel like the sentencing of the Singapore courts is not very fair
Dear The Real Singapore,天理何在？ Mum killing son because feeling stressed out, worried about providing for her nine-year-old son, being unemployed for long time, financially dependent on her ageing...
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