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Does PM Lee have difficulty understanding English?
At the NUS Society Lecture on Friday, Lee Hsien Loong commented that the Opposition Parties were being populist and irresponsible for calling for zero foreign worker inflow.It looks like he has a...
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People Power: Basis of a Leader - Part 2: A Look at Singapore
[This is part of the book: Basis Of Singaporean Spirit - People Power, click here to go to the main page][Click here to go to Part 1]Singapore is a small country with a very short history. The main...
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Prostitution crackdowns raise questions on police ability
Two crackdowns on prostitution activities in public flats in Ang Mo Kio in June and Jurong West last month have confirmed that prostitution has flourished beyond the traditional boundary of our...
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NUSS lecture: Putting the statistics to the rhetoric?
We refer to the transcript of the NUSS 60th anniversary lecture on 3 October.HDB?It states that “We have been concentrating in recent years on what is happening within Singapore and understandably so...
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Hong Kong is never about Democracy
Historically, Hong Kong is never about Democracy. It is about a refuge, a haven for industrious people to engage in business and enterprise to live well. No politics. Under the British rule for 150...
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Take the SIN out of Singapore
SEEING the word "SIN" emblazoned across the chests of our beaming Asian Games athletes ("Finally, a golden day for Singapore"; last Wednesday) evoked a feeling that was somewhat bittersweet."SIN" is...
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My proposed rules and regulations for protest rallies
Given the fiasco that happened on 27 Sep 14 at Hong Lim Speakers Corner, a site specially designated for free speech and public protest, ‘the protesters’ overall conduct was so egregiously bad that a...
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Maids should be given the full levy amount at the end of their contracts
MY HELPER has been commenting on the gulf between the pay of maids in Singapore and those in Hong Kong, which is roughly equivalent to the levy imposed by the Manpower Ministry.Many of her friends,...
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With 40% non-citizen population, we still don’t know the outside world?
We have a very high non-citizen population, maybe the highest in the world. And yet, we only know the world inside Singapore and not outside Singapore. 4 in 10 persons in the streets of Singapore are...
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Gopalan Nair: Is there turbulence and instability under the quiet calm of...
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Thai Teen who lost legs in MRT accident seeks Thai PM's help to claim more...
A 17-year-old Thai girl, who lost both her legs after falling in front of an MRT train in Singapore in 2011, wants Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to convince the city-state's government to pay for...
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Pay-And-Pay for a broken public transport system
A broken public transport system – “free bus services and bus bridging” is not freeOn 23 September, yet another train breakdown along the North-South line inconvenienced thousands of passengers....
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Should taxpayer funding of football be raised or cut?
These days the Lions are mere pushovers when they face big Asian teams. Singapore has not been able to overcome stronger opponents on a fairly consistent basis since 1984. Now our footballers can only...
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TRS should just report the right news just like what the mainstream media is...
Dear The Real Singapore,How about something positive for once? In this world there must be some good news worthy of sharing.How about something positive about the PAP for once? Surely they must have...
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A Malaysian shares his journey of becoming a Singaporean
By Tan Ming TuanI was born a Malaysian in Singapore. My parents never really got around to explaining this nuance of my identity when I was young. Growing up here, I felt like any other kid.But some...
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Viral letter: Student concerned about how Sex Education is conducted in her...
So I wrote an open letter to my principal about last week's sex ed:Dear Dr. Hon,I am Agatha, a C1 student, and my purpose in writing this open letter to you today is to express my sincere concerns...
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Singapore is the safest place on planet Earth
Many foreigners are so impressed with everything Singapore. Most of all they are bowled over by the safe and secure environment for bringing up a family. Young ladies and children can wander home in...
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Many foreigners in Singapore did not put in any effort to integrate with the...
Thought for the day: PM Lee keeps exhorting the locals to make an effort to integrate with foreigners who are expats and PRs and new immigrants. He neglected to ask just how much effort are the...
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Foreigners create jobs for Sinkies
Is this a myth or a truth? Why is it that whenever this is spoken, everyone is giving it a dirty look? The polite ones will give a cynical smile. The not so polite ones will show their middle finger....
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Focus on the Family’s workshop is sexist and promotes rape culture
From ‘Christian charity defends workshop which Hwa Chong student called sexist’, 7 Oct 2014, article by Pearl Lee, STA Christian charity that conducts sexuality and relationship education workshops in...
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