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PAP's Core Value: Greed

Greed has no boundary. Oil prices dropped by 40% since June this year but look what Singaporeans get:1) Pathetic "token" decrease of pump prices by the cartel and neither CASE nor PAP government say...

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CPF – Govt Please, Help Not Wanted

Chuan Jin is going to make sure the people have enough for retirement by adjusting the Minimum Sums of the CPF account holders. The few variations that can be expected, contribute more if not enough....

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Li Yeming: Is Singapore Ready to Change Government?

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Before Allowing Short-Term Rentals...

I AM concerned about short-term rentals being allowed without any proper regulations and licensing ("URA to seek feedback on short-term home rentals"; Wednesday).I have encountered many irresponsible...

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CPF Minimum Sum Goes Up Again: Should You Really Care Anymore?

What’s your first reaction when you hear that the CPF Minimum Sum has gone up again? It’s probably similar to when I see a giant cicak run across my floor. I unleash the high-pitched scream of a gila...

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Sengkang West Grassroots Leaders Treated to Trip to Taiwan

I came across Dr Lam Pin Min’s Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/lam.p.min, and was amazed to see that he recently embarked on a “holiday retreat” to Taiwan with his grassroots people.For those...

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12 Things I am Thankful for in Singapore

The 12 things I am thankful for in Singapore:1.Thankful for the problems in housing, CPF, wage stagnation, unemployment and under employment, overcrowding, high living costs, healthcare and...

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In Mad Singapore, Transport Fares Rise when Oil Plunges!

When crude oil price increases, public transport fare increases just as fast, when crude oil price falls, public transport fare also increases irrespective.When crude oil price plunged by 50% in the...

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Charity: Volunteer Hours Down, Fewer Donators and Donor Participation at 10...

Singaporeans open wallets and hearts to charity: Really?After I wrote the article “Share-a-Gift%94-Beneficiaries-or-gifts-drop-from-460-000-to-35-000” (Dec 19) (the last sentence of my article was “Is...

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Unmasking the Five Myths of Property Tax

On December 5, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) announced the reduction of property tax for HDB flats in 2015. Three days later, there was an article “Property Tax cut for one in four...

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Memories of a Detainee: What it Feels Like to be Detained Under the ISD

Former US vice president Dick Cheney blasted the 500-page senate summary of interrogation techniques used against inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba as “terrible” and “full of crap.” The...

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PAP's "Affordable Demon"

It is really getting absurd everyday with PAP and its cronies to chant the Devilish Word "Affordable".For every thing PAP wants to increase prices in order to feed its army of cronies of million dollar...

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Local Bloggers Exposed for Buying Fake Instagram Followers

Instagram might have gone purging for bots and spam accounts… However, I’m pretty positive that there are still many fake accounts created; lurking in the darkness of instagram, that requires a second...

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Rule of Law or Rule of Thugs

It is not funny that I have to keep reminding the daft Sinkies that we are a democratic country and there is a rule of law to govern the way of life here. What it means is that either the people did...

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Dr Tan Cheng Bock: Rats, Food and MRT Stations

I have written on this subject before but recent rat colonies found near Bukit Batok MRT Station prompted me to revisit this issue.The photo below of rats caught by pest control unit so close to Bukit...

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The main reason why things in Singapore are expensive

In Singapore, I do stop my car at the road, leave the car and engine running, walk out and buy my food. If anyone wants to steal it, it takes just one step and one second: get in and drive off.In...

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Why Did it Take the Govt Years to Respond to Dr Poh Soo Kai about ISA Detainees

Govt responds to Dr Poh Soo KaiAccording to the Straits Times news report “Singapore Government responds to allegations by ex-detainee Poh Soo Kai on Operation Coldstore (Dec 18) – “The fact that the...

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Aljunied GRC – My Recommendations to WP

I have read widely from the main media and social media and have come to the conclusion that the Aljunied GRC voters are like children, just about 12 to 14 years in mentality. And I think that was the...

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Appoint Opposition MP as Chair of Public Accounts Committee

 The Selangor state legislative assembly has approved three key proposals aimed at improving the transparency and the accountability of its members toward voters and the people of Selangor [Link].The...

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Japanese Lessons for Singapore Politics

Shinzo (Abe) and (Lee) Hsien Loong should be able to instinctively understand each other. Both are “bon bon botchan” – Japanese colloquial for a man born with a silver spoon. Shinzo’s granddaddy was...

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