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Here’s Why Taking Short Courses May Not Increase Your Salary
Not earning enough? Time to upgrade yourself, exhorts the government! But before you run to the nearest Workforce Development Agency-approved centre to sign up for a course, we’ve got bad news for...
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MediShield Slaves for Life
Upon reaching the age of 60, my uncle received a letter from the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) informing him that, in appreciation of his many years of support, he will be henceforth...
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Calvin Cheng: Voting Opposition Wont Bring Down Transport Fares
I see a lot of anger about the public transport fare hikes, this despite 1.1 million of the neediest Singaporeans being unaffected.Many are taking their anger out on Minister Lui Tuck Yew, one of the...
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Inculcate Japanese Civility in Drinking
I refer to the reports “Islandwide limits on public drinking proposed” (Jan 20) and “Singapore’s proposed liquor laws vs other countries” (Jan 19, online).I see in the Liquor Control (Supply and...
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Workers’ Dorms Should be Considered Private Space
I am saddened that the proposed law to tackle public drinking designates workers’ dormitories as public spaces, where a drunk person who is unable to handle himself could be fined up to S$1,000, jailed...
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Failure to pay MediShield Life premium also will kena charged?
拖欠保费者2011年的大选，由颜金勇领军的行动党蔡厝港团队，以61.20％的得票率，击垮国民团结党A队。颜金勇胜选后接受媒体访问时说，对居民给予的委托感到欣慰，让他的团队再为他们服务一个任期。2015年的1月19日。卫生部长颜金勇，在国会针对终身健保法案提出一读。根据法案，终身健保是强制性的，只要是新加坡公民和永久居民都必须加入。为确保国人不会拖欠保费，让终身健保计划顺利进行，法案参考所得税法令，制...
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Temasek’s $2 Billion Investment in FTS International Soon to be a Wipeout?
In April 2011, Temasek invested $2 billion in FTS International (previously Fra Tech Holdings LLC), an oilfield services (for shale gas) company.Temasek’s $2 billion investment in FTSI was essentially...
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The Govt has Shown an Inability to Tackle the Root Cause of the Problem
Two bills tabled in the current parliamentary sitting, Liquor Control (Supply & Consumption) Bill and changes to the Industrial Relations Act, are sold by the government as proactive. Both are...
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蔡裕林：新加坡模式可延续吗?
国人对新加坡模式的评价，确实存在着不同的解读。从长期的政治争论，到当下新加坡应走向何种模式，不仅反映出不同的看法，更预示着这一争论，将深刻影响新加坡的未来。持异议者，最为明显的莫过于把新加坡模式，视为建国总理李光耀威权治理的产物，因而论断它必将随着李光耀的退出政坛而告终。再者，更有人把新加坡模式贴上李氏家族的标签，认定必随着总理李显龙的下台而走进历史。持有如此看法的人，显然只把新加坡模式局限于政治领...
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Beware of Professional Robbers
Case One. Victim had some pain on the neck. The specialist recommended 4 injections. Husband of victim was cautious, asked for second opinion. Was advised to take some medication. After the medication...
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Tuition in Singapore: A Different Perspective
My parents and I were featured in the Sunday Times on the 21st of December 2014. Asiaone placed the article online.While the article spoke about rather straightforward issues such as the fear of...
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Medishield Life – A Life Time Living Tax
With all its good intent and purpose, there is a sinister side to the Medishield Life Scheme. It is all good for what it sets out to do but it can be deadly to many people it is supposed to help. Just...
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Another Round of Monopoly Anyone?
In Parliament on Monday the Government announced changes to the Telecommunications Act designed to give them powers to require a telecoms company, or Telco, to divest its assets and business to a...
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Basic Idea #1: Set Our Students Free
Background intro: Last year, what started as a one-time request from TRE editor to write my response to Prof Kishore’s monthly Big Ideas column in the Straits Times (ST) continued on and off. I had...
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How AhLoong’s Salary Compares to that of an Ordinary Singaporean
Yesterday I blogged that despite President Xi getting a 62% pay rise his pay was peanuts when compared to our very own AhLoong despite AhLoong taking a pay cut in 2012 (US$22,256 a year versus US$1.8m...
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Education misalignment & employment mismatch
In “Be grateful, S’poreans; do not seek unrealistic ideal” (Jan 15), the letter writer seems to assume that people who voice certain feedback are seeking self-gratification, such as job protectionism...
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The Sad Reality of SG50: Broken Political Promises?
Beware of broken political promises?According to the Straits Times “Pioneer Generation Package 2? Depends on next generation: Chan Chun Sing” (Jan 26) – “But the introduction of a “PGP 2″ will depend...
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Interview: Ex-civil servant now earns only half his previous salary after...
Interview with a 38-year-old ex-civil servant who used to earn $8500 but now works in Cambodia for half the salary Transitioning: First of all, thanks for allowing us to interview you online and can...
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Rats and Cockroaches seen Running around Hawker Centre in PM Lee’s Ward
A hawker centre in Teck Ghee was found to have many rats and cockroaches running around as netizens took photos of the pests and uploaded them online.The photos were sent to STOMP and the netizen...
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Govt must Lead Society Away from Obsession with Top Grades
I read with interest Professor K Ranga Krishnan’s commentary “Learn for competence, not grades” (Jan 22). There must be a paradigm shift at the national level, as parents spend a lot for their children...
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