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RECAP: Singing, Dancing, Drumming allowed at St Patricks Day Parade at...
RECAP: Feb 2014The annual St Patrick's Day celebrations, which will take place on March 14 to 16, will see the Singapore River turning into a sea of green and adorned with shamrocks and all things...
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S'pore Kindness Movement: Don't Be So Sensitive When Foreigners Insult S'poreans
<above pic: Straits Times>WHEN Filipino nurse Ello Ed Mundsel Bello working in Singapore posted racist remarks about Singaporeans, social media erupted in concerted objection.This happened around...
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Truth about the CPF Advisory Panel: PAP Never Wanted to Increase Our CPF at All
The recommendations from the CPF Advisory Panel are a sham.But you most probably knew it anyway. I will share my interpretation here. This article might be a bit long. If we agree that the CPF is the...
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Is PM Lee Drunk or just trying on a new Superhero Costume?
PM’s interview with a German newspaper (see below) reminded me of this picture. And a very strange speech he made in December.No, I’m sure you like me were puzzled by SuperWimps’s AhLoong’s ramblings...
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Strong Leadership Needed
In the 2002 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, Jet Li is the nameless protagonist "Hero" who aborted the assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC because of two words, "天下".Tiānxià (天下)...
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The Acts and Art of Manipulation
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all.” KeatsAs a minister given almost a month to anticipate and prepare for a certain scenario, how would you go about it?That is the pertinent question...
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Allow Full Withdrawal for those with Terminal Illnesses
THOSE with terminal illnesses at age 55 or later should be allowed to withdraw all of their Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings for medical bills or to see them through their finals days, just as how...
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Dear everyone, I am one of the 3 men arrested during Thaipusam for playing music
Dear everyone,For the past three days, there had been various reports, news & articles with regards to the 3 men arrested for the incident that happened at Thaipusam 2015. I am one of the 3 men who...
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Xiaxue gets Court Order to Force SMRT Feedback to Reveal Identities
Local Blogger Wendy Cheng known mainly by her online moniker, Xiaxue, has gotten a court order to force Satirical Facebook Page SMRT LTD (Feedback) to stop harassing her.The court order also apparently...
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Thaipusam Incident - MP Should Get Facts First Before Commenting
The incident at Tuesday's Thaipusam festival/procession is now the talk of the town. Briefly, a fracas broke out between some devotees and police officers over the use of musical instruments at the...
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Pilots of Crashed AirAsia QZ8501 Found Strapped in Seats in Cockpit of Plane
Indonesian search authorities have retrieved the bodies of one of the pilots of the crashed AirAsia QZ8501.The cockpit of the plane was found about 20m away from the fuselage of the plane and the...
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PAP Continues to Use State-Controlled Media to Paint Me Black Again
Hello everyone,You would have read how I underwent the ordeal yesterday to pay the $29,000 to the Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong’s lawyers yesterday. I have written about it here and...
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Financial advice for the ‘have nots’
I over heard this young financial advisor offering his expert advice to a few have nots on how to manage their finances. He earnestly told them that they must learn financial planning to manage their...
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Disappointed with Former ISA detainee Ho Kwon Ping wanting to keep ISA
I attended Ho Kwon Ping’s inaugural IPS lecture, where Ho spoke about the future of Singapore, the PAP and even the notorious Internal Security Act or ISA for short. I came to the lecture with high...
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When Push Comes To Shove
A cursory glance gives one the impression that it was just another scene from the Great Singapore Sale."Gimme that! I saw it first!" "No way, sister, we saw it first!" When push comes to shove... Oopsy...
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What Plunging Oil Prices Mean To You (Part 1)
DollarsAndSense explores how declining oil prices will affect Singaporeans. In part 1, we explore the impact on transport prices, holiday expenses and consumers. In part 2, we explore the impact on...
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Temasek’s US$10 billion dollar bets carry unnecessary, huge risks
Temasek should improve its transparency and publish ALL information on its investments similar toNorway’s Government Pension Fund Global. When a fund 5 times the size of Temasek is able to publish its...
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Singapore: One Country, Two Systems
Marching for consumer rights ...A public assembly near Singapore's Parliament House to commemorate World Consumer Rights Day. "Thousands of participants" took part in the "nation-wide" march, including...
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China to Crack down on Foreign Casinos seeking Chinese Gamblers
China will fight attempts by foreign casinos to lure its citizens abroad, a senior police official said on Friday, which could deal a blow to the gaming firms in Macau and Asian countries that rely on...
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Calvin Cheng: In Singapore, GST only taxes the rich but not the poor
Tax Factoid Part 2:In other countries, GST is a regressive tax but in Singapore, it is progressive.How so?In other countries, GST (VAT/sales tax) is charged for everyone like us but in different...
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