SG Embassy to Washington Post: Singapore is no autocracy
Regarding Jackson Diehl’s June 24 op-ed column, “An F in academic freedom”:Mr. Diehl’s labeling of Singapore as an “autocracy” is supercilious. There are different forms of democracy all over the...
View ArticleWhat SG needs is a national healthcare plan, not free market or fee guideline...
There were many comments made in response to my letter (“Shouldn’t top doctors charge top dollar?”; last Thursday).I had merely pointed out the difficult questions surrounding a fee guideline for...
View ArticleHigh Public Debts, High Private Debts and Right Politics
High public debts mean the government borrows and owes people’s money, in particular CPF members. The government says we do not have net debt and our assets are well in excess of...
View ArticlePolitics of the Dunces
Vivian Balakrishnan says politics is a contest for power. Where did he get that idea? For him to define politics as such shows up the fundamental belief and principal of the PAP as a party whose...
View ArticleCharging for plastic bags a tough call
Jose Raymond | Executive Director, Singapore Environment CouncilThe Singapore Environment Council (SEC) shares Ms Rachel Wong’s concern, in “Tougher measures needed to curtail use of plastic bags”...
View ArticleA Politician’s Waterloo
“Politics is a contest for power but the key principle when you have power is, don’t take advantage of people under your charge, and always be honest and upfront with them.” The problem with this...
View ArticleSgthinker: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
No time to create a full post about Yaacob’s critcism of online rumors. So here’s some quick comments about the incredible logic adopted by certain online commentators.Logic 1: If I post something that...
View ArticleSuspected double murder in Kovan with one body dragged 1km by car
Police found the bodies of two men, believed to be a Chinese father-and-son pair, in two separate places in the Kovan area on Wednesday.The authorities received a call about the incident at around...
View ArticleWhy don't you want to teach in Singapore?
Hi everyone. In one of my recent articles, I started a conversation with one of my readers Chee Ming on the topic of teaching in Singapore and he explained to me why he didn't want to become a teacher...
View ArticleThings the Mainstream Media Won't Show You: The Truth on the Cleaning of...
[Below is an excellent summary done by Roy from TheHeartTruths.com for those of you who do not wish to watch the 36 minutes video of the parliament debate between Minister Vivian, MP Sylvia Lim &...
View ArticleDear Singaporeans, Should I move to Singapore?
Dear Singaporeans, I need your help. Should I move to Singapore?Before I go into detail about why I want to move to YOUR country or why I need your help, here’s a bit about me.I’m a 29 yr old male,...
View ArticleGutter politician Vivian Balakrishan’s freak show in parliament
Take a look at the above video. Absolutely atrocious.This gutter politician has the cheek to advise Worker’s party chief Low Thia Kiang who won 1 GRC and 2 SMCs on survival politics.The last time we...
View ArticleMy First Skool – Sack all of them
When I first suggested the idea that all the staff in the childcare should be sacked, I thought I was over reacting and a bit harsh. Now with more cases of abuses being revealed, with more children...
View ArticleImprove teacher training by NIE and MOE
The alleged child abuse incident in a childcare centre ("Teacher held after video shows 'abuse' of boy, 3"; Monday), coupled with recent reports of misdemeanours committed by educators, raises...
View ArticleVivian attempted to cloud the AHPTC saga by refusing to acknowledge that his...
Vivian attempted to cloud the AHPTC saga by refusing to acknowledge that his argument was out of context. The first point he needed to address before he spews more irrelevant garbage is to bring...
View ArticleNSman: My Warning to Rich Foreigners living in Singapore.
Dear Foreigners living in Singapore,Firstly, let me say welcome to Singapore.Well much has been said lately in the media about Foreign Billionaires living it up in Singapore. Now whether you are in...
View ArticleWhen will Singaporeans act for real change?
When are we going to start the real protest? When are we going to make an effective change?When are we going to start doing real economic damage to the ones who have taken away our dreams, our...
View ArticleNS man kick out of bank job because Mindef refuses to defer his In-Camp Training
Dear Editor,I am writing to express my opinion of how MINDEF has handled my request for deferment from In-Camp Training (22 October – 2 November).I joined a bank in March this year as a Relationship...
View ArticleA PR in Singapore: I am uncomfortable with the strong anti-foreigner vibe
Dear Singaporeans,I am a PR and I have been studying for 8 years. This is solely a point of view from an average non-singaporean and I am open to all your comments or criticism.Firstly, I am...
View ArticleCleaning saga shows PM Lee not in state of mind to solve problems SGs are facing
PM Lee is not fit to be PM if he is fixated on the survival of the PAP more than the problems Singaporeans are facing.Someone posted a comment on PM Lee’s FB questioning whether the PM was more focused...
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