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High rent pushing up prices at some coffee joints
TODAYonline has reported today (6 Aug) that higher rents are pushing up prices at some coffee joints [Link].At least three coffee joints here have recently raised prices, citing rising operational...
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Flag display – RCs are a big joke
Dear PM Lee,I refer to my feedback on the display of our national flag during National Day celebrations in 2011 and 2012. 2012 email to PM Lee and MPsLess than 5 per cent of HDB residents display their...
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Education Minister Heng Swee Kiat: Don't make the girls wear wigs
Below is the full statement from Education Minister Heng Swee Kiat on the 5 St Margaret's school girls who shaved their heads for the Cancer campaign:Some parents have been asking if St Margaret’s...
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Another Instance of Former Minister Mentor's Balderdash
From time to time the former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had amused Singaporeans with his gaffes or his balderdash. Quite often he prided himself with commanding the world audience with his so-called...
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The trouble with citizen journalism in Singapore
The following article ‘ The Myth of the Online Bypass ‘ by Cherian George perhaps sums up the state of citizen journalism in Singapore, the flaws, air of arrogance and an oxymoronic version of what we...
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We are so rich yet so miserable
Singapore is one of the richest countries in the world, or maybe the richest on a per capita basis using the reserves divided by the population of citizens. With this kind of money at the govt’s...
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The DRUMS of War
Many bloggers are still very uncomfortable with Eng Hen’s comment on the internet and the acronym DRUMS, meaning Distortions, Rumours, Untruths, Misinformation and Smears, that can spread far and wide...
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Istana used for LKY’s book launch?
“The Istana is the official residence of the President of the Republic of Singapore. ” – Istana website.On 7 August, the news reported Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s launch of his latest book. It was also reported...
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AGC to reduce murder charge to culpable homicide if NSF pleads guilty
<Pic credit: Straits Times>A full-time national serviceman originally facing the death penalty for stabbing a mother of two to death during the Mid-Autumn Festival three years ago will escape the...
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Employer gets 21 months' jail for maid abuse; appeals against conviction and...
A woman, who was convicted of five charges of abusing her Indonesian maid in one of the "most distressing'' domestic maid abuse cases in Singapore, was sentenced to 21 months' jail on Wednesday.Chan...
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Ramadan through the eyes of non-Muslims
Iftar or the breaking of fast, is encouraged to be held in a group – the bigger the better, to foster community spirit (Photo: Shaik Kadir)Today, 7 August, the fasting month of Ramadan ends.Tomorrow,...
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30 Things You Should Not Do During Hungry Ghost Festival
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, or Yu Lan is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday celebrated by Chinese in many countries. In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar...
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LTA splurged $134.7m in construction of Bukit Brown road project
Tender was awarded to Swee Hong.According to a release, the Land Transport Authority will construct a new road across Bukit Brown. The new road, which includes a bridge over existing streams, will...
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Singapore's not soulless - it's in our food
Last year at about this time I had said,"some would say it is the food that binds us - I'd say that although the food's good, if that's the only thing that binds us, then that is very superficial"....
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SDP: Happy National Day!
Singapore Democrats spent Sunday morning visiting our fellow citizens in the South and Southwestern parts of the island. It was a great occasion to meet residents and wish everyone a Happy National...
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Sec 4 Student angry that her National Education teacher was a "Foreign Talent"
Dear The Real Singapore,I come from a neighbourhood secondary school and currently in Sec 4 this year. In the midst of preparing for our O'Level examinations, the only period we get to relax a bit is...
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LKY bronze bust indicates Lee is a dictator
Which democratic leader has an image of himself immortalized in the form of a statue or bust while he's still alive? With the exception of the likes of Nelson Mandela , who's been immortalized in such...
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PM Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Message
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his National Day Message today (Aug 8). Here is his speech in full:NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE 2013My fellow Singaporeans1. I am speaking to you from the new SAFRA...
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Danger: New bird flu strain H7N9 can spread between humans!
Chinese scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a new bird flu strain is sometimes able to spread from person to person, but they are emphasising that the virus still does not transmit...
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Book Review: ONE MAN'S VIEW of the WORLD - LEE KUAN YEW
I could not wait to get the book on this Friday 9 Aug 2013. So while out running some errants, I could not help dropping by a book store to buy former MM Lee's latest book: ONE MAN'S VIEW of the WORLD....
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