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Does SAF really value those who do NS?
There has been plenty of spin in the local media about how much SAF cares about us (example that “safety is a core value”). Well here are three instances in the last few weeks that contradict the...
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Out-of-wedlock births and Big Government
Today's edition of the Straits Times runs a rather interesting article titled "Births out of wedlock soaring in the West" (25 April 2013). The report succinctly begins:Out-of-wedlock births are...
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Khaw Boon Wan: Something is wrong with the EC scheme
There is "something wrong somewhere" with the Executive Condominium (EC) scheme, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Thursday, and the scheme cannot carry on in its current...
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Singaporean bullied by FT boss & colleagues
[This email is forwarded to MOM and CC-ed to TRS, we have contacted the author to find more information about him. Original Email content from his FT boss is above.] Dear TRS, I worked as a sales...
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Is Childcare Affordable in Singapore?
Historically, the most affordable childcare system comes from Sparta. They just left the toddler out for the night, and if he didn’t get eaten by wolves, he was probably prepared for anything. But that...
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Khaw Boon Wan: Government loses "hundreds of millions" building HDB
National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has said the government loses "hundreds of millions" of dollars when constructing public flats.He made the point on Thursday night at a dialogue session on...
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A fundamentally different outlook from Lee Kuan Yew: Part 1
I was helping my daughter, who is in primary school, with her homework when I came across a line printed on her school writing pad: “No one owes Singapore a living”.Apart from the question of employing...
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Employers’ unethical tactics need to be stopped
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) should be commended for taking action against Zhong Jiang (Singapore) International for failing to pay its workers’ salaries on time.In our experience assisting migrant...
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The PAP government always practices double standards, SHAME ON THEM!
The AMP saga is indeed disturbing, firstly AMP should state who are the 2 ministers who contacted them with regards to Nizam, and second would AMP sack Nizam if he failed to resign and also would PAP...
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Statement in response to the MHA & MOM's Media Release Regarding the ex SMRT...
We agree that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) should take the allegations of police abuse by the 2 ex-SMRT drivers very seriously and that thorough investigations should be made to ensure the...
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Can Tharman be the next PM?
Singapore’s Second Deputy Prime Minister gives a polished performance in an extensive interview with the media.This month, the spotlight in Singapore – quite deservedly – falls on Second Deputy Prime...
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Singapore’s aspiring democrats turn to violence
With the vandalism of Singapore's Cenotaph, politics in the nation crossed another 'Red Line.' Violence has crept into Singapore's political sphere. Let's be clear, spray painting a national monument...
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Partisanship? RC members discard opposition flyers!
When I went for NSP’s walkabout last Wednesday, I heard some of the Party volunteers narrate about how Residents’ Committee members would sneakily discard NSP’s informational flyers which the Party...
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Two minor girls raped in India, one killed
Two six-year-old school girls have been raped, one strangled to death, in the latest horrendous sex crime to plague Asia’s third largest economy.Police said the body of a young girl was found bleeding...
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Cenotaph vandal nabbed by Central Police Division officers
Police on Saturday arrested a 32 year-old Singaporean in connection with the vandalism of the Cenotaph war memorial at the Esplanade Park.The suspect was nabbed by Central Police Division officers at...
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Hard Truths or Plain Racism? The Government’s Hypocritical Outrage over Amy...
While we can all condemn Amy Cheong for the unthinking racism of her remarks, we should wonder whether they just reflect the tone of institutional racism that is projected from the very top of the...
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Towards Sensible Accounting for Temasek Holdings & GIC
When news of the SIA’s “profitable” sale of Virgin Atlantic stock was announced, I found myself greatly dismayed by how one could “legitimately” buy stock at nearly four times the price one sold at and...
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HDB - many things very wrong somewhere, not just ECs
It is quite surprising that Minister Khaw had not realised that all is not right with the EC scheme. (“Khaw hints at changes in EC scheme”, CNA 26...
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PM Lee twists AMP's arm - thou shalt not compete against thy govt
The Association of Muslim Professional's (AMP) has had its fair share of rocky relations with the govt. Recently, it tried to form a Community Forum (ComFor) to discuss issues pertaining to the...
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Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears
How many of you have spent hours of your childhood playing in these sand-based playgrounds with local-styled designs? Many of them, built in the late seventies, are the works of Khor Ean Ghee (born...
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