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LKY: The man and his policies
Of late, a number of people have come out to defend Lee Kuan Yew and remind Singaporeans how he has brought Singapore from third world to first and has given us clean water and fresh air.Let’s give...
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Playing Three Different Roles: Telling The Same Story Of Human Drives And...
In a recent talk, on August 27 2013, Catherine Lim talked about her three different roles—as political commentator, fiction writer and ardent feminist—and concludes that in whatever role, she is...
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Brompton Case Closed
It was blatantly obvious that assistant director of the National Parks Board (NParks) Bernard Lim had colluded with his pal BikeHop director Lawrence Lim in the acquisition of $2,200 Brompton foldable...
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Forbes: It takes most Singaporeans less than 10 years to become a millionaire
Singapore is home to some of the wealthiest people in the world. (Photo credit: Arian Zwegers)[Article first appeared on Forbes Magazine September Issue]It takes most Singaporeans less than 10 years to...
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Gilbert Goh & friends are losing the plot
Something is wrong when someone who claims to have attended the two previous protests posts this constructive criticism on TRE:2cents:August 28, 2013 at 10:32 pm (Quote)One has to honestly asked why...
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Solutions for Singapore: Decentralisation and Part-Time FTs
DecentralizationFor those who don't know, decentralization is taking what lies in the middle of a country and placing it elsewhere. So how does this help Singapore?Hugely! MRT problems would get...
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PAP's erratic policies are a cause for concern
Singaporeans should sit up and be really worried about our erratic policies implemented by the PAP government. Flawed policies continued to be tweaked and the government has clearly succumbed to...
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8 guaranteed ways to piss off a Singaporean
From slamming Singlish to dissing hawker food, here is a list of eight things guaranteed to piss Singaporeans off. Do you agree?Here is the list of our greatest pet peeves, according to an article by...
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Singapore is at a Turning Point
[Article first appeared on www.TheHeartTruths.com]Singapore is now at the turning point in our country’s history. How should we go from here?Over the past decade, prices have risen so dramatically that...
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Two forum letters indicate MOE is out of touch
The guys at MOE appear to be out of touch with reality and what is happening on the ground. While policy after policy is made, purportedly to enhance our so called meritocratic system, the reality is...
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CNA paints Singapore job market as rosy, really?
I refer to the CNA article painting a rosy picture of the job market:“It seems Singapore’s tight labour market is proving to be lucrative for job seekers here — HR firms Channel NewsAsia spoke with...
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Big bucks no responsibility, no accountability
Taiwan’s Defence Minister Kao Hua-chu resigned over the death of a national service man who was punished for having a mobile phone with a camera.‘Hung Chung-chiu's death sparked an outcry on the...
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Facebook may have compromised privacy of hundreds of Singaporeans
“In the case of Singapore, the Singapore authorities have made a total of 107 data requests to Facebook for 117 Singapore-based Facebook accounts in the first half of 2013. Facebook indicated that it...
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A sick Sinkie joke
At least a million foreigners are working in Sin City, and many are in top management positions with some as CEOs. There were one or two cases where the foreign CEOs actually misrepresented their...
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The flashy car photo enthusiasts should pay attention to normal cars too!
There’s this photo enthusiatist group called Singapore Exotic Car Spotter that takes really great photos of exotic cars (read: flashy supercars) they spotted around Singapore (duh!), and each time I...
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Heng Swee Keat says giving FTs Scholarships is part of Singapore's...
Heng Swee Keat explains why PAP spends $36m a year educating foreign students.He calls on Singaporeans not to have a "zero sum mentality" and says that Singapore's first generation leaders themselves...
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The Irrationality of Donations and how to prevent CityHarvest 2.0!
This has always bugged me. How people donate, and what people donate to. There can be people with no money for medical treatments, but people can donate money to a musical production.. or to an animal...
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Many still unsettled about education policy
Judging by the number of articles on the education system published in last weekend’s Sunday Times, it can be said that many are still unsettled with the education policy. One issue that appears to bug...
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The PAP's New Election Strategy
JUDGING by its recent action, the People’s Action Party (PAP) appears to have formulated a general strategy to retain voter support with minimum political concessions.It involves taking a harder line...
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Our world best roller-coaster cum train system
Here’s another 1st for Singapore, all thanks to the PAP government.Our train system comprises of the East/West Line, North/South Line, Circle Line, Northeast Line, Downtown Line, Thomson Line and what...
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