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Lost trolley – why was SingPost management not disciplined?

A SingPost mail trolley was stolen (http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/mail-stolen-after-singpost-trolley-left-unattended).According to the news report, “SingPost said it was the first time a mail...

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Singaporeans are just competing with each other to be cheaper

Someone wrote an email to us sharing how despite studying in an elite school and graduating from our world class uni she is still jobless. She holds a BA without honours. Her article will be out...

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What happened to the MDA CEO Koh Lin Net who was MIA during the regulations...

RECAP: At the height of Dr Yaacob's Internet Censorship Activities in Mid 2013 when he decided to censor online news sites under MDA licensing rules, the MDA CEO was nowhere to be seen. The whole...

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Overcrowding on buses is okay?

Every weekday morning, at around 7.30am, I take SMRT bus service 857 to work.When the already-crowded bus arrives at the bus stop opposite Khatib MRT station, SMRT officials there would get commuters...

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So Many Ways to Bypass MOM New Rules

I refer to Singapore Announces Tighter Rules Hiring. [Link]Although there is some initial cheer for MOM's tough stand against discriminatory hiring practices, it may unlikely be able to punish or...

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Integrate with foreigners? Let's vote you out first

It is extremely disgusting to see another yet another PAP dog telling us to integrate with foreigners. More than just saying something stupid, it highlights the insensitivity of these ministers to the...

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Reasons why my mother was an asshole

When I was 12 years old, I overheard my mother and sister talking about something. I couldn’t really figure exactly what they were saying but they were behaving all strange and secretive. It had to be...

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Singapore Has The Lowest Wage Share Among High-Income Countries

Singaporeans Earn The Lowest Wage Share As Compared To Other High-Income Countries“Wage share” refers to the share of wages in total GDP, which is the “proportion of economic value added which goes to...

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PR applications: Hard to quantify integration

Ms Olivia Wang Mei’s plea to consider making integration a key criterion for permanent residence and citizenship applications is, on paper, a sensible one (“Make integration a criterion for PR status”;...

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ITE girl assaulted prostitute friend's French client for wanting kinky sex...

A 20-year-old female ITE student was jailed for 22 months for attacking a 53-year-old Frenchman, who was a client of her prostitute friend.Nur Azilah Ithnin had pleaded guilty to causing grievous hurt...

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Facebook, other banned sites to be open in China free trade zone

Facebook, Twitter and other websites deemed sensitive and blocked by the Chinese government will be accessible in a planned free-trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai, the South China Morning Post reported...

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Material Singapore kena slap, slap

The 5 day visit by Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi ended yesterday with a confirmed slap slap on materialistic Singapore. Many Singaporeans must be squeezing to get up close with this lady...

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PAP new rule to ‘hire locals first’ is a hogwash

I refer to PRESS RELEASE released by the MOM yesterday: PRESS RELEASE: MOM WANTS FIRMS TO CONSIDER SINGAPOREANS FAIRLY FOR JOBSBelieve it or not, Singapore till now does not have any laws to treat...

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8 REASONS WHY IT’S OKAY FOR NATIONAL SERVICE MEN TO SING ABOUT RAPE

Just a little bit of context: AWARE Singapore (a women’s rights group in Singapore) was alerted by seven National Service (NS) men to a verse of  Purple Light, an army marching song, that went...

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Before Buying that Overseas Property- What you need to consider

With the sky high property prices in Singapore, many here have mulled over the possibility or potential of acquiring an overseas property. What’s more, with news of people profiting substantially from...

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Comparing our Prime Ministers: LKY, GCT and LHL

Lee Kuan YewGoh Chok TongLee Hsien LoongEmployment984Freedom245Education876Retirement and healthcare782Purchasing power794How good is Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong?We compare him to his predecessors...

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Purple Light, rape, and the real reason men are angry with Aware

It's been several days since Aware proudly announced their achievement in getting Mindef to ban a stanza of the song Purple Light, and the relentless comments on Facebook really beg for...

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My thoughts on unmarried Christian couples holidaying alone together

I’m going to get straight to the point: unmarried Christian couples holidaying alone together is a really bad idea.Before I go on, let me clarify. I am talking to Christian couples. I assume that...

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Impending fare hike, but fuel prices went down last year

1     Minister Lui pointed out that “..fares have gone up by a cumulative 2.7 per cent from 2005 to 2011”.  While that may seem like an acceptable amount, he forgot to mention that train ridership has...

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"The World Would Be a Better Place Without Religion"

Disclaimer: TheRealSingapore.com is a platform for users to submit content and all content remains the property of the individual contributors. The views and opinions expressed by author(s) within the...

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