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Fare Review Committee – a Trojan horse for a fare rise
The Fare Review Committee (FRC) has completed its findings and the most tangible take away from its findings is that there is going to be single journey fare increases for buses and MRT.There were good...
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Class Sizes Are Too Big In Singapore (Biggest Among The High-Income Countries!)
My fellow Singaporeans, we face a chronic problem. Class sizes are too big in Singapore. When they are too big, will our children receive enough attention to do well in life? Read on.It was shared in...
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But Risks Remain
Now we know why they were so eager to hand out the bonuses. The members of parliament had an extra $15,000, but the jiak-liao-bee hoarding the Istana like his personal fiefdom pocketed another $250,000...
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AWARE-ness in an Age of Doublethink
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. The Party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered;...
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Valuable Passports that Anyone Can Obtain Easily: Singapore, Brazil, Israel,...
The idea of international diversification is a simple one– if you live, work, hold investments, own property, structure your business, store gold, etc. in the same country as your citizenship, then you...
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Goodbye Bukit Brown
I took this photo in Bukit Brown Cemetery last month. I visited the place because I wanted to see it before the government of Singapore destroys it.This is not a political blog and I need to be careful...
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Asset-rich, cash-poor retirees not at fault
I DISAGREE with Professor Benedict Koh, director of the Singapore Management University's Centre for Silver Security, that the asset-rich, cash-poor phenomenon is an outcome of over-investment in...
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Only 6% Of Singaporean University Undergraduates Receive Scholarships
Last week, I had written about how only 6% of Singaporean university undergraduates receive scholarships. But this isn’t even the real issue. Read on to find out why.According to the Ministry of...
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Satellite ERP – Another myopic non-solution
Someone sent me the little picture above this morning. I wasn’t sure when was this copy published, it could be a long while ago. Doesn’t matter, will discuss anyway.Have any one of you ever stopped to...
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The alternative news in 1 day? (part 2)
Part 1 Here.When the NEA fight with Town Council at the expense of ordinary S’poreans?I refer to the articles “The little trade fair that became a battleground” (My Paper, Dec 5) and “Abrupt end to...
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Driver still sleeping, co driver drowsy, passengers unhappier
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NS as work experience? Bullshit!
Dear Fellow TRS Readers,Below are two links to statistics provided by supposedly reliable sources. They say that an average Poly grad after serving NS can acheive salaries of...
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Lily Neo Re-affirms Why PAP is Incapable of Reinventing Itself and Cannot...
I refer to Lily Neo: I can't Help Singaporeans When There is Too Much Red Tape Surrounding...
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From Swiss Standard to Indian Dream
Our relations with India cannot be better. Thanks to Chok Tong for spear heading this drive into India and the signing of CECA. There are so many Indian businesses operating here, the biggest among the...
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Is Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew the world’s richest man?
Tony Tan has been elected as Singapore’s next president. He won by the narrowest of margins, with 744,397 votes—only 7,000 some votes ahead of runner-up Tan Cheng Bock, who garnered 737,128 votes.This...
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Sneaky Tactics to Avoid Paying GST For Your Overseas Purchases
I don’t know about you, but whenever someone reminds me constantly about things I already know – I get a little annoyed. But when the government reminds me to pay GST on my overseas purchases after...
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The Navy’s new toys
In 1995 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) bought its first Challenger class submarine (RSS Challenger) from the Swedish Navy, which was quickly followed by another three (RSS Conqueror, Centurion...
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The alternative news in 1 day? (part 3)
I refer to the Ministry of Manpower’s reply “Measures in place to help injured workers” (Straits Times, Dec 5).Employers responsible for injured workers’ upkeep?It states that “Employers are...
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Dear TRS, how can I compete with foreigners after graduating at 26 with uni...
Dear The Real Singapore,I am a recruiter and a Singaporean Citizen. After looking at several professions CVs and how they build their career, it got me thinking about what own career and my past 20...
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Gilbert Goh: It won't be long before Foreigners hire Singaporeans as maids
The recent advertisement for a local maid on Gumtree must have shocked many people here even though the ads could be a fake.We also coincidentally just received a mail from someone who whistle blew...
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