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A new scheme to increase cleaners' pay but no minimum wage?
I refer to the article “New licensing scheme for cleaning companies from September” (Straits Times, Jan 8).Oh no – not another scheme to increase cleaners’ pay?It states that “The Government will...
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In response to why companies in Singapore like to use Indian IT workers
“If Indian IT is so bad, why the f**k do you think everybody is getting Indian IT workers to work in here. Banks & not stupid. They are here to make money. Anyone who makes them money is a good...
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SG govt has created a hotchpotch of contradictory policies
Long story short! The S’pore govt. has created a hotch-potch of contradictory policies & mutually exclusive outcomes that cause great pain & suffering for the people. Tan Chuan-Jin is not a...
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Welfare: Govt still missing the point
Two Saturdays ago, I blogged:After the general election (GE) in May, Malaysia was put on notice by the international rating agencies that it had to get its fiscal discipline right. Prime Minister Najib...
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Most buses in fine and incentives trial from the BSEP?
Bus trial fines or incentives?Further to my article “The alternative news in 1 day? (part 18) – Fine transport operators” (Jan 7), I understand that 15 of the 22 bus services selected for the trial are...
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The Unseen Singapore #18 Hard Truths Series: Singapore's Infrastructure Woes
Ever wonder why Singapore in recent years seem to suffer from an avalanche of infrastructure problems? From the unstoppable floods at Orchard road to the incessant train breakdowns and more recently,...
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Public hospitals should stay out of medical tourism
Related: CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL RESORTS TO KEEPING PATIENTS IN TENTS DUE TO BED SHORTAGEThe article "Foreign patients coming back to S'pore" reported that about 70 per cent of foreign patients turn to...
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Do not meddle with our money. You need our consent!
The increasing frequency in the govt meddling with the people’s savings in the CPF is not a joke anymore. It concerns hundreds of thousands of an individual’s life savings that they earned through...
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Lim Swee Say failed, hence Minimum Wage is born
Just about 2 years ago, NTUC chief Lim Swee Say was drumming up a new term he coined called the “progressive wage”, of which he openly called out to cleaning contractors to pay all their cleaners...
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‘Jang eaten by 120 starving dogs’ – truth or lie?
Related: STRAITS TIMES BLAMES READERS AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA FOR 'MISINTERPRETING' THEM Andrew Loh wrote: ‘Barely a month after its mistake in reporting that a Bangladeshi had been killed in the...
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PMET: My crime is being a Singaporean & a parent
Dear The Real Singapore,I am suffering from severe depression after being retrenched (not quite, but sort of) in a job I thought would be my stable rice bowl.When it comes to being replaced by cheaper...
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[Infographics Part 2]: How Much Tax Are Singaporeans Really Paying?
Leong Sze Hian and I have written a 10-part article on how much the taxes are that Singaporeans are really paying, and the purchasing power that we really have.We have also created a 10-part...
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We can cope with 6.9m?
'Singapore public hospitals are experiencing a severe shortage of beds….Changi General Hospital set up a large air-conditioned tent outside this week for patients to stay in while waiting for beds in...
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2014 begins with stark reminder of PAP’s gross incompetence
Patient beds in corridors and make-shift tents, a phenomenon normally associated with poor developing countries, are now a common sight in at least one of our world class hospitals (see attached report...
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Confusing medical insurance plans
Senior health correspondent Salma Khalik’s commentary brought up various discrepancies concerning charges, claims and benefits that many policyholders do not know about (“Help! I’m confused about...
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We Singaporeans are left behind or left out
This article: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong: It takes time to build new hospitals is well written and a GREAT PROOF of how SG GOVT has neglected the locals for the past don't know how many years...
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Government's Mistakes, Singaporeans Blamed
Twice in three days, S’poreans get blamed by the PAP for govt mistakes.The traffic snarls on the Marina Coastal Expressway’s (MCE) first day of operations occurred as motorists were unfamiliar with the...
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Ravi Philemon: Police were yelling loudly and being disrespectful outside Rex...
The Straits Times reported today that "a crowd of more than 100 people, mostly foreign workers, refused to leave Rex Cinemas at Mackenzie Road, after the theatre cancelled the premiere of a movie on...
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Public hospitals facing severe bed crunch?
“Prominent blogger, Leong Sze Hian wrote on his blog [Link], “In my opinion, the obvious reason for the beds’ crunch, to the best of my knowledge, has never been highlighted in the media – that the...
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Police got easy credit for kidnappers arrested
The police got easy credit and this case allowed them to redeem themselves after the recent Little India langgar fiasco. They needed this publicity badly. They are desperate for it. Now they feel...
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