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Inequality pretending it is Meritocracy
In Singapore, inequality is celebrated by the majority. The PAP government and many Singaporeans agree that resources and opportunities should only be given to qualified candidates with other...
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I almost burst out laughing at Forbes article
When I read the online Forbes article predicting that Singapore was headed for an Iceland-style meltdown, I almost burst out laughing at some of the assumptions made by columnist Jesse Colombo, who is...
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How Much Tax Are Singaporeans Really Paying? (Part 5)
By Roy Ngerng and Leong Sze HianThis is a 10-part series which will analyse the tax that Singaporeans are paying, in comparison with the Nordic countries. It has been said that Singaporeans pay one of...
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Singapore is still young, it needs time to mature
This post is a response to Steph Micayle’s “Why I am not proud to be Singaporean” youtube video.Dear Steph,I invite you to read my post and come to a fair conclusion on your behaviour in the Kpop Star...
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Ministers and Cleaners
Yeah I'm slow but today I learnt that Singapore has implemented its first Minimum Wage policy by mandating cleaning firms to pay their cleaners at least $1,000 a month for their work. The government...
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Commuters welcome new fare concession schemes but condemn fare hike
Instead of an impartial poll of all public transport commuters on the new public transport fare hike, Channel News Ass-ia (CNAss) only spoke with the beneficiaries of the new concession schemes. The...
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SBS & SMRT should compensate commuters instead
It is not by how many percent. Neither is it about the range of between four and twenty cents. Any public transport fare hike is unjustifiable. At a time when public transport users should be...
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Which is the bigger problem?: Fare hike or “Pay highest taxes, get the least...
Widespread unhappiness over fare hike?Much has been written about the fare increase, since it was announced on 16 January ( including yours truly’s “The alternative news in 1 day? (part 31) – Fare...
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As long as you are an employee, be very afraid
Yes, you are an employee, in the private sector or in govt service, as long as you earn a living by working for an organisation, you must take note of the predicament you can be in. Even if you are a...
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Why don't we just call all 'fare reviews''fare hikes'?
What’s the difference between fare revive and fare hike? Euphemism at it’s finest?Let’s be grateful, 400K low-wage workers will benefit from it: But what’s defined as “low-wage”? Didn’t Leong Sze Hian...
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Singaporeans should be proud of the new Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE)
I have been using the Marina Coastal Expressway to commute to work since the second day of its opening.With the exception of the severe congestion at the exit to Central Boulevard on my first day...
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Local economic scholar partially agrees with Jesse Colombo's housing bubble
Even though Singapore is no longer an emerging market nation, I consider its bubble economy to be part of the overall emerging markets bubble that I have been warning about due to its strategic role...
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Unhappy Aussie School Kids vs Happy Singaporean School Kids?
A beautiful mother of three from the Atlanta sent me a screenshot. It was a chart collated from the results of an international survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
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An Analysis on Why Stephanie Koh is not proud to be Singaporean
DISCLAIMER: This analysis is based on a summary written by Robin Rheaume, which is available here: http://on.fb.me/1dEO51W. I don’t wanna summarise her stuff. Zzz.Recently, there has been an uproar...
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Burning Incense and Hell notes, an Agnostic Point of view
I’m writing this op piece in response to video of the conflict which arisen from the burning of incense and hell note from an agnostic/secularist point of view.First, I would like to declare that I do...
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Singapore is not the PAP government and yes, patriotism is compulsory
I refer to the recent viral video by Stephanie Koh and the ensuing debates about whether it is compulsory to be proud of Singapore.I agree that there are numerous areas where Singapore can do better in...
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5 Things I Like About Singapore
The SG cyberspace was thrown into a new drama (again) when a Kpop Starhunt 3 finalist, Stephanie Koh said that she wasn't proud to be a Singaporean and later uploaded a video explaining why. I am not...
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Full time MP not a good idea
A very strange article by Rachel Chang in yesterday’s ST made me wonder why she wrote it and what made her came to such a conclusion. At the end of her piece she finally said, ‘MPs here rarely draft...
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Why It Is NOT Unacceptable That the CHC Trial is Taking So Long...
I refer to the article: UNACCEPTABLE THAT CHC TRIAL SAGA IS TAKING SO LONG. I would like to offer my personal opinion why it is reasonable the trial is taking so long. The author wrote:"This whole...
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The migrant workers bubble in S’pore
Despite improved government efforts, Singapore and its people are still paying a heavy price for having too many migrant workers.Even as it sped up the building of more flats and shortened applicant...
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