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A man whom you & I didn’t know had passed away
SDP announced that one of its Central Executive Committee members, Mohd Isa bin Abdul Aziz, had passed away due to renal failure.Who was Mohd Isa bin Abdul Aziz?I did not know him, and most of you...
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Former Expat's wife living in Singapore: Anton Casey reminds me of my ex-Husband
Dear The Real Singapore,I left Singapore nearly 10 years ago. I couldn't stand it anymore. I was not prepared for the expat lifestyle, so shallow, so greedy, so disconnected from the real world. I was...
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Police did not arrest Anton Casey for sedition because he is a "Foreign Talent"?
Dear The Real Singapore, Can you please help to publish the following anonymously? On the subject of Mr Anton Casey, I have the following to say: Mr Anton Casey has committed a an action with...
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Fare hike and breakdowns are inseparable
I disagree with Public Transport Council chairman Gerard Ee’s assertion that public transport fare hikes and service reliability are separate issues (“Fair hike and breakdowns are separate issues:...
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Open letter to HSBC S’pore on Anton Casey
Background Story: RICH FOREIGNER LABELS SINGAPOREANS WHO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS "POOR PEOPLE"Dear Sirs,I am a long-time shareholder (since 1984) and a client (since 1981), and am someone who has had...
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SG Government Spends $400 Million To Invite International Students To Study...
On Monday, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat had revealed that the Ministry of Education (MOE) has given international students tuition grants of a total of about $210 million per year. He also...
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ASEAN is not EU – can’t have free flow of jobs
Singapore cannot afford to allow foreign workers to come into the country and compete on an equal footing with the local citizens. Even if Singaporeans can reciprocally compete for jobs in the other...
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Foreigners in Singapore have no right to mindlessly insult us Singaporeans!
<above pic: Screengrab of Pamela's FB article>He pulled my sleeve and told me to boldly cross the busy street when we were Hong Kong, telling me that he is "Kwai Lo" (Hong Kong term for expat)...
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Casey helps put S’pore on world map with much less cost
Writing in his new book “Selalu Ada Pilihan” (There Is Always A Choice), President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recalls the shock of being told he could only achieve one third of what he set out to do for...
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Mr Shanmugam, please revoke Anton Casey's PR and deport him!
Dear Mr Shanmugam,Singaporeans have noted that you are the first minister to comment on Anton Casey, albeit a little late. Since his words have caused widespread outrage among us, to the point of...
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PAP Government spends more on foreign students than NSmen
For all their sacrifices, should our conscripted servicemen be given less of the national budget than foreign students? It was revealed in parliament on Monday that the government spends $210 million...
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PAP government still wants to attract more Anton Casey into Singapore?
Dear The Real Singapore,I would like to remain anonymous in this email to you. I believe the recent Anton Casey matter has touched on several raw nerves. 1. Singapore government's lust to attract rich...
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Is Singapore Headed to an Iceland Style Meltdown: Part II
In Part I of this series, I provided an economic philosophy for the prediction of financial crises or bubbles where I point out that it is incredibly problematic to try and predict them. We can see...
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Singapore Kindness Movement on Anton Casey: Where has all our empathy gone?
Something has gone wrong with us Singaporeans.The year is barely a month old, and look at what's happened.In three short weeks, we have made famous Anton Casey and "Heather Chua". The latter, we now...
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The Decline of the Scandinavian welfare state
As the old saying goes, “the grass is greener on the other side.” Thus many Singaporeans think that the Scandinavian welfare states provide an alternative to the kind of society we have here in...
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Motorists slapped with more ERP charges with MCE
With the opening of the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) and removal of part of the East Coast Parkway (ECP), many motorists have been forced to make detours or take different routes. But they are...
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PAP abuses power through ICA by constantly stopping opposition members at...
In Singapore, it is a well known practice that the ruling party PAP has always abused its powers to “fix” opposition parties and members. From 1963’s Operation Cold Store whereby PAP has taken the...
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IPPT places a huge and unfair burden on our NSmen!
Many people here have expressed that they have difficulties in meeting their annual IPPT targets. Two of the key things that we have to ponder on are: 1) whether it is fair that reservist soldiers...
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HDB BTO price increased 4 times more than resale price?
I refer to the article “First annual fall in HDB resale prices since 2005” (Straits Times, Jan 25).Resale prices fell for the first time in 8 yearsHDB resale flat prices fell for the first time in...
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An Open Letter to Mr Anton Casey
<above pic: the author of the open letter>So he got fired, and he's left the country. But I still felt like I wanted to say this to him. Dear Mr Anton Casey,Im sure you are having a hard time...
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