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All Japanese High Schools Students will learn that DiaoYu Island belongs to...
Japan is to revise official high school teaching manuals to assert its territorial claims over disputed islands, in a move that has angered China and South Korea, AP reports.The textbook revisions...
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Did PAP give us LIfe, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness?
The American Declaration of Independence gave a very good statement on the unalienable rights of the people to Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness.Did the PAP gave us any of these?After 50 years, it...
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Singaporean living in New Zealand: What's changed, Singapore?
Dear The Real Singapore,You see, I’m a Singaporean living in New Zealand. I left in 2002, right after my NS and spent four years studying. Immediately (literally within two days), I felt at home here...
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Stick together or stick it up yours?
The call and the gesture tell all there is to tell about the wayang master; some would call him 'idiot' but we are better than that. There is no need to read whatever that is written beneath the header...
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SMRT, if need be, forgo profits to right the system
SMRT should have the courage to face its problems squarely and rectify them before any fatal accident happens. (“SMRT taken to task over spate of disruptions”; Jan 24)It should employ experienced...
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Jobs to Singaporeans?
I refer to the article “More locals employed, income growth strengthened, says MOM” (Straits Times, Jan 29).It states that “Total employment in Singapore grew by an estimated 134,900 over 2013, up from...
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Don’t cheapen what it means to be a founding father
I refer to the 29 Jan 2014 Straits Times letter “Timely to reinforce founding fathers’ values” [1] by Mr Georgie Lee Heng Fatt.Singapore’s big day is not 2015 but 2019 because 2015 isn’t our 50th...
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Why critics of oppostion supporters should cease being propaganda parrots
In an earlier post, I stated how illogical critics of opposition supporters are, also called propaganda parrots (PP), and provided my answers. Recall how bad planning has led to hospital patients...
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EDB chairman admits tightening foreign labour has not dampened investment
Singapore's main economic planning agency expects the number of new skilled jobs created in 2014 to fall by 25-35 percent, a sign that the government's efforts to curb the number of foreign workers and...
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PRCs pushing up property prices in Sydney
Tina Ford, an Australian public servant, said she could hardly believe it when her three-bedroom apartment sold this month for A$1 million ($877,000) at an auction in which all 16 registered bidders...
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Why FT employers have no regrets terminating employment of Singaporeans
Dear The Real Singapore,I have been following all the TRS stories on your website with lots of interest. It is also really sad for me to see so many Singaporeans unemployed. At this rate, I do foresee...
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NSFs and NSmen should be included in this year's budget!
How do you think NSFs and NSmen should be included in this year's budget? On average, NSmen get a tax deduction of $1500 a year. If we assume that the average NSman earns $3000 a month, he would pay a...
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Is the SMRT maintenance staff really at fault?
I refer to http://therealsingapore.com/content/smrt-investigation-2-3-breakdowns-year-were-caused-our-staffSMRT had blamed its own staff for the cause of the 2 major breakdowns that happened in...
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Singapore’s Education System – The Truth Behind The Myth
1. INTRODUCTIONWhen I was growing up in Singapore — I migrated to the U.S. when I was twenty — what caused me a lot of grief was the education system.I don’t have a vendetta against the schools I...
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Have the Singapore police acted beyond their legal authority?
Dear The Real Singapore,I refer to the article “Singapore Police: Why Gilbert Goh cannot burn a doll of Lui Tuck Yew in Public” What happened?According to a Facebook post, Gilbert Goh had previously...
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To all students: Strive On
I recently finished my A levels after studying in a Junior College (JC) in Singapore, and like many of my peers and counterparts, I faced much hardships and had many complaints about what I had to go...
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Why pay so much to World Bank
‘The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance is seeking Parliament’s approval to increase Singapore’s membership subscription limit to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
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Singapore Police seems to show double standard between Singaporeans and...
Dear The Real Singapore, I wonder why there is double standard for Singaporeans and Foreigners. Is it easy for the police to arrest people based on phone calls than monitoring Internet such as online...
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Reform is less risky than revolution but how long can we wait?
People ask why we don’t have a revolution in Singapore or at least some kind of reform like what we had in the past.Middle incomes are sinking, the ranks of the poor are swelling, almost all the...
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早报为SMRT文过饰非
“文过饰非”系由“文过”和“饰非”二语组合 而成。“文过”是出自《论语．子张》。卜商，字子夏，春秋时卫国人，为孔子弟子，擅长文学、孔门诗学。根据《论语》的记载，他曾经说过：“无德智修养、人格卑劣的人犯了错，不但不知道改进，还会企图掩饰他的过失。”“饰非”则是出自《庄子．盗跖》。老番癫吴俊刚星期三...
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