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Will the next General Elections be held later this year?
Recently, the PAP seems to be sweet taking the electorate and embarking on a major PR campaign. Accordingly, I have little doubt that the next general elections may be coming soon, very possibly...
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What Home Team’s recent cock-ups tell us
S’pore Notes was analysing the response DPM Teo gave to the apparent* tardiness in responding to the Little India ripple, and the little old lady in a red car entering S’pore illegally, evading...
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Singapore will never accept gay rights while religious values are blindly...
I am writing a short response to the opinion piece, “SINGAPOREANS NEED TO BE MORE ACCEPTING OF THE GAY-LESBIAN COMMUNITY.” I commend the author for speaking his mind and standing up for the minority in...
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PM Lee’s “pack of hounds” underestimates undergraduates’ intelligence
I refer to “Next 50 years exciting for young S’poreans: PM” article on asiaone. linkIn the case of Briton Anton Casey whose insulting posts Minister Shanmugam considers “deeply offensive”, link PM Lee...
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Singapore education system: the truth behind the myth
When I was growing up in Singapore – I migrated to the US 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 attended. Some...
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Spoiling the festive air in Hougang on Chinese New Year eve
According to Hong Kong feng shui master Alion Yeo, the Year of the Horse starting today is going to be the kind of horse that you shouldn't stand behind - because it incorporates the volatile element...
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Foreign workers create jobs for Singaporeans?
I refer to the articles “EDB: No loss in investment projects due to FT tightening” (TR Emeritus, Feb 1) and “PM: You’ll be sorry too if I send all FTs home” (Jan 29).Jobs discrimination against...
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Singapore’s Heath Promotion Board’s FAQ on Homosexuality… is actually very good
http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/HPB056342Seeing the current political climate in Singapore, I never have thought the government would ever acknowledge the existence of homosexual outside...
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Singapore Ang Bao Rates by Salary.sg
Below are the rates posted at Salary.sg. It is part serious and part light hearted. Hope people don’t take this too seriously like ang bao rates for wedding dinner. The ang bao tradition has several...
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Dear TRS, I was at the Young Guns Forums and this is my thoughts about the event
Dear The Real Singapore,I was at the forum.Baey’s speeches were weak. Pritam Singh presented his arguments very well and most of the audience were on his side. Baey tried to dodge difficult questions...
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Netizens bemused by SMRT's explanation of Expo train incident
Netizens bemused by SMRT's explanation of Expo incident.According to SMRT, the old man who was found unconscious on the tracks on Saturday had wandered onto the tracks on his own and was not hit by the...
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PAP’s mid-term report card
Two-and-half years has passed since the last GE and it is about time to assess how the govt has been doing. The massive housing problem has started to show some results. The backlog of housing needed...
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PAP "Fixing" my town council?
I refer to the article “ST downplays news of NEA taking AHPETC to court” (TR Emeritus, Feb 1).Summons against town council?It states that “In addition to issuing a summons against AHPETC (‘NEA issues...
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Oposition should band together to form an Alternative Government
I refer to Spoiling Festive Air in Hougang Chinese New Year Eve. Click on"http://www.therealsingapore.com/content/spoiling-festive-air-hougang-chinese-new-year-eve"Every time, we readers read about how...
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I am a Singaporean and i don't want to just complain anymore
I realized something sad but surprisingly motivating today. While I was studying overseas, the only thing I missed about Singapore were my family, friends and the perks of living in a (dare I say)...
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Government-dependent Singapore is steaming ahead
(28 Jan) – Having recently returned from my old stamping grounds in Asia, I am again impressed.When they first emerged from the colonial era in the middle of the last century, many of these countries...
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457,000 new citizens & PRs vs 431,200 jobs?
Thank you for pointing out my errorFurther to my article “The alternative news in 1 day? (part 47) – Foreign workers create jobs for Singaporeans?” (Feb 1) – someone pointed out that I had used 7 years...
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Teacher's blog post causes public outrage among American Chinese community
Below is the viral blogpost that has recently caused a public outcry among the American Chinese community:So, this past week or so I started hearing people talk about Chinese New Year and naturally I...
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Town Councils should have a debt arrears forgiveness plan for needy residents
I refer to PAP's Managing Arrears is to Send Lawyers Letter to Residents. Click on "http://therealsingapore.com/content/pap-town-council%E2%80%99s-way-managing-arrears-%E2%80%93-send-lawyer-letter" And...
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American living in Singapore: Please don't stereotype all "Ang Moh" for Anton...
Briton Anton Casey’s contemptuous and regrettable behaviour has added to the reasons why a fair number of Singaporeans harbour anti-foreigner sentiment.And it also adds to the stereotypes of...
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