A Medishield Muddle?
The nation-building press today reported on Health Minister Gan Kim Yong's speech on the new Medishield Life scheme with much fanfare.Yet after going one big round quoting Gan, we are none the wiser...
View ArticleThai Retail Giant apologizes for posting a racist Chinese New Year Advertisement
Bangkok - A Thai retail giant on Friday apologised for a billboard advertisement showing a white woman pulling at the side of one eye, saying it had not realised the gesture could be "offensive" to...
View ArticleDear TRS, SPH newspaper wrote a false article about Singaporeans beating up...
Dear The Real Singapore,I refer to the article you wrote about the Shin Min Newspaper Printed News: SHIN MIN: GROUP OF KOREANS BEING BEATEN BY A GROUP OF SINGAPOREANS OUTSIDE BRAS BASAH.I would like to...
View ArticleMr President, do the right thing!
[Tan Jee Say, a candidate in the 2011 Presidential Election, has sent a letter to President Tony Tan, asking the President to convene an independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) to review all cases of...
View ArticleRamblings from a visiting Singaporean: Response to Hri Kumar
Dear TRS,I’ve read Hri Kumar’s thoughts on Anton Casey (http://therealsingapore.com/content/pap-mp-hri-kumar-cure-anton-casey) and in an effort to dispel that sick feeling in my stomach; I felt I had...
View ArticleWhen you vote for PAP, you regress democracy
In 2012, the World Bank puts Singapore in the 55th percentile in the area of Voice and Accountability. Taken into the global context, this means that we are slightly ahead of Indonesia but worse off...
View ArticleGolf clubs & the Reserves?
I refer to the article “Golf clubs to meet govt agencies over leases” (Straits Times, Feb 6).All golf clubs on short lease?It states that “Golf clubs here with 10 years or less left on their leases...
View ArticleThere is no room for Dr Tan Cheng Bock in the Istana?
<Picture: A cartoon of the recent 'uninviting' made by Demon-cratic Singapore>“The People’s Association made a mistake and used an old invitation list instead of an updated one.”That’s the...
View ArticleWhat is missing from the mainstream media about the naming of Indonesia Naval...
Background Story: DPM TEO, SHANMUGAM AND NG ENG HEN URGE INDONESIA TO RECONSIDER NAVY SHIP NAMESo Indonesia has decided to name a naval ship after the two Marines convicted of bombing the McDonald's...
View Article1 million Chinese nationals in Singapore, a whole lot of unhappy Singaporeans
At the beginning of the year I spent in Singapore (2006-2007), I often heard Singaporeans remark on how “the damn foreigners are taking over our country, especially those from China.” I found that...
View ArticleWhat PM Lee should say this Sunday?
“Sorry”. For what specifically you may ask? There are many things the PAP should repent for after all.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will announce the details of the Pioneer Generation Package on...
View ArticleWhat could Singaporeans do if there was ever a case of Election Fraud?
I refer to "Ong Teng Cheong Who Dared to Challenge PAP Nonsense"Previously, I have blogged about "Elections Fraud: Can It Happen in GE2016?" I have voiced out several possibilities such as empty...
View ArticleWhere Are The PAP MPs Against Equal Same-Sex Rights?
By now, many Singaporeans would have read about the ongoing debate over the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) posting of an FAQ section on sexuality on its website.Many Singaporeans were shocked when...
View ArticleBull's head don't match the horses' mouth?
I refer to the article “PA withdraws Istana party invite to Tan Cheng Bock” (Straits Ties, Feb 8).It states that “Replying, Mr Lim said in a statement that it was “most unfortunate that PA made the...
View ArticleSeah Chiang Nee: Singapore's wealth bubble may pop
The city-state has attracted foreign wealth, but economists warn of trouble if tycoons were to pull out in the future.MONEY, plenty of it! So much is circulating around parts of Singapore – much of it...
View ArticleGrossly wrong for HPB to promote homosexuality as "normal"
The Health Promotion Board's (HPB) publication of Frequently Asked Questions (SINGAPORE’S HEATH PROMOTION BOARD’S FAQ ON HOMOSEXUALITY… IS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD) on sexuality has drawn plenty of responses...
View ArticlePAP collects twice for public infrastructure it builds: Asset plus Cashflow
PAP has all along deliberately distort a very fundamental issue, and that issue is the cost of infra structure development for our country.The cost of constructing rail ways, roads and MRT has always...
View ArticleFeedback to Committee of Inquiry into Little India Riot
I sent the following feedback to the Committee of Inquiry into Little India Riot. Hope it was useful:Mr Chow Chee Kin Secretary Committee of Inquiry into Little India Riot on 8 December 2013Dear Mr...
View Article$MRT scores an A(ss) for “traffic lights” idea
SMRT will be throwing money at another ‘solution’ with the installation of “traffic lights” inside an MRT station. (even if they are outside, it still doesn’t make sense) link The reason to cow pei cow...
View ArticleMedishield Life – No need to pay one, it is free
‘'Mr Gan said that working adults should not need to fork out any extra cash to pay for the new MediShield Life. That is because the Govt intends the individuals to pay the higher premium entirely from...
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