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MOH warns Singaporeans to be careful of bird flu when travelling to Malaysia
A recent case of Bird Flu, H7N9, was reported in Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu and the Ministry of Health has warned Singaporeans to be careful when travelling to affected areas.While the MOH said that the...
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My response to Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers Association
Written by Shane GillTRS Contribution Piece For those of you who have not seen the HPB's FAQs on homosexuality you can read it here: http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/HPB056342So PERGAS...
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Pastor from Free Community Church: HPB resource on sexuality can save lives
Written by: Miak SiewThe writer is a Pastor of Free Community Church. The Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) FAQ on sexuality is too important to be removed because of pressure. It saves lives and helps...
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$120 monthly adult travel pass not cheap!
Some perspectives on the new adult monthly pass that LTA is rolling out ostensibly to help commuters save.The $120 monthly fee is only $20 cheaper what New Yorkers who enjoy a slightly higher GDP per...
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CPF, a simple effective scheme turned into a complicated failed one
When the CPF was first introduced it was a simple savings scheme for retirement. You put some money aside and when you retired you take everything out at 55. Simple and neat. Under that system and at...
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387,187 in poverty?
I refer to the article “Median household income rose to $7,870 last year, inequality down” (Straits Times, Feb 18).Real median household income rose 1.6%It states that “Median household income rose to...
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Lawrence Khong used to be my Pastor
Recently a letter allegedly written by him was leaked to the public. In a mega-church, a pastor is like God in the sense that the probability of meeting them face to face is about the same. That used...
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Bad habits of the PAP
1) Frame the issue in terms of ridiculous extremes - if the people are against the Govt's immigration policy, then it must be that we want to "shut (our) doors to foreigners". A good example - Tan...
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Indian FT jailed 4 months for rubbing his crotch against 19yr old girl in MRT
34 year old Indian National, Jayaraman Kannan, was sentenced to 4 months in jail for rubbing his crotch against the butt of a 19 year old girl in a crowded MRT cabin.Kannan, who was working in...
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Amazing! As SG population increases, crime rate drops!
Last Friday (14 Feb), the police released the annual statistics showing that there were “549 cases per 100,000 population last year, as compared to 584 cases per 100,000 population in 2012”, a marked...
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An insider’s views of banking situation in SG
I am a banker working in the bowels of the bank, i.e. Group Treasury where I performed the necessary function of liquidity, funding, capital and balance sheet management which is the unglamorous part...
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MDA: MediaCorp Free-To-Air still the most watched media in Singapore
According to a consumer experience study conducted by the MDA in 2013, MediaCorp TV is the broadcasting media that Singaporeans watch the most.The survey looked at consumers' media consuming habits and...
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The Government is hiding the statistic of the Budget's 'cash surplus'?
I refer to the article “SG surplus for this FY may hit $6.5 billion!” (TR Emeritus, Feb 18).Estimated $6.3b Budget surplus for the yearIt states that “Mr Chua estimates the surplus to be $6.3 billion...
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SMRT – a pledge by then Transport Minister Yeo Ning Hong
Someone took the trouble to sieve through the old newspaper and came up with a copy of the ST dated 9 Jul 86 with Yeo Ning Hong announcing the opening of the MRT. He said that ‘One thing was...
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Why Singaporeans want the rich to pay more tax? They deserve to enjoy their...
How does imposing more taxes on the wealthy translate to increased wealth for the poor?Recent articles about wealth inequality have prompted suggestions on ways to tax the wealthy. "Make them pay"...
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EXPOSED: The Singapore Government Caught Pretending!
We’ve caught the government!It was reported that, “The income gap has narrowed for the first time in four years, with the Gini coefficient — a measure of income equality — falling last year to a...
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S'poreans should stop discriminating against new citizens, teach them instead
During February and March last year, I criticised the white paper and my blog was featured in various political websites.I wrote about the loopholes in the white paper and the one on private education...
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PTOs attempt to improve using PAP approach, F type approach discarded
Two good friends who are public transport commuters, Ahmad and Ah Seng, were having a good laugh at Minister Lui’s response to questions from MPs in Parliament. (“Singapore’s train operators to adopt...
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Why is MDA banning Singapore Cannabis Website?
Background Story: MDA ORDERED SINGAPORE CANNABIS AWARENESS TO TAKE DOWN THEIR WEBSITEFrom ‘CNB objects to cannabis promotion website; MDA orders its removal by Wednesday’, 18 Feb 2014, article by Hoe...
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Halimah Yacob should join opposition so shes can speak out more freely
One of my Malay friend lamented that ever since the Hijab incident happened and the shutting down of the Facebook Day of World Hijab Day by MDA (Click on...
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