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Meritocracy alone does not make people successful
I get very troubled when someone from humble origins experiences social mobility and then suddenly becomes a diehard evangelist for 'meritocracy'--without taking into account other contributory factors...
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CPF can be an important tool to narrow income gap
MOE says it is trying its best to modify the existing education system so that it can encourage students to think out of the box. How do you do that when even our millionaire ministers have not done...
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TRS needs to have better quality control in the type of articles they approve
Hi everyone. Okay, I have received a very prompt response from TRS with regards to my last article "TRS: The Gutter Press, Bad Journalism and Lazy Writers". Firstly, allow me to cut and paste their...
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"Foreign Talents" converts to Singapore pink IC but ostracizes Singaporeans
This is an example of how FT converted to Singapore citizen use the power given to him to recruit his own people. It is a show case of how our immigration policy had gone wrong letting in FTs who have...
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TRS should not go down the slippery road of censorship
I refer to the article: TRS NEEDS TO HAVE BETTER QUALITY CONTROL IN THE TYPE OF ARTICLES THEY APPROVEPersonally, I like TRS as it is now.TRS is a microphone for anyone who has something to say. So long...
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Taxi Driver Murderer Should Hang
Chinese national Wang Wenfeng was convicted of murder of taxi driver Yuen Swee Hong in the High Court in 2011 and sentenced to death. However a review was done in regards to capital punishment and all...
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Stupid #14: Singapore Army, SAF, MINDEF, and the dog abuser LTC military...
After a military personnel in an army camp abused a dog, instead of apologising, the Singapore army (SAF), proceeded to punish the brave whistle-blower for having told others about the dog abuse.The...
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Govt's package to "pioneer generation" does not help much
Dear TRS,I would like to expose some practical truths behind the government’s “pioneer generation” package.Although I am not a volunteer, I do spend occasional weekends donating and helping out with a...
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Does it make sense to invite foreigners to invest in our land?
Does it make sense for us to invite foreigners to invest in our homes and drive up the prices of our homes, while they do not live here nor have a stake in our land. As the PAP allow them to drive up...
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Dear #SingTel, WTF are you thinking? What is #IDA doing ? Charging for...
<above pic: The current Whatsapp plan offered by Singtel>UPDATE [12:30pm, 27th Feb 2014]: According to a HWZ Forum Post this plan was implemented several months ago and it is catered for those...
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A new law on stalking and harassment
This is a law that should be supported given the prevalence of harassment by dubious people particularly in cyberspace. I am not too familiar with the incidents on stalking but that is definitely a...
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There should be minimum wage in Singapore
Be it employment for locals or foreigners.In fact, there is some sorta minimum wage for foreigners:Minimum wage would help to level the employment landscape which is currently tilted in favour of low...
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SingTel Wants To Charge You For WhatsApp? Screw That. Here Are 3 Alternatives
It would appear that Mark Zuckerberg may have gotten more than he bargained for when he bought WhatsApp for $16b billion. After a serious of unfortunate incidents, there’s a new twist in the tale back...
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Importing voters and buying votes?
Various signs indicate that the PAP Government is likely to call for a snap general election as they are more concerned with holding on to power than to work for the benefits and welfare of the...
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The real motivation behind the Govt’s words & actions
Remember that each time the nation complains, this is what happens:1. The government acknowledges the complaint and declares it is valid and that they will form a committee or some crap to look into...
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How The Government Undercuts Singaporeans’ Wages
For far too long, Singaporeans have been told that we don’t earn what we deserve because we haven’t been hardworking enough, or that we are not good enough. And so we resign ourselves to our fates.How...
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Why I would be unsupporting the Worker's Party
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SingTel fiasco: You pay or I block
I refer to the article: "SINGTEL CEO WANTS TO CHARGE SKYPE AND WHATSAPP FOR USING THEIR NETWORK SERVICES". The FB status update by Singtel says that it is all a misunderstanding and they are not...
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Telcos should innovate. No one owes them a living
I refer to the article “SingTel: We cant afford network upgrades unless we charge companies like WhatsApp”.There will be more technology innovation over the internet. This will happen more aggressively...
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6 worst financial mistakes you should avoid
We are just into the second month of the new year, and the brand new start of the Lunar Chinese New Year. How is your financial health looking? If you did not have time to make some new year...
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