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I'm Not Saying that Tharman was Lying, but...
It's not that Tharman was wrong but he was misguided. But he seemed to be completely out of sync with what kind of cost of living ordinary Singaporeans have to face these days. When I said these days,...
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Number of new citizens grew 27% since 2011?
I refer to the Editorial “Ms Fu: 20K new citizens, 30K PRs added last year” (TR Emeritus, Mar 5).20,000 new citizens, 30,000 new PRsIt states that “Through births and immigration, Singapore’s citizen...
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NS is a punishment for those who choose to be born here
What is the difference between ordaining citizenship through birthright and immigration? The latter do not have to serve 2 years plus many years of National Service. This is brute inequality and a...
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Frenchman living in Singapore: No Dual Citizenship rules only apply to...
[Article edited by TRS as the writer is not a english speaker]Dear The Real Singapore,I have been following your website for quite sometime and I would like to praise you guys for doing so much for the...
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没有“集选区”造的孽，许文远和林瑞生这样平庸的人要重新投胎才能做部长
「谁」造的孽？我想，答案是很明显的！因为没有“集选区”，或许就没有许文远，也没有林瑞生。作为职总秘书长，林瑞生不晓得已经把“提高生产力”重复了多少N遍。然而，除了纸上谈兵，他对“生产力”又有多少理解呢？他说：“每一个工作都可以被专业化，问一下日本的园丁、德国的清洁工、美国的服务生，他们会告诉你，这是可以做到的。”我说，林瑞生啊林瑞生，你为什么没问问“日本的园丁、德国的清洁工、美国的服务生”薪水有多少...
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International schools in SG might actually provide a better education for...
A Singapore citizen was able to send his children to an international school, after getting permission from the ministry.He visited his children in the school and found the children very lively,...
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Pilots not offered re-employment at 62 may get as little as $10,000?
I refer to the article “SIA cuts flying years : Captains to stop at 64, first officers at 62″ (Straits Times, Mar 7).Undisclosed compensation for pilots?It states that “In accordance with government...
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The new moral code of the elite
The elite are living life in their ivory towers and would do all they can to convince or coerce the masses that the new status quo is either good, natural or inevitable, and nothing can be done about...
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We have to vote PAP out at the next election!! Why??!!
I believe most people only wanted more oppositions to be in parliament. But things have gotten out of control, we have to send them out of parliament as soon as we can and stop the all the bad policies...
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Singapore, One Last Chance. Time To Get Out And Get A Life.
Hello, over the past two years, I’ve learnt many things about Singapore. I started out a noob, in the sense that I had used to believe whatever the government said.I had believed that if the PAP were...
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Defer CPF withdrawal to get voluntary bonus?
My friend sent me a letter which he received from the CPF Board.Defer CPF withdrawal – get bonus?The letter encourages him to defer the starting date of his monthly withdrawals from the original age 63...
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Ukraine crisis: Real Lessons for Singapore
As expected, the commentaries by Straits Times and Lee Hsien Loong (see above picture) has spun the Ukraine crisis into one that supports the ridiculous Defence Budget and the necessity of National...
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Yahoo!: Why it’s time to take a good, hard look at wealth inequality in...
A protester holds up a placard during the Population White Paper protest last year. (Yahoo file photo)Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh is a writer. Together with Donald Low, associate dean for executive...
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Rebutting Tharman on cost of living
1. I refer to Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s take during his budget wrap up-speech on a cost-of-living report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) which just ranked Singapore as the...
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Budget 2014: PAP Still Spends Too Little On Health For Singaporeans
Two days ago, it was reported that Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam had said that, “The government’s projected healthcare spending is expected to triple to S$12 billion a year by 2020, up from...
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Drawing the most important lesson from the crisis in Ukraine
Related: PM Lee: Ukraine is a prime example of why we need to spend so much on Defence1. I refer to a reminder from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his facebook post that said,“… The Ukraine crisis...
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Open letter to MAS’s Consultation Paper
Below is my letter to MAS in response to their open call for feedback from stakeholders in the stock broking industry.PM Lee Hsien Loong DPM/Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam The MD MAS R Menon...
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An open letter to the Christian community about 377A and the HPB's FAQ
To whom it may concern,While I appreciate anyones right to follow the religion of their choice, that choice is between them and their God. Any beliefs they may hold as a result of that choice cannot be...
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Pressure Cooker Environment In Singapore Schools
This is in response to Mr Tan Kin Lian's post on 7 March 2014: INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN SG MIGHT ACTUALLY PROVIDE A BETTER EDUCATION FOR YOUR KIDS.I was an ex-teacher who have taught in at least three...
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Real total wage declined last 5 years?
I refer to the article “Govt can’t let up on efforts to boost pay” (Straits Times, Mar 8).Wage increase?It states that “The ministry repeatedly cites a survey between 2008 and 2010 to show that...
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