The New HDB Scam
HDB has recently announced a new transaction system where buyers will have to obtain a buying option first before getting any official valuation. The immediate impact we could see is that sellers are...
View ArticleLTA Survey: 88.5% of people are satisfied with Singapore's Public Transport
According to a survey of over 4,200 people, 88.5% of people are 'satisfied' with Singapore's public transport.The survey was commissioned by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and conducted by...
View ArticleCan't open archives after 50 years?
I refer to the article “Release of all past cabinet records may not lead to better outcomes: Lawrence Wong” (Today, Mar 11).Transparency may not lead to better outcomes? It states that “But Mr Lawrence...
View ArticlePolice to wear cameras - Good. What about Interrogations, Investigations,...
2nd Home Affairs Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament last week that uniformed policemen will wear body cameras from the middle of this...
View ArticleNew HDB Rules Will not be Effective in the Long Term
To reverse the impact of the "Cash over valuation" practice in HDB resale transactions, arguably one of the major factors behind the HDB flat price hikes over the last decade, HDB decided to implement...
View ArticleNew rules now places less focus on COV
To improve the long-term stability of the public housing market and encourage buyers and sellers to focus on the sum total of a flat’s price, price negotiations for HDB resale flats will now be based...
View ArticleTamil should not be forced on non-Tamil SG Indians
I refer to the article here: "SORRY STATE OF SINGAPORE’S TAMIL POPULATION"This article is lacking in substance and does not reflect the reality within our Indian community. Tamils in India, make up...
View ArticleSFMP - yet another billion dollar of PAP's misplaced priority
SFMP - yet another billion dollar of PAP's misplaced priority $1.1 billion - Garden By the Bay $1.2 billion - Bishan man-made river $1.2 billion - Project JewelAnd now $1.5 billion into the Sports...
View ArticleSingapore ICA is turning out to be a REAL JOKE!
TWO security breaches at Woodlands in two months . . this is totally unacceptable!!I am willing to accept the head hanchos claiming of a lapse in the first case. After all, it was just a crazy teacher...
View Article20% of foreign scholarship holders think the Singapore Government is a sucker
A sucker is a gullible or easily deceived person.Based on the default rate of foreign scholars who do not serve their bond after receiving free tertiary education and living allowance, one can safely...
View ArticleAre the foreign rich hoarding Singapore’s properties?
In the upmarket properties of London such as Abbey and Bishops Avenue, billions of dollars worth of luxury properties are just left vacant for years. After a while, the properties just fall apart (see...
View ArticleSingapore’s system of ‘meritocrazy’ works best for the elites
Singapore prides itself on its system of meritocracy. Thanks to our state propaganda machine, ‘meritocracy’ has been regurgitated by citizens to the extent that it has now become a ‘fact’.‘Meritocracy’...
View ArticleMore should be done by the Singapore to help missing Malaysia airlines plane
Singapore has sent a C130 Hercules aircraft to help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Republic of Singapore Air Force said in a Facebook post on Saturday afternoon,...
View ArticleAffordable MediShield Life?
I refer to the article “Singapore Budget 2014: Gan spells out how Medishield Life premiums to stay affordable” (Straits Times, Mar 12).Same or lower premiums after taking into account permanent...
View ArticleMake Singapore more attractive to lure back overseas citizens
<above pic: A group of overseas Singaporeans enjoying the free local food organized by the Overseas Singaporean Unit>Singapore is making attempts to woo overseas Singaporeans back to contribute...
View ArticleDear The Real Singapore, I'm a rejected failure from the Singapore Education...
Dear The Real Singapore,I have just finished my A Levels last year and I am waiting to enter the army in May.The two years leading up to A Levels was extremely eventful and stressful. I guess you can...
View ArticleMH370: In the absence of answers, we have conspiracy theories
Hello readers. As we enter day 5 of the missing MH370 saga, one can only imagine the pain of the friends and relatives of those on the flight. They are still desperately awaiting for answers as to what...
View ArticleAre Singaporean PMETs hungry enough?
Below are parts of a post by a ‘Return Singaporean’ on his experience and advice to Sinkies to go seek employment elsewhere to gain the overseas exposure. I removed a few paras to make it shorter to...
View ArticleOverseas citizen are not returning, tourist think that the PRCs here is...
Dear The Real Singapore, I refer to the article: "Make Singapore more attractive to lure back overseas citizens." After reading this article, I really don’t know how overseas citizens can yearn to...
View ArticleHow the PAP Will Not Care For You: The Truth Dissected For You
This is how the job market in Singapore has become unfair for Singaporeans:For migrant workers who come from lower-income countries, the wages they receive in Singapore would still be higher than what...
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