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Only 39% of women involved in back to work scheme actually benefited?
I refer to the article “Social enterprise’s programme helps 155 women to go back to work” (Straits Times, Mar 20).More than half found jobs?It states that “A 15-month programme that aimed to help women...
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Politicised RCs do not serve residents, most members are hypocrites
With reference to “Residents' Committees are key connectors: PM Lee”, I find it strange that PM Lee continues to be divorced from the reality of heartlanders.Most RC members are self-serving as the...
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K Shanmugam's comprehensive solution
"We have a comprehensive solution to uplift lower-paid workers", claimed Law Minister K Shanmugam in a fundraising event to help needy workers. The latest boasting however contradicts with wage...
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Olam – Is it a bail out using public fund?
The acquisition of Olam by Temasek is raising eyebrows and frowns from many quarters.Kenneth Jeyaratnam has commented negatively on it. Below is Christopher Balding’sarticle on the buy out of Olam....
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A Gag Order Gone Wrong
Mothers please take note. Whether your ward is the result of a natural procreative act or legally accepted procedure (adoption, in-vitro-fertilisation, sperm donation, surrogate mom, etc), it is the...
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It is the Govt Sector that Discriminates Singaporeans Based on Age
One of my HR friend working in an MNC has said that once MOM's Fair Consideration Framework is in place, she will expect more work to do as she needs to put up in the WDA's job-bank and needs to adhere...
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A view of S'pore - from the outside
Last weekend, I flew to Singapore from Seoul, where I am based on a long-term overseas assignment.Given the number of trips taken by Singaporeans to Hong Kong and South Korea, one would think these...
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A Caucasian's View of Singaporeans (Part 2)
This is the concluding part to the earlier article where myself and a few other Facebook readers engaged in a debate with a Caucasian named Terry Knight. In essence he says that Singaporeans are...
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Fee increase for students announced while foreigners continue to get...
The assault on Singaporean students continue. So much has been said about the injustice of Singaporeans serving NS, paying ever increasing tertiary fees while foreign students receive scholarships cum...
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Mental health checks for maids?
Currently, a first-time maid must go for a health screening for tuberculosis, HIV, syphilis and malaria within 14 days of arrival here, to ensure that she does not have these infectious diseases and is...
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My temp goes up higher the more I read Kishore’s article
The more I read Kishore’s article the higher my temperature goes up.According to Kishore, the aspiration to own a house is reasonable but a car is not. The basis of his logic is the limited land space...
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University tuition fees increased 300% over last 27 years?
I refer to the article “How much more the 2014-15 university intake will pay” (Today, Mar 21).University fees up as much as 7.9%?It states that “(university) Fee increases will range between 2.6 per...
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中国人: 新加坡人很傻
因为工作的原因，笔者最近在新加坡逗留了几天，所见所闻，感觉新加坡人很傻，真的很傻！ 就拿排队这件事来说，他们一点都不知道变通。在这个面积仅比海口市美兰区大一点的国家，哪里都能看到排队的人。他们排的队是蛇形队，即排队的人在几行平行的栏杆里折来折去，队伍就像弯曲着身体的蛇。在栏杆里，市民都规规矩矩地一个跟在一个后面。...
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Quality of Singapore University going up
Universities fees were raised in concert last year (the picture shows last year's increases). And they are doing it again this year, in concert again. Is there anything wrong when merchants acted...
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呆而傻的新加坡人[已扎口]
新加坡人的智商，他们自己之间比一比，估计还不会有什么问题，可他们只要一到中国，咱这即使是平时看起来非常愚钝的人，耍这帮子新加坡人，也是小菜一碟。 这么说并非信口开河，而是有真凭实据的。旅行社的弟兄告诉我，各国旅游团，最容易带的，就是新加坡团，那怕是刚刚考了导游证的新手，带新加坡团也没问题，为什么？就是新加坡人特傻，你说什么都行，随便编个理由，就能让他们心服口服。...
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Compassion-deficit leaders create a compassion-deficit society
Singapore is a country in which its ivory tower leaders live in denial. Every criticism or negative comment invites a knee jerk defensive response from PAP politicians eg. New York Times’ editorial on...
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Why does the MOE spend $350m on foreign students?
There are online questions asking why the Ministry of education spends $350 million a year on foreign students in Singapore’s education system.Is it true the government cares only about foreigners, and...
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Risky to apply Western welfare model to Singapore
<above pic: % of GDP in social expenditures in OECD states, 2013>Ms Li Dan Yue has proposed that a welfare state may be feasible in Singapore ("Merits of Western-style welfare system";...
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Man gets 16 years for putting infant in freezer
(Reuters) - A Washington state man who prosecutors said beat his crying infant daughter and put her in a freezer for 90 minutes so he could take a nap was sentenced on Friday to 16 years in prison,...
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Dear DPM Teo, why did you grant a terrorist Singapore citizenship?
Dear DPM Teo Chee Hean,I read the news on TRS about a new citizen, who was an Indian national before being granted Singapore citizenship, deciding to be radicalised and traveling to Syria to fight in...
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