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Mistake in ST reporting: WSH maximum fine is not $10,000
By Singapore Rat Race There seems to be a mistake in the Straits Times's reporting over the safety lapses by SBS Transit which resulted in the death of a security guard. The maximum fine for violating...
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Age 62 re-employment: Public sector follow private sector?
By Leong Sze Hian I was speaking on “How to Retire Without Any Worries in Singapore?” At Invest Fair 2013, when a young man asked me what is “spin doctoring” and whether I could give a recent example,...
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Whither the love for Singapore?
By Jentrified Citizen This article was first published in Jentrified Citizen [caption id="attachment_5365" align="alignnone" width="400"] A lonely flag cries out for some real love[/caption] Singapore...
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PAP’s Misguidance in Dealing with Social Media
By Yap Shiwen With the MDA's recent efforts to regulate online media, orchestrated by Yaacob Ibrahim and the recent statements by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on the threat of online media causing...
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Come Home – The Soul’s in the Food
By Ravi Philemon Last year at about this time I had said,"some would say it is the food that binds us - I'd say that although the food's good, if that's the only thing that binds us, then that is very...
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1st time celebrations allowed after 24-year military rule
By Leong Sze Hian After attending the ASEAN People's Forum meeting at Yangon, Myanmar, I was invited to attend the 88 Celebrations event on 6 August. This is the first time ever that the people of...
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A review of MM Lee Kuan Yew’s new book: “One Man’s View of the World”
Choo Zheng Xi/Consultant Editor Before you read Mr Lee’s new book, keep in mind what the book holds itself out to be. It’s “One Man’s View of the World”, no longer the infallible utterances of the...
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Part-time security guards scheme: No takers?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Security guard scheme yet to draw more retirees, housewives” (Straits Times, Jul 15). Retirees & housewives aren’t biting? It states that “Retirees and...
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Looking back at history of how our values evolved on foreign workforce
In 1997, former Primer Minister Goh Chok Tong made his national day rally speech entitled, This was what he said on the government view on Singapore’s foreign talent policy. “Global City, Best Home”...
View ArticleHow Singapore Got Its Name | The Legend of Sang Nila Utama
By Loy Huichien Little LEGO brickfilm which was made to commemorate Singapore’s 48th National Day. The Prince of Palembang Sang Nila Utama embarks on a dangerous sea journey to fulfil his destiny....
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Major problems can be traced back to NEA?
By Leong Sze Hian If you are one of the over 60,000 low-wage local cleaners or their family members, I’m sure you will be heartened to read the articles “Government to play bigger role in building fair...
View ArticleRelook at placement fees for foreign workers borne by themselves
By William Lim The Philippines is temporarily stopping the deployment of her citizens to Singapore as domestic workers from Sept 2013 due to disagreement to the placement fees foot by the domestic...
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Alternative National Day Celebration at Hong Lim Park
By Terry Xu About 700 people turned up at Hong Lim Park to celebrate National Day’s 48th Birthday in a pretty different way from the official National Day celebrations attended by 30,000 people held...
View ArticleInappropriate chinese dance for National Day observance ceremony?
By Terry Xu The above video shows a chinese dance performed during the National Day observance ceremony in Teck Gwee Primary school. This video has been circulating around on social media attracting...
View Article48th National Day Celebration 2013 –“Singapore for Singaporeans” at Hong Lim...
(Video recorded by cadiumpureland) Gilbert Goh of Transitioning.org organized a Singapore National Day celebration for the first time at Hong Lim Park. The event was held on 9th August from 4pm to...
View ArticleCan Singapore Government’s Statutory Boards sue Singapore citizens for...
Speech by Han Hui Hui at the National Day Celebrations at Hong Lim Park. She speaks about the letter of demand from Singapore’s biggest law firm, Allen and Gledhill that she had defamed the Council for...
View ArticleThe Fallacy of the “Our Forefathers were FTs Too” Argument
This letter was submitted via the Readers’ Contribution page. Having perused through several articles touching on the FT issue from various sites, some of which admittedly containing obvious political...
View Article“Our Singapore Conversation” insults Singaporeans’ intellect
By Philip Ang I refer to CNA’s “PM Lee to address healthcare, education and housing issues at National Day Rally”. The headline indicates the government has prioritised health care and education over...
View ArticleOn OSC Reflections – need for trust through actions
By Howard Lee Was Our Singapore Conversations a big hoax? Since the days of the Feedback Unit, those more critical of the government’s interest to listen to the people would doubt that such feedback...
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“State of the Union”: 1 day’s newspaper?
By Leong Sze Hian Pay doubled to just $1,000? I refer to the article “Pay doubled for airport trolley staff” (Straits Times, Aug 14). Only 240 workers helped? It states that “The 240 airport trolley...
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