Politics & Society
Request for support: Demand an apology from MP Charles Chong for his discriminatory remarks
MPs are leaders of their constituencies and are part of Singapore’s leadership. In times, of economic difficulties it is expected that senior civil servants and government leaders be sensitive, sensible and empathic towards Singaporeans’ feelings.
Permanent Secretary Tan Yong Soon got rapped by the head of the civil service for being insensitive with his writings in [...]
Growth at all costs – what now?
PAP MP Inderjit Singh recently criticized the Singapore Government’s “growth-at-all-costs” model while speaking “in his personal capacity” at a seminar. Here are some highlights of his speech:
“As we brought in more and more people, many from India and China, not just at the top level of talent, but also at various levels including unskilled workers, [...]
Varsity students suffer in silence during the economic crisis
In the midst of an econonmic crisis, the government and grassroots organizations come up with various measures to help affected businesses and individuals cope with the rising costs of living and employment issues such as retrenchment, job search, etc.
It seems that a lot is being done… but, wait a minute – as an undergraduate, I [...]
NSF/NSmen injuries – should MINDEF pay?
I felt disturbed when I read this morning’s papers about how a young man in the prime of his life, fell into a coma while on a storeman duty in camp. MINDEF stopped paying for his hospitalization fees since a year ago, citing the reason that his was not a service injury since there was [...]
Raise GST by 1.5 percent to provide free public transport please
Updated 29 Dec: Since this article has been featured on Tomorrow.sg, I figure that soon there will be lots of comments lambasting me for making such a controversial “suggestion” that Singaporeans take the 1.5% increase in GST for free transport. Please read my clarification and think about it before deciding to ‘blast’ me =).
To clarify [...]
Ministers’ pay go up when economy is doing well… what now?
I think ministers’ salaries should be revised downward to reflect the poorly performing economy, and the recent spate of losses suffered by our wealth funds. The are the gatekeepers, so they have to be in the firing line during such times. Although the economic crisis is not their doing, but the very least they can [...]
PAP-run town councils lose Singaporeans’ hard earned money
Last year I blogged about how the Bukit Panjang-Holland Town Council had funds in Creative Technology, a money losing stock. I wondered why town councils are allowed to put their money into high risk equities. Some time later in late 2007, it became an issue discussed furiously in the blogosphere as well as commented on [...]
What is the source of Singapore’s “SH*T society”? Singaporeans or foreigners?
Something’s been bothering me for a long time… I am very curious as to why people who oppose the heavy influx of foreign workers into the Singaporean society are often viewed as closed-minded, racist/discriminating, xenophobic people who fail to see the economic benefits of having foreign workers here, or that foreign workers are taking up [...]
Singaporeans – Stop referring to foreign workers as TALENTS
If my WordPress statistics are accurate, one of my most popular posts is Why are Talented Singaporeans Leaving?
I’m flattered at the constant attention that it’s been getting from people searching in Google (I don’t know why) for keywords related to “Singaporeans leaving”, and that people actually bother to respond to my posts.
Anyway this morning I [...]
ST’s obituary on JBJ hardly a tribute
Of course, it was not explicitly stated that the ST intended its report to be a tribute of any kind. While it is obligatory to write a short biography on the person’s life, there is no need to put him in an exceedingly negative light and cause distress for his loved ones.
Link: ST: Jeyaretnam dies
Let’s [...]
