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One More For The Road Ahead
Vying for the last blooper of the year - the other contender being the Downtown Line - the spanking new Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) won hands-down.The breakdown of the new Downtown Line (DTL) on...
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Fresh Groundwater In Singapore
A new study published in the journal Nature reports that an estimated half a million cubic kilometers of low-salinity water is buried below the seabed in various locations, including off the coasts of...
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Destructive Trends
Our American guest did not hide his disappointment when we drove him to Bugis as requested. He had come all this way to see Bugis Street, not Bugis Junction.Decades ago, as a young Hewlett Packard...
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Can't Take It With You
On Saturday, January 4, the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) welcomed the move of Singapore's Court of Appeals to grant Philippine National Bank (PNB) legal title to former President...
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Very Well Thought Out
Transport Minister Liu Tuck Yew does not think road-design issues caused the epic traffic snarls on the first day of operation of the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE). His confidence in his own words is...
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From Russia With Love
According to Wikipedia, the Order of Honour (Russian: Орден Почёта) is a state order of the Russian Federation established by Presidential Decree No. 442 of March 2, 1994 to recognise high achievements...
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Looking Like A War Zone
Speaking at the Singapore Anglican Community Services 100th Anniversary Charity Gala Dinner in Dec 2013, Lee Hsien Loong made the dubious claim that more social spending does not mean better results....
View ArticleA History Of Violence
In 1987, it was Teo Soh Lung at the receiving end:"I looked at the officer's face and believed that he wouldn't use his hands. But I looked at his knuckles and they told me he knew karate. I was...
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Medishield Premiums Hiked
You will be forgiven for giggling like a schoolgirl when reading Han Fook Kwang's bitch about the system which is doing him in. This is the guy who co-authored the Lee Kuan Yew books, praising him to...
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Just Another Fare Hike Exercise
The arrant knave of a Transport Minister, Lui Tuck Yew, should have waited 2 to 3 weeks before opening his big mouth. On January 10, 2014 he boasted that rail commuters can expect trains to arrive more...
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The Towering Inferno
Jesse Colombo, self-styled anti-economic bubble activist, made his charge quite clear in the Forbes article, "Why Singapore's Economy Is Heading For An Iceland-Style Meltdown." He says Singapore is...
View ArticlePapering The Paper Generals
Early retirement for armed forces personnel used to be age 45. Presumably that's when the bones start to ache and marksmanship is adversely affected by deteriorating eyesight. Time to let the younger...
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Concession Is For Operators
Forget about the gee-whiz graphics. The important thing is that adult card fares for buses and trains will increase by 4 to 6 cents per journey starting 6 April. The other thing of importance to note...
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Double Barrel Snafu
It was already difficult to write about the breakdown of the Bukit Panjang LRT Line on Sunday, coming so soon after the announcement of the insidious fare hikes. The really difficult part was SMRT's...
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SMRT Stinks
Near verbatim transcript of Briton Anton Casey's effluvial riposte:"Before we start this journey together it is important for you to understand. I don't mean to offend anyone. Don't be offended, don't...
View ArticleCould Have Been Worse
When Low Thia Khiang asked Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean why the Special Operations Command (SOC) took one hour to arrive at the scene, Teo could only utter a lame...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Anton
Writing in his new book "Selalu Ada Pilihan" (There Is Always A Choice), President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recalls the shock of being told he could only achieve one third of what he set out to do for...
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Strike Three
Following the North-South Line (NSL) disruption of Monday 20 Jan 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) issued a statement saying, "LTA has directed SMRT to provide a full report on the incident,...
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Something Is Wrong With William
"Something has gone wrong with us Singaporeans." Why would the general secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) William Wan (‘Where has all our empathy gone?’, Shitty Times, Friday 24 Jan)...
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The Last Word
"Thank you awesome Scoot community for the overwhelming response. The Amazingly Cheap (AC) Escape to Perth sale sold out in half a day." - Scoot Facebook, 26 Jan 2014Budget carrier Scoot's "Escape...
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