Hidden Treasures
A relative had passed on, but he made sure his worldly affairs were put in order first. Although he listed all his bank accounts and particulars, he missed out on the names of nominees for his Central...
View ArticleGimme Back My Money
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (sounds much better than Minister Without Portfolio) Grace Fu must have felt inadequate to address the 200+ mostly dialect speaking seniors roped in to be...
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Define Run Away
When it comes to communication with Singaporeans, Singlish is often blamed for a lot of misunderstanding. It's not the same problem other countries face. For instance, George Bernard Shaw is attributed...
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Money Matters
Recently, Lawrence Wong, Chan Chun Sing and Grace Fu were serendipitiously caught on camera, nodding off in parliament as the budget was presented. No wonder, the glaring omission in the grand show and...
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Kinky Laws in Political Play
Just click, and Facebook will reveal more...Associate Professor (with tenure) Khairudin Aljunied of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Malay Studies department thought he could cover his tracks...
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Gangster Movie
Scene from Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing"Aw shucks, Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing (Jagal)" lost out in the best documentary category at the 86th Academy Awards. Oppenheimer says the film...
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The Buck Stops Here
Good cop, bad cop, and vice versaThe contrast was stark, one guy was grilled for 4 hours, another was let off after 30 minutes. One was in the thick of the action, the other took 30 minutes to mobilise...
View ArticleCrisis Averted
The Provost of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Professor Tan Eng Chye has, via an internal communication circulated to faculty members, staff and students, informed them that Facebook...
View ArticleThe Other Puthucheary
Armchair critic would be a gross misnomer for James Joseph Puthucheary. As an active anti-colonialist, he actually signed up with the Indian National Army (INA) to join thousands of youths to fight for...
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Of Men And Machines
A Singapore military transport plane, two warships, a naval helicopter and a submarine support vessel - equipped to search underwater, with divers on board - are involved in the search for the Malaysia...
View ArticleNot Exactly Helping Hands
Lee Hsien Loong was the first to introduce the Pioneer Generation Package, stealing the thunder from Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam who bored everybody to tears in parliament - some ministers...
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Angry Ang Moh On The Loose
ST has a nicer pictureHopefully, Dawn Ho misheard when she was told by the police that they could not arrest expatriate Aaron Jeremiejczyk. Latter had reached into her friend's car where she was seated...
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Maintaining Healthcare Hikes
Amidst all the jabber about helping seniors cope with health care costs, one sentence stands out: Medisave deductions will be increased by 1 percent next year. The current contribution as a percentage...
View ArticleMonetizing Volunteers
A typical Volunteer Welfare Organisation (VWO) welcomes volunteers who wish to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate, alleviate the pain and suffering of the needy, and allow them to live their...
View ArticleMassive Compassion Deficit
Thanks to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the world knows we are the most expensive city in the world. Now the BBCNewsmagazine is helping to broadcast that Singapore has a massive compassion...
View ArticleGood Money Chasing Bad
Yet another announcement that the interest rate for Central Provident Fund (CPF) Special and Medisave accounts (SMA) will remain at 4 percent from April to June 30. The Government had already announced...
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The Rise Of Cronyism
When TIME (Mar 17, 2014) highlighted Ho Ching is 26th of the 50 Most Powerful Women In Business (according to Fortune magazine's ranking), they took pains to mention that "hers is not a political...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleA Far, Far Better Thing To Do
In Charles Dicken's 1859 novel "A Tale of Two Cities", English barrister Sydney Carton willingly takes the place of Charles Darnay at the guillotine, and gave us the immortal thought: "It is a far, far...
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Money To Be Made From Kids
My sister knew something was amiss when she picked up her young one from the daycare centre. Instead of the cheery face that used to greet her, the poor girl was looking downright miserable. And no...
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