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The Mole From Within
Just another friendly neighbourhood PRC national ranting onlineBy now Li Ye Ming (李叶明) has joined the ranks of the infamous, think Sun Xu et al. A PRC national who moved to Singapore 17 years ago, and...
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Quickie Solutions
It has to be the answer to the AIMgate nightmare.The government tender which closes on March 4, inviting applicants to install a "fully operational integrated town council management system with...
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Peace Of Mind
Vowing that no Singaporeans will be denied health care because they cannot afford it, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong claims the Government will ensure there is enough money to help the needy, especially...
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The Appeasement Budget
It's no fun being Finance Minister when the Budget is being presented. Rich or poor, everybody has a gripe to justify taking pot shots at Tharman Shanmugaratnam.The folks who gathered at Hong Lim Park...
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Lessons From Dubai
To further curb hiring of unskilled foreigners, the $650 levy for every worker beyond the approved number for a building project has been upped to $950. Has Armageddon been averted? Or are the pruning...
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Oscar Worthy Material
Ben Affleck's "Argo" is definitely more dramatic and entertaining than CIA operative Tony Mendez's true account in his book "The Master of Disguise", one good reason why it beat "Lincoln" as Best...
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Bursting The Bubble
The government has decided to revise the development charge (DC) rates, with the steepest increase targeting the commercial and industrial sectors.Four sectors in the industrial segment will see hefty...
View ArticleWhither Car Ownership?
Car buyers were whacked on two fronts after Budget 2013. New car loan limit of 5 years, down payment of at least 40 per cent of the purchase price. Additional Registration Fee (ARF) of 140 per cent for...
View ArticleMaking Sense Of Nonsense
So this is the new normal. If an academic fails to sing the correct tune, he faces the terror of denied tenure. On the other hand, if you toe the official line, you may just end up with the Albert...
View ArticleGoing For Free
Day one of the Budget wayang in session kicked off with this figure of $3.6 billion allocated for the Wage Credit Scheme, which has the present Government co-paying 40 percent of wage increases for...
View ArticleAnd Now The Bad News
Sitoh Yih Pin was voted into parliament after his third try (2001, 2006, 2011), winning Potong Pasir with a slim margin of 50.36 percent. He must be feeling tired when he expressed his deepest...
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Better Than Bollywood
If you never watched a Tamil program on TV before, this is one video you must not miss. This is Singapore core at its best, and our Indian brothers and sisters who spoke from their hearts deserve the...
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A Matter Of Credibility
The death of Shane Todd, 31, an electrical engineer who worked for Singapore-based Institute for Microelectronics (IME), was treated by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) as suicide. Not so, says his...
View ArticleHouses As Poker Chips
After being challenged in parliament, the obtuse National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan "clarified" that the delinking of public housing prices from the resale market was actually a "discount"....
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Hey Big Spender
Even if Ms Sylvia Lim hadn't raised it someone else would have: Singapore was given a "D+" by Transparency International in its first Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index.In a literature survey on...
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Free Money In The Mail
You may have received one of this in the mail. Surely this cannot be part of the "support network for past and present NSmen" mentioned by Ng Eng Hen in parliament. Everyone knows $50 to $100 can't get...
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Different Folks, Different Tastes
Anyone remember the hullabaloo when Director of Creative Insurgence, Aaghir Yadav, tried to organise Singapore's First Chapel Party at Chjimes on Saturday 7 April, eve of Easter Sunday? The controversy...
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Sleepless In Singapore
Unless you have been sleeping soundly, you must heard of the story telling from Khaw Boon Wan. So what exactly did the lady hear?Ignore what she misunderstood from the stuff reported in the media, he...
View ArticleFlexing Muscles
When Hri Kumar Nair (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) and Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied GRC) suggested in Parliament that statements given by accused persons in custody should be video-recorded, a practice already in...
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Running Out Of Excuses
Early adopters of the first Apple had to pay $666Paul Terrell, the founder of The Byte Shop - one of the very first computer stores on the planet - give Steve Jobs a purchase order in 1976 for 50...
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