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If you include foreigners into the mix, I suspect alot of people will start having second thoughts on what kind of society Singapore has become. ;)

The small business owners and employers are not stupid. In earlier dialogues and open articles in the propaganda machine, they already say very loudly they want more help in terms of rents and other costs that is not labour. Whether this government got enough balls to reply in kind is already a...

Its like SLA selling land to HDB at"market price" and then HDB selling the flats the contractors built with subsidies that assist in cutting into that market price. And they don't even bat an eyelid to exclaim that they are still subsidized. Of course the public can recognize this kind of...

His approach only has probability of working if the government neuter itself and a host of other extractive, rent-seeking concerns in order to maintain overall competitiveness of Singapore. Highly unlikely to happen since this will hit the establishment in the pocket directly and if history...

It is a giant wayang with possibility of surprise outcome. Of course, if you think the latter has a snowball chance in hell of happening, I got a bridge in Alaska to sell you.

I am very amused by his statement since it is precisely because Singaporeans are self-centered and unable to look beyond their own shadow that the PAP can be returned to power in GE 2011. Talk about being Captain Obvious.

This is amusing. There was never meritocracy in the primary school admission exercise except for the kind where you ask of the parents whether their wallet is big enough to secure a condominium or HDB flat near the popular primary school in the first place. And frankly, the wealthy local...

Of course we had a Singaporean identity - it emerged even as the Brits tried their best to do their 'divide-and-conquer' thing and we were pretty much part of a larger Malayan culture. If anything, the obvious conclusion you can garner that it has kept mutating over the years, due to various...

Re: Ah Tiong MOE Scholar: '' I''ll break bond if ICA rejected my PR application again I don't actually blame the guy for moaning. After all, it was our government who asked him to come here to study. However, I find it strange that he needs to break his bond since if I recall from various...

Kingrant is right. Alot of the online anger has nothing to do with foreigners flying the coop but the attitude and actions of local law enforcement. Then again, if Shadrake is right and when dollar signs get invoked in front of the government, the establishment elite can forget that crimes were...

Yes indeed. If she is walking the walk, Miss Tin should be admired for putting in the effort after getting the nod. You are also right in with the likes of Josephine Teo, Lee Bee Wah, Grace Fu and Irene Ng, the Prime Minister actually does not need to worry about how opposition can fix him. Once...

Of course, it is perfectly acceptable to those who hold power - in terms of political and wealth. They will not be the ones who are paying the externalities. And most likely if they are aware of this and play their cards right, even their descendants will be perfectly fine. Or so they think.

I put down a vote for Tin Pei Ling in honour of her becoming the tipping point and catalyst for many amongst my peer group voting for opposition. Largely because of her badly managed first appearances which made her come across like a brainless bimbo. Then, in HWZ parlace, they went to "CSI"...

Once you realize the metrics they use to ascertain "standard of living", you will realize why they can blindly claim that we are doing very well. And asking low income families to fork out the bulk of their monthly income into purchasing a small flat which they will likely to default on in the...

I would advise Mr. Kenny Yap to be more discreet. Singaporeans with good work ethic will not want to go near you since the moment they hear what you say about their fellow Singaporeans, warning flags are immediately raised. Of coure to you foreigners are awesome. They are here to earn our...

Notice that he automatically assumes that the bulk of foreign spouses need to supported by their Singaporean half. Added like an afterthought but all so enlightening on their thinking on migration. And he never mentions the other sacred cow that is the question of dual-citizenship. Which is...

Re: Some thoughts -- What's your vision for Singapore if you've formed a Political Pa Yes. They talk money because that is a common language and something that all of us understand. And that is their problem. They only know how to appeal to the baser side of human nature. Sure, they might be...

Can't really vote since it is quite obvious he is a person deserving enormous respect for having served 27 years and he is also equally a failure for in terms of being a true nurturer and mentor to younger politicians - both SDP and SPP. Let's focus on his years of service instead. After all...

Under certain conditions, human beings naturally lose their inhibitions and become easy victims for conmen. Conmen actually are pretty sophisticated in getting their victims to lower their guard and then following up to get them to do what they want. Really nothing to do with being Singaporeans.

This is so amusing. Once you examine that context, realise how much of that 18% is from de-facto local monopoly or dominance of local market. That 18% is nothing to be proud of. To put it bluntly, it was handed on a silver platter to them - i.e. the sheep's wool comes from the sheep's back...