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Mr Speaker, The initiatives in Budget 2012 demonstrate a shift in the Government’s mindset in providing much needed support for our low-income workers, senior citizens and people with disabilities. I commend the Government on this shift in the right direction. While it is important to grow...

Vikram Nair compares Chen Show Mao’s proposals to a Nigerian scam by: Ng E-Jay~ No, you did not read the headline wrongly. When WP MP Chen Show Mao proposed in Parliament that the 2012 Budget should do more for vulnerable groups, PAP MP Vikram Nair attacked Mr Chen’s proposals as being akin to...

I'll be six feet beneath by then so doesn't really bother me. That's nothing alarming anyway, by then the citizens here will comprises of China Chinese, India Indians, Philippines Filipinos, Malaysia Chinese and some smattering of Burmese. By then, not my country anymore.

It does seems Singapore is in grave trouble. It is just too bad.

If Auug San Suu Ki's party wins, and she really got an axe to grind. That would be another problem for the locals here. Burma is a big country with potential to be a leading player in asia. The government here might have less to leverage on, based on the Western players will be lining up to gain...

I can't vote as I believe he is both a)In his 27yrs as MP, he contribute a lot. I respect him a lot c)For 27 yrs, he cant even gloom a sucessor. He is a failure

I think there's still some unresolved issues. Why was TRE allowed to start, with some editorials pieces done close to the old TR style? Is there any foreign element of intervention involved? Did the gov find out any of the people behind the old TR, which gave the ruling party a black eye in...

Perhaps you are right, judging by the way, top leaders have studied overseas in prestigious universities, but yet still abide happily with the status quo, money is the final goal of studies. Humanity is not something taught in schools, it is to be felt by humans and expanded upon with the...

Every party will split someday, even the ruling party, why worry? There will always be brave men willing to come out of their turtle shells, only thing the waves are always bigger than the turtles, and the turtles will lose their shells forever when they come out. Someday even the waves will...

It is pointless. Education here is only producing highly educated slaves which the gov finds it easy to control with consumerism. Dumber and Dumber. Kudos to Mr Yee Jenn Jong for staying here and fighting to stop a train that will still go off the cliff.

Opposition is lousy. But to say the government is good? Hardly.

In a way, there is no Singaporeans left, there's only a mass of consumers, their appetite is maintained by the government for years, but when the fruits of economic growth is dwindling, the consumers showed their displeasure of the government. Real Authentic Singaporeans have left long ago...

So the ruling party will try to win over the hougang votes, maybe the people there will be very happy as they can have the best of both world though I can see some voters lost to the ruling party as the ruling party has got lots of freebees and titbits. In the end, the opposition cause looked...

Too ugly. Cannot Make it. By the way, this thread is 51,000 ++ views, currently.

If washing dirty linen and highlighting WP's failure in Ministers' Salary still did not deter people from voting WP, then the ruling party will have less options to use, though it does bring WP closer to the ruling party's behavior, in the perception of the people.

One of the way to enjoy Kpop is to look out for the group members when they do appear on variety shows. It shows the member personality and also endears them to the general public. Here's Jiyeon in action, a team mate of Hwayoung, also from T-ara...

They will chose selectively at the numbers of foreign events to be reported. For instead Occupy Wall Streets was reduced to small articles in the inner pages of the news. Floods that occurred in different parts of the world is used more often when one in 50 years floods in Orchard road Singapore...

I just think Besotted is looking for soft target to makan. I'm sure in China there are also human behaviors that needs improving. But if he starts suggesting that sending Singaporeans to replace whatever is inadequate there, it may be more ugly there. Just because you are doing good in life...

This is what Tan Kin Lian posted on TOC, just sharing with all. I wish to thank a few readers who have chosen to look at the positive aspect of my intention and views. There is hope for our future, when more people are positive in their outlook and their views of other people I have been...

Let's look at the positive, this will force opposition parties to focus also on developing proper economic policies to convince voters in the next election instead on solely relying on moral issues which is still important. Though the amount and the quality of official statistics will continue...