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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10778350 Singaporeans are being invited to buy units in three Auckland apartment blocks which desperate Blue Chip victims are trying to escape from via a Supreme Court ruling, due out any day. "Auckland, NZ for sale," says...

Hi all, has anyone lived and worked in Adelaide before? What are your views about the city as compared to living and working in either Melbourne/Sydney? I know Melbourne pretty well and I believe Sydney is quite similar to Melbourne due to the demographics and population sizes. I know...

Why does SG still have a serving minister who let a dangerous terrorist escape on his watch? http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10628440&pnum=0 I wouldn't have sacked Heatley - PM By Derek Cheng Updated 1:27 PM Thursday Feb 25, 2010 Prime Minister John Key...

Just wanted to inform SGreans of what I have been observing. In the past, people tend to stick to one job and lived in one country for most of their lives. Then came the age when people would job-hop for better conditions. Recently, the trend of people moving from country to country is...

Just pointing out what many may have already known for years. In the early 1990s, GCT had just taken over the reins from LKY. That was also the time when PAP suffered a setback at the polls with 4 opposition party members voted in. In order to assure the people that PAP could still deliver...

As the year draws to a close, I would like to raise a toast for this site's host. I am sure you will agree that his comments have been always insightful, sometimes biting but without fail, an entertaining read everytime. As he is an international man of mystery, I am sure many bros here would...

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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10611651&pnum=0 Young and highly-skilled get new pathway to citizenship By Lincoln Tan 4:00 AM Thursday Nov 26, 2009 Young, highly skilled graduate workers can come to New Zealand under a new visa policy which would eventually...

There have been many posts about reducing the number of foreigners but so far, I have not seen a discussion on how to go about achieving this. The over-reliance on foreigners is unhealthy because in the aftermath of a prolonged disastrous event (assuming Singapore managed to survive as a...

I decided to spend some time to think about LKY's comments made in the US and the possible fallout. My god, LKY has really lost his head this time, maybe due to too much flattery. He still thinks he is living in the 60s or 70s (Cold war era). In this day and age, to openly state that China is a...

Before he became Prime Minister, LKY sought to imprint his image as a socialist. The elites of his time were the angmos and for non-elites to get a sniff of political power, the easiest way was through the unions (or working-class political vehicle). His stint in the UK helped him formulate his...

It is my belief that if you replace all the foreigners with Singaporeans, you will still have the same level of unhappiness except that it will be harder to pinpoint a particular segment of the population. It is the massive artificial increase in population, coupled with the lack of resources...

When Singapore first became independent, the people were of a patchwork of different ethnicities, dialect groups and social classes (e.g. English-educated vs Chinese-educated). Policies were implemented with a heavy hand to ensure harmony at all costs. By the 80s, I could distinctly feel a...

Came across this url www.ourfeistyprincess.com on mrbrown.com. Any bros can comment on this? Thought I will help to publicise this here as well.

The argument frequently used is that it is a natural occurrence hence that justifies the behaviour as normal. A solar eclipse is a natural phenomenon, People used to fear it but now millions turn out to celebrate the rare event. But does that mean that people want a solar eclipse to happen...

We have often heard about the claim that Singaporeans are not producing enough babies and I would like to look at this issue in more detail. Firstly, let's assume that there is a minimum income required to comfortably support a family of 2 children and probably 2 parents (due to the Stop At Two...

Hi all, if we drop the 5 plates of char kway teow analogy and use Mercedes Benzes (MB) to measure the ministers' pay, what would we get? For simplicity's sake, I will use $100K as the price of a MB. President - >35 MB per year Prime Minister - >30 MB per year MM, SM - >25 MB per year DPM -...

Many times, I have seen arguments stating that only a one-party state can achieve the economic success of Singapore. They all cite that a stable environment is needed for policies to show an effect. This is only partly true and I will attempt to explain why. While I do not disagree that too...

As most Singaporeans have been told since ages ago, HDB's mission is to provide affordable housing to the public. Of course the issue of what is affordable is debatable but we all know that HDB provides a market subsidy for the flats. The truth is that it is not even a so called market...

Recently, I have been seeing quite a lot of posts here bashing Taiwan for having people who are still willing to support their ex-president Chen Shui Bian. I do not know how corrupted that guy is, nor do I as a Singaporean, feel strongly about the issue. I only admire the fact that at least...