CECA: the issue is economic anxiety - not racism

[True Believer]

I agree 100% that the root issue is economic anxiety, and not racism which Edwin Tong is using to distract everyone. True blue local born S'poreans of all races feel marginalised in our own country; there is a genuine crisis of identity where our men are expected to shoulder the responsibility of NS even as we lose our livelihood to non-S'poreans with no obligation to defend our country. To dismiss this anxiety as xenophobia is criminal. Locals are not merely targeting specific foreigners; the PAP is missing the point. The CECAs are simply the visible manifestation of broader failed policies. Silencing the people without fixing the root causes doesn’t foster harmony. It just bottles up the growing resentment until it spills over. Locals have a proven record of being open to foreigners. However, when citizens feel their livelihoods are threatened and their valid concerns are dismissed, our fear for our children takes over. This current unhappiness is just the tip of the iceberg. It is time for our Ministers to stop deflecting blame, face the realities of job insecurity, immigration and preferential treatment of CECAs, and engage the public in honest dialogue. The govt claims to hear us, but do they ever listen?

 

[syed putra]

Not one opposition dare bring out issues that are deemed detrimental to sinkies such as NS for fear of being detained.

 

[True Believer]

A major point of contention is the belief that CECA allows intra-corporate transfers that create an uneven playing field. Foreign Indian managers disproportionately hire within their own nationality and ethnicity, leading to fewer opportunities and career progression for S'porean PMETs in our own country while the SG govt looks the other way!

 

[True Believer]

Not one opposition dare bring out issues that are deemed detrimental to sinkies such as NS for fear of being detained.

S'pore under the PAP is North Korea "Lite".

 

[Pinkieslut]

S'pore under the PAP is North Korea "Lite".

North Korea? You mean got free apartments?

 

[True Believer]

North Korea? You mean got free apartments?

There are GCBs for SG Ministers which the average S'porean can only dream about.

 

[True Believer]

Many S'poreans feel that the agreement brings in an excessive number of Indian foreign workers, adding strain to housing, public transport and infrastructure, leading to hyperinflation. Massive job losses for S'porean PMETs has never been addressed by the govt either.

 

[mojito]

Mini stars listen very closely to those who buy their gcbs.

 

[k1976]

Sea’s Shopee cutting hundreds of developer jobs in pivot to AI — Bloomberg​

Josh Xiao, Tao Zhang & Olivia Poh / Bloomberg
Wed, 10 June 2026 at 7:16 AM SGT
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Sea’s Shopee is cutting hundreds of developer jobs globally, joining rivals across the world in slashing staff while they adopt AI in the workplace and develop new services based on the technology.

(June 10): Sea Ltd’s Shopee is cutting hundreds of developer jobs globally, joining rivals across the world in slashing staff while they adopt AI in the workplace and develop new services based on the technology.

The reductions, which started this week, amount to about 8% of Shopee’s developer workforce, according to people familiar with the matter. They affect roles such as quality assurance and more cuts might follow, the people added, asking not to be identified discussing private information.

 

[k1976]

I agree 100% that the root issue is economic anxiety, and not racism which Edwin Tong is using to distract everyone. True blue local born S'poreans of all races feel marginalised in our own country; there is a genuine crisis of identity where our men are expected to shoulder the responsibility of NS even as we lose our livelihood to non-S'poreans with no obligation to defend our country. To dismiss this anxiety as xenophobia is criminal. Locals are not merely targeting specific foreigners; the PAP is missing the point. The CECAs are simply the visible manifestation of broader failed policies. Silencing the people without fixing the root causes doesn’t foster harmony. It just bottles up the growing resentment until it spills over. Locals have a proven record of being open to foreigners. However, when citizens feel their livelihoods are threatened and their valid concerns are dismissed, our fear for our children takes over. This current unhappiness is just the tip of the iceberg. It is time for our Ministers to stop deflecting blame, face the realities of job insecurity, immigration and preferential treatment of CECAs, and engage the public in honest dialogue. The govt claims to hear us, but do they ever listen?

Always easier to distract rather than address real problem and do heavy lifting task to solve the issue