The recent IDA’s saga over their blind defence of their employee, even when she was apparently caught for purchasing a MBA degree from one of the notorious degree mills, is a wake-up call for all Singaporeans.
The way IDA responded was largely disappointing to say the least. In fact, it would not be too absurd to suggest that our late Mr Lee Kuan Yew would had already turned in his grave over this saga.
As known to all Singaporeans, the foundation on which Singapore was built by the Founding Fathers was based on two core values – Integrity and Meritocracy.
When job cheats cheated in their resumes with fake degrees bought from degree mills, they have no integrity at all. And when their fake degrees help to secure employment at others’ expense, meritocracy is dead.
What’s the point of studying hard at NUS/NTU/SMU etc over 3-4 years when you can purchase a fake degree for a few hundreds, without putting a sweat to study and stat boards like IDA wholeheartedly welcome you?
What’s meritocracy when your qualifications are brushed aside by “Foreign Talents” who can settle for lesser salaries, since they do not invest as much money and time as you with their fake degrees?
Mr Lee has barely passed on for a month, and his legacy is now already tarnished …
A question to IDA, is this your way of remembering LKY?
http://therealsingapore.com/content/if-lky-wasnt-cremated-hed-be-rising-his-grave-over-ida-saga