Singapore is spiralling downwards I am just a commoner who has observed that Singapore is spiralling downwards.
Its top people are very inward looking.
We have policies and protocols. sound impressive right. but sometime, the top people must go down to ground level to do spot checks and bring the report written by their subordinates to see whether it...
SDP: Our Education System in Dire Need of Reform; Shows How... Our education system is outmoded and does not prepare our students for the future. It is in dire need of reform.
This case was made by the SDP at the launch of its education policy Educating for Creativity and Equality: An Agenda For Transformation. SDP Chairman Paul Tambyah and Mr Ben Pwee, who joined the SDP earlier...
Man who tried to withdraw CPF funds to save cancer-stricken...
I refer to the hateful comments the couple is receiving on their end and deeply regret our Nation’s degeneration into an uncaring, elitist and racist society to a certain extend, judging from how 1 particular 'top fan' of Mothership reacted to this unfortunate incident by taking an opportunity to inject a racist jibe!
After...
Develop your character and be confident of your own views I wish to share this observation about a young person, who probably reflects behavior of many young people in Singapore.
This person passes a rude comment in my Page. I clicked on his link to see his profile.
He made a post in his profile to express an opinion on another issue and ended it with this message - This...
Measures to cope with the economic slowdown The typical approach of the government to an economic slowdown is "train workers with new capabilities".
We have tried this approach before. It is largely wasteful and ineffective.
Are there other ways to deal with the situation?
Here are my ideas.
a) Give subsidies to business to reduce their business cost,...
Why I appear to be pro-China Someone observed that I appear to be pro-China in my posts.
He asked why do I support a communist country that bans Facebook, Google and other social media platforms and censors the flow of information to their citizens?
Here are my reasons:
a) China has been able to make tremendous progress in developing their...
Election boundary committee should be formed with approval... I am disappointed to learn that an MP of the Workers' Party has to ask in parliament whether the election boundary committee has been formed.
It is important for this committee to be appointed and approved by parliament.
Although the PAP controls the majority in parliament, and are likely to get their nominated candidates...
PAP Continues to Follow SDP's Lead in Education Reform as...
In 1994, the SDP stated: “A major problem of streaming is the effect of self-fulfilling prophecy...It is not difficult for children in lower streams to feel less valued.”
A quarter-of-a-century later, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung echoed: “Entering a stream that is 'lower' can carry a certain stigma... It...
Why are we taxpayers being penalised for inefficiencies of... In Parliament today, Khaw announced that the public transport fare formula would need to be reviewed to take into account rising operating cost and claimed that the public transport companies are operating at a loss.
As such, there has been an increase in government subsidies which would need to be covered by raising...
State our grievance clearly We should state our grievance clearly. We should not vent our anger on the wrong issue or against the wrong people.
Let me quote this example. There is a big protest in Hong Kong against the extradition law. Most of the protestors are young people who are not affected directly by the extradition law, but are unhappy...
A case for increasing welfare spending for the 700,000 poor... CPF sent me a birthday greeting a few days ago and reminded me: "Don’t forget to review your finances and plan for your next milestone. With careful planning, you will move ever closer to your financial and life goals."
I took out my calculator and did some number crunching.
I managed to have the "minimum sum" but...
High handed civil service I submitted a suggestion to the minister for law to allow third party funding for legal expenses involved in collected sales.
I received a reply, after one reminder, that they will consider the matter.
There was no reply for more than six months. I followed up to ask for a reply.
I finally received a reply after...
M Ravi gets green light to practise law in SIngapore 5th July 2019 - A truly remarkable day which will stay etched in my memory. After 4 years of being a non-practising lawyer and waiting to return to practise, I am happy to share that my Singapore Law Practising Certificate has finally been granted by the Supreme Court Registrar with effect from today. I wish to thank the...
Why the current CPF system is making Singaporeans poor Many Singaporeans think they have only a small sum in their CPF, and therefore the interest rate does not matter much.
They are very very wrong. The power of interest building up on interest over a few decades is very very big.
If you start at 25 and have a small CPF sum of $10,000, what do you expect your $10,000...
Ban dangerous cryptocurrency and raise interest rates Dear fellow Singaporeans, I wish to write about 2 issues that are important to our society, banning the dangerous trading of cryptocurrency and raising the poor CPF interest rates.
A few months ago, I heard from an old friend in his 50s that he has been having money troubles, due to losses in trading of cryptocurrency....
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