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Without patriotism, there can be no good governance in Singapore

There are obvious discrepancies in some of our Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that are detrimental to the well-being of Singaporeans. Despite much feedback and criticisms, our current 4G politicians seem to prefer being oblivious to these issues rather than solving them. Over time, these issues became protracted and contentious...

Is Singapore wise to align itself militarily to the US when China is growing?

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen was quoted as saying in today’s newspaper that the "US engagement in South East Asia important". This is not new - the US has always been a stabilising force in South-East Asia and Singapore walks its belief by allowing the US military to use our air and naval bases for almost 30 years. But whilst...

I am very disappointed with the government for allowing so many foreigners to come in and take our jobs

I spoke with an old Friend recently who was fired from his job again, only to find out they were replacing him with a worker from our neighbour up North. Ok lor, like that lor, hire people who just want to come in earn triple. Many Hardworking Singaporeans may not even have jobs yet, and yet local supermarkets are hiring foreigners! I...