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Fairness to all – Singaporeans and Foreigners

The massive influx of foreigners into Singapore in recent years has become the hottest issue in the coming General Election. The anti-foreigner hate comments on internet forums have alarmed even a pro-Singaporean reader like me (true blue native Singaporean who has completed 2.5 years of NS). Foreigners make up 36.4% of the...

Democracy is about accountability, checks and balance, and about transparency of government

Premier Wen JiaBao of China “It is important to guarantee the people’s democratic rights and legitimate rights and interests. We must resolve the problem of excessive concentration of power, create conditions that allow people to criticise and supervise the government….” – Wen Jiabao Prime Minister of China in 2010 Democracy...

Singaporeans blamed for everything under the Sun and Moon

Nowadays Singaporeans are blame for everything bad that is happening in Singapore. Littering the public places, pushing and shoving as MRT trains arrive, not being gracious in accepting foreign talents and etc. In a recent letter to the ST Forum, a Singaporean complaint about the attitudes of locals during the Kindness Movement...