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Jobless reader cried with Mum on Mother’s Day

Jobless reader cried with Mum on Mother’s Day

If anybody asks me what I have given my mum on Mother’s Day last weekend, my answer will be – SORROW. “Oh, you’re such a unfilial son!” one will quickly retort. No, no, hear me out. I am a 44-year old single guy, held the post of a senior manager before but was retrenched last year. I have sent out more than... 

PM Lee on nepotism and his father’s legacy

PM Lee on nepotism and his father’s legacy

Dear PM Lee,   I refer to your interview by Charlie Rose as reported by Straits Times on 16 Apr 2010.   You said our entire system is founded on meritocracy where you get the job because you are the best man and not because of connections. But according to a Straits Times report on 20 Oct 2009, your father said that China's... 

Daily abuse of temple’s free lunch by FTs

Daily abuse of temple’s free lunch by FTs

I was at the Singapore Buddhist Lodge at Kim Yam Road recently around noon and was utterly shocked to find many foreign construction workers enjoying lunch in the hall, where free meals are offered daily by the temple primarily for the devotees and the poor. These workers clad in construction uniforms and boots literally packed... 



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