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Chris Reed DeerJSirhC:"No Singaporean wants a construction job; who does? I admire anyone willing to work outdoors in 33C heat, 6-7 days a week for 12-15 hours a day for $300 a month, no benefits, with no rest and terrible accommodation. Yet they still object to expats who do want to do that. Why?" Are you sure this is what... 

Lest the attack dogs of the internet brigades begin judging me, I must say that I write these words with a heavy heart and tears of sadness. I too did my time in NS. I worked my butt off for three degrees overseas (two postgraduate degrees), in the expectation that I would return to make a difference, for the better, to Singapore.... 

Major-General (NS) Chan Chun Sing When I read his (Minister Chan's) speech at the ESS and his response to a question from Q&A, moderator Yeoh Lam Keong, it scared the shit out of me. Is he one of the Ministers who will lead Singapore in the future. Makes me shudder. I would like to take issue on 2 points: “When I was young,...