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Archive for the ‘Letters’ Category

CPF, TH, GIC, inflation and you

In the govt. accounts – the govt. is a debtor to the CPF who buys SGS or Singapore Govt. Securities with the CPF holders’ money! The govt. then transfers (“lends”) the proceeds of the SGS to Temasek Holdings (TH) & Govt Investment Corp (GIC) where the Singapore govt. is the majority shareholder. TH & GIC then...

Singaporeans should help each other

"He will be the one who will fight in the same foxhole with you and he will be the one to carry you when you need help." Recently in TR Emeritus, there have been a few articles on Singaporeans bashing themselves! These include www.tremeritus.net/2014/03/13/are-singaporean-pmets-hungry-enough/ where Redbean talks about...

How did 15-year-old become a new citizen?

This article is posted on Baidu 百度知道 dated 24th January 2014. It's believed this article could be posted by his/her parent(s). Translation: "I am a Singaporean, born in Singapore, now 15 and studying in Shanghai, both my mum and dad are China nationals. I wish to go USA to study, any condition? Must buy house in USA?" The...

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