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OPINION: SAFVC scheme reaffirms the 2nd class status of local citizens

Redwire Times, 12 Oct 2014 The SAF expects Singaporeans to sacrifice for their country, but says it shouldn’t tie down these fresh-from-the-oven locals because they “will not give their best”. It gives them a choice of vocation, but not Singaporeans. Is it possible that the powers that be believe Singaporeans can’t be trusted to chooseContinue reading “OPINION: SAFVC scheme reaffirms the 2nd class status of local citizens”

OPINION: Why an openly Christian group was permitted to preach their values via workshops within the secular Singapore school system?

The Malay Mail Online, 12 Oct 2014Why is it that an openly Christian organisation (www.focusonthefamily.com) was permitted to conduct such a workshops within the secular Singapore school system? This level of influence challenges the idea of a secular state. Nowhere else is a person more vulnerable to conditioning that at school which is perhaps whyContinue reading “OPINION: Why an openly Christian group was permitted to preach their values via workshops within the secular Singapore school system?”

OPINION: PAP grassroots and supporters spreading bigotry?

The Alternative View Facebook, 9 Oct 2014 PAP Supporters are calling for Han Hui Hui’s citizenship to be revoked.The last we checked, the Constitution grants fundamental civil liberties to all citizens, whether new or old. This means Han Hui Hui is entitled to her right to protest within Hong Lim Park as the law prescribes.AndContinue reading “OPINION: PAP grassroots and supporters spreading bigotry?”

OPINION: True Lies about Universities Rankings

Miko-wisdom.blogspot.sg, 5 Oct 2014Singapore NTU has secured top placing as the world’s best young universities, according to London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), one of three major international university ranking systems. So, what exactly does QS Ranking mean? And of what value to Anyone is this latest NTU “achievement”?An Eminent Professor has called the QS rankings “aContinue reading “OPINION: True Lies about Universities Rankings”

OPINION: Why Chua Chu Kang GRC PAP MP Alvin Yeo must resign

Sonofadud.com, 7 Oct 2014I am sure the case of Dr Susan Lim is still in many people’s minds. She was the doctor taken to court by the SMC for overcharging the Brunei royal family and suspended from practice for three years. The courts found her guilty and after her appeal failed they awarded costs againstContinue reading “OPINION: Why Chua Chu Kang GRC PAP MP Alvin Yeo must resign”

OPINION: Lawyer Andre Arul was fined $50k for overcharging his client. Will action be taken against PAP MP Alvin Yeo too?

The Alternative View Facebook, 3 Oct 2014 Link Related: Singapore lawyer fined $50,000 for overcharging client – Thenewsynewsblog.blogspot.sgCOURT RULES THAT LAWYER, PAP MP ALVIN YEO OVERCHARGED $1 MILLION IN LEGAL FEES – The Real SingaporeSingapore Medical Council overcharged Susan Lim: Courts – The Online Citizen

A worried authoritarian Singapore government watches Hong Kong’s protest closely

Financial Times Blog, 4 Oct 2014Singapore and Hong Kong share much in common. But this weekend the big difference is that Singapore’s streets are quiet, with traffic flowing as normal, while Hong Kong is on edge as the Occupy movement mobilises masses of protesters against widely unpopular electoral arrangements foisted on its people by Beijing.Singapore,Continue reading “A worried authoritarian Singapore government watches Hong Kong’s protest closely”

OPINION: Proliferation of brothels in housing estates run by foreign prostitutes reveal the inadequacy of Singapore police, ICA, and MND

Hardwarezone Forum, 4 Oct 2014Two crackdowns on prostitution activities in public flats in Ang Mo Kio in June and Jurong West last month have confirmed that prostitution has flourished beyond the traditional boundary of our red-light district.These are only two cases that have surfaced. The audacity to operate prostitution in our heartlands shows how prosperousContinue reading “OPINION: Proliferation of brothels in housing estates run by foreign prostitutes reveal the inadequacy of Singapore police, ICA, and MND”

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