Who’s telling the truth about HDB flat sizes? May 4, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 04 May 2012 So, who is really telling the truth about HDB flat sizes? On 26 November 2011, the Straits Times published an article, “Shrinking HDB flats due ...
The meaning of May Day lost in Singapore April 30, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics , Singapore Democratic Party Singapore Democrats 30 April 2012 Singapore celebrates May Day every year on 1 May together with much of the world. The PAP Government makes it a poi...
This initiative was part of a broader range of measures proposed by the ruling party to liberalize the political landscape and appease the growing opposition movement as well as the swelling discontent in the country. Other measures included abolishing the archaic Internal Security Ac...
This initiative was part of a broader range of measures proposed by the ruling party to liberalize the political landscape and appease the growing opposition movement as well as the swelling discontent in the country. Other measures included abolishing the archaic Internal Security Ac...
Our government always claimed that Singapore’s public transport system is “world class”. This is just merely self-praise, which is international disgrace! I have been to poorer cities in China and as a foreigner, I dare to take their public buses without fear of losing my way. You kno...
What is the point of an internet “Code of Conduct”? April 28, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 28 April 2012 I simply don’t see the logic or the point of trying to develop an internet “Code of Conduct”. How is anyone going to enforce such a c...
Insufficient care given to the elderly and chronically ill in Singapore April 27, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 27 April 2012 There is woefully insufficient care given to the elderly, chronically ill and terminally ill in Singapore. Hospit...
Therefore, the Prime Minister must also see it as a place to get serious feedback that he might not get by just listening to his hangers-on and reading the mainstream media. Of course, he must occasionally put up with some vitriolic nonsense and tolerate them with a good sense of humo...
A Singaporean feels priced out April 24, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 24 April 2012 The heartfelt blog posting “Is this my Singapore? My home and my country? ” by SMRT train officer Gin Tai makes for a sincere and sobering read. In his la...
April 21, 2012 by admin Filed under: Archives WARNING: Some paragraphs are ever so slightly tongue-in-cheek. Written by Ng E-Jay 21 April 2012 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong set up his own facebook page on Friday, 20 April 2012. It can be accessed here . In his “welcome” message, Mr L...
BN admits to wrongful use of ISA. How about PAP? April 20, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 20 April 2012 Across the causeway, unrelenting political pressure from opposition parties and civil society groups have compelled the Malaysian govern...
Prof Lim provides clarification on his Economic Restructuring II proposals April 19, 2012 by admin Filed under: Media articles Press Release by Professor Lim Chong Yah Dated 16 April 2012 I am honoured that my public lecture on ERII (also termed as shock therapy) has attracted the att...
“Official statistics show Singapore had an average of 6.4 percent real growth rate per year from 1974 through 1978, the quinquennium before Shock Therapy I. They also show that in the quinquennium that followed, covering the three years of Shock Therapy I and the two years following i...
Labour Chief and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Mr Lim Swee Say said: “This approach is very risky. What is at stake are jobs and structural unemployment. You can push up the wages of low-wage workers by 50 percent in three years, but you cannot improve his skill, his product...
“Their reasoning was that such a person is most likely uneducated or under-educated, and the prospect of him upgrading his employment status is zero. How then can he increase his income to the required level in 30- 40 years time when he is 70 and due to retire? Since he is using his e...
Since condoms have now been classified as a medical device and sexual intercourse has been reclassified as a medical procedure, soon we will have to take a professional exam to prove our proficiency to perform sexual intercourse. The exam will consist of a written test, followed by an...
They called it the Net Economic Value (NEV) framework. The NEV of each public agency is defined to be its revenue minus its operating and capital costs. Under this doctrine, each public agency was urged to continually raise its NEV on an annual basis, with the view of being cost-consc...
Myanmar may have just started to take a small baby-step towards democracy, but their political thoughts through The Lady is far more mature than what we have in Singapore. If we want to alter the course of a nation’s development there is a need to change the mental attitudes and value...
April 8, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics By Dr Patrick Kee 08 April 2012 Our Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, has called on Singaporeans to speak out and to feel the responsibility to do their part to make things happen the right way. (Today, 5th April 2012...
In order to engage, government must adopt the mindset of “servant leadership” April 6, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 06 April 2012 A few days ago in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that his government has changed ...
Do not deter people from alerting others about genuine criminal activity April 6, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 06 April 2012 I read with concern recent media reports that the police had conducted investigations into five people for allege...
Latest MAS initiative on financial regulation is good, but more should be done March 29, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 29 March 2012 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday that it would launch a Financial Advisory In...
Singaporeans citizens to get absolute priority for P1 places during balloting March 28, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics From this year onwards, Singaporean citizens will get absolute priority over permanent residents in balloting for primary school places. This...
Hougang BE: Pragmatism and far-sightedness must rule the day March 26, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 26 March 2012 Ravi Philemon has penned a well-articulated and thoughtful piece on TOC, entitled “Hougang is not WP’s own little fiefdom “....
Multi-pronged approach needed to make good healthcare affordable and available March 24, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 24 March 2012 The national healthcare plan recently proposed by the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has alerted me to t...
Why should I pay for someone else’s healthcare? March 22, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics , Singapore Democratic Party Singapore Democrats 21 March 2012 “Why should I pay for someone else’s medical treatment? ” was a question that some asked in response to the ...
March 20, 2012 by admin Filed under: Media articles Tags: Comments Tell me what you're thinking... and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar ! Name Email Address Website Speak your mind
Hougang BE: Only SDP and Nicole Seah have done the right thing March 20, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 20 March 2012 No opposition politician should contest in the Hougang by-election except for the WP candidate. I thought that much was cr...
Urgent need to remodel the economy and reduce dependence on cheap labour March 19, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 19 March 2012 The PAP government has been steering Singapore’s economy on the wrong course for the past two decades. As a resu...
SDP healthcare plan: Scrap Medisave and increase govt spending March 18, 2012 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics , Singapore Democratic Party Singapore Democrats 17 March 2012 Do away with the ’3M’ system (Medisave, Medifund and Medishield) and pay all our healthcare e...
