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Singaporeans have been trained to think Ministers are super-beings. Come what may, they will weather hell and high-water, so we are (or were) made to believe! But what is the reality? One defeat, a minister who is a former Brigadier-General says he is quitting politics, and the first ever woman...

As Election rules were breached by Tin Pei Ling's indiscretion, the Opposition should clamour for PAP's Marine Parade victory to be declared void and demand for fresh elections in that GRC. PAP could also use this opportunity to field defeated stalwarts George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua in the new...

a) Trains packed with foreigners. b) House prices inflated by foreigners. c) Locals to remain jobless as foreigners legally steal available jobs. d) Increase in crimes/traffic offences committed by foreigners. e) Car park charges to be increased. f) Fuel prices to go up and up (PAP will not...

Upgrading is actually an euphemism for defective or not properly planned initial construction of HDB units and estates. So should not residents be compensated for living in sub-standard flats?

Was any Singaporean invited to the Royal Wedding? AFAIK, none. So it baffles me as to why our national broadcaster chose to air the ceremony live. Are we still looking up to the ex-colonial master? I thought we discarded the slavish mentality in 1959!

A 3-cornered fight leads to votes being split 3-ways. The stronger candidate's victory is assured as opposition votes are divided between the other two candidates. Now lets calculate the costs. Two are going to lose. One or both might even have to kiss goodbye their election deposit ($16K)...

Come Wednesday 27 Apr 2011 is Nomination Day! Having watched NDs from the late 1960s, I can safely predict a few things of opp candidates who get cold feet at the last moment. a) Wrong/inaccurate filling of nomination forms leading to immediate disqualification. b) Opp candidate turning...

Many MIWs, especially those at the top, have kids who are around TPL's age. These MIWs would, of course, want their children to follow in their footsteps as "future" rulers of the land. However, being wary of how the voters will respond, TPL has been chosen as a guinea pig to test the ground. If...

Great! I tried to log in to temasekreview.com but access is barred. Any brother out there has faced this problem? I wonder if this has bearing to the announcement of General Elections.

This is a cowboy town, especially the area from Sungei Road to Kitchener Road. Unruly traffic with no presence of traffic policemen, filthy eating outlets with no sign of NEA guys, nauseating backlanes choked with strewn rubbish and what not. Unless the incumbent, high salaried MP takes...

A lot of juicy stuff about top PAP officials and senior civil servants at this website : http://www.yeocheowtong.com/ I am sure the existence of this website would have been detected by PAP operatives. How come it has not been taken down?

Yesterday I was down at a kopitiam. A local Chinese approached me and politely asked me if I could explain a HDB letter to him. I read the letter and was disgusted. The story in brief - this gentleman and his wife had to sell off their current HDB flat as they could not service their mortgage...

Should we not follow the UK in stopping baby bonus for high earners? The money saved could be diverted to old age homes as well subsidize the medical fees of the needy. ;) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11464300 Child benefit to be scrapped for higher taxpayers 4 October 2010 Last...

Early this week I was at Kelantan Road area looking for an electrical item. As it was an unique part, I had to scour the whole of Jalan Besar area before I found a shop that was selling it. During this "adventure", I was shocked by the general state of uncleanliness that abound the area from...

Worst punishment for a person is to be put in isolation ward: MM Lee http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1080701/1/.html Singapore News Worst punishment for a person is to be put in isolation ward: MM Lee By S Ramesh | Posted: 12 September 2010 1631...

At least China is taking some action. Are India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Philipines and a host of other smaller countries in this region, weeding out the fakes? http://www.appletravel.cn/news-10369.html China aviation a safety time bomb, CAA exposes over 200 unqualified pilots...

What a joke? While the Government claims Singapore population growth slows, people cannot even get standing space in trains and buses!!! And the situation is getting worse by the day. :confused: www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1078173/1/.html Singapore population...

New bus fares are being introduced from tomorrow. I am a senior citizen and I now pay 69 cts during off-peak hours. However, from tomorrow I have to pay $1.31 cts, an increase of 62 cents. This is a 90% increase. I am not working but I need to travel to clinic, hospital and market. I am sure...

(Found this in http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.singapore/browse_thread/thread/2205b6ffbd13a341?hl=en# ) CWO for expat litterbugs too Goh Chin Lian Sun, Jun 20, 2010 All these while, I was under the impression that foreigners and Singaporeans were treated equally. Little did I...

Can fellow netizens throw more light on this matter. NS was shortened from its original 2 1/2 years to 2 years in 2004. However, I understand the universities and other higher institutions of learning did not bring their admission forward. This had resulted in NS men who had completed their...