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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - MM subtlely changing his words now.</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>LauZoeTay <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>1:46 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 5) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>31885.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>"Our immigration policies have brought in better educated and wealthy Indians who have made that qualitative difference to our lives. Their support of these temples has resulted in this transformation, reflecting the transformation that is taking place throughout Singapore," said MM Lee.
Notice the absence of the "TALENT" word - the sugar coating has been taken away and replaced with "highly educated" migrants. Please define "highly educated". I met some truly bright Singapore brains living and working overseas. It does seem to me that we have done an Aladdin lamp exchange - bright gems with dull stones. Instead of levelling up, we have in the past decade levelled down with the influx of all and sundry. There are foreigners here, taking up jobs which Singaporeans shun, and those which Singaporeans would and could do.
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The poorer and the older Singaporeans played no part in it ??
The Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) was formed in 1968 to manage the 4 major Hindu temples transferred from the Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Board (MHEB). The MHEB was formed in 1907 by the Colonial Government in early Singapore to overcome shortcomings in the management of Hindu and Muslim religious entities.
HEB is involved in community projects and organize major Hindu festivals like Thaipusam and Deepavali.
Please. Don't negate the contrbutions of the local community and the Colonial Government.
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Notice the absence of the "TALENT" word - the sugar coating has been taken away and replaced with "highly educated" migrants. Please define "highly educated". I met some truly bright Singapore brains living and working overseas. It does seem to me that we have done an Aladdin lamp exchange - bright gems with dull stones. Instead of levelling up, we have in the past decade levelled down with the influx of all and sundry. There are foreigners here, taking up jobs which Singaporeans shun, and those which Singaporeans would and could do.
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The poorer and the older Singaporeans played no part in it ??
The Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) was formed in 1968 to manage the 4 major Hindu temples transferred from the Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Board (MHEB). The MHEB was formed in 1907 by the Colonial Government in early Singapore to overcome shortcomings in the management of Hindu and Muslim religious entities.
HEB is involved in community projects and organize major Hindu festivals like Thaipusam and Deepavali.
Please. Don't negate the contrbutions of the local community and the Colonial Government.
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