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$90 for a new passport

It cost $90 to get a new passport, including renewal. This appears to be costly. I checked the fee for a passport in America, UK and Australia. In all cases, they charge two to three times of $90. So, by international comparison, Singapore appears to be "affordable". That was my impression at first glance. But $90 is still too...

Polyclinic consultation fee subsidy scam continues to fool Singaporeans?

Phillip Ang * The author blogs at LikeDatOsoCanMeh. Read More →

Will Trump’s reckless actions trigger World War III?

Killing a single top military commander of Iran will not destroy its whole military strength. Iraq will merely replace him with another equally capable commander. Yet, the action is a total disregard of international law, a trespass of another country’s sovereignty, and will incur the wrath of the Middle East. It is now...

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