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Jobs for foreigners, NS for Singaporeans?

J P Morgan Director Ramesh Erramalli reportedly earns $66,000 monthly including an allowance of $13,000! In contrast, the Singaporean security officer who was trampled mercilessly by him earns only $1600 to $1800 monthly. Ramesh graduated with a bachelor in economics from the University of Hull and only relocated to Singapore...

Weighing in on Clifford Theseira’s grouses against the CPF system (Part 1)

Last month, netizen Clifford Theseira made a Facebook post which went viral. In the post, Mr. Theseira claims that the monthly $575 that he receives from his CPF accounts is not enough for him and his wife to live on. He thus started working as a GRAB driver but this ended up in him having to make a contribution to his Medisave...

Has PAP’s liberal immigration policy caused unnecessary tension to Singaporeans?

In a recent viral video, a man was seen arguing with his condominium security guards over parking issues his visitors had. The man had bragged that he has paid $1.5 million for a unit there and threatened to leave his visitor's car in the middle of the driveway. Seeing such behaviour made me sick to my stomach. To begin with,...