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The struggles and plight of many of our fairly decently educated but underemployed or unemployed native Singaporeans is real and heartbreaking, especially those who are middle aged with both seniors and juniors at home and maybe even with a home mortgage thrown in. In the face of a prolong pandemic becoming an endemic, many... 

I refer to the article "Singapore restaurant owners vent frustration as dine-in shutters" (Bloomberg, 24 Jul) In a 1980 rally, the late Lee Kuan Yew famously said: “This is not a game of cards! This is your life and mine!” One of the reasons that made those 13 words so famous is that these words encapsulate the very social... 

Yes, Singapore paddlers as Yu Mengyu progressed to the third round of the women’s singles with a convincing win, however, the news does not seem to excite me. Since the 2000s, Singapore has been using China Athletes, and in 2008, Singapore did win a medal at the Olympics. It was a nice win, but I did not feel for the sport...