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Keeping Estates Up To The Mark

The Editor I refer to the report in the Straits Times on 9 June 2010. As a resident of Ang Mo Kio, I am very proud that my Ang Mo Kio Town Council has employed a Chief Estates Officer Mr Wan Chong Hock to inspect the estates three times a week for six hours each time. It is commendable that Mr Wan who starts work at 10 am spends...

SDP: PAP has the cheek to condemn Potong Pasir?

For years the PAP Government has been playing the ugliest kind of politics to deprive opposition wards of funds and resources to upgrade their facilities and infrastructure. Now it comes up with a report to say that opposition town councils perform worse than PAP-run ones. Potong Pasir has been singled out as the worst performing...

The realities of Permanent Residents (PRs) who come and go

Dear Temasek Review I refer to the letter to mypaper (mypaper.sg) by Mrs Anna Lee dated 31 May 2010. Mrs Lee had recounted an experience with a Filipino national with Singapore PR. After earning a considerable amount of money, this Filipino withdrew his Central Provident Fund savings, gave up his PR status and left Singapore. Mrs...