Dignity for the Poor in Singapore
Saw this elderly cardboard collector yesterday at Chinatown quietly emptying cardboard on to his trolley near the OG hawker centre. We were happy to spot him after walking aimlessly for an hour without any result. We approached and gave him our angpow. He took it without any expression and continued his work. He seems agile...
The lack of a welfare system has left our elderly in a vulnerable position
Bumped into this 70-year-old uncle who was collecting drink can when we were carrying out our charity event at Chinatown earlier today. Gave him a $50 angpow and saw that he has only collected 5 to 6 cans in his big nylon sack. Each used drink can fetches about five cents and he says its tougher now to collect them due to intense...
Is President Tony Tan a minority?
It did not escape my cynicism that when the Constitutional Commission on Elected President submitted their report to PM Lee on 17th August, the very next day on the 18th August a CNA-IPS report had this headline: Most Singaporeans prefer someone of the same race as the nation’s Prime Minister or President. [CNA 18 Aug]. And...
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