PAP govt to blame for falling Chinese standards
I refer to the 11 Jul 2014 Straits Times report “Govt committed to helping S'poreans master mother tongue”. PM Lee claims that schools in the 1950s either taught in English or in Chinese but not both. That is not true. Mr Lee Kong Chian had already introduced bilingual education to the Chinese High School in 1949 and also...
The NLB fiasco
The National Library Board (NLB)’s recent announcement to remove 3 children’s books from circulation does not surprise me. Such hasty knee-jerk reactions have happened with the authorities in the past. So is the speed with which the authorities take on the role as a guardian of societal moral values when there is no need...
Need to protect some trades & professions for citizens
The need for FWs in the construction industry and some harsh vocations is recognized by the govt and the citizens. No one is complaining about hiring foreigners to take up jobs that citizens shunned. Hiring of foreign workers in these jobs has become a necessity and not a choice. On the other hand there are many jobs that Singaporeans...
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