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The number of calls for ambulances have increased so much so that they have decided to deny ambulance service if the call center decided that cases aren't critical. Well, unlike some other places, calling for ambulance isn't free and could cost quite a lot for poor or even average family. At the mean time, the hospitals are... 

Recent events has led one to reminisce about those 'kampong days' where "red/yellow fleshy, juicy" rambutans used to grow gloriously in someone's compound and also in abundance by the waysides, though delightfully colorful, are almost impossible to be eaten, really damned sour. “What’s this?” someone candidly remarked,... 

I will contribute my 2 cents worth of feedback sought by the Ministry of Finance on changes to our GST. To begin, a very large majority of our citizens have the mistaken impression that our GST is going up by a mere 2 %, ie, from the current 7% to 9%, ie, 1% next year and another 1% in 2024. In order to have any meaningful discussion...