How to deal with flexibility in national service
Over the years, Singapore has lost many sporting and artistic talents due to inflexibility in the administration of national service. The people in charge of granting exemptions were afraid to grant exemptions as it might lead to a floodgate of applications. I suggest the following approach to deal with this issue. a) There...
Hopefully, the new NTUC fairprice group will not put profit above people
I read in today's Straits Times that Fairprice, Foodfare and Kopitiam will be grouped under a new NTUC FairPrice Group. According to the CEO of FairPrice, Seah Kian Peng, this consolidation is aimed at driving greater efficiency and catering to consumers' evolving food needs. All that sounded so correct but I have my reservations. Years...
Why Jack Ma’s recent comments should resonate with Singaporeans
Jack Ma What Alibaba founder Jack Ma said recently at the Forbes CEO conference recently was most enlightening. This is something that I hope that our 4G Ministers and private sector employers can take note of. So, what did Jack Ma teach us? I quote: People like me, today, if I tried to apply for a job in Alibaba, it is almost...
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