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Supporting Chee Soon Juan's caféSupporting Chee Soon Juan's café I refer to The Independent Singapore’s news, “Singaporeans urged to support Chee Soon Juan's café despite their political preferences” (July 16). The underlying objective of doing any business is to ensure it is viable and profitable. Otherwise, there is no point of undertaking risk for it. It is natural for...

Will PM Wong address the astronomical ministerial salaries?Will PM Wong address the astronomical ministerial salaries? I refer to The TR-Emeritus opinion article, “Will PM Wong address the astronomical ministerial salaries” (June 14) by Mr Yoong Siew Wah. It has always been a controversial topic which concerns about our top political leaders who receive their salaries that are many times higher than those foreign political leaders. Our...

Steering with stability in transition timesSteering with stability in transition times I refer to The Straits Times’ Editorial, “Steering with stability in transition times” (May 16). Let us analyze and interpret this specific subject from a broad perspective, how Singapore should respond and adapt to the evolution of the entire international situation and formulate its foreign policy that is extremely...

We will lead in our own wayWe will lead in our own way I read with interest The Today’s report, “'We will lead in our own way': : Lawrence Wong takes office as 4th prime minister of Singapore” (May 15). We can get some inspiration or enlightenment from the story of the 108 heroes in Water Margin: they originally had their own abilities, aspirations and ambitions. They...

Chinese villagers living on cliffsChinese villagers living on cliffs In the Liangshan Mountains of Sichuan Province in China, there is a small isolated village on a cliff 1,400 meters above sea level. This is the village of Atuler, known as the Cliff Village with 72 families who has been living there for almost 200 years. All travel is by a ladder that leads to the sky at almost right...

Ukraine will cease to exist thanks to the westUkraine will cease to exist thanks to the west Scott Ritter is a former Marine intelligence officer who served in the former Soviet Union, implementing arms control agreements, and on the staff of General Norman Schwartzkopf during the Gulf War, where he played a critical role in the hunt for Iraqi SCUD missiles. From 1991 until 1998, Mr. Ritter served as a Chief Inspector...

Bride's family asked for RMB 500,000 in bride priceBride's family asked for RMB 500,000 in bride price Contrary to popular beliefs, many couples in China are unable to afford to get married. With the exception of rural villages, those in the cities mostly asked for hundreds of thousands in bride price (聘礼/彩礼). According to our techie who has been in China for over a decade, the bride price may include monies intended...

Higher salaries lead Singapore to become top pick for Asian workers looking to moveHigher salaries lead Singapore to become top pick for Asian... I refer to the Independent Singapore’s Featured News SG Economy, “Higher salaries lead Singapore to become top pick for Asian workers looking to move” (Feb 22). In this era of rapid technological advancement, all countries are faced with the dilemma of being hungry for talent. Therefore, top talents in respective...

Where Romance Meets FinanceWhere Romance Meets Finance Sugarbook was launched by Darren Chan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a luxury dating website designed to resolve financial issues through emotional support. It provides a platform to grow your relationships through mutual benefits that are not restricted to mentorship, companionship, wealth and emotional support. It...

Marriage, children and practical concernsMarriage, children and practical concerns A couple bows before their parents and offers them tea, as is traditional in Chinese weddings. I refer to The Straits Times’ Editorial “Marriage, children and practical concerns” (Feb 5). Since the history of human civilisation, the formation of individual family and the issue of procreation have become two...

Not in my backyardNot in my backyard I refer to the TODAY’s Commentary, “'Not in my backyard' — when some groups can protest more loudly, the most vulnerable ones suffer” (Jan 25, 2024). A few good points from the article are worth to be probed further and discussed. In December 2023, the announcement of plans by The National Environment Agency...

Opposition parties seek to strengthen parliamentary presenceOpposition parties seek to strengthen parliamentary presence I refer to The Independent Singapore’s SG Politics column, “Opposition parties seek to strengthen parliamentary presence” (Nov 29, 2023). As we know, Singapore political scene has been firmly dominated by the PAP since 1959. Thus, the opposition parties in Singapore have to face and withstand many challenges ahead...

Educating the next generationEducating the next generation I read with interest the Straits Times’ Editorial, “Educating the next generation” (Jan 5, 2024). Any form of spontaneous learning should provide you with a happy, positive, and memorable experience. However, only a small number of children are in exception. Therefore, based on this, parents should realize the...

GST increase in 2024GST increase in 2024 On 1 Jan 2024 GST rises 1% from 8% to 9%; this is a 12.5% increase in GST. I am not convinced that this is necessary. It will contribute to inflation, and cause economic hardship. The handouts to mitigate this are temporary and the increase is permanent. In 2015, when the possibility of GST rising was an election issue...

Race relations in SingaporeRace relations in Singapore I refer to the Today’s “Commentary: In 1954, David Marshall spoke about race relations in Singapore. Have we made real progress since then?” (Dec 15). For any country to be prosperous and powerful, it must first achieve political and social stability, and its people must live in harmony and be united. Only in this...

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Rare typhoon-like storm hits Singapore

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Super typhoon Bebinca hit the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu...

Super typhoon Bebinca hit the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu...

After hitting Shanghai on Monday (17th Sept), Typhoon Bebinca hit the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu province....
Why storms and typhoons are wrecking havoc in Asia...

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Super typhoon Bebinca wreaks havoc In Shanghai

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Iran poised to launch mega-retaliation against Israel

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Super typhoon Yagi batters Hainan island in China

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Axis of Resistance vows to escalate attacks on Israel...

The Axis of Resistance groups in Iraq have escalated their threats against Israel and the US. They have...
Russia pounds Ukraine for the second consecutive day

Russia pounds Ukraine for the second consecutive day

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Russia pounds Ukraine in retaliation for invasion of...

Russia pounds Ukraine in retaliation for invasion of...

Russia unleashed a massive missile and drone assault on NATO-backed Ukraine amid rising tensions over...
Houthis ready to strike Israel

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Houthi-installed defence minister in Yemen has warned that his forces are ready to strike Israel. Major...
Israel imposes restriction on media to hide damages...

Israel imposes restriction on media to hide damages...

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is set to present proof or videos of attacks near Tel Aviv. Israeli...
Hezbollah hints at 'full response' after major rocket...

Hezbollah hints at 'full response' after major rocket...

The Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones towards Israel on...
How strong is Singapore's fighter jets?

How strong is Singapore's fighter jets?

Singapore's fighter jets are supposedly the most advanced force in the entire Southeast Asian region. What...
Major escalation fears as Hezbollah pounds Israel with...

Major escalation fears as Hezbollah pounds Israel with...

Hezbollah and Israel both have announced large-scale military operations against each other. Israel is...
WHO Declares Global Health Emergency

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to step down

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was seen as a safe pair of hands when his party installed him three...
Opinions
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A random thought on the comedy of error

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The Great America, No More

The Great America, No More

America was propagated as the Great Nation in the last century when I was born, even though the world...
A glimpse of the obscurantism of Singapore society

A glimpse of the obscurantism of Singapore society

This is not an attempt at self-exaltation but to give a glimpse of the obscurantism of the Singapore...
Excess Deaths in Singapore

Excess Deaths in Singapore

I applaud ST journalist's effort in pursuing this issue of Excess Deaths in Singapore (which is one of...
Throwing out the baby with the bath water

Throwing out the baby with the bath water

Mr Shanmugam says Singapore has laws and policies to prevent riots like those seen in the UK recently...
Let dead dogs lie

Let dead dogs lie

Alas, Pritam should have let dead dogs lie. I am surprised that he is making a bid to have his case...
Total Policy Reset

Total Policy Reset

Lawrence Wong talked about "reset" but up till now, I am still not quite sure what is installed in his...
The divination of a self-exaltation myth

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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's (LW) National Day Rally

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Build Our Core

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Excess Deaths Comparison Chart

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Focusing on frail, senior patients

Focusing on frail, senior patients

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Who is replacing us?

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Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

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Allianz offers to buy a stake in Income Insurance

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I am not a 'woke'

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Assassination attempt on Donald Trump

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Letters
Supporting Chee Soon Juan's café

Supporting Chee Soon Juan's café

I refer to The Independent Singapore’s news, “Singaporeans urged to support Chee Soon Juan's café...
Will PM Wong address the astronomical ministerial salaries?

Will PM Wong address the astronomical ministerial salaries?

I refer to The TR-Emeritus opinion article, “Will PM Wong address the astronomical ministerial salaries”...
Steering with stability in transition times

Steering with stability in transition times

I refer to The Straits Times’ Editorial, “Steering with stability in transition times” (May 16). Let...
We will lead in our own way

We will lead in our own way

I read with interest The Today’s report, “'We will lead in our own way': : Lawrence Wong takes office...
Higher salaries lead Singapore to become top pick for...

Higher salaries lead Singapore to become top pick for...

I refer to the Independent Singapore’s Featured News SG Economy, “Higher salaries lead Singapore...
Marriage, children and practical concerns

Marriage, children and practical concerns

A couple bows before their parents and offers them tea, as is traditional in Chinese weddings. I...
Not in my backyard

Not in my backyard

I refer to the TODAY’s Commentary, “'Not in my backyard' — when some groups can protest more loudly,...
Opposition parties seek to strengthen parliamentary...

Opposition parties seek to strengthen parliamentary...

I refer to The Independent Singapore’s SG Politics column, “Opposition parties seek to strengthen...
Snippets
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Singapore Tightens Casino Regulations to Combat Money...

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The All-Time Top Singaporean Poker Players

The All-Time Top Singaporean Poker Players

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Chinese villagers living on cliffs

Chinese villagers living on cliffs

In the Liangshan Mountains of Sichuan Province in China, there is a small isolated village on a cliff...
Ukraine will cease to exist thanks to the west

Ukraine will cease to exist thanks to the west

Scott Ritter is a former Marine intelligence officer who served in the former Soviet Union, implementing...
Bride's family asked for RMB 500,000 in bride price

Bride's family asked for RMB 500,000 in bride price

Contrary to popular beliefs, many couples in China are unable to afford to get married. With the exception...
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Sticky & Recent Articles

200 football fans protest against World Cup package at Hong Lim Park

200 football fans protest against World Cup package at Hong Lim Park

Some 200 football fans protested at Speakers' Corner yesterday afternoon over the exorbitant subscription charges of SingTel and StarHub for the World Cup packages. Both are charging $90 for all the 64 matches "live" which is much higher than the $10 charged by Starhub in 2006. Unfurling a large banner with the words "We choose not to subscribe", football fans also make their sentiments known by signing a petition. The organizer of the protest Andy told Channel News Asia: "The real success is whether the organisations being protested against will take action to make it better come the next World Cup. That is what we really hope for. The World Cup will come and go, but the consumers are here to stay. Moving beyond that - this is really about the right to say 'no' as consumers." The protest is unlikely to have any impact in the future as the telco market in Singapore is monopolized by two state-linked companies - SingTel and Starhub. World Cup fans can still catch the matches "live" at the Community Clubs and some neighborhood coffeshops and pubs. Given the timing of the matches, it is unlikely that they will be able to watch most of them unless they take an extended period of leave from work.   Please join our Facebook page here and invite your friends to do so to create awareness of the current affairs affecting Singaporeans. Please use our online web form to contact us.  Read More →

Swiss consultant Oliver Fricker charged in Singapore for vandalising train

Swiss consultant Oliver Fricker charged in Singapore for vandalising train

Agence France-Presse, 5 June 2010 A Swiss business consultant was charged in court Saturday with breaking into a Singapore metro depot and spray-painting graffiti on a train, for which he could be jailed and whipped with a cane. Oliver Fricker, 32, was accused of committing trespass and vandalism in mid-May, and a district judge who described him as a flight risk set bail at 100,000 Singapore dollars (71,000 US). His passport was also impounded. A worried-looking Fricker told the judge he needed a lawyer and asked that bail be lowered to 40,000 dollars. But the judge cut him short and rejected the bail request, stressing the seriousness of the offence.   The official charge sheet said Fricker, who was arrested on May 25, was with a Briton identified as Lloyd Dane Alexander when he broke into the suburban depot, a restricted zone surrounded by fences topped with barbed wire. Sources familiar with the case told AFP that Alexander was in Singapore on a tourist visa and left before a police report was filed. The charge sheet said Fricker and Alexander vandalised public property when they cut through a fence and spray-painted two carriages. A police spokesman described Fricker as a company consultant but further details on him were not available from Singapore officials or Swiss diplomats. A man named Oliver Fricker is listed in the business networking website Xing as a senior consultant in Singapore working with a Zurich-based information technology firm specialising in the financial sector. Vandalism is punishable by up to three years' jail or a maximum fine of 2,000 Singapore dollars, plus three to eight strokes of a wooden cane, a punishment dating from British colonial rule. An American teenager, Michael Fay, garnered global headlines in 1994 when he was jailed and caned in Singapore after he was found guilty of vandalising several cars. Fay was caned despite a US appeal for clemency. Prosecutors in the train vandalism case, arguing for the high bail amount, said Fricker had been due to leave for Switzerland two days after his arrest. The break-in, believed to have taken place before dawn on May 17, was not immediately detected and the train plied its route in full view of commuters, one of whom filmed it and posted a clip on video-sharing site Youtube. - AFP *Photo of Flicker taken from his Facebook   Please join our Facebook page here and invite your friends to do so to create awareness of the current affairs affecting Singaporeans. Please use our online web form to contact us.  Read More →

Bantahan dan demonstrasi

Bantahan dan demonstrasi

Berita Harian, 5 June 2010 Minggu lalu ruangan ini memaparkan soal kepentingan angka dalam kehidupan manusia. selain maklumat yang amat penting untuk memudahkan seseorang membuat keputusan, angka juga mempunyai peranan yang sama. Pelabur yang ingin menanam modal di sesebuah negara perlu mengetahui terlebih dulu pelbagai maklumat mengenai suasana politik, budaya, sikap rakyat, kemudahan yang disediakan, insentif dan sebagainya. Mereka tidak mahu melakukan sebarang kesilapan yang boleh menyebabkan syarikat rugi. Lihat saja apa yang berlaku kepada beberapa syarikat Malaysia yang terpaksa menanggung rugi kerana melabur di luar negara. Begitu juga, pelabur perlu mengetahui angka yang membabitkan jumlah penduduk, nilai wang, kadar upah pekerja dan nilai hartanah selain faktor permintaan kerana ia penting untuk mengukur kedudukan sesebuah negara. Pertumbuhan suku pertama 10.1 peratus Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) negara menjadi tarikan pelabur dan kemudian kedudukan Malaysia di tempat ke sepuluh dari segi saingan lebih meyakinkan pelabur untuk meluaskan perniagaan mereka di negara ini. Jika lengkap dengan maklumat dan disokong angka yang meyakinkan, ia meningkatkan keyakinan dan menyukarkan mereka daripada dieksploitasi atau ditipu. Selain maklumat dan angka, satu lagi faktor penting ialah emosi. Dalam suasana politik di Malaysia, soal emosi rakyat sangat dititikberatkan. Kerajaan menjadikan “Rakyat Didahulukan, Prestasi Diutamakan” sebagai gerakan untuk membantu rakyat menerusi Gagasan 1 Malaysia. Semua ini berkait rapat dengan cara kerajaan menangani isu rakyat dengan berkesan dan cuba memahami emosi rakyat. Pembangkang juga mempunyai cara mereka dan ada kala melakukannya secara agresif. Pada dua pilihan raya kecil Parlimen Hulu Selangor, Selangor dan Sibu, Sarawak jelas menunjukkan faktor emosi mempengaruhi keputusan pengundi. itulah sebabnya emosi adalah satu elemen yang perlu dipelihara. Pada pilihan raya, emosi pengundi diterjemahkan kepada angka. Pengundi yang menunjukkan sikap tidak berpuas hati dengan parti atau calon, akan menyokong parti dan calon saingannya. Pada sesuatu pilihan raya, faktor calon sangat penting. Calon perlu diterima pengundi. Sikap calon yang bertentangan dengan emosi pengundi tidak mendapat undi pengundi selain faktor politik yang lain. Untuk mendapat sokongan, parti atau calon mesti berkongsi emosi politik dengan pengundi. Emosi juga mempunyai komponen sosial dalam sesuatu keputusan. Pengundi yang marah, akan menunjukkan kemarahannya dengan mengundi parti lawan kerana kemarahan mempunyai merit dalam keputusan politik. Emosi juga boleh ditunjuk secara terbuka. Demonstrasi di seluruh negara berikutan tindakan Israel menyerang misi kemanusiaan di atas kapal Mavi Marmara luar perairan Gaza menyebabkan 19 terbunuh, menunjukkan betapa emosi rakyat dunia boleh digabungkan. Hanya dengan satu kejadian, emosi rakyat berbeza latar belakang, warna kulit dan agama digabungkan dengan satu tujuan – mengecam kezaliman zionis. Cuma, seperti biasa, ada kuasa besar yang terus membisu atas dasar ikatan politik dengan Zionis. Kebanyakan negara dunia mengutuk Israel bukan disebabkan komando Yahudi melanggar peraturan dan undang-undang antarabangsa semata-mata, sebaliknya, kemarahan mereka berikutan tindakan tidak berperikemanusiaan dan zalim Yahudi membunuh mereka yang memperjuangkan keamanan dan kedamaian sejagat. Sikap Israel itu memberi kesan emosi negatif kepada masyarakat dunia. Berikutan kesan emosi inilah rakyat di negara yang benci Israel menunjukkan pendirian dan kemarahan dengan mengadakan mengadakan demonstrasi membantah perangai buruk Israel itu. Sepantas kilat, masyarakat dunia berarak di jalan raya dan di tempat tertentu untuk menunjukkan benci mereka kepada rejim Yahudi. Masyarakat Malaysia menerusi pelbagai pertubuhan politik, badan bukan kerajaan (NGO), organisasi sosial, agama dan individu turut mengadakan demonstrasi dengan melaungkan kecaman keras terhadap kekejaman yang dilakukan itu. Isnin ini, satu usul khas akan dibentang di Parlimen Malaysia berhubung isu ini. Tindakan emosi rakyat dan negara dunia, mungkin boleh menimbulkan gejala lebih buruk seandainya tidak dikawal. Apabila emosi tidak dapat dibendung, ia berkesudahan dengan peristiwa tidak diingini, malah boleh mencetuskan pertempuran dan peperangan. Masyarakat dunia mempersoalkan, ketika Amerika Syarikat dan sekutunya berusaha menggempur sebarang kegiatan pengganas, mengapa perbuatan tidak berhati perut Israel ini tidak dianggap sebagai pengganas. Perbuatan ganas Israel yang tidak disusuli tindakan politik bukan saja menimbulkan persoalan besar tetapi bantahan politik. Jika rakyat dunia diminta mengundi sama ada Israel perlu atau tidak dikenakan hukuman, jawapan paling besar diterima ialah “Ya”. Emosi rakyat dunia sering dijolok sekian lama berikutan satu demi satu perbuatan jahat Israel terhadap masyarakat dunia khasnya di Palestin. Ia sudah sampai ke tahap sukar dibendung. - Berita Harian  Read More →

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