Monthly Archives: June 2013

20130628 ‘Grassroots leaders’ continue slumber despite feedback

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Phillip Ang

From: phillip ang Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 1:51 PM To: CIVIL SERVICE HEAD ; <a title=”lim_swee_say ; MP ZAINAL SAPARI ; <a title=”LEE_HSIEN_LOONG Cc: cue_liew ; INDERJIT ; <a title=”jayakumar89 ; jjauto ; JOHNNY LIM (Dy Dir, C C) … Continue reading →

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20130624 NTUC’s Unity Healthcare profiting from Singaporeans’ misery

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Phillip Ang

NTUC’s Unity Healthcare has started selling N95 masks on 24 June. It is offering a 10 per cent discount on the masks as part of its ‘social mission’ to keep healthcare products affordable. The listed price is $2.50 In an … Continue reading →

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20130617 When PAP fails to help the needy, PM Lee tells more Singaporeans to render more help

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Phillip Ang

When PAP fails to help the needy, PM Lee tells more Singaporeans to render more help In “S’poreans can & must do their best to help the poor: PM Lee” (CNA, June 16), PM Lee says the obvious, as if … Continue reading →

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20130615 Fines more appropriate for attempted Sibor rigging

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Phillip Ang

I refer to front-page article on Saturday’s ST, “133 traders tried to rig key financial rates, says MAS”. Besides 3 big foreign banks setting aside more than $3 billion at “zero interest rate for a year” as extra reserves, nothing … Continue reading →

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20130613 Singapore needs foreigner to certify a clean bill of health for our health-care system

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Phillip Ang

Singapore needs foreigner to certify a clean bill of health for our health-care system ST editor sensationalised “Thank you, Singapore”, published in the Financial Times on June 7 into “Why Singapore’s health-care system works” (ST, June 9). http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/c7e99970-ce3c-11e2-a13e-00144feab7de.html#axzz2W10rQAm5 Isn’t it … Continue reading →

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20130612 Singapore ministers are really overpaid

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Phillip Ang

The things said by our ministers are getting more ridiculous by the day. Minister Balakrishnan has not only taken sides with the NEA (of course, since he is the boss of NEA’s CEO) but has offered his unsolicited advice to … Continue reading →

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20130608 Re: mnd310513-143 – 20130530 Civil service should not turn blind eye to small issues

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Phillip Ang

From: phillip ang Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 8:01 PM To: CIVIL SERVICE HEAD ; <a title=”zainal_sapari Cc: GIANT ; <a title=”Ecourts ; FAIRPRICE ; <a title=”khawbw ; EM SERVICES ; <a title=”news ; newseditor ; SPH GAO ; <a … Continue reading →

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20130607 Assisting the needy becomes a joke

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Phillip Ang

Assisting the needy becomes a joke CNA’s article dated 6 Jun, “Club-100 @ North West raises S$2.5m to assist needy families”, was titled to impress readers. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/club-100-north-west-raises-s-2-5m-to-ass/700314.html The $2.5 million dollars raised was actually over a period of five years, … Continue reading →

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20130607 All civil servants deserve decent wages

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Phillip Ang

All civil servants deserve decent wages The Straits Times front page article dated 7 June, “Extra $70 raise for lower-wage civil servants”, is belated good news for the lowest wage civil servants. The article attempts to cast the civil service … Continue reading →

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