Monthly Archives: November 2013

20131129 Government should not assume immigration policy is working, statistics needed Re: 20131003 Will new citizens contribute to ageing population issue?

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Phillip Ang

From: pipakh Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 4:18 PM To: PM LEE Cc: AMY KHOR ; <a title=”bokkoh ; BTMAH ; <a title=”contact ; CHAN CHUN SING ; <a title=”charles_chongyf ; CHEN SHOW MAO ; <a title=”choonhock ; CIVIL SERVICE … Continue reading →

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20130424 Number of new citizens, births

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Phillip Ang

From: pipakh Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 10:59 AM To: NPTD Contact (NPTD) Subject: Re: 20130424 Number of new citizens, births Dear Ms Teo I refer to your point “As we do not differentiate between new citizens and other Singaporeans … Continue reading →

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20131127 MOE’s “every school a good school” identical to Northern Irelands’s

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Phillip Ang

“Every school a good school” (ESaGS) was launched by Northern Ireland’s former Education Minister Catriona Ruane on 30 April 2009. link A year earlier in 2008, there was also a consultation document. Consultation Document 2008 Nothern Ireland’s 2008 consultation document … Continue reading →

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20131125 Vice Principal deserves promotion for ‘elephant in the room’ question

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Phillip Ang

From: pipakh Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 4:56 PM To: PM LEE Cc: AMY KHOR ; <a title=”bokkoh ; BTMAH ; <a title=”contact ; CHAN CHUN SING ; <a title=”charles_chongyf ; CHEN SHOW MAO ; <a title=”choonhock ; CIVIL SERVICE … Continue reading →

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20131122 CPF savings belong to members, not for PAP to determine when we spend

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Phillip Ang

There has been recent online discussion and confusion over the CPF Retirement Account (RA). The RA needs some clarification and CPF members cannot be totally faulted for their ignorance. The PAP government’s frequent tweaking of policies without public consultation has … Continue reading →

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20131120 From advice on dengue, Minister Grace Fu has shifted to public toilets

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Phillip Ang

I refer to Asiaone article “soon, easier to use and cleaner loos” dated 20 Nov. link The article boldly claims that “dirty toilets may soon be a thing of the past”. Judging from past efforts of government agencies, it appears … Continue reading →

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20131119 Impending fare hike – fuel prices went down last year

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Phillip Ang

I refer to Asiaone article “Concessions to cushion fare hikes”. http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/concessions-cushion-fare-hikes The government has again cherry picked data to support another round of increase in fares for public transportation without first improving the standard. 1 Minister Lui pointed out that … Continue reading →

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20131112 Dear Silent Majority – constructive feedback good for Singapore

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Phillip Ang

From: pipakh Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 9:52 PM To: THEREALSINGAPORE ; <a title=”andrew Subject: 20131112 Dear Silent Majority – constructive feedback good for Singapore Dear Silent Majority Many years ago, I belonged to your group. The 5 room HDB … Continue reading →

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20131114 To PAP MP Indranee Rajah

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Phillip Ang

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 5:34 PM, <pipakh> wrote: Dear MP Indranee Rajah I have read your Facebook posting on the hijab issue. link You made a very weak attempt to politicise this issue by giving your expected negative … Continue reading →

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20131002 SGH’s ‘reply’ a slap in the face

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Phillip Ang

From: pipakh Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 10:25 AM To: GAN KIM YONG Cc: AMY KHOR ; <a title=”bokkoh ; CHOON HOCK ; <a title=”cue_liew ; FOO ; <a title=”bga336 ; GERALD GIAM ; <a title=”ken_dxb ; J J ; … Continue reading →

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