Monthly Archives: April 2015

20150429 Should GIC invest our CPF in a company after its share price quadrupled?

On 24 April, it was reported that GIC had invested US$198 million (S$263 million based on 1.33 exchange rate) in Nirlon Ltd, an Indian company. Source: marketwatch.com From the chart above, GIC appears to have substantially overpaid for Nirlon. 1 … Continue reading

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20150427 Understanding why we are paying the price for PAP’s screwed up public healthcare system

Statistics have confirmed PAP’s planning has been overrated. Singaporeans have been misled for decades, no thanks to state propaganda and a system of no accountability, even for epic screw ups. 1 Where’s PAP’s long term planning? According to MOH annual … Continue reading

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20150426 IDA’s (Instant Degrees Accepted) unbelievable reply for Nisha’s honest mistake

Dear IDA Thank you for your honest reply for the honest mistake of Nisha, a new-citizen employee. IDA’s reply has also confirmed the existence of PAP’s unwritten ‘instant degrees accepted’ policy for all foreign graduates working for the government. Nisha … Continue reading

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20150424 GE 2015 – time to let go of PAP’s broken system

PAP has been on auto pilot for decades, mistakenly believing in the permanence of its absolute power. Zero parliamentary debate, a sycophantic mainstream media/grassroots and self-serving politicians have resulted in the implementation of policies detrimental to Singaporeans’ well being. The … Continue reading

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20150423 Population White Paper questionable, PAP not even keeping track of immigration policy

The PAP claims that “immigration helps to balance the shrinking and ageing of our citizen population”. (NPTD pg 12) Singaporeans have been repeatedly told that elderly citizens will triple to 900,000 in 2030 in an attempt to fear monger us … Continue reading

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20150421 Singaporeans are happy with PAP’s new ‘Instant Degree Accepted’ policy

(If you are overly sensitive, please do not read this post) Overheard an animated discussion by four true blue Singaporean residents at a nearby coffee shop. The talk of the town is currently about IDA’s defence of its staff with … Continue reading

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20150420 Thank you Amos Yee

Hi Amos Thank you for speaking up and I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been remanded. Rest assured, there are Singaporeans who strongly feel that “justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be … Continue reading

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20150414 There are selfless, fearless Singaporean youths, more intelligent than Lee Kuan Yew thought

After Lee Kuan Yew had total control of the civil service, security forces and the media, he showed zero tolerance for dissent. LKY could be better understood from his actions and quotes than the sycophantic mainstream media. Let’s just examine … Continue reading

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20150414 GIC should also disclose ‘underwater’ CPF investments, not only ‘profitable’ ones

GIC invests surplus tax dollars and CPF monies but continues to have a huge issue with transparency. Parliament becomes a joke when even MPs do not know where our reserves are invested by GIC. The half-past-six reporting by our 153rd … Continue reading

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20150411 Should we rename Singapore to Lee Kuan Yew City?

The 7-day propaganda after the demise of Lee Kuan Yew seems to have its intended effect on quite a number of Singaporeans. Minister Lui has received a petition to rename Changi Airport “Lee Kuan Yew International Airport” which has 12,481 … Continue reading

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