WHY INVESTING IN ISKANDAR MALAYSIA IS A BAD IDEA
So why is investing in Properties in Iskandar Malaysia currently a bad idea? Here are some of my reasons: 1. Limits on Foreigners There are 2 parts to this. The 1st one, which is arguably superficial,...
View ArticleHDB TO BUILD 62 MORE EATING HOUSES IN FUTURE PROJECTS
According to National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, HDB will build 62 more eating houses for HDB residents in the next 3 years, while the National Environment Agency would build 20 new ahwker...
View ArticleLIM SWEE SAY: FOREIGN MANPOWER CAPPED AT ONE-THIRD OF POPULATION
Responding to a question from MP Gan Thiam Poh (Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC) in Parliament on Tuesday, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say said that foreign labor would be capped at the current one-third of the...
View ArticleUMNO ACTIVIST ARRESTED FOR SEDITION AFTER RACIAL SPEECH OUTSIDE LOW YAT PLAZA
Malaysian police confirmed today that they arrested Armed Forces Veterans Association President Mohd Ali Baharom, better known as Ali Tinju, for a racially-charged speech outside Low Yat Plaza. His...
View ArticleAGO EXPOSES GOVT MINISTRIES, STAT BOARDS FOR WASTING PUBLIC FUNDS
The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education were among the government bodies criticized by the Auditor-General's Report released today for lapses in the management of public funds."Significant...
View ArticlePOLICE INVESTIGATING LAPSES IN NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD PROCUREMENTS
The police are investigating possible wrongdoings in relation to procurement at the National Library Board (NLB) after the Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) flagged lapses its latest annual report.The...
View ArticleGOVT UNDER-REPORTED FOREIGNERS BY 148,535?
“Foreign share of workforce to remain at one-third” According to the My Paper news report “Foreign share of workforce to remain at one-third” (Jul 15) – “The Government aims to maintain the foreign...
View ArticleWHY ELECTION 2015 AND NOT ELECTION 2016?
Surprise, surprise, LHL has finally admitted that the electoral boundaries review committee was formed two months back. I think this is easily the worst kept secret as you can see the sudden increase...
View Article22 YEAR OLD MAN DENIES RAPING GIRL, 13, IN VIRAL "STAIRCASE ROMP"
This story has the makings of a typical TV crime serial - 2 teenagers, one 17 year-old boy and a 13 year-old girl, were allegedly forced to have sex at a staircase landing by a 22 year-old ruffian. The...
View ArticleFORMER NSP SECRETARY GENERAL QUITS PARTY TO GO INDEPENDENT
[Trivia: Mr Tan Lam Siong is a part-time mediacorp actor]Today 14 July 2015, marks my last day as a member of NSP. Early in the morning, I sent a text to the party's President to bid him farewell and...
View ArticleFORMER AIR FORCE GENERAL CAN FIX FIGHTER PLANES, BUT CANNOT FIX TRAINS?
On Channel 5′s Talking Point yesterday (14 Jul), ME8 (NS) Lee Ling Wee admitted on national TV that SMRT was not able to handle last week’s massive train disruptions on its own, despite deploying 700...
View ArticlePAP MINISTER: RESIDENTS NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR DBSS? THEY CAN SUE THE DEVELOPER
In Parliament today (13 Jul), NCMP Yee Jenn Jong from WP asked the Minister for National Development (MND) the following questions:(a) what is the number of complaints that HDB received with regard to...
View ArticlePAP CIVIL SERVANT: S'PORE MUST AIM FOR 10M POPULATION
Singapore must start planning for a population that could possibly hit 10 million, Liu Thai Ker, the man often credited as the architect of modern Singapore, told CNBC.The bold number suggested by Liu,...
View ArticleROY NGERNG: SAY NO TO HAVING 10M POPULATION
A pioneer generation PAP civil servant recently told the media and city planners in Singapore that the country needs to aim for a 10m population in order for Singapore to survive. Singapore hero Roy...
View ArticlePUNGGOL EC FLATS STRUCK BY DISGUSTING STENCH PROBLEM
Mr Fabian Tan and his family of 8 have been putting up with a stench, literally, for the past few months.The problem? His home is filled with a nauseating stench which seems to come from the master...
View ArticleBROKEN ESCALATOR AT BUONA VISTA LEFT UNREPAIRED FOR MONTHS
Dear A.S.S.,WTF is SMRT going about with the escalator at Buona Vista MRT station?The escalator linking CCL to EWL has been broken down since March-April. Till now it is not fixed yet. Now only 1...
View ArticlePAP SUPPORTER: FATHER'S HOSPITAL BILL WAS $104K, BUT WE PAID $0 THANKS TO...
Our reader has submitted this story about his father's hospitalization, and how his family managed to pay off the massive hospital bill without forking out a single cent in cash. Read with a huge pinch...
View ArticlePAP LACKS POLITICAL CONTROL TO CONTAIN UNHAPPINESS OF OVER-POPULATION?
Much have been discussed on this topic, the arbitrary figure of 10 million is reached top down by the PAP based on optimal economic sustainability supported by an achievable land density. Singaporeans...
View ArticleAGO BLAMES NEA'S SHORTSIGHTEDNESS FOR RAT INFESTATIONS
According to the Auditor General's Report released yesterday, the National Environment Agency has failed in its rodent surveillance and control programs for a simple reason - according to NEA...
View Article"CABLE FAULT" RESPONSIBLE FOR BUKIT PANJANG BLACKOUT
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan says that a "cable fault" in a 6.6 kilovolt underground cable caused a serious power outage in Bukit Panjang, which left almost...
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