Category: Dirty Politics

This category contains the dirty political events we witness in Singapore. Be it extreme elitism, favoritism, pork barrel politics, name calling, non-transparency etc etc.

Why the need for public funds?

[Askmelah’s Note: this is another classic example of inconsistency in policy implementation. While Govt always advocate that private companies should not be bailed out, why waste taxpayers’ monies to subsidise profitable transport companies? Just need to tell the operators if

Singapore population can’t keep rising (Part2) – The reactions to the most unpopular 6.9million population whitepaper

read also Singapore population can’t keep rising (Part 1) “Today, there are large numbers of high-end immigrants entering the country, many from China and India…..they are better educated, more hard-working and driven, and better able to compete against professional Singaporeans

PAP-WP-AIM Saga

“So did the town councils as public institutions do the right thing, selling to a company owned by a political party with its own agenda?” – Dr. Tan Cheng Bock “(Town councils) certainly are political organisations.It does not, however, follow

Singapore Next PM?

During Lee Kuna Yew’s reign, there were a few capable PM candidates: Tony Tan, Goh Chok Tong, Ong Teng Cheong During Goh Chok Tong’s reign, there were a visible PM candidate Lee Hsien Loong waiting at the wings. Fast forward

Level playing field? Favourable treatment to “Foreign Talents” – The Amy Cheong incident

“Racial and religious harmony cannot be meaningfully fostered when the State is required to insulate its people from anything and everything remotely harmful.” – Source   Sun Xu, A China-born MOE scholarship holder, for lambasting all Singaporeans by calling us

The failed Singapore labour and manpower policy, period!

I have written about the pethetic state of the immigration policy by the overpaid Singapore Government and its civil servants (Singapore population can’t keep rising – The flawed liberal immigration policy of Singapore). Let’s look at the failed labour policy that

Flawed Foreign Sports Talent scheme Part2

– What has gone terribly wrong with Singapore importing “foreign talents” to win medals? (click here for part 1) “One main reason for the bilingual inability is that the entire team comprises imported talent from China. No other sports team in

NKF Saga

Ex-NKF CEO repays $4m debt owed to charity AsiaOne Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 With a final payment of $250,000, a chapter of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) saga, which involves former chief executive T.T. Durai and three former officials, comes

Glaring examples of incompetency of an overpriced Government machinery

“No ministers resigned or sacked until Election Year. For more than 5 years, National Development and HDB cocks up; Public transportation seizes; Singapore flooded with foreigners and pondings. Geez, if those millionaire ministers were sacked or resigned earlier, Singapore may

Lee Hsien Loong: “the pot calling the kettle black”

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote in his Facebook when he announced the by-election in Hougang:  “Both the WP and Mr Yaw have let down all those who voted for“. Why I called LHL’s statement “the pot calling the kettle

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