Talk to any Singaporean on the street today, and it is inescapable that the topmost issue on everyone’s minds is coping with record inflation levels amongst the highest in recent…
Young Graduate Offered $3k Starting Salary, How To Survive?
An anonymous graduate wrote in to SGWhispers to share that they have been offered $3k for an office executive job. This means a $2.4k take home pay after deducting CPF….
Section 377A Is Repealed For PAP’s Political Gains!
By LM — The highlight of this year’s National Day Rally is that Singapore will be repealing Section 377A. Removing the penal code which criminalizes sex between men, although never…
Singapore Needs To Rethink Our Foreign Talent Policy!
At last night’s national day rally, the PM Lee Hsien Loong had quite a number of things to announce. While the main attention has been given to 377A, PM Lee…
Public Transport Fare Review – Another Excuse To Increase Fares?
By LM — Amidst the new announcement by the Public Transport Council (PTC) to review bus and train fares, the public reaction is outwardly furious. On 15th August, the government…
Opinion: 5% Salary Increase For Teachers Is Not Enough!
By LM — MOE finally announced that teachers and allied educators will be getting a 5-10% salary increase from 1 Oct 2022. This pay increment is long overdue. Salaries for teachers…
HDB Is Not Affordable For The Average Singaporean!
[Contributed by Zen] Recently, CNA published a commentary that talks about how the HDB is still affordable for the average Singaporean. The author argues that million-dollar flats are “just 1.4…
Our Smart Nation Leaves All The Non-Tech Savvy Singaporeans Behind
Singapore keeps trying to promote itself as a smart nation. Lee Hsien Loong launched this initiative back in 2014, aiming to “transform Singapore through technology”. However, did they really “transform…
The Role Of Opposition In Singapore
[Contributed by Dan De Costa] As celebrations mellow and we have largely returned to our work life to churn and keep the economy going, a recurring question keeps popping on my mind which…
Ex-Briton Says HDBs Are “Truly The Model For How To Do Public Housing”
Chris J “Mohawk” Reed who claims to be the “world’s number 1 LinkedIn Marketing and Personal Branding expert” recently made a LinkedIn post praising HDBs. He says that it is…