Comments on: Do your NS before you go

By: bs.

bs. — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:53:46 +0000

thank you singapore for lettin us foreigners spy on your country’s military.
we will be treated as heroes back in our country when a war breaks out.

By: Donaldson Tan

Donaldson Tan — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:33:10 +0000

I don’t think it is fair to interpret this quote out of context. We should look into the context of the Straits Times Article “Give up citizenship? Do NS first” dated 25 August 2008 which it came from. Firstly, this ST article is blatant media manipulation to stir public opinion against the Norwegian Bugge brothers. It grossly misrepresented a PR policy irregularity as a NS liability. Given that babies are unable to make an informed decision, it is only fair that they inherit their citizenship from their father and have the option to adopt Singapore citizenship. In fact, the Singapore citizenship should be conferred just before enlistment to NS and not packaged as a reward after serving NS. After all, citizenship is a duty, not a reward or incentive.

By: WL

WL — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:05:28 +0000

all lies. We are in this situation, that we are trying to renounce our citizenship because we left at a very young age (1 year old).

priviliges are: doing studies/work in Singapore, get IC etc.

we did not take any of those ‘priviliges’ but still are stuck with the SG passport and banned from coming back. or await an arrest upon reaching SG.

so…what to do ey…byebye SG

By: patriot

patriot — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:41:47 +0000

Privileges of serving National Service follow by helping in the economic progresses of this tiny red dot. After that, though not a neccessity, privilege to glorify the Leadership.

Never ending privileges available if YOU ARE SINGAPOREANS, thanks to our leaders!

patriot

By: blackfeline

blackfeline — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:54:39 +0000

I think TOC should create a HALL OF SHAME segment so that thru the years we can educate our children, grand children…etc not to commit the same faux pas!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:30:14 +0000

“One day girls will also be asked to do NS.” Problem solved ! They should share the same compound with male so as to produce more babies, no need for incentives anymore, and no more excuses for gov for another GST hike to help MAKE BABIES.

By: opeth

opeth — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:20:12 +0000

Is this 1 of the reasons why birthrates are very low? Like that give birth to girls better. No need to waste 2 damn years in that god-forsaken dump NS. Most people are “forced” to go NS, not like you, Colonel, who is very patriotic i believe.

By: loop

loop — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:18:51 +0000

I am still convinced that to make me give birth, I’ll migrate 1st so that my sons do not need to go thru NS. You never know. One day girls will also be asked to do NS.

By: blackfeline

blackfeline — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:02:07 +0000

this country should be renamed sinpratapura…”peng lai peng ker” Isn’t it stupid to force them to serve when their hearts are elsewhere…and what about national security? can someone put a prata on that Mr. Wong’s whatever his name face?

By: dodo

dodo — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:37:21 +0000

welcome to the land of ambiguities ! whatever they say is right. up to them to say when they want to say it

By: definition_of_privileges_enjoyed

definition_of_privileges_enjoyed — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:23:58 +0000

“enjoyed the privileges of singapore citizenship. ”
what exactly are the things that are privileges of singapore citizenship? even 1 second of having enjoyed the privileges count or not? enjoy up to how long and what kinds of privileges? I am just curious.
using the passport to go overseas for whatever reason?
What else?

When I go to malaysia for fun, I also enjoyed the privilege of entering their country.