The scariest part of it is should those MIW losses its ability to hold power anymore, they might just empty the entire reserve and leave the mess for the new leaders to clean up, hopefully the true blue singaporeans behind should be strong enough to pull through this history. Its just simple logic when someone after so many years did enjoy all the billions he wants and get them without much effort suddenly losses it, what will happen in his last straw of capability? guess?

What good is retirement, when u don’t have a roof.

Now, what I ask of ICA is that, why allow so… so many foriegners when you cannot even provide PR to a person who is married to a Singaporean. It is the same, creating babies. Or unless LKY’s son only cherish foriegners kids. They are married for 14 years, what the hell.

It is time to put these guys out of business. For your info people,I heard, JBJ used to write to all the govt institutions in his time, about such matters and complain, that  most directors of govt agencies were so pissed that they complained to LKY to get rid of him. lol

No we have the internet. The beauty of time and technology.

HDB is a govt agency, they should provide for Singaporean. They can keep such people on a leash, and assist them in making proper decisions especially pertaing to their homes.
 Anyway,what great money have Singaporeans made from selling HDB flats, not really much. So why the fuss.

Singaporeans did not make a fuss when SLA came around to acquire their land. If they had, LKY would not be where he is today. So give it back.

Right on the spot! And fully agreeable. These sons of bit@h should go to hell when they six feet under.

A friend indeed you are.

This is becoming a regular cycle in Singapore. The people who need help have to come knocking on doors to seek the help they need. Institutions that claim to provide help do not render the help they proclaim to offer.

Red-tapes and protocols are the order of the day not so much to protect the institution but more to make the process complicated so that people would give up and not be a bother to anyone any longer.

No one wants to look at the problem head on. Every one has their eyes averted so that they would not feel guilty when they sleep at night. Worse of all, after all the hassles and if you are still around to bug them, these same people do not hesitate one bit thereafter to give you what you want if you promised to stay away from them for the rest of their lives.

Do they even stop to wonder if this poor fellow has to give up his citizenship just so that he could help himself? Singapore is turning out to be a cold grey place, slowly but surely.

I am afraid your friend make a right decision moving out of Singapore and seriously I urge all Singaporean having difficulty to get the hell out of here before the rest of the 66% Singaporean woke up to find that are supereme leaders already packed their bags and get out of this country with all that disgusting money from the country when Singapore sank!

It is not the opposition that will sink this country, sad to say it is that bunch of so-called elites!

Sometimes I don’t blame the government but officials like FSC and HDB are the one creating all the problem in his case. Here is a man who have to leave Singapore just because he does not find a home even being a Singapore citizen. With Indians being the least population among the four races the percentage of this race will continue to be lost. One day the Singaporean who help to build Singapore is unwanted by the government. To be honest the original Singaporean are staying indoor and probably will leave Singapore soon.

I just think Singapore is not our homeland and this is not where we belong.

I think the MCYS should step to investigate why the lack shordy in work done and no interest shown in my friends case. The shocking news is that the social officer claimed she will immediately in late evening at 1930hrs will contact the HDB officer, which we have to believe. Since when did official response to call in HDB after 17.30hrs.

I think the centre is useless and probably not caring enough to call themselves a family service centre. Please comment.

It is the time for our CPF or HDB to go back to do the RIGHT THING they are supposed to do. Now they keep changing their rules to benefit themselves, not benefiting the people.

#39, what make you think Mr Silvalinkam can stop working at 62, we are told to keep working until our health does not permit. Let say he has another 20 years to work, at least he has a proper roof over his head. I remember our PM once said, no Singaporean will need to sleep on the road due to financial difficulties but look at this case, I beg to accept what he said.

Mr. Silvalinkam earns an income of $1,500/mth or $18,000. If he stop work at 62, his total potential earned income is only $90,000. If he adds the $13,000 in his CPF, the total amount cannot even pay for the full cost of a new 3 room HDB. So of course, he cannot get a HDB flat. There is no such thing as free housing.

Since there are he and his wife, why not look around for flats with rental around $400/mth per room, I am sure there are people willing to rent a room out for this amount.

Owning a property is a risk and is illiquid. Better to rent than to own real estate.

I would say: buy term, invest the rest. Rent the flat, and use the rest of the money to invest. Do not fall into the trap of owning a property. Buying a property is always a losing venture.

Next, for C.P.F board their bahaviour is not acceptable as they claimed to look after his retirement fund just like any banks when you keep for safe keeping and earn interest over it. But C.P.F takes ownership and refused to released the fund is totally unacceptable for such case as Mr. Siva request is to purchase a flat and not to spend in casino. Be fair or the trust people has on C.P.F board is going to loose its grip. And in any simple man’s mind it looks like some have been rob with his little life time savings to earn profit in it and will only release at their own time and contract. People respect your care and concern shown but hey here is a case that needs help and if both of you HDB and C.P.F board is closing their doors what can he do.

People have not agreed with such negotiation but welcome the government move to assist in old age, however here is a case needs help, HDB need to assist him with housing grant, if this is the first time, loan, and also C.P.F to act more passionately to release his retirement fund to support his eligibility for a rental flat and lastly. Remember all these grant were not available before and many have not even enjoy such benefits. What good used would it be if the retirement funds does not have a corresponding address and no wonder many fail to claim their C.P.F with one of the probable reason here.

Lastly, ICA needs to take into consideration in his marriage, and the years of patriotism shown by the wife accepting Singapore as her homeland. If they would have approved the P.R status she would have earn some C.P.F savings to help her husband today’s issue. If the door were close everywhere than why should we call ourselves as Singaporean with such difficult rules, system or policy made by man.

I remember what my parents told me before that our government is making sure that everyone gets a roof over their head but it looks like that statement could not be true in this example.

HDB, ICA or C.P.F board you ought to put the picture in a brighter light and please flip back at all the schemes, and helping assistance you have in your plan to help these couples. You have frightened the younger couples into making decision into marriage with your present system. Gone were the days our leaders cared for the people and now it’s different. Look forward to your favourable reply.

Thanks to the editors for raising this issue for our readers attention.

W/regs,

N Veerasamy

these rules and regulations are mostly conjured up by a lot of high paid scholars who always try to seize the chance to impress but ignore the hardship and the issues that the people faced.

sometimes, i wonder should we kill off the current scholars batch and make them toil and sweat to understand the people.. haiz…

The COE policy was a failure. COE actually uses a dutch auction, which means if there are 1000 COEs available and there are 1500 bids, the price of the 1000th highest bid determines the transaction price for the entire bid.

A dutch auction is convenient when it is important to auction goods quickly,. Clearly, the ease of selling COEs takes over the priority of regulating the supply of cars. This is expected from PAP government’s pro-business standard as the burden of holding the car is shifted from from the car seller to the consumer through cheap COE and unnecessary ERP charges.

I was just thinking, is this not unlike Taiwan’s ex-president cum lawyer creating this large reservoior of oversea funds so that he and his family can continue to draw from for years to come. Afterall there is also the role of the son and daughter in-law and not forgetting that there is an ever compliant judiciary.

Just wondering where does the similiarities end.

The problem is…how many will remember to do that?

I would rather have a brand new 600cc car than a 3000cc faulty engine car!!

So please vote for a new government :(

Isn’t it time to let go?

There are kind reminders not to sleep at parks and if I am not mistaken all public places, otherwise, the Laws will come down hard on the sleeper. Frankly, I did not know such Laws were passed and exist, I am sure lots of Singaporeans are unaware of it.

I have not come across any signboard and warning at any public place including void decks, that state ‘no sleeping, no napping or lying, no love-making’ etc. Large signboards of ‘no trespassing, private property, protected place, state land, no swimming, no fishing’ are common.

The gentleman who was fined SIN$200 maybe too poor and or too scared to get a lawyer or simply wanted to save himself the hassle of fighting the charge. I have not been to Bishan Park, but I guess there were no warning signboard for ‘No Sleeping’ there.

I do not know if there is a second country in the World that turn all unoccupied/unused land to state property and ban entry into them, violation of the ban results in trespassing and subject to punishment. The coastline(seashore) of Singapore are also not free for its’ citizens to camp except at designated locations and permits are required. Every inch of the land and sea, it seems, belong to the Government. The State as a whole is liked one big army camp with restrictions of all kinds all over it, and yet it is called a democratic society. I cannot believe the democracy, as citizens, movements are badly curtailed for no good and justifiable reasons.

Silvalinkam should consider loops’ suggestion to move his family to his wife’s hometown.

patriot