How else do you reckon that shipping trade income will be reduced by the presence of more Northern trade?

“Dissent blinds some to the extent that they cannot see any good even if it is rigt in front of their eyes.”

i agree with your statement above, its all too easy to fall into a “mob frenzy” with a huge & prolonged pent up resentment. such a frenzy can justify extreme measures tocalls for containment. i wonder if there are people tasked to drive people into that mode.

KopitiamApek………….Is that from the Govt’s point of view as well?
Are they not a reflection of the people to a certain extent?
Can they not see the positives in front of them?
Can’t the talents of Singaporeans be harnessed better.
Singaporeans are very talented and hardworking.

Mice is Nice…………If there are solutions that can be implemented right now to address the people’s needs directly , that are also in the best interests of Singapore, should these then be implemented. Is this not being pragmatic?
I don’t know if there are people being tasked to drive people into a mob frenzy by playing on their real pent up resentments at the stagnation of the country. Singaporeans, in general, are too smart and savvy and want their own say on the country’s direction to be heard.
Why would the Govt want to coral the feedback of the people.
They are’nt any extreme public demonstrations in Singapore are there?

I hope it is apparent to the Government that the fact the people ‘complain’ like we do is because this feedback indicates that the people really love the country.
Some do it from Singapore, others from overseas, the common thread binding us all is that we were all born in Singapore.
People, after all, only air concerns so honestly and passionately because they really care about this Little Red Dot. By criticizing constructively, does this not show that people are very engaged and really care.
Isn’t this a hallmark of Democracy?

“maybe they also smoking the readers in a way by writing “politically correct “stuff in context of the audience they can attract.”

i see that developing by “andorsing” articles liened to Stomp…

“Dissent blinds some to the extent that they cannot see any good even if it is rigt in front of their eyes.”

i agree with your statement above, its all too easy to fall into a “mob frenzy” with a huge & prolonged pent up resentment. such a frenzy can justify extreme measures tocalls for containment. i wonder if there are people tasked to drive people into that mode. ;)

Actually, the govt knows it but they want to paint all dissents as extremists, just look at how MP Irene Ng repeatedly called MP Low TK as Trouble maker, our PM said he would need to spend time to “fix” opposition, this points to the IMMATURITY of the ruling clan

If we want one united people, there must be space for different voices, if they only want loyalists, then PLEASE DO NOT EQUATE SINGAPORE TO RULING Party

i love my country, we served our nation, we pay taxation,
I vagely remembered a dissent said some years ago, the late neuro surgeon Dr Barathaam, that, Singapore belong the Singaporean, it does not belong to the government”

The NDP is great, but behind this colourful events, how many old folks lied at home without the affordability to stay in nursing home, how many household have only $2,000 or below per month income while the Government leaders earned $2,000 in less than an hour.

Singapore is a great place, we kowtow to the founding generation, including those first generation leaders who dared to spaek up even to their own parties, we remember the samsui women, the street side hawkers, the trishaw riders who raised fund for former Nanyang Uni,

But after 50 years of self rules and 44 years of independence, we see the widening of income parity, the number of family who lived below affordable life, is increasing by day.

The government have never come clean how many relatives of the inner circle are polulated into key civil services position, GIC, GLC, etc

MM and PM and SM like to say that there is not enough local talents, but the fact is that, there is not enough ltalents who are willing to serve as loyal yes men/women.

Where is the Singapore Dream ?

Dissent blinds some to the extent that they cannot see any good even if it is rigt in front of their eyes.

There might not be ‘a fair shake of the sauce bottle’, but the choice of dishes are there for you to choose which one you want to feed you.
Have a look around for the best resteraunt to cook these dishes!!

///////// What is the problem again TOC? At least the racial issue here is healthy, unlike our neighbour who only pledge to work for their own race and ended up squandering from their own race after 52 years of independent. The majority Singaporean can see the difference PAP did for our nation. Proud of PAP proud of being Singaporean.

Ng E-Jay “Jiak Bah Boh Sai Pang” bringing out such issue, don’t waste your time Ng./////////

This type of issue generate a lot of traffic, mah. The moment they write pro-gahmen, boh seng lee, TOC gotta close down.
So, maybe they also smoking the readers in a way by writing “politically correct “stuff in context of the audience they can attract.

Two years ago is 1 million, last year is 1 million, this year also 1 million. Next and the future may also report 1 million. No wonder foreigner always not enough and Singapore overcrowded with foreigner because the foreigner count is always 1 million.

so, 28% people supported the government who taxed on 70% of people ( some 20% of singaporean don’t pay significant taxation ), to feed the higest wagers of top 10% in Govt

Is this rational ? Is this equality ? Is this democracy ?

how to forge a nation as one united people ?

we will NEVER be an UNITED people..

国富民贫。。。国富民贫。。。国富民贫！

Your eyes and ears are stuffed full of mud.

Excellent article Ng E Jay.