Comments on: Unemployment – important statistics missing from media reports

By: “Why won’t they give me an opportunity?” | The Online Citizen

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:47:19 +0000

[...] An estimated 116,600 residents were jobless in June. [...]

By: orderofthecouncil

orderofthecouncil — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:06:53 +0000

Pathetic. Now we are all living in misery because of those fools. Put it this way, some Minister are so incompetent, just simply don’t understand why they are there.

By: I am loyal to Money n my Master aka MM (double Ms)

I am loyal to Money n my Master aka MM (double Ms) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:37:41 +0000

Whether the important statistics are missing from the Media Reports or not is Secondary COMPARED! to

the issue of whether the MAJORITY wants this info or not or know how to interprete this info or not.

I mean,

IF
statistics are missing

THEN
IF
media happens to miss out these stats
THEN
question is does the Majority people Want To Have this info
ELSE
the question is So What if it is missed out

ENDIF

ELSE
ENDIF

The PRIMARY of concern is the PEOPLE’s mentality and awareness of the situation.

By: interested

interested — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:27:47 +0000

aiyah! with the current batch of “politicans”, nothing good will come out of it. mostly “yes” men. think anyone dare to stand up to the old man?
anyway u guys voted for them by your inaction, so suffer the consequences and dun complain. dun like? either fight or leave……………………

By: BS

BS — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:36:54 +0000

Why SIA is not fine for price fixing to asia route.
Know why, as long as u r Singaporean, u can be easily bully.
If this is our gayman mindset, there is no end to it.
All Ministers, please come out and contest one to one and feel the
ground.
If u continue to do this to our country, someone is going to get
hurt.

By: noname

noname — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:17:49 +0000

Bus companies to Malaysia were recently fined for fixing prices.

Why our SBS and SMRT are not fined for fixing prices also?

By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 32

The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 32 — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:48:29 +0000

[...] – TOC: Unemployment – important statistics missing from media reports – Singaporean Skeptic: Our Multi-Millionaire Minister makes a few ‘insightful’ [...]

By: smart-foreigner

smart-foreigner — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:47:07 +0000

The Singapore pledge is no longer “We the citizens of Singapore…”. It is becoming more like “We the locals of Singapore…” Locals meaning the PRs, the employment -pass holders, the S pass-holders, the Foreign Talents, the Business Pass holders, work-permit holders, the road-side workers, the short term Malaysian visit/work travellers, the the Geylang sisters, the studying mothers.

They even accept those without any jobs and let them stay for a year to look for a job. Which country on earth can you find that.

The label “We the citizens of Singapore” has none meaning left. Its only a joke and a political statement. Sad.

By: loop

loop — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:52:58 +0000

They probably only take in the figures for locals. Foreigners being unemployed her are non of our business.

By: G.I.Joe

G.I.Joe — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:54:47 +0000

Why do they need to adjust according to the seasons?

By: cancelled

cancelled — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:29:54 +0000

Sorry the statement is not to give irresponsible comments. Do not be misled.

By: cancelled

cancelled — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:27:41 +0000

You can take your frustration out and air your views but blog is
for everyone to give irresponsible comments.
I thank the bloggers who give their view appropriate and accurate.
So let the government do likewise in return.

By: www

www — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:08:51 +0000

Hush do you know what you want to ask why so many foreigners
come to Singapore. Money and better source of jobs of course,
ask why they dont like to look for work in their own country, is it not
stating the obvious.
They do contribute to our country but the same applies to Singaporean.
How can they feel a sense of nationhood when they are out of job
especially it is not their fault that they should be out of work or favour.

By: MM

MM — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:55:09 +0000

Hi 4 points to ponder
1. No job is secure. Govt ask you to train harder and more productive.
2. If you dont save Govt will add more and more schemes to save on your behalf
3. You lose your job. Govt ask you to go back to the classroom for retraining.
4. Job opportunity. If you are above 30 better start your own business ,this time
my own personal advice not anyone else. Then again no money ask the Govt.

By: Crystalline

Crystalline — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:28:03 +0000

Dear Folks,

Do you know that the public hospitals just increased their prices for medicine from 1 August 2009?

I cannot in my logic and intelligence comprehend the rationale. Everything is down but medicine in public hospitals are up.

TOC you may want to flag this up to readers attention and discussion.

By: shenshi.c

shenshi.c — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:11:18 +0000

different form of slavery,no other alternative still got to survive,cross my finger to get a job soon

By: Pessimist

Pessimist — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:53:06 +0000

SINGAPORE. WORK HARD. DIE POOR.
Too bad you’re not FT lor!

By: will4

will4 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:46:10 +0000

I cannot understand when showing the employment figure, it tend to show the local n the PR together.

By: kf

kf — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:27:08 +0000

I agree with the writer that numbers attending SPUR program should be released. Data should not be provided on piecemeal basis. Why not show a month by month trend on how the figures stack up from the time the program started till now ? Either that or it gives the impression policy makers aren’t capable or comfortable to scale up for meaningful exchanges. It’s already not the first time this question has been raised, but the local news and policy makers seemed to side-step them so far.

By: crazyman

crazyman — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:58:25 +0000

Worst, when u c so many Malaysian, Myanmese, Flipinos, China Hookers, Indians etc are working yet the local are jobless or end up having to setup shops to benefit the so call GLC. Everyone will be pissed off like me.

Everywhere I go, retrenchment, retrenchment. The only one that is safe is the gov job. Look at the millionaires we have had. They have heart for SIngaporeans at large? I leave this to the forumers to decide.
I too have heard ppl applaud to burning and punching of someone.
Now, I understand why someone celebrated when this happen.
Hopefully this someone can celebrate more often.