Comments on: ST Forum letter on homeless situation and official reply

By: homepestcontrol

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By: randymy

randymy — Sun, 15 May 2011 08:35:50 +0000

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By: TOC – selective censorship? | The Online Citizen

TOC – selective censorship? | The Online Citizen — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:14:54 +0000

[...] have in our individual capacity written letters to the mainstream press on several issues, such as homelessness, some of which were published. Ironically, the one thing that TOC has not held a Speakers Corner [...]

By: NoFuture

NoFuture — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:28:34 +0000

If you want your voice to be heard then vote many more oppositions, enought to face the PAP head on otherwise we are doomed, back here talking about stuff that will never see the light.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:11:43 +0000

Regards to all these useful comments…Personally i know a family who have suffered even at the hands of a reputable Shelter home.Apparently the authorities,asked the entire family inclusive of a baby and three other kids,husband and wife to move out of the shelter with no notice given inspite of knowing that they had no place to go.And when questioned “it was due to that fact that one of the occupants had talked rudely to the authority”.In which organisation do they eradicate the entire family cause of this reason!And the poor family was asked to seek help at once again ‘CDC,FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE AND SINDA’.When these departments were contacted again they pushed responsibilities to each other and said the applying for any assistance would require at least a month and the poor family were once again advised to go to their relatives and friends.So they washed their hands finally!!!!!

By: sturmtruppen

sturmtruppen — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:16:02 +0000

….another sick bloody day in “Animal Farm” with the self serving PIGS in charge!

By: olen

olen — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:15:20 +0000

they were so expecting a letter to be written to Strait Times

By: just citizen

just citizen — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:04:28 +0000

@jason,
You’re wrong, our old forecaster, once told the Americans that there are no beggars and homeless in Singapore!
The GST increase from 5% to 7% is to help the POOR. That’s what our present $million PM told
Singaporeans. So you go ask him why there are still so many poor and homeless people out there!
Whilst you are at it might as well ask him what happened to the 2% GST money collected. Has they
been used to fill up the hugh holes which GIC & TH created?
Btw why should the citizens be doing the works which the highly paid ministers are supposed to do?
The citizens voted them in precisely to do what are required of them. If they cannot perform and are unable to deliver, then they deserved to be kicked out come the election day!
They can splash $millions on the foreigners for integration and other things like free English courses, welcoming parties etc. whereas in our own backyard, the homeless and poor are conveniently ignored and neglected! Is that what they have preached all along?? That Singaporeans always come
first? That we are a caring Govt.?? Whatever happened to the Swiss std. of living?? What happened to the Gooood Years??
Come on, this govt. does not come cheap!! They are paying themselves by the $millions and we, citizens expect no less!! So far, what have they done to alleviate the poor, the homeless, the underprivileged in Singapore?? The answer is obvious !!

By: wat?

wat? — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:04:19 +0000

I don’t like the word “rehabilitation”. They are not drug addicts, gambling addicts or family abusers.

By: Cybergoddess

Cybergoddess — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:27:04 +0000

Aiyah you people talk like champions for the homeless, then if govt say they gonna build rental flat near your homes you will complain.

By: stupid

stupid — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:11:51 +0000

stupid person, waste taxpayer’s money for those in court.

By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 07

The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 07 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:54:28 +0000

[...] Housing Singaporeans – TOC: Public housing flats – Singaporeans come first or foreigners? – TOC: SERS flats converted to condo for expats – Singapore Alternatives: HDB Homeless Policy [Recommended] – TOC: HDB replies: Waiting time for rental flat is now reduced – Who Moved My Singapore Cheese: Uproar against rental housing is a joke – Singapore Alternatives: HDB 101 – The Temasek Review: HDB blames Singaporeans for not selecting flats when given the chance – My Singapore News: High demand for HDB flats due to immigrants – TOC: The final nail in the “HDB affordability” coffin? – Yours Truly Singapore: HDB resale prices: Don’t just find a scapegoat – The Temasek Review: Chua Mui Hoong: rising resale flat prices reflect genuine pent-up demand spurred by high levels of immigration – lbkp’s Blog:Enuff! – DE LEVIATHAN @ SG: How To Ensure Affordable Low Cost Housing? – TOC: ST Forum letter on homeless situation and official reply [...]

By: nonsense

nonsense — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:14:04 +0000

EVIL is ruling Singapore and it is NOT afraid.
One possible way -Vote CHANGE !
Seriously, at this rate that everyone is Bleeding, NOTHING can be worse.

By: tigger

tigger — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:50:56 +0000

i believe there is a strong statistical correlation between the number of homeless Singaporeans and the number of foreign residents in Singapore.

While correlation may not point to direct causation, it’s not inconceivable that the homeless Singaporeans had been priced out of the market by foreigners who have gotten a job in Singapore at the expense of another Singaporean.

Vote for change. Vote Protest!

By: getyourvoteright

getyourvoteright — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:59:31 +0000

Jason Wong, Kong Yit San and Mike Chan could use some of their precious salaries (paid by the citizens they are supposed to serve) to hire someone who can read for them.
The message is already clear – there are lots of people at the park with ‘housing difficulties’, and yet they can still tell us, “We also urge members of the public to call the ComCare hotline on 1800- 222-0000 if they are aware of any individuals with housing difficulties.”
I think I’d prefer these agencies to hire people (with our taxpayers monies who can read and think). F me, I could come up with an answer (and a bloody good solution) even if I were paid a quarter of whatever they’re getting!

By: jason

jason — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:03:46 +0000

The poor and homeless will always be among us. Before pointing fingers, what have YOU done to help the poor and needy?
Armchair warriors, save your witty rhetoric and make a difference. Think about who you VOTE for.

By: Yamamoto

Yamamoto — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:35:23 +0000

Great….when LHL recommend a rise in GST to 7%, the people are suppose to be helped…
but now, years after the implementation, do we see the needy been helped at all? Tai-chi seems to be the way to go….recommending the needy to this these scheme and that, however it is subject to approval, and let’s not forget the humiliation some face when requesting for aid.
and lastly, to be such “extraordinary” salary for this type of average civil servant, never cease to “amaze” me…Warren Buffet says that It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. Guess it is Singapore style not to follow this wise advice…our SWF seems to buy fair company @ wonderful price…and we are paying wonderful salary to our civil servant for a fair performance….although i feel that I am saying it too nice in this case
so what else is singapore “good” in?

By: gemami

gemami — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:03:27 +0000

Dr Alwi,

Nice to hear from you once again.

I think this government has come to a point where it sees too much of a need to protect the reserves from its citizen, always suspecting that each case is a fraudulent one, believing these poor folks as thieves out to rob the national reserves.

Their paranoia will one day do them in, especially now that Temasek & GIC are continuing to bleed us dry. Their unrelenting focus (because of greed) to recover the losses of last year will eventually bring the downfall of Singapore.

One need only consider what these losses could do for all these poor Singaporeans calling out for help. Instead we see losses in term of billions of dollars at the simple conversion of one financial transaction in an instant.

How long more can we tolerate this?

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:45:41 +0000

sigh in exasperation….. don’t you all get it ??

They are saying that people without homes to sleep in should not sleep at all. They can go the parks to sit, stand, camp and sleep for recreational purposes, that’s ok…. but if they go the park and sleep for non-recreational purposes (eg. sleep because they are tired), then it is illegal.

Get it huh ?? get it ??

Only an ass would get it…