There are more dogs than humans in Singapore
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zmonster1969:
the names look local, looks like targeting foreignershttp://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_782120.html
Now, we have another case, this time a student from Nanyang Polytechnic.
A polytechnic student's derogatory post about Indians on social networking site Twitter has gone viral and stirred angry reactions from netizens.
In an expletive-laden post, the Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) student known as Shimun Lai wrote on her Facebook and Twitter accounts that Indians need their own form of transport or to be in separate cabins from others.
She also likened them to dogs.
Ms Lai, believed to be a diagnostic radiography student in NYP's School of Health Sciences, has deleted both her Facebook and Twitter accounts. -
The Nanyang Poly case is posted by a Singaporean. She has deleted the post and apologised.
Another case after the Swiss case is by Brian Tan (Director) from Fairmont Hotel. He supported the Swiss's remarks claiming Singaporeans are weak & lazy. Fairmont Hotel was alerted and posted that they do not support Brian's stand and is looking into it.
http://temasektimes.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/fairmont-hotel-to-investigate-brian-tan-cheow-engs-derogatory-comments-about-singaporeans/ -
before the internet age, all the swearing, cursing, and rantings are in coffee shop and nobody cares
now with internet age, totally different effect -
verykiasu2010:
As more people are cramped into small, limited space, likelihood of conflict rises. Like putting too many fishes into a small aquarium, and fishes will start attacking each other. This is made worse when the people is not from homogeneous background, but from different parts of the world. Cramping all people into close proximity is simply asking for trouble. Looking around at the numerous high-rise housing emerging and one sees the tendency of conflict could only get worse. No wonder politicians are looking into zoologybefore the internet age, all the swearing, cursing, and rantings are in coffee shop and nobody cares
now with internet age, totally different effect
So basically, human beings are not very different from animals, so what's more important than to learn your way through and to survive? Let the fire burn inside us and may we channel that energy into doing something for ourself - to survive, to continue to believe in ourselves, despite the worst words coming from our grandfather about our inferior genes ( and if you believe that to be true, to prove that DNAs do change! )
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By end of June 2011, Singapore’s population stood at 5.18 million with 3.8 million citizens and 1.4 million non-resident foreigners… While the Singapore Department of Statistics reports overall population figures for Singapore (4.48 million in 2006).
At one time I read that the population target was 6+ million. Flats are smaller. Stress on public transport. Schools cannot cope with numbers. This might be a stupid question… but why do we need 6 million people here on this island that cannot expand in the way American metropolises can?
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Chenonceau:
Isn't that conflicting despite efforts for parents to have more children? How to accommodate more children when flats are getting smaller? Bigger families have to move into older HDBs cos the older HDBs are bigger.Flats are smaller.
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concern2:
... despite the worst words coming from our grandfather about our inferior genes ( and if you believe that to be true, to prove that DNAs do change!
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Who said we have inferior genes? This is a genuine question.
Why say we have bad genes (nature) when it could just as well be a lopsided education (nurture)? This is a rhetorical question. -
Chenonceau:
Has it occurred to you that with less manufacturing and production, less emphasis on labour-intensive industries, why do we need more people? Recently I read that Singapore is trying to attract non-profit organizations coming into Singapore. So...the industries we are attracting aren't really on real production, but money circulation - finance, charities, casinos, - money making more money kind of industries. And it looks like Singapore is making money out of selling land - through housing. What is happening? Surely it is not to support an aging population?!
At one time I read that the population target was 6+ million. Flats are smaller. Stress on public transport. Schools cannot cope with numbers. This might be a stupid question... but why do we need 6 million people here on this island that cannot expand in the way American metropolises can?
Just wondering aloud. -
concern2:
Very cheem leh... I catch no ball.
Has it occurred to you that with less manufacturing and production, less emphasis on labour-intensive industries, why do we need more people? Recently I read that Singapore is trying to attract non-profit organizations coming into Singapore. So...the industries we are attracting aren't really on real production, but money circulation - finance, charities, casinos, - money making more money kind of industries. And it looks like Singapore is making money out of selling land - through housing. What is happening? Surely it is not to support an aging population?!Chenonceau:
At one time I read that the population target was 6+ million. Flats are smaller. Stress on public transport. Schools cannot cope with numbers. This might be a stupid question... but why do we need 6 million people here on this island that cannot expand in the way American metropolises can?
Just wondering aloud. -
concern2:
civil engineers are extinct, almost
Has it occurred to you that with less manufacturing and production, less emphasis on labour-intensive industries, why do we need more people? Recently I read that Singapore is trying to attract non-profit organizations coming into Singapore. So...the industries we are attracting aren't really on real production, but money circulation - finance, charities, casinos, - money making more money kind of industries. And it looks like Singapore is making money out of selling land - through housing. What is happening? Surely it is not to support an aging population?!Chenonceau:
At one time I read that the population target was 6+ million. Flats are smaller. Stress on public transport. Schools cannot cope with numbers. This might be a stupid question... but why do we need 6 million people here on this island that cannot expand in the way American metropolises can?
Just wondering aloud.
for so many years, NUS / NTU intake for civil engrg were shrunk, like wise not many applicants for it.
it is proven to be short sighted - we are so lacking in civil engrg related people we had to grab fresh grad from other countries to come do the job due to the many construction related jobs, not just the hard labourers
we think we are far sighted to train so many IT engineers ? The PRC and Indian software engineers proven to be cheaper when the software writing are outsourced to all these countries. It is no secret that many singaporean software companies have office in Suzhou and Bangalore.....
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