The NUMBERS tell it all...

As at December 2011, we had 3.27 million Singapore Citizens (SCs), and 0.54 million Permanent Residents (PRs). Together, they made up the resident population of 3.81 million. We also had a non-resident population of 1.46 million who are working, studying or living in Singapore on a non-permanent basis. Singapore’s total population was 5.26 million.I add the two numbers together 0.54 million and 1.46 million and you get 2.0 million exactly.
So if you take this and divided by the total population you will get an astonishing 38% of people in Singapore who are not Native! http://www.population.sg/resources/population-composition/

Please lah, always talk about productivity and using automation, and we still need 2 million foreigners in Singapore?!
I will continue to be against the current govt's foreign immigration policy and propogate that message to all I know.
Develop and respect your own citizens!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/world/asia/in-singapore-vitriol-against-newcomers-from-mainland-china.html?pagewanted=all

Percentage of Singapore Citizens declined from 86.1% (1990) to 62.2% (2011)

http://nathanielkoh.blogspot.sg/2012/07/percentage-of-singapore-citizens.html

The Singapore Flag Wayang Wayang

I am always amused every year that the grassroots people putting up the Singapore Flag think that everyone else are un-educated boozos. Everytime you see a block filled with singapore flags, it does not take a rocket scientist to know that the flags were put up by foreign labour, PRC or Bangla along the common corridor and not by the owners of the flats. Since there are over 40% of foreigners in Singapore, why dun we also put up PRC, India and Philippines flags up to wayang wayang!

True measure of patroitism is not by the blatant wayang wayang of how many flags are put up, but by exercising our vote to ensure that the party that puts Singaporeans' Interests First. I am proud of my country and of the true Singaporeans that given 2 years of their lifes for National Service, who have sacrificed their youth whilst being told that we had to take CPF cuts, and are trying to earn a honest living and bring up children whilst their jobs are being taken over by foreigners.

I salute you, the disadvantaged, long-suffering Singaporeans who have to tolerate high housing, COE prices, transport problems and overcrowding in Singapore. You are the epitome of True Spirit of the Singapore flag!

Greece ? Are the problems solved after the elections ?

Greek pro-bailout parties win knife-edge elections....

Greece ? Are the problems solved after the elections ?

- The Greek government still faces a huge gap between its liabilities and revenues and the country risks running of of cash.
- Greek Government coffers could be empty as soon as July, shortly after this month’s pivotal elections. In the worst case, Athens might have to temporarily stop paying for salaries and pensions, along with imports of fuel, food and pharmaceuticals.
- Young Greeks are voting with their feet and leaving Greeks for other European countries.
- Salaries and pensions in the private and the public sectors have been cut by up to 50 percent. With less cash, consumers have curbed spending, leading thousands of taxpaying businesses to fail.
Good Luck Greece, for your Euro Cup aspirations... You are up against Germany who wants to trounce you, both in soccer and for being such an economic spoilt brat.

Spot the Diff betw - ST and Today's Front Pages !!!

Spot the Difference in Front Page News between Today and The Straits Times, dated 28 May 2012.
I suspect that the Straits Times photographer has more money to buy a more expensive camera lens with Zoom Zoom function to capture that photo.
The poor cousin of Today newspapers only have limited funding so captured the full crowd.

So whose camera better?

What is wrong with this picture????

Of the 122,600 jobs created in Singapore last year, about 70 percent, or 84,800 positions, went to foreigners, according to data from the Ministry of Manpower. [LINK]
Has there been any change since the May 2011 elections ????

Swiss Standard of Living? Set Swiss Standards of Citizenship Application instead

IN DECEMBER 1984, when Mr Goh Chok Tong and the second generation of leaders had established themselves in Cabinet, they unveiled an agenda for Singapore that encapsulated their visions for the next 15 years.

Vision 1999 saw Singapore becoming a “city of excellence” and a “society of distinction” by the turn of the century. It set one hard-numbers target, with which it became most closely associated: to achieve the 1984 Swiss standard of living, as measured by per capita output, by 1999.

Maybe they should set Swiss Standards of Citizenship Applications instead !!!

http://www.bfm.admin.ch/content/bfm/en/home/themen/buergerrecht/einbuergerung/ordentliche_einbuergerung.html

People who have been resident in Switzerland for twelve years – the years spent in this country between the completed 10th and 20th years are counted double for this purpose – may apply for naturalisation. Our office examines whether applicants are integrated in the Swiss way of life, are familiar with Swiss customs and traditions, comply with the Swiss rule of law, and do not endanger Switzerland's internal or external security. In particular, this examination is based on cantonal and communal reports. If the requirements provided by federal law are satisfied, applicants are entitled to obtain a federal naturalisation permit from the Federal Office for Migration. (minimum number of years is 12 years!)


Naturalisation proceeds in three stages. Thus the federal naturalisation permit only constitutes the Confederation's "green light" for the acquisition of Swiss nationality. However, the cantons and communities have their own, additional residence requirements which applicants have to satisfy. Swiss citizenship is only acquired by those applicants who, after obtaining the federal naturalisation permit, have also been naturalised by their communities and cantons. As a rule, there is no legally protected right to being naturalised by a community and a canton. (Which means that the locals must approve and support the candidate to be a citizen)

Non-citizen foreigners make up 45.4% of Singapore’s workforce - www.salary.sg

http://www.salary.sg/2012/45-percent-of-workers-in-singapore-are-foreigners/

http://www.salary.sg/ did a very interesting quick analysis of the work force in Singapore.
Now you know why you did not get promoted over the Foreign Talent/Trash !!!
Singapore Inc run by PAPAYA does not care about Singaporeans...it is just a corporate entity that will use you and dump you. Make sure you dump them, before they dump you!

From http://www.salary.sg/ "There were 1,712,600 Singaporeans (“citizens”), 334,700 permanent residents (“PRs”) and 1,088,600 foreigners in the labour force as at June 2010.
If we group PRs together with foreigners — rightfully so because PRs aren’t citizens if you ask me — there are a total of 1,423,300 non-citizens among the total workforce of 3,135,900 workers.
1423300 / 3135900 = 45.39%
So, non-citizen foreigners make up 45.4% of Singapore’s workforce."