Does our CPF meet the requirements of UN conventions on social security?
Greater respect for human rights?We refer to the article “Greater respect for international humanitarian law to prevent more suffering” (Straits Times, Aug 21).Singapore in bottom 10 countries for...
View ArticleHigh rent and poor maintenance make it impossible to serve quality food in...
Dear TRS,I am a local hawker stall owner and I want to share with you something I have noticed which explains why we seldom see quality food in our hawker centres.I started out wanting to sell nice...
View ArticleDear TRS, my encounter with a PRC baby defecating near Tampines MRT
Dear The Real Singapore,I refer to your recent articles shared by your readers about PRC babies and even a PRC women defecating at Holland Village MRT. I myself also encounter a PRC parent allowing...
View ArticleDear TRS, I saw this PRC women kicking and abusing her pet dog below my house
Dear The Real Singapore,I understand there's no dog face/pic in it but please help to share. Thank you!This morning around 9.25am I saw this CHINA woman walking this Skinny & Small golden retriever...
View ArticleWhen Will Employers Ever Get Rid of their Addiction to Foreigners?
Recently, I read with anger, dismay and injustice when I read the press release from Corp Comms Ministry of Manpower and Ministry for Trade and Industry. There is one paragraph who is highly...
View ArticleYoung, Jobless and struggling with constant low wages and self esteem
Dear GilbertI believe we have met before back in 2012 and I admire you and your volunteer colleagues’ attempts to help fellow Singaporeans get back on track in the workforce by assisting to alleviate...
View ArticleSPH's Hardwarezone posted my girlfriend photo and ask netizens to 'rate' her
Dear The Real Singapore,I refer to this link on a local forum website: "http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/xmm-close-1-eye-kym-4783217.html"Hardwarezone is a forum owned by...
View ArticleBeware of "renovation contractor" cheat in Toa Payoh Lor 8
Dear TRS,I'd like to bring the attention of your readers, especially those staying in Toa Payoh Lor 8 area, to this 'cheat' trying to scam money in the area at the moment.Currently there are some...
View ArticleTRS readers shouldn't blame the government for making elderly work
Hey you TRS losers are making so much noise and I really hope the government shut you guys down.You guys are making a mountain out of a mole hill over the elderly working issue.Let me tell you, the...
View ArticleJobless ex-air steward lamenting over lost case of harassment to foreign air...
Dear Gilbert,I heard of your presence online and thank you for championing causes for the unemployed.Almost 3 years ago, I joined one of the airlines as a cabin crew.Throughout the entire period, I...
View ArticlePinoy Manager take sides with fellow Pinoy workers in Sexual Harassment dispute
Dear The Real Singapore, Thanks to social media now, Sinkies are no longer as repressed as before when they fact difficulties due to government policy. I grew up in the 1980s where times were good and...
View ArticleDear TRS, PRC woman put flyers into my letterbox looking for Singapore husband
Dear The Real Singapore,I got this flyer in my letterbox today and was shocked to find out the contents of this letter.The letter is written in chinese and it basically says that I am a sweet, gentle...
View ArticleI found $1 coin in my laksa and the PRC hawker told me that I was 'lucky'
Dear The Real Singapore,I had an unpleasant surprise when I found a $1 coin in the bowl of laksa I was eating. I approached the staff who appears to be a Chinese National at the food stall at Kallang...
View ArticleThe Biggest Mistake of my life is to return back to Singapore
Dear The Real Singapore,I am a 50+ years old Singaporean. Not able to get into the local university because PAP said we are not good enough (back then they already planned to reserve places in local...
View Article88yr old forced to wait more than 30 hours for a bed, then denied use of...
My 88-year old grandfather was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) from Woodlands Polyclinic on 31/07/14 (Thursday) after he had a bad fall and injured himself. He was registered at KTPH A&E...
View ArticleWhy is Queenstown library encouraging drivers to park illegally?
Dear The Real Singapore, I would like to provide my feedback on the following thus I require your assistance to publish this article. I visit the library quite frequently and in the recent month, I...
View ArticleDear TRS, my wife hand got injured and American company still want her to go...
Dear The Real Singapore,My wife name penelope iris yeo had been working on this company therapak, this is an america company registed at singapore, she had been working for over 2 years lessly on...
View ArticleDear TRS, my Indian husband is having affair with a maid in Singapore!
Dear The Real Singapore,I just want to ask if you can help me about my husband. I'm from Philippines and was previously working as a maid in Singapore. My husband is a construction worker from India...
View ArticleAnother silent form of job discrimination that is seldom talked about
Dear TRS,I am a mother of a four year old who is currently looking for employment. Being a Singaporean and keeping myself abreast on some of the politics here, I would like to point bring into light...
View ArticleDear TRS, foreign workers throwing our flags on the floor and sitting on it
Dear The Real Singapore,I am outrage to see foreign workers throwing our flags on the floor when removing it and just throwing it on the floor. The even step onto the flag and even lay it on the floor...
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