#LetterOfTheWeek
🇸🇬Review rule on overseas property ownership & #publichousing
🧐"HDB rules disqualify #Singaporeans who own any #overseas #residential #property fr purchasing even a non-subsidised resale flat, unless te ppty is 1st disposed of.. Tis #rule contradicts another #HDB #policy: Once flat owners complete their MOP, they may freely buy local or overseas ppty w/o restriction. If o'seas ppty ownership's acceptable aft MOP, why shld it be an absolute barrier before?"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-review-rule-on-overseas-property-ownership-and-public-housing

Singapore’s Shanmugam meets China envoy for bilateral, security talks

Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam has met China’s envoy to the city state Cao Zhongming…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #All-RoundHigh-QualityFuture-OrientedPartnership #Beijing #CaoZhongming #China #Chineseembassy #cyberespionage #cyberthreatgroupUNC3886 #KShanmugam #Latvia #LawrenceWong #LiQiang #LV #Mandiant #singapore #Singaporeans #XiJinping
https://www.newsbeep.com/48112/

I knew I had to make a mistake somewhere this trip and it came towards the end.

Self transit through #India requires an e-Visa for #singaporeans

You DO NOT need a visa if it is a through ticket... Damn... Had to buy a new ticket just for that... #kopitiam

Why did #Singapore name #cyberthreat group #UNC3886 & is it linked to #China?
"Shanmugam said: “As far as 🇸🇬 #government is concerned, we can say we r confident tt it's tis particular org'zn. Who they r linked to, & how they operate, is not something I want to go into.”.. te govt thought #Singaporeans ought to know where te #attack was coming from.. given Singapore’s relations w #US, other Western powers & #Taiwan, PRC wld hv interest in exercis'g deterrence & to sabotage"
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3319055/why-did-singapore-name-cyberthreat-group-unc3886-and-it-linked-china?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article

#Budget2025: ‘something for everyone’?
"persistent need for #subsidies for basic goods & svcs in one of world's richest countries indicates tt #prices r too high & #wages too low to enable a substantial segment of #Singaporeans to make ends meet. The mkt distortions which cause tis result in part fr #stateland, #labour & #exchangerate #policies.. More serious for LT economic devt is "rentier" mentality generated by an economy excessively focused on property mkt gains" 1/2
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/budget-2025-is-something-for-everyone-the-right-thing-to-do

2 #Singaporeans 👎among 12 foreigners arrested in #Bangkok #gambling den
"More than 20 gamblers were found on the 3rd floor. 12 were arrested: 10 men & 2 women. 8 of the arrested gamblers are fr #China, 2 fr #Singapore & 1 each fr #Philippines & #India.. gambler told police he'd been invited by his foreign friend & tt he had gambled regularly abroad, especially in Singapore. 1 Singaporean was also found to hv #overstayed in #Thailand.. caretaker hired by #Chinese employer"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/2-singaporeans-among-12-foreigners-arrested-in-bangkok-gambling-den

#NorthernLights = #todiefor ??🤔

6 #Singaporeans taken to hospital after #bus #accident in #Norway
"EU Holidays provided 60% refund to 24 Singaporeans affected said its director Ong.. He added tt there're no immediate plans to make any changes to e tour #itinerary for oth groups, bec the route used by bus is #unavoidable for e #tour.. On Dec 26, passengers fr #Singapore were injured in a #deadly #buscrash in Norway which resulted in 3 #deaths aft vehicle went off e road"
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/i-was-in-shock-six-singaporeans-taken-to-hospital-after-bus-accident-in-norway

What the surprise decision on #Income-Allianz deal says abt #Singapore #government’s priorities
"Income hadn't kept to its promise.. no clear binding provisions or protections in deal to ensure Income’s #socialmission will be discharged.. Much now rests on quality of Income’s #management & #board to make changes if necessary, incl'g to its own organisational structure. #Singaporeans hope tt as a result, it will be even more committed to its social mission & deliver on it"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/singapore-income-insurance-allianz-deal-government-priorities-4679031

Most Singaporeans rate China’s #clout above US, prefer it as #strategic partner: #survey
"More Singaporeans based in the city state & abroad believe #China’s influence in Southeast #Asia has grown in recent years cf w #USA, according to findings of a new survey.. Leong CH, one of the researchers behind the poll, told SCMP the numbers showed #naivety among some #Singaporeans on certain #geopolitical issues.. identifying areas where #Singapore might be #complacent" #naivete
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3282416/most-singaporeans-rate-chinas-clout-above-us-prefer-it-strategic-partner-survey

#LetterOfTheWeek
🇸🇬Forum: Re-examine #nationalpolicies to broaden definitions of #success
"students sitting national #exams at Pri, Sec, & JC levels, r graded on a #zerosum #bellcurve sys.. Even #carownership involves competition thru #COE #bidding.. These policies foster an #individualistic #culture where people r reluctant to help one another.. For decades, #materialism has been ingrained in #Singaporeans.. We need to re-examine our policies to enable tis #paradigmshift"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-re-examine-national-policies-to-broaden-definitions-of-success

The only thing common btw Chinese Singaporeans & Mainland Chinese is tt we are #Asian.

Sorry, but we’re #Chinese #Singaporeans 🇸🇬 – not your compatriots
+1👍"When I was working in #China, there were times when people I met expressed incredulity tt I hadn't used e opportunity to visit my ancestral village. In truth I didn't feel a need to do so. My family has lost touch w any relatives in Guangdong & I don't feel any sense of attachment to tt village in e south of China"🏆
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/sorry-but-we-re-chinese-singaporeans-not-your-compatriots

Is there a known group of #Singaporeans living in #Belgium ? Either officially (EDB?) or not?

#singapore

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Make it easier to claim SkillsFuture credit for professional cert'ns
"many #professional #certifications which #PMETs can take in their personal cc w/o having to go thru registered course providers.. are legitimate #qualifications .. most of these professional certifications r those sought by employers & enable #Singaporeans to #careerswitch or move up the corporate ladder, rather than some of the irrelevant courses offered on #SkillsFuture portal"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-make-it-easier-to-claim-skillsfuture-credit-for-professional-certifications

"The #Israel War Room bid to sow discord between #Malaysians and #Singaporeans has instead united the two, who say both countries are an example of a successful ‘two-state solution’ and benefit from having strong bilateral ties."

🔗 https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3242483/malaysia-singapore-users-x-slam-israeli-activists-bid-sow-discord-between-neighbours-were

The Thai foreign ministry said a group of 266 #Thais and an unspecified number of #Filipinos and #Singaporeans are being evacuated from #Laukkaing in northern #ShanState to the #Myanmar-#China border with help from the Myanmar authorities.

Thais, Filipinos to be evacuated from Myanmar via China amid heavy fighting | Global News
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/222978/thais-filipinos-to-be-evacuated-from-myanmar-via-china-amid-heavy-fighting?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery

#LetterOfTheWeek #Singapore #StraitsTimes
#STForum: Try thanking the sweeper in the park
"When I say “good morning” or “thank you” to them, they sometimes look puzzled as they do not know I am addressing them. But after eye contact is made and they realise I am talking to them, they give me a radiant #smile. And that makes me really #happy." 😊
#WakeUpCall #Singaporeans #ChuaMuiHoong #HonestLiving #TruthVsSpin #equality #empathy
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/letter-of-the-week-try-thanking-the-sweeper-in-the-park

When #Malaysians and #Singaporeans fight we throw lame jokes at each other.

But honestly this thread is 🔥 https://twitter.com/Dafrosty/status/1666274782852308992

#TootSEA

#LetterOfTheWeek #Singapore
"flabbergasted to hear a volunteer in an organisation offering free TCM consultations say that many patients come in expensive cars & some even complain there is no free parking .. if means testing had been applied these patients would not have qualified for free consultations .. Ms Chua aptly said that “as #Singaporeans mature as a people, we can afford to leave behind some habits bred in times of scarcity to embrace a culture of sufficiency”"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-no-need-to-rush-for-bargains-meant-to-help-the-lower-income

Do I have any #malaysians or #Singaporeans in the fediverse who could consult on an ultra creamy fried #tofu recipe I'm trying to reverse engineer.

#LetterOfTheWeek
#STForum: #Singaporeans have much to learn from the Finns
"I’m an #HDB dweller who is content with what I have – a loving #family, true #friends who are there when I need them (& vice versa), close #neighbours, & #community facilities & activities for #seniors such as community centres, free exercise classes & affordable workshops .. To me, #humility & #contentment are key to a #gracioussociety, which is something we all strive to make #Singapore to be"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-s-poreans-have-much-to-learn-from-the-finns