[Tee tiong huat]

If there is something you could help, pls do so in this coming ge. Else no point highlighting the problem without solution

(S'pore closes in on HK’s population, tops 6m 1st time)

This increase in S'pore’s population was largely driven by non-residents, including foreign workers and international students. Total population rose 2% from a year ago to touch 6.04 mil as of June, mainly to 5% growth in number of non-residents to 1.86 million – a group includes foreign workers’ dependents and international students, according report released on Tuesday.
Citizen numbers increased 0.7% to 3.64 million, permanent residents climbed 1.2% to 0.54 million.

[Tee tiong huat]

(S'pore closes in on HK’s population, tops 6m 1st time)

This increase in S'pore’s population was largely driven by non-residents, including foreign workers and international students. Total population rose 2% from a year ago to touch 6.04 mil as of June, mainly to 5% growth in number of non-residents to 1.86 million – a group includes foreign workers’ dependents and international students, according report released on Tuesday.
Citizen numbers increased 0.7% to 3.64 million, permanent residents climbed 1.2% to 0.54 million.

Isit?. S'pore look abit like, or abit like HK or closes in look and init look like more like HK’s population, with a topping of 6m 1st time)

[Tee tiong huat]

Isit?. S'pore look abit like, or abit like HK or closes in look and init look like more like HK’s population, with a topping of 6m 1st time)

With tall, tall stories of building more around.

[talky]

The obscene pay of our Ministers guarantees their obedience, compliance and groupthink. No Minister will dare to oppose the PM for fear of losing his/her job and that humongous salary. Even if any of them is pricked by their conscience to speak up for the long suffering people, their spouses will tell them to shut up and continue to collect their money.  

this was what ex perm sec ngiam  said \this man was well liked n repected by lky
he dared ansered back lky implemnting coe will cause hardship n everyone fr unborb babies to graveyard will be taxed.
we do nt hv such perm sec after him
V SAD FOR SPORE.
NEXT Q IS WHY NO HV ??

[sgbuffett]

The useless MOM is trying to repair damage strategy by increasing Skills future funds. The damage is already totally irreversible when the roots of the problems were already rotten years back. They like to hide the truths.  Can only tricked a 6-yr old kid with all their fairy tales stories.

The PAP only have one tool for the economy. Expand workforce by importing people. All the problems cause by just just push to Singaporeans and make them endure.

[Pegasus]

The great divide is that the masses live in HDB pigeon holes while the elites stay in GCBs.

Where does Ramesh the CECA stay?

[Scythian]

In Singapore, close to 100% Singaporeans have  Covid19 injections since Wuhan influenza.

[Cmpunk]

No matter how unhappy we are the public servants and new citizens will vote for them. Don’t forget those old and forgetful people who take the goodie from them will also vote for them. So let with minority so quite hard to take majority votes

[Wy:Nox]

Why use 15 years to compare?
LKY has been PM for 20 years, longer than LW 13 plus years joining politics.

Sure some Improvements some decline.

eg of decline
data from online
https://onecms-res.cloudinary.com/image/...k=b5yNPRsB

https://www.statista.com/statistics/6283...singapore/

Crimes were low in the start of 2000s due to the carry over effects from LKY Regime. If you look around in the past 10 years, crimes have gone up which means the heydays are over.

The crime rate data looks pleasing likely due to this 30 years old driving report never included online scams.

[Sticw]

I think it's very credible lah. The PAP folks had it extremely good in the last 15 years.

[watchfirst9]

Crimes were low in the start of 2000s due to the carry over effects from LKY Regime. If you look around in the past 10 years, crimes have gone up which means the heydays are over.

The crime rate data looks pleasing likely due to this 30 years old driving report never included online scams.

Goh C T start from 1991. 

Crime should be gradually decrease with advancement in crime analysis techniques, 
it is also very difficult get away in small but high network Sg.
As online scams become complicate with technologies help, it will be ongoing battle. 

I can agree pressure is increasing especially from these few years 
because number of NS enlistment is decline, can see from 2000s Sg birth rate decline,
it is lower than 1990s.

[ArielCasper]

I welcome.anyone to challenge the points I raised and correct me 

1. A couple getting married can only afford smaller home than 15yrs ago. 

2. Fewer people who need a car can own one.

3. Queues.at govt hospital, polyclinic dental have longer eait times than 15yrs ago and cost of medical has hone up much faster than income

4. Job security has gone down and job stress has gone up.

5. .Decline in job opportunities esp for older Singaoireans.

6. Cost of eating out is less affordable today than before as price increase outstrips income for most Singaporeans.

7. More scams today than before due tto moves to digitalised without enough safeguards against scams. 

8. Singapore become overcrowded. These days getting a seat at hawker cebter also harder. Trains packed like sardines.

If all major aspects of life like jobs, healthcare snd housing did not improve. how is it possible to claim that life has improved?

Let me try...

1. A couple getting married can only afford smaller home than 15yrs ago. 

Not that they can only afford smaller home, but govt built smaller home which they have no choice.. Last time HDB got build 5 room flat at 120-140sqm or even mansionettes, now no longer building that. Thus, it is not that a couple getting married can't afford, but HDB don't build such sizes anymore. In fact, not just a couple getting married, even a married couple who already have a HDB won't be able to afford coz the next option for such size will be resale or private.

2. Fewer people who need a car can own one.
Well, define need. Last time family of 6 with parents and 4 children also no car coz cannot afford and survive with public transport. So what is the definition of need a car?

3. Queues.at govt hospital, polyclinic dental have longer eait times than 15yrs ago and cost of medical has hone up much faster than income
True, too more ppl but healthcare did not grow as fast. In a nutshell, all prices have gone up

4. Job security has gone down and job stress has gone up.
True that job security has gone down, but same as loyalty to company. But stress wise, I don't think so. Last time, the stress is about single income breadwinner trying to feed the family. So the stress is to keep the job. Now, job stress is a lot more complex then trying to feed family

5. .Decline in job opportunities esp for older Singaoireans.
Maybe it happen 15 years ago. But last time, foreigners not as much so there are more opportunities for older folks.. Now with competition from foreigners, who want to employ older folks for the same pay? Ask yourself if you are the hiring manager, will you employ a older folk over a younger one for same pay?

6. Cost of eating out is less affordable today than before as price increase outstrips income for most Singaporeans.
True, prices for everything has gone up but our pay increase cannot catch.

7. More scams today than before due tto moves to digitalised without enough safeguards against scams. 
True, this is call productivity. Last time scammers have to scam a people face to face, so time spent to get a successful scam. Now, scam can be from offshore, and probably people are more greedy and fearful, so higher chance of getting scam. In a nutshell, if a person is not greedy or fearful, less likely to get scammed.

8. Singapore become overcrowded. These days getting a seat at hawker cebter also harder. Trains packed like sardines.
True, comes with population increase and infra cannot catch up. Same as point 4 and 5

If all major aspects of life like jobs, healthcare snd housing did not improve. how is it possible to claim that life has improved?
That's why, the question is who did you vote for in the last election?

[sgbuffett]

Something as basic as caring for seniors is not even done properly. More and more seniors dying alone in the apartment nobody knows.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/e...d-together

[EvertonDiehard]

I think it's very credible lah. The PAP folks had it extremely good in the last 15 years.

Life has certainly improved in the past 15 years for our politicians with obscene wages, no accountability, little work and a cast iron rice bowl.

[victortan]

Something as basic as caring for seniors is not even done properly. More and more seniors dying alone in the apartment nobody knows.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/e...d-together

Knn...... cannot use medisave to see polyclinic. No wonder so many old folk cannot afford to see doctor dies at home.

Old folk all no money, r their kids no care them.

[EvertonDiehard]

The PAP only have one tool for the economy. Expand workforce by importing people. All the problems cause by just just push to Singaporeans and make them endure.

The Pappies are overrated, overhyped and overpaid one-trick ponies. 

[Gemstar]

In actual fact, pap hv made our life worst during these 15 years. Just look at the surroundings on what is going on, tells the whole story.

[WhatDoYouThink!]

If by comparing sg, china and us, it's easier to see the answers

[RiseofAsia]

Beer in Italy is damn cheap.
One can of 5% alcohol beer cost about euro 50 to 60 cents

[WhatDoYouThink!]

https://youtube.com/shorts/kdYWnOk0HD0?s...rfOI2aYS_m

Germans are well taken care of by govt and hv become lazy, not much savings

[sgbuffett]

https://theindependent.sg/singapore-crowded-concerns/

[webinarian]

I welcome.anyone to challenge the points I raised and correct me 

1. A couple getting married can only afford smaller home than 15yrs ago. 

2. Fewer people who need a car can own one.

3. Queues.at govt hospital, polyclinic dental have longer eait times than 15yrs ago and cost of medical has hone up much faster than income

4. Job security has gone down and job stress has gone up.

5. .Decline in job opportunities esp for older Singaoireans.

6. Cost of eating out is less affordable today than before as price increase outstrips income for most Singaporeans.

7. More scams today than before due tto moves to digitalised without enough safeguards against scams. 

8. Singapore become overcrowded. These days getting a seat at hawker cebter also harder. Trains packed like sardines.

If all major aspects of life like jobs, healthcare snd housing did not improve. how is it possible to claim that life has improved?

              
I challenge you to challenge the followings.  

1. In LKY time, pay of fresh grads were 800 to 1,200 per month, now fresh grad are paid $2.5k to $5k.  

2. There are now many millionaire flat owners compared to 15 years ago. Even I know of smart people owning Yishun 5-room flat in the process of making into million $ flats in 2 steps. The couple bought a resale 5-room flat at $460k, sold for $700k and then bought a BTO 4-room flat from HDB at $325k (with a CPF grant of $80k, effectively paid $245k). His flat should be worth $700k or $800k 5 years later. Total sale value is $1.4 mil or above. SgButt is not so smart compared with him to downgrade to Johor.  

3. People are not in urgency to own cars now compared with 15 years ago with MRT and buses much more convenient than 15 years ago, not because they can't afford own cars. My parents sold away cars and rely on MRT. They moved to HDB flats as it is not worth to pay $400 monthly maintenance fees of condo.   

.

[Scythian]

If today's SIA Boeing 777-300ER ageing fleet average 14.9 year old is still in service proven life has worsened..

Including one oldest Boeing 777-300ER at 18 years old in service today.

[Alice Alicia]

GST was only 5%.
Now is 9%.

[RiseofAsia]

[Scythian]

Record numbers of elderly sick Singaporeans died alone in HDBs in 2024.

Authority is fully aware of the growing numbers as nothing is done to reverse the situation.

[*天哥*]

Only need to solve 2 items :

1 ) ensure high salary scale jobs are only given to local.

2) increase salary scale to match inflation

Otherwise, talk about what standard of livings ?

[FangFang]

It is becoming challenging for local and global also...

[sgbuffett]

Whether you loke or dislike CSJ what he says in yhis video is true.

Many of the points has been highlighted in this very thread.

[Reddishday]

VTO 2025

CSJ: "Make sure you send a clear, non-nonsense message to the PAP that our country cannot afford to continue with this insanity of raising the costs of living and making our lives so stressful."



Vid at https://tinyurl.com/bks7v93m