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An Indian complained in FB group “Indians in Singapore” that he saw a HDB rental listing go up from $2100 to $2900. He complains that “this is going to be a huge burden for anyone”, and tells everyone to “negotiate to the core and be strong in it to lower …

In last week’s National Day Rally, our PM Lee faulted the anti-CECA movement for having a “strong racial undertone”. This is another proof that our leaders are more than out of touch with what is going on in the ground. We were never angry at the race or the nation …

South Asian woman claims that Singapore is discriminatory because we never prioritize expats for vaccination. She claims that expats contribute as much as, if not more to the economy than Singaporeans. She also say that the government open up vaccination slots for Singaporeans aged 12 to 39, but a 39-year-old …

There is a new petition on change.org “Ease Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated ‘Indian’ with Singapore” which asks that the Singapore government allow vaccinated individuals from South Asia to fly into the country without restrictions. The petition starter, “Srinath Raddy” say that they should be allowed entry as long as they …

There is a message circulating on WhatsApp from an alleged ex-SPH staff who reflects on the influx of CECA Indians in the early 2000s. The ex-SPH staff wrote that any skills transfer was amongst the CECA Indians, and some fresh graduates from India with zero work experience was also labelled …

According to a document by the Ministry of External Affairs in India, there are 650,000 Indians in Singapore as of December 2018, made up of 300,000 persons of Indian origin (i.e. first generation SC/PRs), and 350,000 non-resident Indians (i.e. EP/WP/etc. holders). In 2018, Singapore’s population was at 5.639 million. 650,000 …

Yesterday, PAP’s Tan See Leng shared in parliament that the proportion of Employment Pass (EP) holders from India doubled to 25 per cent last year, from 14 per cent in 2005. He says that this is driven by the growth of our digital economy and technological sector, rather than CECA, and emphasized that …

One netter observed that many of the ministries' FB pages are managed by people overseas. Can this be considered foreign intervention?

On 22 June 2021, Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) NCMP Leong Mun Wai accepted the challenge from Min Shanmugam to debate on CECA. “If anyone here believes that Ceca is a problem, put it up for a motion, debate it openly and let’s hear whether Singaporeans benefit or lose from it. I’m looking …

Our youths are getting more educated, but our employment remains high and unchanging since 2000. Yet, we see more and more CECAs in our workforce. Why is our government allowing this to happen?