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I'm a single gay in my early 20s, I've always wanted to own a home as I don't get along with my family members and have been renting rooms to live. HDB allows only singles who are at least 35 to buy a HDB. I did a calculation, If I spend roughly $10000 a year renting until I'm 35, I would have spent at least 120K on renting, which is enough to buy me 1/2 of a HDB or 1/3 of a HDB flat. I did jobs help here and there and managed to save up a home fund of about 100K. Which is enough for a HDB down payment. Yet I'm homeless. I feel like crying. They really discriminate singles and gays.

A contractor working for the Singapore Armed Forces in Pulau Tekong has blown the whistle on perceived unfair treatment and elitism among SAF soldiers in the camp.

I wish to inform you and all readers of the uselessness of MOM's rehiring policies for the elderly aged 60 and above as most companies have already moved far ahead to circumvent this piece of legislation to make our unemployment rates look better on track record.

Please see the attached image. This racist Chinese lady refuses to rent the condominium to Indians! Why did she state "All races allowed, except Indians"? This is discriminatory and prejudiced against minorities.

However, about two months later, in a parliamentary reply (4 April) – “From 2014 to 2016, about 100 single unwed parents under the age of 35 appealed to buy a flat with their children and without other family members. Over the same period, about 300 single unwed parents under the age of 35 appealed to rent a flat from HDB with their children. For both types of appeals, HDB approved about one-fifth of the cases.

After talking to Terry Xu, Chief Editor of theonlinecitizen, which has done numerous stories on foreigners competing with Singaporeans for jobs, having made enquiries in Singapore, Asean and Asian countries – there is apparently some “funny things” going on in HR recruitment – leading to discrimination against Singaporeans.

In a facebook status posted by netizen Gordon Tay, he alleged that his 7 year old nephew shared his experience with discrimination faced in the unnamed school canteen. According to Tay, his nephew bought the same food as his friend Ahmad but on several occasions, he had to pay more than what Ahmad paid at the Malay stall. After his negative unfair experience buying food from the stall, he now feels cheated buying from that particular stall and has decided to no longer eat from that stall.

Scarce Public Data Revealed That The Number of Companies in Singapore that discriminated against Singaporeans, hired more Foreigners than Singaporeans and judged by the Ministry of Manpower for "not doing enough to hire and groom Singaporeans has grown to 250".

It states that “As its population ages, Singapore is ramping up healthcare facilities and elderly-friendly infrastructure. But is it missing out on something equally critical in the ageing game?

Unbelievable. Just got rejected from a part time position (Kids Club Assistant) at Shangri La Singapore because of my hijab. "I'm sorry we cannot employ you if you wear that thing on your head, we have a strict grooming code, so sorry about it. We went through the job scope (taking care of young children.. bringing them for games, lunch and dinner), my availability suited the time periuodrequired by the company - everything was okay except for the fact that I cover myself. Someone explain to me how this "thing on my head" would in any way prevent me from carrying out the job I was assigned to as well as anyone else without a hijab.