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10 years of education to survive in a education system that only encourages rote memorization and conformity without questioning. 2 years of NS to set us back in our career. 30 years of working in a environment that protects foreigners that allow them to get into cushy jobs without protection for Singaporeans.

The party, led by former PAP MP and veteran politician, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, have released a few posters on its social media channels that points the way the party is focusing on for the elections. Singapore can expect the PSP to focus on issues like the cost of living, education and the affordability of healthcare and retirement during their campaigning for the elections.

This clause came into the spotlight when a 22 year old Singaporean student successfully sued his father over the funding of his overseas university education. In this case, the Singaporean student's University is in Canada, and his father is a 60 year old sole shareholder of a logistics company and director of various other companies.

Do you think Singapore scores well in terms of Social Solidarity Economy? According to our contributor, we are lacking in transparency, equality and accountability. Surprise?

A taxi driver finds it sad that educated youths are turning to private hire instead of getting proper jobs that match their qualifications. Why is it so difficult to get a job in Singapore nowadays? Why is it so poorly managed?

I refer to the article “Parliament: Some 1,800 foreign pupils who applied to enter Primary 1 this year rejected” (Straits Times, Oct 2).

A taxi driver shared this funny but sad encounter during one of his trips from Singapore's iconic Marina Bay Sands to their condominium.

Aside from being the 3rd most exposed to bullying culture, Singaporean students are also the world's most anxious about their studies, a Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study found.

A 2015 study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has found that Singaporean teens experience the 3rd highest rate of bullying in a survey of 50 other countries and economies. Bullying rates in Singapore are exceeded only by New Zealand and Latvia.

Singapore Democratic Party's Chee Soon Juan spoke up for students who reportedly suffer a lot of stress and anxiety in our society today and questioned the PAP for inflicting this on them. "Never has an alternative voice been more urgent."