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What a mouthful because we cannot say “India” must say “South Asia”. This South Asian woman posted in Facebook group “Indians in Singapore” to kaopeh that ICA questioned her bachelor’s degree in her EP application. She proudly say that she graduated from “DCAC, DU” (she is probably talking about Delhi …

A 49 year old man have been using fake documents, including NUS Degree, to get employment in 38 different companies over a 4 year period. His ruse finally came to light when one potential employer bothered to check his credentials with NUS, and they found out that his name was never in NUS records.

Singaporeans need to spend at least $20,000 and study hard for 3-4 years to earn a Bachelor Degree, but some foreign talents only need $800 and 30 minutes to buy a degree from degree mills. The degree can be Bachelor, Masters or Ph.D., depending on what employees want. Market changes easily for Singaporeans, the degree obtained from NUS/NTU might not be relevant. They also cannot afford to spend another 3-4 years studying. For foreign talents who buy their degrees, the so-called degrees can always be up-to-date as they can buy any type they like.

Under LKY and especially under GCT, we were on way to being a 1st world society, one that is prosperous, graceful, educated and of course cultured. Will you consider our current PM to be weak? He see himself, it seems, as some sort of successes at establishing Singapore as a regional leader (although this is debatable, since both President of China and US visited our neighbours but not us)

Where are the official statistics to prove that foreigners create good jobs? What good jobs are created? Who are employed in these good jobs, if any?. On these questions, The Prime Minister choose to remain indefinitely silent. About 7 million graduates enters the Chinese/ China job market every year. How many more millions in Indian/ India equivalent? Boys and Girls/ Newly graduates/ Job seeking Citizens - YOU will be competing against this ODDS, for any job placement. Double whammy you say, with this PAP GOV in continuation more SURPRISES are awaiting ( not accounting the MILL certs yet )?

Concerning the recent cases of workers in Singapore with fake qualifications such as counterfeit degree papers, SingFirst wishes to seek your views, concerns and suggestions. You are invited to attend the SingFirst Public Dialogue on 19 May 2015, 7:30pm at No. 40, Tras Street, Singapore 078979. Register with us at [email protected] indicating your name and contact number. Your voice will be heard. See you there!

While I welcome Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say's clarification on fraudulent educational qualifications ("Work pass, PR applicants who lie to be 'dealt with firmly'"; Tuesday), it raises several more issues. First, Mr Lim makes a distinction between a fraudulent degree and one that is obtained from a degree mill. However, insofar as some degree mills literally confer on the "student" a certificate without any work being done, the distinction between a company that sells a fake Cambridge University degree and a degree awarded by "Cambridgeshire University" are very slight.

Globally degree mills are seen as illegal. There are reports where workers bought degree and try to pass themselves as graduate. When they are caught, they are at best fired, in some cases jailed. Buying a degree is not a crime, but trying to benefit from it and passing it off as accredited qualification eg using it to gain employment or promotion is a crime in many states in US n many countries. This is to maintain the integrity of degrees issued by tertiary institutes from the states.

It is already clear that the PAP cocked up on the fake degree saga by relentlessly letting foreigners in without doing due diligence. It is clear as day that a committee needs to be set up (like what WP proposed) to weed through new applications as well as past applications, and kick them out. But doing this is akin to saying that they cocked up and WP made a good proposal. So rather than owning up to their mistakes they just try to sweep it under the carpet and treat it like nothing happened.

New Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say on Monday wrote an entry in his blog to explain how the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) treats forged degrees and those from degree mills in Employment Pass and S Pass applications. His explanation included an infographic (see below) and the potential penalty for providing forged degrees.