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Heng Swee Keat has gone on record as openly saying that Singaporeans are not ready to accept a minority raced candidate as their Prime Minister. This, despite 53 years of nation building, emphasizing the point that Singapore is a multi-racial society. And despite the fact that it was Heng's own party who decided a Malay President should be at the forefront of Singapore itself.

Islamophobia is a real thing, and it has inched its way to Singapore. In a recent survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) s part of a global study, it was found that while 70% of the Singaporeans surveyed said they believe people of different faiths can get along well when they stay close together, 15% of those surveyed said they found Muslims threatening.

According to a survey by health service company Cigna had indicated what many Singaporeans have known, that they are the most stressed workers in the whole world, and are very sleep deprived. In the survey, nearly 92% of the Singaporeans surveyed said that they were stressed from work, and 13% of this group of workers said their stress was unimaginable.

REACH says 80% Singaporeans happy with Merdeka Generation Package. They did not say the 80% liked to wear white

High number of Singaporeans surveyed said SAF not transparent with training-related casualties, with most also having their confidence of the SAF training eroded after the recent spate of training deaths.

Lee Bee Wah might think that she is smart, but her recent speech in Parliament about the Ah Kong and Ah Seng has certainly backfired spectacularly on her. Not only was she seen as a boot-licking PAP party member, but she also exposed just how the elites of the PAP sees and treat fellow, albeit mediocre, Singaporeans.

When your leader speaks up, then the cronies would have to follow. That is what is happening across the Causeway, as PM Mahathir's Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, through their Johor chapter, has called on Singaporeans to put pressure on the Singapore Government to review the prices of the water deal with Malaysia. They reiterated Mahathir's stand, which is it is morally wrong for a rich country like Singapore to bully a poor country like Malaysia.

The top 10 worse things that happened to Singaporeans in the last 10 days. Agree?

Negative sentiments have dominated social media over the recent Presidential Election walkover after Madam Halimah Yacob was deemed the only candidate eligible to run by the Presidential Elections Committee on Monday, says a report by global media monitoring organization Meltwater.

In this connection, anecdotally – everytime you go to a hospital – most of the staff that you see, from the reception to the wards, pharmacy, cashier, etc – do not appear to be Singaporeans? What is the breakdown of the workforce in the healthcare sector currently – into foreigners, permanent residents (PRs) and Singaporeans? As to PRs and Singaporeans – it may be interesting to note that from 2004 to 2016 – we granted 555,659 and 228,840 new PRs and new citizens, respectively. With regard to jobs – from 2006 to 2016 – the employment growth for locals and foreigners was 376,800 and 701,900, respectively. How many of the 376,800 locals’ jobs were S’poreans? So, how many of the “locals” (PRs and citizens) employment growth of 376,800 went to Singaporeans, since 467,659 new PRs and 208,840 new citizens were granted in the same period from 2006 to 2016?