Tag Archives: South Asia

India’s news reported that 11 of their students have been selected from various parts of the country for an all-expenses-paid 2-year scholarship to Singapore. The students are 16-18 year-olds. The scholarship is by Global Indian International School Singapore (GIIS), and the SGD 90,000 per student is to help cover all expenses …

One of our readers sent us videos showing a group of people allegedly from India causing a ruckus along Singapore river. One of them even kicked rubbish into the water. Another video showed a group of them having some intense argument and getting physical. They were also shouting at the …

Apparently a passenger from Singapore that flew back to India tested positive for COVID. They said that he was going home to Nagercoil after landing at Madurai Airport on Saturday. This means that he is actually an Indian National. Yet, today, The Hindu published an article highlighting that he is …

A video of a doctor eating cow dung on camera has gone viral. The doctor Manoj Mittal is a pediatrician from Karnal in Haryana, India. In the clip, Mittal can be seen in a cow shelter and talking about ‘Panchgravya’ or the five elements that can be obtained from cows. …

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 …

Do you agree with their decision? Have they forgotten about our calls to close borders? Or have they forgotten about us?

On 16 June 2021, Times Of India published an article sharing that Singapore is facing “a severe shortage of technology talent”. It even quoted Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Ravi Menon for saying that this means that Singapore will need to rely on foreign talent. The …

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?

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 …

The new restriction is something they should have done MUCH earlier. Its inaction and failure to listen shows a lack of responsibility for the safety of Singaporeans.