Tag: Singaporeans

Yishun Neighbours Build Wall To Keep Out Pesky Neighbour

An elderly neighbour in Yishun who has been dumping toilet paper, sanitary pads, dark sauce and urine on the doors of two other households has come up against a wall.

Like, literally.

As deterrence, the two households at Block 112 Yishun Ring Road have taken to building a wall with cacti on it to keep out the elderly neighbour from the lower floor.

The harassment has allegedly been carried out daily for two years. Various other measures, such as installing surveillance cameras and lodging police reports, have failed to deter the sunglasses-donning culprit.

According to Lianhe Zaobao, the two families decided to built a wall to keep out the elderly neighbour.

The wall initially had durian husks lined along the top but they started to smell after a few days. They were removed and changed to cacti.

The improvised wall had metal pieces and pipes attached.

The wall was completed on March 3, 2017, with added fortifications.

Previously, the wall was made of chairs and and boards.

A 61-year-old man who built the wall, said:

I recycled most of the materials used for the wall and completed it in five hours.

I picked up the wooden planks, pipes, and various other items outside.

As for the cacti, I grow them on my corridors, and they came in handy.

I tried using durian husks for a while, but found that they stank after a few days, so I changed them to cacti instead.

The man also said the wall has managed to keep the harassing neighbour at bay, as she can only throw rubbish and liquids from a distance and cannot get close.

The man also appealed to the authorities to step in.

Source: http://mothership.sg

May 23, 2017
3 Generals With No Experience Given Permanent Secretary Roles

Despite having zero relevant experience, 3 army general cronies of the ruling party government were appointed ministerial permanent secretaries roles as their next promotion. The former Chief of Navy, Rear-admiral (RADM) Lai Chung Han, is appointed Second Permanent Secretary under the Ministry of Education. RADM Lai Chung Han has never been in a teaching position or work with education institutes before, but his appointment will give him power to draft education policies.

Another army general crony, Lieutenant-General Neo Kian Hong, the former Chief of Defence Force from the Singapore Armed Force, who is currently Permanent Secretary for Education Development will be appointed Permanent Secretary for Defence Development.

The third army general crony, is the current Permanent Secretary for Defence Development, Major-General Ng Chee Khern from the Air Force. He will be promoted to be the Chairman of Government Technology Agency (GovTech) and also serve as the Permanent Secretary (Smart Nation and Digital Government) for the Prime Minister’s Office.

None of the army generals have any experience in ministerial portfolios. The Singapore government is increasingly becoming a military junta with 6 former army generals appointed as Ministers, including the Prime Minister himself who was a Brigadier-General.

Singapore army generals have recently took the spotlight due to the collapse of government-owned corporations, SMRT and Neptune Orient Line (NOL). The latter’s failure was more conspicuous as the new management immediately turned NOL profitable after 4 years of straight losses under former army general Ng Yat Chung.

Cronyism and legalised corruption are major stumbling obstacles for Singapore as the Prime Minister dictator values loyalty over competency when choosing government ministers and high ranking civil servants.

Source: http://statestimesreview.com

May 23, 2017
Local Boys Rap To Remind Singaporeans To Stop Abusing Ofo Bikes

By now, it is unusual if we do not hear or read about another ofo bike being abused by Singaporeans who cannot seem to fathom the concept of sharing.

Stomp has compiled countless reports of ofo bikes being damaged, dismantled, painted and kept by users in their own homes.

Ofo is one of three companies offering bicycle sharing services for the public here.

Netizens have slammed the selfish behaviour of these users who are not working to make the concept work with others.

Now, a group of boys have come up with a catchy rap about the ofo bike.

Stomper Fauzi alerted us to the video posted on Twitter.

Although they obviously came up with the fun ditty for laughs, the rap has some good points.

Titled, “Mencari ofo” or Looking for ofo, it starts off with how the boy rapping rides the ofo to school.

He says that the yellow hue of the bike is easy to spot but unfortunately, people like to throw it.

He gets a headache from trying to find an ofo bike because they are being kept at staircase landings and even inside homes instead of at accessible public areas.

He then ends by rapping how he searches for the elusive ofo bikes until the break of dawn.

The rap has garnered over 2,100 retweets and 1,100 likes so far.

Source: www.stomp.com.sg

May 23, 2017
SportsHub CEO Placed On Extended Leave After Alleged Anonymous Complains About Management Style

SportsHub CEO Manu Sawhney has been placed on extended leave after an anonymous complaint by a staff about his management style.

Manu Sawhney – who hailed from India before taking up S’pore citizenship – was appointed to the position in 2015.

In the 1 over years after he took office, there was a flurry of senior level resignations amidst talk of low employee morale and lack of communication across the organisation.

SportsHub declined to comment further on the complaint saying that staff matters are confidential.

Source: The Alternative View

May 23, 2017
M Ravi Files Constitutional Challenge Against Changes To Elected Presidency

Human rights lawyer M. Ravi yesterday filed a constitutional challenge against changes to the elected presidency made last year.

The changes, which Parliament approved last November, tighten the qualifying criteria for candidates, and include a provision to reserve a presidential election for candidates from a racial group that has not been represented in the office for five continuous terms.

Mr Ravi argues that the changes are unconstitutional because they deprive citizens of their right to stand for public office and discriminate on the grounds of ethnicity.

The High Court confirmed that Mr Ravi had filed an originating summons and supporting affidavit.

A spokesman for the Attorney-General’s Chambers told The Straits Times that “it will study the papers” filed by Mr Ravi.

Mr Ravi, currently a non-practising lawyer, said on Facebook that he filed the application in his capacity as a private citizen.

His is the second legal challenge related to the elected presidency mounted this month.

On May 5, former presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock filed a challenge over whether the upcoming presidential election should be a reserved one.

Unlike Dr Tan, Mr Ravi challenges the entire reserved election mechanism as unconstitutional, he said on Facebook yesterday.

He believes that the elected presidency is not consistent with Article 12(2) of the Constitution.

It states that unless expressly authorised by the Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against Singapore citizens on the ground only of religion, race, descent or place of birth in any law, or in the appointment to any office, or employment under a public authority.

“The right to stand for the elected presidency should be no different from the right to participate in parliamentary elections – all citizens should be equal,” he wrote.

“The selection of the elected candidate should be based on merit, all other relevant requirements being fulfilled.”

Mr Ravi also contends the amendments run counter to a legal principle called the basic structure doctrine, which he says applies here.

Source: www.tnp.sg

May 23, 2017