I think obsoleting long haul buses is a great idea, even though I don't take buses myself

"We will not introduce new cross-country services, because those are really legacies of the past. But we will review every (existing) one to see whether they need to be sustained."

Mrs Lim pointed out that as a bus journey gets longer, it becomes harder to accurately predict its arrival time. Small delays at each bus stop can snowball and lengthen the overall waiting time for passengers.

-- Lim Hwee Hua, Second Minister for Transport


This announcement came at the time when human congestion on MRT trains could not get worse. Interesting that Mrs Lim also pointed out that it is difficult to predict buses arrival time when the journey gets too long, though other countries have no such problem with their even longer haul cross-country services. One might wonder, when was the last time that she has taken public transport.

He might have hit on a 16-year-old, but let us support him because he is funny

Life is a long and often difficult journey, and what Jack and his family are going through is what he might have presented in his own movie, except that this time it is about himself.

We are used to having Jack make us laugh, bring cheer to our daily lives, explain our trials and make them easier to bear. Let us rally around Jack, his wife and his children at this time.

-- George Yeo, Foreign Minister

You're a jerk, Jack
Source: Straitstimes.com

Maelle Meurzec, now 21, told The New Paper in an interview at her Upper East Coast road home on Tuesday night, that the 50-year-old movie director hit on her while she was acting in his movie I Do I Do in Nov 2004. She was then 16.

At least 10 more women are reported to have been linked to Neo since his affair with 22-year-old Wendy Chong first broke last weekend when the freelance model showed up at his Pasir Ris semi-detached house last Friday, demanding to see his wife, Madam Irene Kng, 46.

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Make it compulsory for new immigrants to apply for the PAssion card

PERHAPS applying for the PAssion card, the People's Association's membership card, should be made compulsory for new arrivals. This could get more permanent residents and new citizens to participate in community activities

-- Dr Teo Ho Pin (Bukit Panjang)

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Forget about Facebook, Blogger, Twitter and eBay, let's do WikiMe!

I propose the we create another map, which I call 'WikiMe', where the govt create the infrastructure (like Wireless@SG) and templates, while people upload their own content, offering info about themselves, exchange triumphs and tribulations, and even offering a hand for free or for a fee

-- Penny Low, MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC

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Rubbish? Look who’s talking

Oops, we forgot there should not be foreigner in the militray in the first place

Mr Koo Tsai Kee claimed that SAF has been "practising productivity all this while” because “there are no foreign workers or foreign talent in the SAF, which is made up entirely of Singapore soldiers."

"The SAF, despite its manpower constraints, has been able to face up to a widening range of security threats in recent years under Defence Minister Teo….And I am not saying this because he’s my boss."

-- Koo Tsai Kee, Minister of State for Defence

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We are deaf to your criticism and please do our job instead of giving us problems

"All except one frog who did reach the top. And when asked afterwards why he ignored the crowd, the frog said: 'I'm deaf. I can't hear them.'

We never give up. We are like the little frog. We are deaf to all these criticisms. So instead of telling us that low-wage workers are having problems, why not be part of the solution?"

With this tale, labour chief Lim Swee Say responded to opposition MP Low Thia Khiang (Hougang), who repeated his criticism of a day earlier that low- wage workers continue to languish, and that the labour movement ought to do better and work harder.

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Two years of NS for Singaporeans, a short 30-day holiday camp for new immigrants

NS was a 'sore and critical milestone for many' and Mr Seah Kian Peng wondered if men who become new citizens should be called up for NSmen duties.

"This could be in the form of a short 30-day induction to Basic Military Training in the Singapore Armed Forces, he said.

We teach them to use rifles, fire weapons, basic physical fitness, or we put them into civil defence training where they could learn rescue techniques."

-- Seah Kian Peng (Marine Parade GRC)

Avoid falling sick on Mondays and Tuesdays

Avoid Mondays and Tuesdays if you want to get a bed fast in a public hospital.

The reason: These are the days when bed occupancy rates are at their highest, when the number of people needing beds exceeds that available.

However, the quality of care is not compromised while patients wait for their assigned wards.

-- Khaw Boon Wan, Health Minister

Please call them new Singaporeans, not the rude title of new immigrants!

"First, we need to make sure that they are called new Singaporeans rather than new migrants. They are not even new migrants - they are an old hand at migrating, and want a new life. They want to settle down and to make Singapore a new home"

-- Seah Kian Peng, Marine Parade GRC MP

With 20,000 migrants becoming new citizens each year, Mr Seah also suggested rewarding such parents with some form of baby bonus when they have a new Singapore baby.

We don't want to send wrong signal to our precious foreign investors and talents

Although the rise in the levy is graduated over three years, there is concern expressed by some business leaders that this may impede the ability of companies to leverage upon and capture the opportunities of the recovery, as their capacity will be impacted.

And if the increase is not calibrated, it may send the wrong signal to companies looking to invest in Singapore or to foreign talent that Singapore is not as open as it used to be.

-- Jessica Tan, East Coast GRC

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Can't afford HDB flats? You deserve it if you're poor

We don't want local workers who are old, we want young foreign workers

I know of one family who complain the cleaners in their precinct are lazy and too old. They don't want local workers who are old, they want young foreign workers. To satisfy the demand, i changed the local workers to foreign workers. Foreign workers are not a burden to us. Their presence here is not negative. Without foreign workers, things will be worse.

-- Ong Ah Heng (Nee Soon Central)

Nevermind about feeding the poor, start a food museum first

Singapore should consider setting up a food museum, as part of national effort to preserve its rich cultural heritage. Food is an important part of our rich cultural heritage - one which has been and will always been an attraction to locals and foreigners alike. The history of our food variety will highlight our links to the world.

-- Baey Yam Keng (Tanjong Pagar GRC)

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