Joseph Lim Sep 2
#LetterOfTheWeek
🇸🇬Review rule on overseas property ownership & #publichousing
🧐"HDB rules disqualify #Singaporeans who own any #overseas #residential #property fr purchasing even a non-subsidised resale flat, unless te ppty is 1st disposed of.. Tis #rule contradicts another #HDB #policy: Once flat owners complete their MOP, they may freely buy local or overseas ppty w/o restriction. If o'seas ppty ownership's acceptable aft MOP, why shld it be an absolute barrier before?"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-review-rule-on-overseas-property-ownership-and-public-housing
Forum: Review rule on overseas property ownership and public housing

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News BeepAug 8

Singapore’s Shanmugam meets China envoy for bilateral, security talks

Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam has met China’s envoy to the city state Cao Zhongming…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #All-RoundHigh-QualityFuture-OrientedPartnership #Beijing #CaoZhongming #China #Chineseembassy #cyberespionage #cyberthreatgroupUNC3886 #KShanmugam #Latvia #LawrenceWong #LiQiang #LV #Mandiant #singapore #Singaporeans #XiJinping
https://www.newsbeep.com/48112/

✅💃Màdiq🙈🙉🙊Iźichi💃✅Jul 30

I knew I had to make a mistake somewhere this trip and it came towards the end.

Self transit through #India requires an e-Visa for #singaporeans

You DO NOT need a visa if it is a through ticket... Damn... Had to buy a new ticket just for that... #kopitiam

Joseph Lim Jul 22
Why did #Singapore name #cyberthreat group #UNC3886 & is it linked to #China?
"Shanmugam said: “As far as 🇸🇬 #government is concerned, we can say we r confident tt it's tis particular org'zn. Who they r linked to, & how they operate, is not something I want to go into.”.. te govt thought #Singaporeans ought to know where te #attack was coming from.. given Singapore’s relations w #US, other Western powers & #Taiwan, PRC wld hv interest in exercis'g deterrence & to sabotage"
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3319055/why-did-singapore-name-cyberthreat-group-unc3886-and-it-linked-china?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article
Why did Singapore name cyberthreat group UNC3886 and is it linked to China?

Minister K Shanmugam says Singapore is facing an advanced persistent threat from UNC3886, which is targeting its strategic targets.

South China Morning Post
Joseph Lim Feb 24
#Budget2025: ‘something for everyone’?
"persistent need for #subsidies for basic goods & svcs in one of world's richest countries indicates tt #prices r too high & #wages too low to enable a substantial segment of #Singaporeans to make ends meet. The mkt distortions which cause tis result in part fr #stateland, #labour & #exchangerate #policies.. More serious for LT economic devt is "rentier" mentality generated by an economy excessively focused on property mkt gains" 1/2
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/budget-2025-is-something-for-everyone-the-right-thing-to-do
Budget 2025: Is ‘something for everyone’ the right thing to do?

Subsidies are justifiable as corrections to market imperfections, but there are downsides to repeated “handouts”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Joseph Lim Feb 16
2 #Singaporeans 👎among 12 foreigners arrested in #Bangkok #gambling den
"More than 20 gamblers were found on the 3rd floor. 12 were arrested: 10 men & 2 women. 8 of the arrested gamblers are fr #China, 2 fr #Singapore & 1 each fr #Philippines & #India.. gambler told police he'd been invited by his foreign friend & tt he had gambled regularly abroad, especially in Singapore. 1 Singaporean was also found to hv #overstayed in #Thailand.. caretaker hired by #Chinese employer"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/2-singaporeans-among-12-foreigners-arrested-in-bangkok-gambling-den
2 Singaporeans among 12 foreigners arrested in Bangkok gambling den

Police confiscated more than 6 million baht in multiple currencies. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Joseph Lim Jan 21

#NorthernLights = #todiefor ??🤔

6 #Singaporeans taken to hospital after #bus #accident in #Norway
"EU Holidays provided 60% refund to 24 Singaporeans affected said its director Ong.. He added tt there're no immediate plans to make any changes to e tour #itinerary for oth groups, bec the route used by bus is #unavoidable for e #tour.. On Dec 26, passengers fr #Singapore were injured in a #deadly #buscrash in Norway which resulted in 3 #deaths aft vehicle went off e road"
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/i-was-in-shock-six-singaporeans-taken-to-hospital-after-bus-accident-in-norway

‘I was in shock’: Six Singaporeans taken to hospital after bus accident in Norway

The tour bus ended up partially submerged in a lake in the accident on Jan 12. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Show threadJoseph Lim Oct 18, 2024
What the surprise decision on #Income-Allianz deal says abt #Singapore #government’s priorities
"Income hadn't kept to its promise.. no clear binding provisions or protections in deal to ensure Income’s #socialmission will be discharged.. Much now rests on quality of Income’s #management & #board to make changes if necessary, incl'g to its own organisational structure. #Singaporeans hope tt as a result, it will be even more committed to its social mission & deliver on it"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/singapore-income-insurance-allianz-deal-government-priorities-4679031
Commentary: What the surprise decision on Income-Allianz deal says about the Singapore government’s priorities

The Singapore government’s decision to block the Income-Allianz deal is telling of the new leadership’s willingness to act when there are important principles at stake, says former veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.

CNA
Joseph Lim Oct 18, 2024
Most Singaporeans rate China’s #clout above US, prefer it as #strategic partner: #survey
"More Singaporeans based in the city state & abroad believe #China’s influence in Southeast #Asia has grown in recent years cf w #USA, according to findings of a new survey.. Leong CH, one of the researchers behind the poll, told SCMP the numbers showed #naivety among some #Singaporeans on certain #geopolitical issues.. identifying areas where #Singapore might be #complacent" #naivete
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3282416/most-singaporeans-rate-chinas-clout-above-us-prefer-it-strategic-partner-survey
Why more Singaporeans prefer their country to partner with China than the US

Many respondents feel foreign countries would come to Singapore’s aid if it were attacked, researchers find.

South China Morning Post
Joseph Lim Jun 29, 2024
#LetterOfTheWeek
🇸🇬Forum: Re-examine #nationalpolicies to broaden definitions of #success
"students sitting national #exams at Pri, Sec, & JC levels, r graded on a #zerosum #bellcurve sys.. Even #carownership involves competition thru #COE #bidding.. These policies foster an #individualistic #culture where people r reluctant to help one another.. For decades, #materialism has been ingrained in #Singaporeans.. We need to re-examine our policies to enable tis #paradigmshift"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-re-examine-national-policies-to-broaden-definitions-of-success
Forum: Re-examine national policies to broaden definitions of success

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s vision of success resonates with many, particularly it being not a zero-sum game, and that Singapore truly succeeds only when we succeed together (Let’s broaden definitions of success to go beyond academic, material achievements: PM Wong, June 23). Read more at straitstimes.com.

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