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This problem has been there for years, MOM has been keeping companies in watch list but does nothing about it except continue watching. Every year they report thousands of companies are added into their watch list, but what have they done about it other then watching? If they are serious about it, we wouldn't have been in the situation today , including the GE results. https://mothership.sg/2020/08/mom-investigate-employers-pre-selecting-foreigners/- 858 replies
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IDA DEFENDS DECISION TO HIRE FOREIGNER WITH 'FAKE' DEGREE Post date: 15 Apr 2015 - 12:00pm [Pic Credit: ST] Background Story: EXPOSED: IDA HIRED A FOREIGNER WITH A DEGREE FROM A KNOWN DEGREE MILL After it was exposed by netizens that there is a foreigner working in IDA with a degree from a known degree mill, IDA has responded claiming that the MBA degree obtained from the degree mill did not go toward the decision of the HR department to award the job. Facebook user Sam Tan had posted to the IDA facebook page questioning them about their hiring policies and the allegations about one of their staff holding a fake degree. In response, IDA said: We have investigated and would like to share that Nisha Padmanabhan, a Singapore citizen who joined IDA in 2014, has a Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university and was recruited because of this Bachelor degree, extensive past work experience and good track record. Nisha pursued an MBA out of personal interest, and it was not a relevant certificate for her position in IDA though she was open about the fact that she had obtained it. Her MBA from Southern Pacific University was not a factor that contributed to her employment at IDA. In fact, 93.5% of all IDA staff that were hired at the level of Applications Consultant were based on their Bachelor’s degree. We would like to share that Nisha has been a committed team member and contributed in her role as an Applications Consultant for the past year. We would also like to take this chance to share that IDA selects employees based on a holistic set of criteria which includes their educational qualifications, work experience, individual career aspirations and personality traits. Essentially, IDA is claiming that when they hired her in 2014, they did not consider her MBA at all. Instead, they only looked at her een older bachelor's degree. Netizens who read the reply were not too pleased: What do you think of IDA's reply? This is the link to her linkedin. https://sg.linkedin.com/in/nishapkp
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the worker's honesty is to be applauded. the car owner also sibei steady. respect!
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Singapore companies no money to sponsor? need a foreigner to give money?? i think this is quite humiliating!
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Every now and then, we have FTs incurring the wrath of Singaporeans.... thot it might be a good idea to hv a thread to say good things as well not so good things... Enjoy....
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I think our current policy is as long as it's a human
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Just curious... Besides fine, does Malaysian drivers get demerit points for traffic offences in Singapore? Vice versa, does Singaporean drivers get demerit points for traffic offences in Malaysia?
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Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SingaporeTaxiDrivers/ and SGAG for the reaction picture Any bro/sis can enlighten on the actual paper source
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Agree with the writer. We should not be xenophobic and classify all of them as baddies. It's the poilcy that we have issues with, not the person. From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-...oreans-20130223 A foreigner's appeal to Singaporeans Published on Feb 23, 2013 I AM a second-year student at a university here. I am also what many would call "foreign talent" - someone "who steals university places from your relatives and friends, and studies at the expense of your parents' tax money". The recent uproar over the Government's policy on immigrants has been of some concern to me. I decided to study in Singapore because it is close to and culturally similar to my country. My education here has been, to a large extent, subsidised through a Ministry of Education tuition grant. This grant requires me to work for at least three years in Singapore after I graduate. So I would be competing with my Singaporean peers for jobs. This raises the question: Am I making Singapore less Singaporean? Am I unknowingly making life too difficult for citizens? It was certainly not my intention to do so. I came here to get a good education. It saddens me to see how netizens paint all immigrants in the same bad light and post racist and xenophobic comments online. Getting more immigrants from New Delhi, for example, would certainly not make Singapore the "rape capital of the world". Immigrants have different cultural and educational backgrounds. Many of us share the aspirations of Singapore citizens. When I see the hatred for foreign workers, I sometimes wonder if it would be possible for me to work here and serve out my bond. I urge Singaporeans not to let prejudice and stereotypes guide public policy. I hope to graduate in a Singapore that still respects diversity, not because the law says so but because the people genuinely believe it is the right thing to do. I hope Singapore's new citizens are treated in a way that is reflective of the educated, meritocratic and unbiased society that Singapore is. I hope the recent uproar does not create further barriers between citizens and foreigners. Abhinav Mishra
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http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drin...ga-4124501.html Head of IT, a Thai FT here chop the entire dept of n replaced it with a $10 company. WTF. Mediacorp is afterall, a local comany!
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Integration: A foreigner's take 04:45 AM Jun 04, 2012 FROM Acmad Toquero Macarimbang As a foreigner working here, I appreciate the efforts and simple gestures my Singaporean colleagues, new friends and the Malay family I live with have shown me. Even introducing me to nasi lemak helped to make me feel welcomed. I see Singapore as a non-confrontational society, where people tend to keep their angst within their communities. This is also the case in other large cities and countries with many immigrants. But there seems to be a missing link: Social relationships that need to be forged by each community. Everyone should interact with one another's communities at a personal level. I leave the discussion about Singapore's immigration policy to experts. As an individual and a non-Singaporean, I look to myself to build my relationship with locals in a manner that would maintain or bring more understanding between us. People from various parts of the world came here, many settling down, because we were attracted to what Singapore could offer. We should take care of these economic opportunities afforded to us. In my case, to express gratitude for being welcomed, I feel that I should show respect for my job, Singapore, its citizens and those who choose to make a new home here. I have Ten Commandments as my guide to becoming a good foreign worker here. I shall appreciate the work I do, for it is an opportunity to explore my professional and personal capacities in a foreign land. I shall ask and answer questions politely, not just to locals but to everyone in the street, the office, the hawker centres, at school and at home. I shall not talk too loudly on the train when speaking in my language over the telephone or with people of my race. I shall show respect to each culture and tradition and stay away from comments that hurt the feelings of any community. I shall respect Singaporean social norms. I shall study the local culture, food and gestures, so that I am neither alienated nor feel strange about the unique ways of doing things here. I shall not wait for my local colleagues and neighbours to greet and smile at me. I shall not conclude that a certain race or nationality is unacceptably different if I encounter a situation with one or few persons from a particular community. I shall try to learn simple greetings in Chinese, Malay, Tamil and other local languages. I shall join activities of national interest to interact with local culture, as a way of integrating and letting locals know that I care. Integration is the most visible way of showing how I value myself as a part of the Singapore community. I can attain this with the help of self-help groups, which understand the need for communities to cooperate in building healthy relationships. Singapore is a fine city, indeed. And I shall be deeply grateful for the opportunity to experience the diversity of cultures and peoples here. URL http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC12060...foreigners-take Copyright 2012 MediaCorp Pte Ltd | All Rights Reserved
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This young man is in the news for all the right reasons compared to his fellow naval officer in Australia two days ago. LTA Sam Tan certainly does us proud to be the first foreigner to top the US Naval Academy, the navy equivalent of it's more famous sister service's elite USMA or Westpoint. Our future Chief of Navy or even cabinet minister perhaps? From ST: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_805304.html Singaporean is first foreigner to be tops at US naval academy Published on May 31, 2012
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This foreigner sees another side of Singapore Letter from Gordon Reid (TODAY 7 Apr 2012) As a foreigner who has lived and worked here, I wanted to experience Singapore from an angle that did not include a theme park, shopping, entertainment or commercial experience. Visiting one of the tourist visitor centres for ideas was an experience in itself. I asked about the outdoors and walks I could find. I was met by a confused look and was told:
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COMMENT Member of Parliament for Tampines group representation constituency Baey Yam Keng recently had to apologise for his comments with regards to Chinese scholar Sun Xu's remarks that "there are more dogs than humans in Singapore." Sun studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS). His remarks set off a storm of protests among Singaporeans, especially online. Baey added to the controversy when he said in a New Paper report that Singaporeans also "need to reflect" on their own behaviour. The paper reported: "Mr Baey weighed in on the issue during an interview with The New Paper published last Wednesday. He said people should not jump to the conclusion that all foreign students are like Mr Sun and that Singaporeans also 'need to reflect' and ask whether 'we (have behaved) the way they described'." It was like throwing a matchstick into a tinderbox, and Singaporeans turned their anger to Baey. The MP later issued an apology, in Parliament, for his remarks. "I do not think that we can just treat all the negative sentiments towards foreigners as noise," he said. Ng Bin Hong, in a letter to the Today newspaper on 5 March, expressed disappointment at Baey's apology. "Mr Baey, in urging us to examine if our society is walking in a healthy direction, was one of the few voices acknowledging the social problem we face today," Ng said. "His comments did not undermine Singaporeans but, rather, cautioned against discrimination and bigoted behaviour. It is unfortunate that he ultimately apologised because of irrational, populist sentiments." One would suspect that few Singaporeans would agree with Ng, especially given the prevailing sentiments on the issue of foreigners in our midst. Acknowledge sentiments towards foreigners What the government should realise, however, is that such sentiments towards foreigners are real. More importantly, these should be addressed more thoroughly and effectively. And to be fair, the government has tried to do so
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Always see lorry driver which look like foreign workers, wondering can they be legally be working as a driver ferrying the worker to and fro work? I tried to google this information but don't seem to be able to find them in MOM or LTA or even SPF. Anyone know?
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i used to like going Shin alot, i won't go anymore: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=3321061 their "explanation" i going to be bad and boycott ALL those restaurants above.... PUI... don't deserve even my 1cts!
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I originate from a neighboring country and have many years of first-hand experience living in Singapore and in my country. I observe Singaporeans' sentiments on this general election with interest and put forward my thoughts - food for thought for you perhaps. Singaporeans have lots of genuine issues to be unhappy about. Housing prices too high for newly-weds, high and rising cost of living, high cost of medical care, pressure-cooker education system and working life, high ministerial salaries, arrogant PAP politicians who don't care about the mid and lower income groups, large influx of immigrants, etc. Let me describe some of the electoral issues people in my country are unhappy about. Housing prices too high for newly-weds, high and rising cost of living, high cost of private medical care (public medical care cheap but dubious doctors), high income ministers but dubious sources of wealth, arrogant incumbent party politicians who don't care about the mid and lower income groups, large influx of immigrants (mostly unskilled labourers and many are illegals) And Also High rate of crime, rampant and systemic corruption and abuse of power, state sponsored racism and intolerance, still many people living in poverty, poor public transport in the major cities and non-existent public transport outside major cities, widespread environmental damage, education system that produces poorly skilled graduates unattractive to employers, economy losing out FDI to countries below and above it in the value chain, cash for votes, etc. You can see that people in my country share many of the grouses that Singaporeans have but we have a lot other major grouses that Singaporeans do not have! The PAP is not perfect but they have produced a society that is by and large a good place to live, work and raise a family. It is not surprising large numbers of educated and skilled foreigners, with plenty of choices, choose to move to Singapore. PAP should be recognised for their good work done over the years with your votes. Like all the good and bad inherent in any spouse, the PAP's strengths and weaknesses come as a package. Compared to incumbent parties in neighboring countries, the PAP has far more strengths than weaknesses. Foreigners can appreciate the good in Singapore because life in their countries are worse off. However Singaporeans have taken for granted their security, prosperity, an efficient, clean government and excellent economic and educational opportunities open to all citizens. Singaporeans assume these are a given, something that will naturally be there in Singapore. I beg to differ. Even though past elections have only produced a handful of opposition seats, if enough unhappy people vote for the opposition this time, you might just kick out the ruling party to your surprise. Then in the years to come, only at a time of loss will Singaporeans find out what bliss they had.
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http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg..._it_easier.html Best...
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According to the United Nations, 42% of the country's residents are foreigners. No wonder there are so many non Singaporean weird accents and non English speakers on the streets these days. Should the government consider stricter immigration policies to avoid being flooded by unskilled and undesirable migrants? http://www.un.org/esa/population/pub...Stock_2008.pdf This is greatest joke of Singapore.... I am not giving myself the chance for the joke to happen again, in the coming election
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ONE Singapore girl backside cost S$3,500. Touch and Pay. No need jail. But if you are a Singapore guy, you will not be able to pay anything but government gives you 12months of FREE lodging in Changi. This is a benefit for those who have served NS and how our government admires your time spent in NS. SINGAPORE: A Malaysian was fined S$7,000 on Thursday for molesting a student and a woman. 25-year-old Sneah Pee Ren, followed the woman up a flight of stairs at Block 229 Jurong East Street 21 on 12 October 2009 and used his hand to brush against her left buttock. Three days later, the trainee chef molested a 15-year-old student as she was walking along Boon Lay Way towards Chinese Garden MRT Station. Deputy Public Prosecutor, Ruth Wong, told the court that Sneah reached out his hand and tapped the girl's buttock before running away. Sneah could have been sentenced to a maximum of two years' jail, fined or caned. However, in his mitigation, Sneah's lawyer, Low Cheong Yeow cited a report from the Institute of Mental Health. He told District Judge Javender Kaur that Seah is suffering from a psychiatric condition known as "frotteurism". This means Sneah has difficulty controlling his behaviour when he encounters members of the opposite sex. He will try to touch them for sexual gratification despite being aware of the consequences. Mr Low added that the molestations committed were "brief" and the victims' private parts were "not intruded upon". Because of these factors, he said that a "fine is sufficient punishment" for Sneah. The court also heard that Sneah has been undergoing therapy at the IMH after he was released on bail and his parents have been supportive in helping him with his condition. In handing out the sentence, the judge said the "intrusions were minor" and the incidents "stemmed from a psychiatric condition". She also believes that Sneah will continue with his psychiatric treatment. - CNA/vm
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Pictures @ http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=553913 Just look at the state of those holders. [speechless]
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A very persistent customer.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzPNkp4S_TY
