http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 en-US 60 <p>LOL, why not just bring in FT to replace our ministers? Cheaper too. -33225520</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The ministers don't mind about FT replacing the citizens and compete for&nbsp;our rice bowls, we citizens also do not mind ministers to be replaced by FTs who&nbsp;are cheaper and better than these highest paid ministers in the world who can screw up big things and shown not that talented that they claimed to be.</p> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:31:35 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7952622 (human) http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by 333225520:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>LOL, why not just bring in FT to replace our ministers? Cheaper too.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> since FT is welcomed and those who give up entirely the citizenship are called loosers, i think i must learn from this and also cannot say i do not support FTs to run the pore.</p> <p>we have to be non-double-standard. else people laugh at us for incompetence.</p> <p>a FT is just an application&nbsp;away from being a citizen, generally speaking.</p> <p>a foreigner worker with some qualification is just an application away from being a PR, generally speaking and this means very short time is needed only.</p> <p>a&nbsp;PR is just an application away from being a citizen, generally speaking.</p> <p>so, i do not support double-standard that all who wants to run the pore should be allowed the chance based on the idea that the pore&nbsp;offers equal opportunity for all.</p> <p>I long to see the day. we should not not support this idea.</p> <p>foreigner today, citizen 'tomorrow', so-to-speak.</p> <p>if citizen, should deserve a shot to run the pore.</p> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:07:28 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7952251 balance_else_complacent http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by balance_else_complacent:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>given my confidence in the system,</p> <p>i optimistically think that it will take 6 months or less to capture mas.</p> <p>but at the same time, i urge that foreign talents good in this aspect be brought in to save the situation. get the right people to do the job. our current people doing the job are great talents although mas still not caught and over 2 weeks has passed, we should not be given the wrong impression that they are not capable. They are. Their market value proves their worth. maybe there is not enough manpower. So , I urge more foreign talents with investigative skills be invited to be citizens so that they can handle top secrets to trace Mas down.</p> <p>for the sake of national security, we need more Foreign talents in investigative skills with proven track records. The nation is fully at stake.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>LOL, why not just bring in FT to replace our ministers? Cheaper too.</p> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:35:59 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7940330 333225520 http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by TCH05:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>you must be kidding right?</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> that depends on how you interprete my message. ;)</p> Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:44:06 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7937874 balance_else_complacent http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by balance_else_complacent:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>I think though I am fully of confidence in our system and leaders,</p> <p>I think this does not mean I should not also ask myself,</p> <p>what happens if terror attack us? when there is some important event?</p> <p>How long will terror be arrested?</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Although its virtually impossible that terror will strike here</span>, i think someone needs to know this answer. This is called the basic of Contingency planning. some call it security planning.</p> <p>Money is hard to earn. Must not take it for granted. Must earn it. Must prove deserve it. Else.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>you must be kidding right?</p> Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:10:11 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7937827 TCH05 http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>I think though I am fully of confidence in our system and leaders,</p> <p>I think this does not mean I should not also ask myself,</p> <p>what happens if terror attack us? when there is some important event?</p> <p>How long will terror be arrested?</p> <p>Although its virtually impossible that terror will strike here, i think someone needs to know this answer. This is called the basic of Contingency planning. some call it security planning.</p> <p>Money is hard to earn. Must not take it for granted. Must earn it. Must prove deserve it. Else.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:57:28 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7936551 balance_else_complacent http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Can u imagine .... if Mas Selamat had escaped before the decision to make Singapore the host for the Youth Olympics. We would have kissed our chances goodbye. We cannot even secure the local highest profile terrorist in our own jail ... how can we provide security for the youth athletes and subsequent spectators attending at this event.</strong></p> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:44:19 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7936335 TS Kan http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>given my confidence in the system,</p> <p>i optimistically think that it will take 6 months or less to capture mas.</p> <p>but at the same time, i urge that foreign talents good in this aspect be brought in to save the situation. get the right people to do the job. our current people doing the job are great talents although mas still not caught and over 2 weeks has passed, we should not be given the wrong impression that they are not capable. They are. Their market value proves their worth. maybe there is not enough manpower. So , I urge more foreign talents with investigative skills be invited to be citizens so that they can handle top secrets to trace Mas down.</p> <p>for the sake of national security, we need more Foreign talents in investigative skills with proven track records. The nation is fully at stake.</p> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:47:28 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7935135 balance_else_complacent http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by TCH05:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Honestly, I think I have the right to not feel comfortable for someone like Wong to be our DPM.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> you know why he DPM? cos get this kind of people to be DPM then PM will be safe what, cos no one will assasinate him. if you dare assasinate him and let WKS become PM, walao who can stand?</p> <p>nice trick. people use it all the time. george hw bush and dan quayle, chen shui bian and annette lu, tony blair and john prescott.</p> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:57:36 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7934634 sir_peanuts http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>Obviously the escape is all planned. Mas get to talk to his family members a few times before&nbsp;he escape&nbsp;and all the meeting&nbsp;time&nbsp;and place&nbsp;has been confirmed already.&nbsp;All selamat needs to do is escape and an unknown JI member will be sent down to retrieve him.</p> <p>Police should held mas selamat's family hostage and said "Surrender to us! or we will&nbsp;kill your family!" But that's make the police no difference from JI.&nbsp;</p> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:10:45 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7934298 FirePig http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by balance_else_complacent:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>assuming&nbsp;mas is still in the island, what is the basis for this knowledge?</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>I'm directing this post to everyone:<br /> Does anyone think that the Intelligence has insufficient information on Mas Selamat's Singaporean contacts since he fled Singapore in 2001 and got recaptured and so on...?</p> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:06:12 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7934287 eagle http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by balance_else_complacent:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>Talents.</p> <p>does anyone have a definition for this simple word?</p> <p>maybe must study a lot then can understand the meaning?</p> <p>IT people, talents. so they say. A skill that easily be learnt is a form of talent? maybe. then is there another word to replace 'talent'?</p> <p>you decide what is talent.</p> <p>to me, I think we need people who can catch Mas before he does something evil to the world.</p> <p>that is the kind of people who I will really call a talent.</p> <p>If you also do not know how to explain talent as in ft,</p> <p>let my example above serve as an education to&nbsp;you.</p> <p>A talent is someone with rare skills and ability like able to capture an escapee in record time.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>the ability to elak here, elak there also talent what....</p> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:41:54 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7934235 weiqimun http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>Talents.</p> <p>does anyone have a definition for this simple word?</p> <p>maybe must study a lot then can understand the meaning?</p> <p>IT people, talents. so they say. A skill that easily be learnt is a form of talent? maybe. then is there another word to replace 'talent'?</p> <p>you decide what is talent.</p> <p>to me, I think we need people who can catch Mas before he does something evil to the world.</p> <p>that is the kind of people who I will really call a talent.</p> <p>If you also do not know how to explain talent as in ft,</p> <p>let my example above serve as an education to&nbsp;you.</p> <p>A talent is someone with rare skills and ability like able to capture an escapee in record time.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:17:50 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7934180 balance_else_complacent http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>Hmmm Abdullah was asked to step down by mahathir and then his son.</p> <p>How come in Singapore, no opposition leaders asked wong kan seng to step down?</p> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:32:51 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7934050 FirePig http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>assuming&nbsp;mas is still in the island, what is the basis for this knowledge?</p> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:30:18 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7934045 balance_else_complacent http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by FirePig:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p><span>SINGAPORE : Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its Cambodian counterpart to combat transnational crime.<br /> <br /> The MOU was signed by Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng in Phnom Penh on Thursday.<br /> <br /> The agreement provides a framework to better understand the challenges of combating transnational crime. It also signals closer bilateral cooperation in the exchange of expertise and information.<br /> <br /> Other areas covered include terrorism, cyber crime, drug trafficking (narcotics and psychotropic substances) and forgery of travel documents.<br /> <br /> <strong>DPM Wong leaves Cambodia for Singapore on Thursday.</strong></span></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>&nbsp;How come Home Affairs become Foreign Affairs now? <img src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_lol.gif" alt= "icon_lol.gif" /></p> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:32:04 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7933800 charlize http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>I dont think the country is spending a lot of money?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>NSF/R&nbsp;still getting their $400.. no extra</p> <p>the police also getting their normal salary. equipment are more or less available.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>only extra work, not much extra money spent <img src= "/images/emoticons/kde-3.5.8/KMess-Cartoon/wink.png" alt= "wink.png" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:24:06 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7933782 105090 http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p><span>SINGAPORE : Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its Cambodian counterpart to combat transnational crime.<br /> <br /> The MOU was signed by Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng in Phnom Penh on Thursday.<br /> <br /> The agreement provides a framework to better understand the challenges of combating transnational crime. It also signals closer bilateral cooperation in the exchange of expertise and information.<br /> <br /> Other areas covered include terrorism, cyber crime, drug trafficking (narcotics and psychotropic substances) and forgery of travel documents.<br /> <br /> <strong>DPM Wong leaves Cambodia for Singapore on Thursday.</strong></span></p> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:18:34 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7933772 FirePig http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>-duplicate-</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:31:41 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7921771 Isis http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>-duplicate-</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:31:40 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7921770 Isis http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>Sooner or later, it will become a mocking feast for&nbsp;our dear government&nbsp;with their&nbsp;mishandling of&nbsp;such an&nbsp;important&nbsp;national security matter if this drags on further. I'm pretty&nbsp;much&nbsp;getting&nbsp;nauseous feeling at the bottom of my stomach everday,&nbsp;seeing Mr&nbsp;Mas Selmant photo&nbsp;everywhere i go,. Ps: he wasn't such an eyecandy to begin with,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the haunted image of him&nbsp;appears almost everywhere&nbsp;on the bus, on the train, on&nbsp;the wall of my HDB, on the newspaper that i was reading&nbsp;just now and yet&nbsp;nothing concrete&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;happening.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:31:36 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7921768 Isis http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>-duplicate-</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:31:36 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7921769 Isis http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by Daddy!!:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>If YOU are an emigrant, what moral right do you have to comment on the state of affairs in Singapore?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>gee, i didn't know u know me so well.....dun talk abt me, talk about how the gahmen accumulated the whatever trillion $ that u so proudly approved.</p> <p>firstly, no one knows exactly how much the Lees have `accumulated'. what is printed is not what it seems to be. i have attorney frens working inside MAS and they told me perhaps only 3-5 ppl only knows the extend of sinkapore's wealth. no prizes for guessing who these 3-5 ppl are.</p> <p>u seemed perfectly fine wif yr money locked in. maybe you are wealthy to not bother, but spare a thot for the majority who struggles daily.</p> <p>their salary to double? i won't bet against tt too!<br /> by the way, i no emigrant. sorry to dissappoint u.</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:06:11 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7920067 weiqimun http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>Near trillions? Maybe someone should justify their source instead of using conjectures again.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>All from punitive taxes, over-priced public necessities and housing.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>They should increase more GST, price electricity higher and charge higher for public housing.</p> <p>Then they will have even more reserves.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>They suck alot, but give back very very&nbsp;little.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:01:33 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7920061 maurizio13 http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518 <p>the truth is many local Singaporeans are making good of their lives as well as their families and many emigrants return to Singapore one day to find themselves very far behind their peers.</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:57:35 +0800 sgforums.com:10:309518:7920056 Daddy!! http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/309518