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Number of Burmese – it’s top secret, silly
Selene Cheng
Getting official statistics from government agencies is next to impossible, as The Online Citizen (TOC) recently found out after reporting on the gridlock outside the Burmese embassy on 27 April 2008. Burmese nationals had gathered there to vote in a referendum on a new Constitution.
The night of 27 April saw Channel NewsAsia reporting on television that the Burmese community in Singapore is estimated to be 30,000 strong.
Members of the Burmese community TOC had spoken to, however, put the size of the community at around 100,000.
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Crisis of leadership in S’pore must be addressed
Renowned social commentator Viswa Sadasivan recently spoke about Singapore’s crisis of leadership, accountability, the local media and citizens’ political participation.
Gerald Giam provides a summary of the points raised in his presentation.
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高薪揽才——出了差错怎么办？
“如果你想有好人在政府里面，你就得付他们与私人企业界相等的薪酬。”
这是我们经常被耳提面命的——训话的包括总理、部长，行动党议员、本地媒体和一些新加坡人。
这是一个基于供需原理的辩解——人才的供应和需求。同时他们也说新加坡只有小小三四百万人口，人才往往是供不应求的。
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