‘Highlights’ Archives
Defamatory lawsuits against TRE – a serious back-step for the blogging community?
The blogging community has been recently rocked by three cases of high-profiled defamation suits against Yawning Bread and Temasek Review Emeritius involving Law Minister Mr Shanmugan, Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong and F & N Chairman [...]
Eight Major Manpower Issues Affecting Our Country
Hi Gilbert, I believe the following are some of the issues faced by most of our local workers now, namely: 1) Unlevel playing field for locals vz foreigners because of NS reservist, CPF, etc. that allow employers to prefer hiring [...]
Ex-regional sales and marketing manager finding it tough to be re-hired
Dear Gilbert, I have been following your site for the past 2 months and I must give praise to you for all you've done. I've read alot of postings from other fellow Singaporeans who are finding it very difficult to get reasonable [...]
Whistle blower to MOM: Reopen investigation into shipping company
From: eddie tan Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:19 AM Subject: Offence Wrongly Prosecuted By Our Authority To: _ng@nea.gov.sg Dear Sir/Mdm, With reference to my initial email, I have gathered more gray area pertaining to the [...]
Jobseeker frustrated at interview with Resort World Sentosa
Hi Gilbert This is to share my negative experience in job application through e2i for a Resort World Sentosa position. I was called on 14 Feb this week by RWS to go for a swim test at Queenstown swimming complex the following morning. [...]
Foreign talent: “My employer wanted to terminate me due to my pregnancy.”
Dear Gilbert, I saw your blog while searching the rights of women on maternity benefits and I have problem on my maternity benefits. I am a foreigner and currently working in a local company. I am holding an Employment pass with a monthly [...]
Lamentations of a former tutor
Hi Gilbert, I read from transitioning that you are helping jobless PMETs to find tutoring assignments while in transition. I was a tutor for a few years before I quit in 2005. I had both good and bad experiences with students and parents and it [...]
Yaw, senior civil servants, school principal – too much sex or not enough?
By now, the whole of Singapore would have known that Mr Yaw Shin Leong has been sacked by Workers' Party CEC triggering a by-election in Hougang SMC. Squeaky-clean PAP MPs are now trying to remain as white as snow and so far they are [...]
Local job market over-taken by foreign talents
Hello Gilbert, I am aware of the “Support Singaporeans First” campaign and what you and others are trying to do is commendable but I wonder what really is the root of the problem. I think the truth could be in between but our [...]
Sign our online petition against high influx of foreign workers
Dear Singaporeans, Foreign workers have overloaded our infrastructure, compete with mid-ranged PMETs for jobs, lower our starting salaries and jack up our housing cost. Today, there are 1.8 million foreigners living in our midst and [...]
Weak show of support harming protest events?
Rain threatened the Singaporeans First event yesterday at Speakers Corner but it held off gloomily as we started our speeches against the heavy foreign influx of workers. I expected about 100 people to turn up and was slightly disappointed that we [...]
26-year-old Singaporean lady trying out new business venture
Thanks for allowing transitioning.org to interview you online Eileen, can you tell us abit about your new business and is this your first venture? We are classified under conference, business intelligence and media industry. Our business [...]
Diamond Dustdrops – Ranting of a Gen-X Local Chiobu
Diamond Dustdrops - Born and bred Singaporean who doesn't follow rules for the sake of it, who has done some travelling to know what is good and what lacks in our system, and thus isn't quite a typical conformist Singaporean. Definitely a [...]
Unfair statement? “Unless we have more babies, Singapore needs to accept immigrants.”
Editor's Note: Transitioning.org will lead a protest event this coming Saturday (11 Feb) at 5.30pm against Mr Lee Kuan Yew's immigration drive to artificially cope with our slowing population. We welcome all Singaporeans to join us. I [...]
Seven reasons why Singaporeans are not entrepreneurial enough
Education minister Mr Heng Swee Keat pointed out yesterday that our Singaporean workers lack drive and the confidence to venture out of their comfort zone. These are the very qualities that chief executives and entrepreneurs singled out [...]
