“If native Singaporeans are falling behind because “the spurs are not stuck into the hide,” that is their problem”
Lee Kuan Yew
“Let me ask you, how much money does the government have? 350 billion dollars in assets! How come they can develop here, develop there, but got no money to help these people?”
Sunny Murugaya
“The reason children from ‘broken’ homes feel ‘broken’ is that they have been sold the idea there is only one type of home or family structure worth having and anything different is, well, broken.”
Tania De Rozario
“Why is it that a Singaporean has to pay at least $350 for a place to live, when an IR foreign worker can rent for as little as $140?”
Leong Sze Hian
“Here the fear is far more subtle, far less palpable and noticeable, but no less effective.”
Catherine Lim
“My dear people there is no need to be afraid. You are not children and should not be insulted as such. Live your lives with dignity and take pride in the society and come forward in your way to build the society you want in the future.”
Kenneth Jeyaretnam
“[The HOTA staff] kept on pressuring us to take off his life support. We begged repeatedly but they refuse to listen to our pleas.”
Yenny Young
This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
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