Oha, Hot Topic!
How many times did I sit together with my friends to discuss Singapore’s political system, one-party democracy and weird way of appointing rather then voting new governmental positions… Let’s say, it isn’t an easy thing to talk about and our discussions are certainly not over yet.

But besides personal opinions and ideals, I want to give an easy and quick oversight about the general political system in Singapore, and how it is supposed to work. For everyone new to Singapore easy to understand.

Twice a year you will walk the streets of Singapore and be surprised about the amount of people wearing red clothes and (surprisingly) smiling and having a good time. You know then its either time to put in your earplugs because the Singapore F1 Race is on and Ferrari Fans are taking over the Padang… or it is somewhere Mid-August and that means Singapore’s biggest Birthday party is about to begin…

The state of Singapore came into being exactly 50 years ago on June 3. Singapore achieved self—government in 1959, and had full control over domestic policies, with Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister.

I am not a person of much interest in history unfortunately, so if I write something (this post) about a nations past, you can be sure that I’m only giving you the cracking and interesting events. So watch out for the following facts and learn whats really important about Singapore.

You wont believe the answer…

But before i get to the point, I would like to clarify what this is about. No, I haven’t lost my mind and Yes, the keyboard I’m typing these words on, is sitting genuinely above Singaporean floor. I know where I am.

Singapore’s most important and only asset are its (qualified) people, local as well as foreigners.

However expatriates and so called “Foreign Talents” are by today supporting pillars of a society without whom a flourishing (maybe not these days) economy would probably … Continue Reading

You will most likely get kicked out the country, after bankrupting yourself with fines and having spent long years in a nice little cell next to Mas Selamats Ex-inmates, but you only get the death penalty if you either..