Todays, 19th March 2009 Singapore Expat News come from the “Time Magazine”.

Discussing the current expat situation after the big financial crash and how times change from a luxury lifestyle back to simplicity.

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Because They Are Banned In Singapore!

If you browse through ten books, written on Singapore’s history and how the nation transformed into the expat friendly, economically booming Disneyland it is today, nine will tell you the story through pink-foggy glasses, one … Continue Reading

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.

The International Tribune Harald today features an article that in a quite humurous way summarizes and partly analyzes the Singapore Governments useless efforts of “producing” a smarter generation by bringing together smart ladies with smart men to produce smart children, and not only a couple but until 2050 at least 2 million of these brightl artificial Einsteins.

“.. Singapore’s newspapers are, at least in part, willing partners, of the state ..”

Is this true? What should you be aware of when living in Singapore and not wanting to be influenced and controlled unknowingly by the states instruments, in this case seemingly the media.

I personally knew Singapore better for being the “cleanest” city of the world and the famous “Chewing Gum” ban then for being a Pseudo-Democratic country with government controlled institutions in all kind of public areas before moving to Singapore.

Gathering some information might not be the worst thing to do before switching on the local TV channels, opening the daily Newspapers or believing the loud talking voices claiming Singapore’s above dark side. After all I really like it here and I don’t want my overall impression to be disturbed my “some” people, emphasizing this bad image of Singapore.

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

Following Worlds Press Freedom Day 2008, SingaBloodyPore features a very interesting article about the Press Freedom in Singapore. Very well written by several political inspired writers it critically observes the local Press situation and  names interesting facts such as:

- Singapore is ranked 141 out … Continue Reading