tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290510142026-05-28T19:03:39.513+08:00This is our only Home. We want to engage society actively and constructively. Only by asking the right questions can we arrive at the correct answers. There is no need for fear as we are only doing what we must. To be apathetic is to be selfish and derelict in our duty to our children and our children's children! Huang Shoou ChyuannofearSingaporehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292932144525733468noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-12422555127794182742019-04-03T12:32:00.003+08:002019-04-03T12:32:52.843+08:00

  Dear Friends,   In a recent forum at NTU attended by more than 700 students, Minister Heng Swee Keat tried to convince Singaporeans why we are not ready for a non-Chinese PM. To many observers, this is just another way of enunciating why the popular DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam was not considered acceptable as a potential PM after PM Lee Hsien Loong steps down. In reply to a

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MOH must help stem loss of confidence in SMC self-regulatory process In more than 35 years as a doctor in Singapore, I have never felt more despondent as now and I am certainly not alone in losing confidence in how self-regulation is administered by our Singapore Medical Council (SMC). Three recent SMC cases have shocked doctors namely : 1. " Kawasaki" case (2017) when pediatrician Dr Chia

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Hi all, The letter below was published in the Forum page of the Straits Times (23.11.2018) Dear Editor,  The recently published fee guidelines for more than 200 common surgical procedures by private surgeons in Singapore could not have come a day sooner (Opting for private surgeon? See fee guidelines; Nov 14). Many, even specialists in the private sector, have felt that recent

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Yesterday was the last time I will be reading from a subscribed Singapore newspaper. No right thinking person will read the China Daily expecting anything other than partial news that support the official line of the Chinese government. Ditto for Pravda ( Russian Federation) or KCNA ( North Korea). The only reason we will feel angry when our only English newspaper appears biased and

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Dear Friends, We are told that repeal of Section 377A of the Penal code has the potential to divide Singapore and split us into 2 irreconcilable camps. However keeping it unchanged is deemed a violation of the rights of a not insignificant percentage of Singaporeans. Repealing it, unfortunately, would offend conservative citizens who claim guidance from their ancient scriptures. It was not

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Dear friends, The recent debate about Minister’s pay and mediocrity ( ref GCT speech https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2018/08/05/goh-chok-tongs-speech-defending-high-ministerial-pay-and-defence-budget-at-grassroots-event/)  has made me realise that our present social political system, if not tweaked, could have drastic consequences. 1.About National Day songs We have not had any new

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Dear Friends, Straits Times Forum printed an edited version of this letter. Click here. Dear Editor, In urban planning “last mile” refers to the difficult problem of getting commuters from a transportation hub eg MRT station to their final destination eg home. “First mile” would be from starting location to the hub. The Last Mile Connectivity is the “Holy Grail” that town planners,

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  Dear Friends, Now that the dust has started to settle after the dramatic GE2015, I have some thoughts on how the Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme can be improved to better reflect the aspirations of the electorate. Click link here. I do not think many will disagree that there is still a desire by the electorate for diversity of views in the parliament

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Hi Friends, LTK playing "victim" again? Straits Times Editor-at-large Han Fook Kwong likens this weekend as Half-time in GE2015 football match and that at 0-0,  “ It is unlikely any party can come up with a brilliant move that will change the course of the GE….  it may be more important not to score an own goal by making a mistake or a misstep..” To most of us, what is

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  Hi Friends, 1. AHPETC- it goes on ad nauseum and I continue to puke The #GE2015 is in full swing and like the rest of the Singapore I cannot escape from hearing about the AHPETC ( Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town Council) saga. The 6 letters A.H.P.E.T.C haunt all of us to no end! I will not bore you with the details but it is essentially a “he say… but she say.. and then he

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Dear Friends, This is the start of a long weekend where there is nothing to see nor do! Sigh! "Horse-trading"  The term “Horse-trading” used universally for events (almost always just before impending elections) when political parties come together to carve out territories that they are set on contesting. This immediately connotes an image of butchers carving out meat

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Dear Friends, When the report of the ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES REVIEW COMMITTEE  (EBRC) was presented to parliament as a white paper on 24th July 2015, there was understandable skepticism from a sizable segment of the population. For instance, in a Sunday Times article (The new GRC: Jalan Besar 2nd Aug 2015), it was noted that Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew’s Moulmein ward has all but

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Dear Friends, Singapore has done well compared to the ‘hood (ASEAN) Personally I have done well compared to many of comparable ability in the hood. This I thank Singapore. I appreciate that and have paid forward by serving my fellow human beings in which ever communities I have been placed in. PM Lee Hsien Loong, his 2 DPM's are capable honest men who have Singapore’s well-being at heart.

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HOW IS IT? How is it that bitter pills past,No longer taste as bad.And chiding words to ears harsh then,... Now only sound a little sad. How is it that not just friends But foes line round them streets, To show we now truly know Most what's done then was what we need. How is it that now tis clear, Whilst still awake you do divide, When sleep comes as it surely must, As one tribe, we

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Dear friends, It is customary to do spring-cleaning as another year comes to an end. Hence I have had a belated look at my blog-roll and was “astounded” ( to quote Minister Khaw Boon Wan) that some of the blogs linked via my blog here are dormant ( or even deleted). This is as good a time as any to remove the old and add the new. If there are any noteworthy blogs that I should

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Dear Friends, Theory of Everything In theoretical physics, the Holy Grail has always been the Theory of everything ( ToE), the single all-encompassing theory that purports to link together all aspects of the universe. One of the theories is the aptly named “string theory” that strings together (duh) everything that (until some future “Eureka  moment”) had eluded everyone about God,

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Dear Friends, URA is getting feedback on short-term rentals in private homes. ( click here). Before we say NO and dismiss this nascent industry as unworkable, let us consider if with some regulating, this industry may in fact be a boon rather than a bane. Update: Straits Times Forum page printed my letter on this topic: Click Here Introduction The world is changing and none more than in

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Medishield Life- Singapore’s Obamacare… What’s there not to like?  Dear friends, A long-time reader of my blog asked me to comment on Medishield Life (MSL) (MOH link here, here and here) from a doctor’s view-point. LOL- the assumption was that doctors understand Medishield more than the lay-person. Truth be told- many of us, docs, do not fully comprehend the soon to be

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National Service ( NS): Time to Review this national sacred cow? Introduction National Service (NS) came into being after the National Service (Amendment) act was passed in Parliament on 14 March 1967.  NS has often been touted as a “rites of passage” when boys become real men. However, many feel that amongst national “sacred cows”, this is one that deserves a serious look.

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Dear Friends Changi General takes a small step ( but significant one) to try to solve severe overcrowding at the Accident & Emergency Dept ( A&E). ( click here) It incentivises patient to try to seek treatment at their neighbourhood General Practitioners (GP) first. If after that the GP still deems them serious enough to seek re-attendance at the A&E, they are accorded a $50

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Euromoney’s Finance Minister of the Year Tharman Shanmugaratnam would have been Singapore's PM-to be if not for… Dear Friends, I have always known how great an asset Singapore has in Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The renowned financial magazine Euromoney ( see link)  has just confirmed what many of us already know. Unlike the new media, including one chappie ( who

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Dear friends, I love this life. I can choose to take Singapore seriously and try to dissect government policies or ( rarely) propose new ones or ... just chill out and do what I love best. Also- I am pretty jaded about following the state of " he said/ she said" type of petty politics. Too much negativity all round ( not just from VB and his people). When I let loose, besides spending

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Dear Friends The letter below was published in the Straits Times Forum page (4th July 2013). Revisit need for Fee Guideline THE verdict of the Court of Three Judges, in dismissing an appeal by Dr Susan Lim against her professional misconduct conviction by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), brings about a welcome closure to a contentious issue that had split the medical fraternity into two

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 Dear Friends, This is a suggestion to shorten the never-ending queues at the public hospital’s Accident and Emergency Departments that may be worth considering. Sometimes the queues can be longer than 4-5 hours ( not exactly a first world standard?). I want to emphasise that obvious serious emergencies such as symptoms of heart attacks and major trauma ( eg broken bones)- of course

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  Dear Friends, Events at Punggol East a reprise of Romance of the Three Kingdoms? The events at Punggol East in the past days fascinates a neutral like me as they remind me of a period in Ancient China (first and second century AD) when the great Han dynasty was crumbling due to various reasons including palace intrigues by shadowy eunuchs and inept emperors. The ensuing civil war

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