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Why I would leave Singapore
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has acknowledged the alarming problem of Singapore’s brain drain. While I do not profess to be a talent, I profess to be someone who has given very serious thought to leaving Singapore and giving up citizenship.
Singapore is a good place to live in. The food is good, infrastructure sound, safe and it’s a global aviation hub. However, I cringe when I saw Martin See’s video, Speaker’s Cornered. I feel indignant for Francis Seow, and even more so for Chia Tye Poh. I am saddened by the execution of a Nigerian boy for drug trafficking. I am disillusioned by defamation suits by the ruling party against their political opponents. I shake my head in disbelief that there’s more interest in reviewing minister salaries than reviewing public assistance to the poor.
There many other things I can probably add on to the list of reasons why I’ve been contemplating giving up my pink IC. It seems to me that the Singapore story is becoming the story of Animal Farm. And, before I end up like Boxer, I’m going to get out of here.
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about 9 months ago
Just a short one here (no time =( )
Think the issue for me would be that the gov seems to be unwilling, or too slow, to take up the next step. Have to give them credit for developing us from 3rd to 1st world in 30+ years, but surely now the next step must be democratization, free speech, income equality etc.
about 9 months ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZldlyeR8DU