Indian new citizen/PR told Singapore NSman complaining
about foreigners to make himself more “marketable”
Temasek Review
A probable Indian new citizen/PR has asked a Singapore citizen
and NSman complaining about unfair competition from foreigners to
make himself more “marketable” on a discussion about the Budget
2010 on YPAP Facebook:
[Source: YPAP
Facebook]
The discussion was started by YPAP member Genesis Shen who had
expressed concerns that the PAP’s “generous spending” on the middle
and lower income families in Singapore will “affect the Party’s
long term policy of fiscal prudence.”
Ting Siong, a 28 year old Singapore Chinese male who had served
two and a half years of National Service shared his personal
experience: he had been doing one contract job one after another
because the permanent jobs are mostly taken up by foreigners.
Mr Sinha Shekhar,who was born in Dhanbad, India and indicated
clearly that he shared the political views of the PAP on his
Facebook, replied that “there is nothing called permanent jobs” and
urge Ting Siong and other Singaporeans to make themselves more
“marketable and move ahead”.
He also praised the budget as being a “very prudent” one
and it is “good that we have been tiSghtening our belt for quite
some time.”
His insensitive and callous remarks brought a barrage of
criticisms from fellow Singaporeans on the discussion who
questioned if he is a new citizen or PR.
A Singaporean Sin Rak Sin told Mr Sinha to shut up:
“Sinha, Cut the bootlicking crap and shut the fxxk up, will
u? We do not need a foreigner to meddle with our internal domestic
affair.”
Of late, the Straits Times Forum has been publishing letters of
support from these new citizens and PRs heaping praises on the PAP
government.
How can Sinha expect Singaporeans to make themselves more
“marketable” when they have to compete directly with foreign
workers who cost a fraction of them?
Furthermore, NSmen like Ting Siong are at a disadvantage as they
have to be away for 4 weeks each year due to reservist
obligations.
The PAP has been actively recruiting PRs and new citizens like
Sinha into their Youth Wing and grassroots organizations to boost
their flagging support base.
As they are not familiar with Singapore, they tend to agree
blindly with what the leaders told them, as exemplified by the
comments posted by Sinha.
Due to the PAP’s liberal immigration policies, foreigners now
make up 36 per cent of Singapore’s population, up from 14 per cent
in 1990. Of the remaining 64 per cent who are citizens, an
increasing number are born overseas like Mr Sinha.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal, the relentless influx
of foreigners over the last few years has depressed the wages of
ordinary Singaporeans, increased the cost of living, especially
that of public housing, decreased labor productivity and led to an
overall decline in the standards of living.
Faced with a potential backlash from angry voters in the coming
election, the PAP is now trying to sing a different tune to placate
Singaporeans.
If Singaporeans do not vote wisely in the next election, they
will have to bear with the lectures of not only the PAP leaders,
but their new “comrades” like Mr Sinha as well.
