Tan Kin Lian's Blog

Yahoo News is usually a place for angry Singaporeans to vent their anger against the Government. Today, the postings are quite polite, in ho...

Dr. Toh Chin Chye spoke out against the change in withdrawal age for CPF. http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/02/04/1984-parliamentary-debate-re...

The schools in Finland value equality more than excellence. This approach has resulted in a better outcome, compared to other countries.  ht...

This is an excellent speech by Dr. Toh Chin Chye. He is a leader with conviction and can think on his own. A wonderful person.,  http://www....

Several government leaders, include Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, have said, "We must welcome immigrants". I agree with this statement. Most o...

I read that Sony and Panasonic have posted a large loss for the past financial year. The tsunami is probably a major factor. Another factor ...

I have high respect for Dr. Toh Chin Chye, who passed away recently. I met him only once, for an interview. Later, I met him briefly on a fe...

I went to DBS Bank in Shenton Way for a meeting. I parked my car in Tower 2 car park. The lower levels were reserved for season parking (i.e...

Here is a list of the international advisory panel of MAS. http://www.mas.gov.sg/about_us/IAP_Members.html One member of the panel is th...

This is a well designed website, www.acra.gov.sg - very colorful and neatly arranged. The only drawback is that you need to be...

I did an online filing of the annual return to ACRA. It was extremely complicated. The website had so many options for different types of co...

I just made my first online submission of CPF contribution for my employees. Previously, I send the CPF contribution by cheque. It is not ...

The Minister for Transport announced in Parliament that the Government will regulate the standard of service for taxi drivers but will not r...

From the author, Tommy Wong Would you like to know: (1) why life is getting harder and harder? (2) how to make life easier? (3) why we sh...

Internet websites require the user to register an ID and password to access an user account. To enhance security, they may require a strong ...

I have written two letters to the newspapers to point out that the online processes of government agencies can have the unintended consequen...

Someone wrote a letter to the newspaper expressing concern about the home address shown in the NRIC card. There was a reply from the Ministr...

Mitt Romney, the contender for the Republican nomination for US Presidential election, said "I am not concered about the very poor...

A consumer watchdog has taken a website to task for its advertising claims. See www.fisca.sg  or  http://easyapps.sg/assn/Org/Staff1/Informa...

The Alert Portal is now soft launched. There are real live alerts, taken from the websites of the news media and the service providers. It c...