59% of the respondents said that a country should not enter into a military alliance that is a threat to a neighboring country.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. What will happen to the Donbas region and Crimea after the Ukraine war ends?
3. What will happen to the Russian economy?
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Sunday, March 13, 2022
WOTC - Security of Russia
Wisdom of the Crowd: 71% of the respondents said that President Putin has a legitimate concern about the security of Russia.
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. What are your views about democracy?
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Saturday, March 12, 2022
WOTC - Ukraine crisis
Wisdom of the Crowd: 80% of the respondents said that America is responsible for the Ukraine crisis.
Friday, March 11, 2022
Time to review sick leave benefit in employment act
There is controversy about the company policy on giving sick leave with a medical certificate.
Under the current employment act, the employer has to give 12 days of sick leave with pay, but with a medical certificate.
This is a practice that existed for several decades.
It is subject to abuse. Some workers know where they can find a doctor that gives a medical certificate easily. They use their full entitlement of 12 days.
The government now wants employers to allow sick leave without medical certificate, due to the covid pandemic. Some employers are reluctant.
We should address the root of this problem. The requirement to give sick leave, as set out in the employment act, is outdated.
In America, it has been a long standing practice for the employer to allow 3 or 5 days of sick leave, without the need for a certificate. If the worker is not well, he stays at home and receives full pay.
This is a better arrangement. The worker should be paid well, but he should be responsible for his own health. He should not be sick at the expense of the employer.
Thursday, March 10, 2022
WOTC - Russia invades Ukraine
Wisdom of the Crowd: 75% of the respondents said that Russia invaded Ukraine as it has a legitimate security concern that is ignored by NATO.
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
WOTC - Safe entry ambassadors
Wisdom of the Crowd: 82% of the respondents prefer the govt to create useful jobs in other sectors for retrenched workers and school leavers, instead of using them as safe entry ambassadors.
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
WOTC - Safe entry recording
Wisdom of the Crowd: 68% of the respondents said that we should contact safe entry recording to enable contact tracing to stop the transmission of the virus.
Monday, March 07, 2022
WOTC - America freeze the assets of Afghanistan
Wisdom of the Crowd: 80% of the respondents said that America is stealing the assets of the people of Afghanistan, most of whom are poor.
Sunday, March 06, 2022
WOTC - Calls from MOH
Wisdom of the Crowd: 63% of the respondents said that they will answer calls that are purported to come from MOH and be vigilant to check for scammers.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2549
Saturday, March 05, 2022
WOTC - Ukraine crisis
Wisdom of the Crowd: 78% of the respondents said that Russia has a legitimate concern about Ukraine joining NATO as it will allow the NATO countries to place their missiles close to the Russian border.
Friday, March 04, 2022
Company seal - an outdated practice
I sold my unit in midview city. The lawyer asked me to sign a document with a company seal.
I did not use the company seal for more than ten years. Indeed, this is the first time that I am using the company seal.
Surely there is a better way to executive the transfer of the property than to use the company seal? Why use an outdated process that started a few centuries ago?
I was also asked to bring the "company chop". The company does not register the chop. It is required for many documents, including applications to government agencies and business entities.
Anybody can pay $5 to make a company chop of another company.
Singapore is still continuing with outdated and inefficient processes.
WOTC - Social gambling
Wisdom of the Crowd: 63% of the respondents said that social gambling should not be legalized in Singapore, as it will encourage gambling.
Thursday, March 03, 2022
WOTC - Workers' Party
Wisdom of the Crowd: 60% of the respondents said that Pritam Singh will remain as leader of the Workers' Party.
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
WOTC - GST increase
Wisdom of the Crowd: 69% of the respondents expect the govt to increase GST to 9% in 2022.
Note - the govt has announced that GST will increase to 8% in 2023 and 9% in 2024.
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
WOTC - Will Russia attack Ukraine?
Wisdom of the Crowd: This survey started two weeks ago. 61% of the respondents said that Russia will not attack Ukraine. As events unfolded, Russia did attack Ukraine.
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
1. Singapore imposes unilateral sanctions on Russia
2. Will Russia be able to weather the sanctions by western nations?
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
1. What are your views about Putin regarding Ukraine crisis.
2. What are your views about NATO open door policy.3. What are your views about President Zelensky of Ukraine
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WOTC - Democracy in China
Wisdom of the Crowd: 73% of the respondents said that China has a better system of democracy. 27% consider China to be authoritarian.
Sunday, February 27, 2022
WOTC - Opposition parties
Wisdom of the Crowd: 87% of the respondents said that we need opposition parties to check the ruling party.
Saturday, February 26, 2022
WOTC - Lying to the COP
Wisdom of the Crowd: 81% of the respondents said that the two WP MPs (Pritam and Faisal) did not tell a lie. The recommendation of the COP was politically motivated.
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. How to solve the Ukraine crisis?
3. Is America responsible for causing the Ukraine crisis?
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Friday, February 25, 2022
WOTC - MRT should be wheelchair friendly
Wisdom of the Crowd: 75% of the respondents said that the MRT system must be made wheelchair friendly. They do not mind having to pay higher fares to achieve this goal.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2540
Thursday, February 24, 2022
WOTC - Mandatory isolation for travelers
Wisdom of the Crowd: 64% of the respondents said that it is safe to remove isolation for incoming travelers who are tested negative on arrival.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
WOTC - Wearing of mask
Wisdom of the Crowd: 60% of the respondents said that it is time to allow the mask to be removed except for crowded places and public transport.
The other 40% want the wearing of mask to be mandatory for the immediate future.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
WOTC - Vocational training for Uyghurs
Wisdom of the Crowd: 86% of the respondents said that it is acceptable for China to send 1 million Uyghurs for vocational training to give them skills to get a job and earn a livelihood.
Monday, February 21, 2022
China - Friend of Foe, remarks by Vince Cable
I make a summary of the interesting remarks by Vince Cable, former British minister, on his views of China.
WOTC - How China pass laws
Wisdom of the Crowd: 69% of the respondents agree that China has a consultative process to pass laws. 10% disagree. The others are neutral.
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Job support scheme was largely wasteful
The govt spent a large sum from the reserves to support the economy and jobs during the pandemic.
A large part of the spending was wasteful. Because of the wasteful spending, we now have to pay higher GST.
The Job Support Scheme is an example of a wasteful spending. What was the alternative?
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. Should Safe Entry recording be stopped now?
3. Create jobs for unemployed people to be Safe Entry ambassadors.
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Thursday, February 17, 2022
WOTC - Covid restrictions
Wisdom of the Crowd: 74% of the respondents said that we should continue with the current covid restrictions for a few more weeks.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Promoting cashless payment
I suggest that we have a NFC card linked to the Pay Now account, so that it can be used to make cashless payment conveniently.
Instead of taking many steps to make a Pay Now payment, the customer use the NFC card to tap on the merchant's device.
Covid statistics from MOH - 15 Feb 2022
In this post, I analyze the covid statistics from MOH for 15 Feb 2022.
We should expect 6 deaths a day based on 20,000 cases. The number of cases and deaths should fall over the next few weeks.
WOTC - Amnesty for protestors
Wisdom of the Crowd: 51% of the respondents said that Hong Kong should give an amnesty to the protesters in the 2019 riots.
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. Do you answer telephone calls from MOH.
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WOTC - Combat bank scams
Wisdom of the Crowd: 60% of the respondents said that the best way to stop bank scams is to educate consumers to avoid being scammed.
Provide low cost treatment in public hospitals
The public health service can be kept affordable.
They should treat all patients with inexpensive generic drugs. They should avoid branded drugs.
Often, the generic drugs are suitable to treat the patients. They have been tested for decades and found to be effective anyway.
Counter productive to carry out daily covid testing of travelers
I am puzzled by the need for a traveler to carry out a daily covid test for several days on arriving into another country.
I find it to be troublesome and unnecessary.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. When will GST be increased to 9%?
3. Will Pritam Singh lose his leadership of Worker's Party
4. Social gambling will be legalized in Singapore
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WOTC - Select someone based on past experience
Wisdom of the Crowd: 56% of respondents prefer to keep an open mind between selecting someone who succeeded before and another who failed before.
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
1. Will Russia invade Ukraine?
2. When will GST be increased to 9%?
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Sunday, February 13, 2022
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Chat line staff can work from home
Wisdom of the Crowd: 67% of the respondents said that chat line staff should be allowed to work from home as the work can be done online and their work can be monitored based on transactions.
Create useful jobs during the pandemic
Here is my suggestion on creating useful jobs for the unemployed people, instead of asking them to do the job of "safe entry ambassadors".
https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5298
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. China has a better system of democracy.
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WOTC - Fake accounts in social media
Wisdom of the Crowd: 94% of respondents said that fake accounts should be banned from social media, as they can cause a lot of harm.
Friday, February 11, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. Should the two WP MPs (Pritam and Faisal) be charged for lying?
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
WOTC - Ratification by Parliament
Wisdom of the Crowd: 93% of the respondents said that the agreement with Indonesia on the air traffic control and other issues should be submitted to the SG Parliament for ratification.
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. Can we remove mandatory isolation for incoming visitors?
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WOTC - Internet banking account
Wisdom of the Crowd: 67% of the respondents prefer an internet banking account to pay 0.5% on the balance with no charge for transaction.
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
WOTC - Loyalty points on credit cards
Wisdom of the Crowd: 90% of the respondents prefer to have a cash rebate, rather than loyalty points, for the use of credit card.
Monday, February 07, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. How do you feel about the Beijing Winter Olympics?
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Sunday, February 06, 2022
WOTC - Control foreign workers at national level
Wisdom of the Crowd: 79 % of respondents said that it is better for Singapore to follow the practice in other countries where foreign workers are screened and controlled at the national level before they are allowed to enter the country and look for a job while in Singapore.
Comparison of covid patients in ICU
There is alarm about the increase in cases in Singapore in recent days, due to the spread of omicron variant.
It is already known that omicron is highly transmissible.
We need to monitor the hospitalization and deaths.
Saturday, February 05, 2022
WOTC - Get locals to do the work now done by foreigners
Wisdom of the Crowd: 82% of the respondents said that Singapore should improve the work condition and wages to get locals to do the jobs that are now done by foreigners.
Friday, February 04, 2022
sharp drop in stock price for Facebook and Paypal
I give my observation about the sharp drop in stock price for Facebook and Paypal.
WOTC - Can China be self sufficient
Wisdom of the Crowd: 64 % of the respondents said that China prefers to trade with the world, but it can be self sufficient when the western countries impose restrictions.
Thursday, February 03, 2022
WOTC - Birth rate in China
Wisdom of the Crowd: 50% of the respondents said that China will not be able to increase its birth rate. The other 50% said that China will succeed in this goal.
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
1. Should Hong Kong give amnesty for offenders during the 2019 riots?
2. Should Singapore relax its covid restrictions totally?
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Wednesday, February 02, 2022
WOTC - Stop fraudulent transfer of large sums
Wisdom of the Crowd: 53% of the respondents said that the best way for a bank to stop fraudulent transfer of large sums is for the bank to send out the SMS immediately and make the transfer after 1 hour.
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
WOTC - Education system
Wisdom of the Crowd: 84% of the respondents said that our education system was not able to produce school leavers who are able to get good jobs even in Singapore.
Monday, January 31, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
2. What is a good way to stop scammers from raiding bank accounts?
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WOTC - Make the schools more equal
Wisdom of the Crowd: 52% of the respondents said that we should transfer good teachers to the neighborhood schools to make the schools more equal.
How to outfox the bank scammers
I have a suggestion for the Police to outfox the scammers who raid the customer accounts of banks.
Do you think that this counter operation will work?
My research on China system of democracy
I did much research to form my opinion about the democratic system of governance in China.
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Sunday, January 30, 2022
Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues
1. The use of fake accounts in social media should be banned.
2. People should be allowed to post their views anonymously.
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WOTC - Dirty toilets
Wisdom of the Crowd: 54% of the respondents said that dirty toilets are caused by inconsiderate users.
WOTC - Improve school bus system
Wisdom of the Crowd: 54% of the respondents said that the school bus system should be improved to reduce travel time. This has the highest score out of four options.
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