How on earth SM Lee has the nerve to write a book about Singapore named "From Third World to First World" beggars belief.
Singapore may be First World in some areas but is most definitely Third World in most. eg Exploitation of Maids,ferrying building workers around in the backs of lorries, Draconian Labour Laws etc etc
The Government now wants to stop members of Alpha-S having the right to vote on any deals and instead leave it to the Committee to decide on behalf of the members!!!
SQ get the same fares as competitors such as BA,Qantas,United.Air France ,Lufthansa yet have a hugely lower cost base ie Salaries.
All SQ Pilots want is a Salary closer to those Pilots. Singapore is not Third World when it comes to the Cost of Living !!
As High Cirrus says any political opposition is taken to Court for Defamation which renders that person ineligible to seek nomination as a candidate for Election,
Recently an eminent Australian Defamation Barrister was barred from supporting a client as he had made comments about the cosy relationship between Judges and the Government Barrister having tea together in a defamation case which surprise surprise the Govt won!!
The Whipping up by Govt Ministers against the Pilots is deplorable. Unfortunatley Joe Public in Singapore look at Pilots with a certain amount of envy due to this kind of Govt antics so we are on our own.