I flew private aircraft in Singapore about 8 or 9 years ago out of Seletar, and lived in Singapore for a few years during that timeframe.
In my experience:
The state of aviation training (when i was there at least) was a complete joke. Generally speaking, following the book was the only acceptable approach - no matter the consequences, since there was a complete lack of any ability to think out of the box
I guess flying your PRIVATE aircraft really does qualify you to comment on PROFESSIONAL aviation matters. I am curious to know quite what facts your judgements are based on with regard to the obvious insinuations about training in SIA in particular? With due respect, I would beg to differ
