Singapore is the best place to live?
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According to some survey, Singapore is ranked as one of the best place to work and live. I wonder why so many people in this forum are so unhappy?
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If I am a foreigner.. I also say Singapore best place to live.
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Originally posted by jojobeach:
If I am a foreigner.. I also say Singapore best place to live.
Because you dont like your own country? -
Originally posted by EROPAGNIS:
Because you dont like your own country?Because it is not my own country.
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Originally posted by jojobeach:
Because it is not my own country.
Everywhere is not your country except your own country. So why Singapore?
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Originally posted by TCH05:
Everywhere is not your country except your own country. So why Singapore?
Because a Singaporean asked me this question mah.
If you Thai, I'd say the same thing lor.
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According to some survey, Singapore is ranked as one of the best place to work and live.
If you are foreigner.
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Originally posted by Poh Ah Pak:
If you are foreigner.
Are you saying only foreigners knows how to appreciate Singapore? -
Make no mistake, the FTs', after making enough monies, will take flight. Only a very small minority few will stay. this whole policy rationale of having foreigners replacing Singaporeans who leave Singapore is not sustainable.
Singapore remodelled itself to be attractive to the foreigners, which is different from if foreigners like Singapore for what it is.
Singapore is a great place to live; depends on who you speak with.
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Are you saying only foreigners knows how to appreciate Singapore?
I am saying foreigners have a shallow knowledge of living in Singapore.
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Singapore is good for only foreigners, they work a few years here, then go back they can buy car , buy land build house, we, pap &pap 20 years, can't finish housing, when come to retirement, no cpf, that is why it is good only for foreigner
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Singapore is good for only foreigners, they work a few years here, then go back they can buy car , buy land build house
True.
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TS is saying that Singapore is a place to WORK and LIVE, not WORK and LEAVE.
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Originally posted by t_a_s:
Singapore is good for only foreigners, they work a few years here, then go back they can buy car , buy land build house, we, pap &pap 20 years, can't finish housing, when come to retirement, no cpf, that is why it is good only for foreigner
agree
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Originally posted by Poh Ah Pak:
I am saying foreigners have a shallow knowledge of living in Singapore.
Are you a foreigner?I guess foreigners can also say that Singaporeans have shallow knowledge of living overseas?
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My indo maid worked here 6 years, go back buy land freehold somemore, build house, we build what, so many restrictions, singaporeans must work until die, the Aquah Lim NTUC chief say can not retire, while foreigners struggle a few years, they get something in return, what we get, HDB flat? no we lease from HDB, not belong to us, singaporeans ' si be chaam '
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TS is saying that Singapore is a place to WORK and LIVE, not WORK and LEAVE.
Why can't work, live and then leave?
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Originally posted by Poh Ah Pak:
Why can't work, live and then leave?
If Singapore is such a terrible place to live, then why are the ranked so highly in the survey?
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EROPAGNIS must provide details about survey.
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According to heretics Hell is also not a bad place to live in........
I'm a victim of grave abuses from people in power in Singapore with access to telepathic person(s). They have friends here too. All abuses are to convince people I'm mentally ill to cover their grave evil. Telepathy is not a far off fiction. It's a fact. I've realized I'm fighting a 12 year old.
I'm a foreigner and vowed not to step foot on Singapore until LKY family reign is over.
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Originally posted by Poh Ah Pak:
EROPAGNIS must provide details about survey.
Do a search on the internet. -
Singapore is not the best place to live in, but it is still a good place to live in. Sure, there are certain areas that are not up to par with other first world countries, but there are also other areas which are better than those first world countries.
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[News] Singapore Dominates Asia Region as Best Place to Live
Expatriates continue to rank Singapore as the top place to live in Asia, above Hong Kong and many other cities. The city-state is economically strong and environmentally safe, when compared with many other cities in Asia. But when it comes to rights issues, Singapore lags behind in a number of areas. Naomi Martig reports on how Singapore has managed to attract its expatriate population, despite its restrictions on some civil liberties.
Singapore's reputation as one of Asia's best economic performers continues to attract a large number of foreigners to it shores. Nearly one-third of its 4.6 million residents were born in other countries.
The country's economy grew 7.5 percent in 2007. Its financial service sector is strong, its education system is considered among the best in the world and it is regularly ranked as a favorite among expatriates living in Asia.
A new report by ECA International, the world's largest organization for international human resource professionals, says Singapore maintains the highest quality of life for foreigners in Asia.
Lee Quane is general manager of ECA International in Hong Kong. He says the group's annual report compared living standards in 254 locations, globally.
"Singapore comes in as number one because of the fact, unlike other Asian cities where we indicate their infrastructure levels are of a developing status and they score quite poorly in some areas such a health care, such as infrastructure and such as pollution levels. Singapore, on the other hand, scored exceptionally well in all of these locations, comparable to many Western cities," said Quane.
Since the Asian financial crisis a decade ago, the city's economy has outperformed its rival, Hong Kong. It now holds one of the highest per capita gross domestic product in the world.Quane says another major factor that makes Singapore attractive is its very low level of social unrest.
"It has very low crime rates, a complete absence of social and political tensions, which makes it very good location for Asian expatriates to reside in," added Quane.
However, having an absence of social and political tensions does not necessarily mean Singapore is free from human rights concerns.
In the ECA report, Singapore was outscored in one respect. Quane says, in terms of the media, cities such as Hong Kong far outranked Singapore.
There are tight limits on freedom of expression in Singapore. In 2007, Reporters Without Borders ranked Singapore 141st out of 167 nations in its Worldwide Press Freedom Index. The government restricts public protests and censors films and television shows. And, critics of the government often find themselves facing tough libel lawsuits and other restrictions on their comments.
Homayoun Alizadeh is the regional representative for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights in Thailand. He says Singapore's effort to sustain social stability has often led to excessive censorship.
"Last year, for example, when the World Bank had its international conference in Singapore, some of the Singaporean civil society organizations intended to carry out a demonstration, express their views. But, of course, they were not allowed to have these kinds of activities," said Alizadeh.
Analysts say, for most expatriates living in Singapore, these sorts of rights issues are not a concern, because the problems have not yet reached a point where they severely affects their lives.
Alizadeh says Singapore is trying to improve its rights record. For example, he says officials in the country were instrumental in establishing a human rights commission within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
"Singapore played a major role, especially when the charter was signed in [on] 20th November 2007 in Singapore, in convincing countries like Burma, Myanmar, to ensure that the ASEAN Charter is signed, especially in regards to the provision Article 14 regarding the commitment of ASEAN member states to establish an ASEAN human rights body," continued Alizadeh.
Several rights groups argue that the new human rights body does not do enough to address concerns in the region. But Alizadeh says Singapore's push to create the commission is significant, because the country's officials realize that making progress on human rights is key for long-term stability. And, the Singapore government considers stability as essential for building a safe and economically prosperous city.
Source: http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-03-10-voa10.cfm
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Singapore is best city for Asian expatriates to live: survey
By GILLIAN WONG,Associated Press Writer AP - Tuesday, March 4
SINGAPORE - Singapore has topped a list of cities around the world offering Asian expatriates the best quality of life, followed by Sydney, a survey from a human resources consultancy said Tuesday.
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The city-state's low health risks, air pollution, crime rates and cosmopolitan population added to its appeal, Lee Quane, ECA International's general manager in Hong Kong, told The Associated Press.
Quane noted, however, that while Singapore scored consistently well in most of the 15 categories used to asses each location, it saw a deterioration in some factors.
"Air pollution in 2007 was slightly higher than 2006, primarily due to the haze in 2007," Quane said. Haze from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia has become a major problem Singapore, where air quality levels have worsened every year during the dry season.
Sydney came in second, followed by Melbourne, Australia, and Kobe, Japan, which tied for third place in the ranking that combines data collected by ECA International with results of a survey of expatriates.
While Sydney and Singapore scored similarly well in criteria such as pollution levels, the quality of goods and services available, transport and infrastructure, the Australian city's geographical distance from Asia made it a less favorable location than Singapore, Quane said.
"For Sydney, Japanese or Chinese assignees will have to travel relatively long distances, and so it's much more difficult to maintain contact with family," Quane said. He added that cultural differences were also a factor.
The fifth-best city for Asian expats was Copenhagen, Denmark, the survey found, followed by Canberra, Australia (6th), Vancouver, Canada (7th), Wellington, New Zealand (8th), Yokohama, Japan (9th) and Dublin, Ireland (10th).
Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong and Tokyo were tied at 15th place.
Hong Kong made improvements in personal security and healthcare infrastructure but air pollution was likely to remain a problem, Quane said.
"People feel safer in Hong Kong than they have in recent years," he said. "But looking at the main reason why Hong Kong still lags behind Singapore is the issue of air pollution."
Quane noted, however, that Hong Kong scored better than Singapore in one respect: the media.
"In news and media, we regard Hong Kong as much more free and fair than in Singapore," he said.
The survey showed that Baghdad, Iraq, remains the least favorable place to live for Asian expats, followed by Kabul, Afghanistan and Karachi, Pakistan, because of the high risk to personal security and lack of suitable facilities for expatriates.
Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080304/tbs-as-fin-singapore-quality-of-life-3c8dc0d.html -
Originally posted by eagle:
Singapore is not the best place to live in, but it is still a good place to live in. Sure, there are certain areas that are not up to par with other first world countries, but there are also other areas which are better than those first world countries.
Like ... New Zealand ? lol!