Discover Yahoo! With Your Friends

Learn more
 

YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    S'poreans not surprised at trust survey results

    Yahoo! Newsroom – Sun, Feb 5, 2012

    While a survey has revealed that Singaporeans are the third most trusting of their government leaders, many Singaporeans are not surprised at the results.

    The 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer conducted by Edelman Public Relations showed that Singaporeans ranked third among 25 countries, with China in first place and United Arab Emirates second, in trusting their government to tell the truth and do what is right.

    Most Singaporeans Yahoo! Singapore spoke to said they found the results to be unsurprising given the pervasiveness and presence of the government in the society.

    Producer Benjamin Tan, 28, agreed that the government has provided a stable environment to live and work with, thus Singaporeans don't distrust the government.

    "By controlling education and introducing kindergartens, day care centres as well as their national education modules in schools, young Singaporeans are taught from an early age to trust the government," Tan said.

    23-year-old executive Janice Tan said, "In terms of the government, yes I say we do have trust and faith in the government. This stems from many who feel that government is the one that leads us from a third world country to what we have today."

    "But this trust generally stems from the older population. With the recent spate of events and the change in opinions among the young, many have started to be more skeptical," Tan added.

    This view was shared by Arif Bamadhaj, who felt that generations of Singaporeans have been trained to believe that the government knows what's right and therefore led the country to what it is today.

    He added that "this is fast changing with the current generation having 'a mindof its own' after being trained by the education system.”

    This year's Trust Barometer also showed that Singaporean's trust in the media increased by six per cent compared to last year.

    Click here to get the latest news on your mobile!

    How do you feel about this article?

    Loading...
     
    • TRUST WHO THAN.
      TRUST WHO THAN.  •  3 months ago
      S'poreans not surprised at "trust survey results"-----PLEASE LAH, OUR GOVT TRUST MILLION DOLLAR ONLY, OTHER THAN THAT NEEDLESS TO SAY ANY FURTHER.....IT IS OBVIOUS WHAT KIND OF SURVEY RESULTS FOR The 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer conducted by Edelman Public Relations----- LEAST THEY WANTED TO ASK FOR AND EARLY RETIREMENT SOON!!!!!!
    • force to say.....
      force to say.....  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Yes...the China , Indian , phillippines FT & the 60% idiots trust them.
      • Ray
        Ray 3 months ago
        Agree..... They trust and like our government for opening the door and inviting them into the country.
      • Zed Key
        Zed Key 3 months ago
        Don't forget, your employers also like them. The Rich Locals love them.
    • VisVis
      VisVis  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Trust ? how to trust is their buget is not in order most town council n n expense are not up to dates n without a buget they have $ to spend ? is not even pass in parliment ? or a new term ? and there lots of excess $ floating around in all agencies n govt bodies so why are they there shouldnt it be bank into reserve ?
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      I am 12 and I hate the govt
      • A Yahoo! User 3 months ago
        I am 42 and realize, no matter the gov't, they're all promises and very little fullfillment of said promises. No, I am not Singaporean so I haven't been under 1 gov't my whole life, I am Canadian and have seen different parties come and go.........they're all the same.
    • Devil at Work
      Devil at Work  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      ANOTHER stupid survey ? have a one to one voting system, instead of a GRC and see if we're indeed so trusting of our g'ment ? no wonder we're always losing millions to foreigners b'cos we're too trusting
    • Jonn
      Jonn  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Rather be skeptical than be sorry. We need a more robust system of check and balances in Parliament, in CPF accountability and in the Integrity of Key Office Bearers. Promises and Sorries is not enough.
      • 团结就是力量
        团结就是力量 3 months ago
        you should state it as "EMPTY" promise
      • GWR
        GWR 3 months ago
        You should also state it as "cheap" sorry? Talk is cheap...
      • Whiz
        Whiz 3 months ago
        The survey should target the initial questions- Does the citizens know the constitution and the directive of all policies? Without knowing, most people are just taken- in by the questionaires.
    • Rational Voter
      Rational Voter  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      They must have deleted North Korea result.
    • Mai Tim So Dim
      Mai Tim So Dim  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      I demand that the government release what they know about Area 15, the Auntie Rosie Incident and the coming Kopitiam 2012 renovation Apocalypse!
    • Dan
      Dan  •  3 months ago
      Seriously,NO.1 is China ???
    • The Unwanted
      The Unwanted  •  3 months ago
      Your headlines is wrong.60% only trust these money suckers.
    • factsfinder
      factsfinder  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      I don't know how to trust them when they can increase their salary to the highest paid in the world. The review was only called after the poor election result. Bottom line, we need opposition to keep the government in check.
      • Patriot Wong
        Patriot Wong 3 months ago
        You can trust the news that our leaders are the highest paid in the world.
    • whenthetimecomes
      whenthetimecomes  •  3 months ago
      Very strange, I wonder who they surveyed on? I'm certainly not one that would trust this existing government .... only the pioneers do I trust but that is long gone.
      • Yvonne
        Yvonne 3 months ago
        yup...thats what i think
    • BillyMa
      BillyMa  •  3 months ago
      Nobody asked me. But anyway my answer is 'zero trust' with the PAP government.
    • 团结就是力量
      团结就是力量  •  3 months ago
      WHAT A JOKE!!!!!
      Trust from 60% of the citizen can get 3rd place?
      .
      .
      .
      ??? what have they done / given to Edelman Trust to be given this position ??
    • Prakaas
      Prakaas  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Before I Trust this report.......
      They surveyed, who???
      MIW? PAP? or CIVIL SERVANTS?????
      Enough of the PAP, Smoke Screen...to prove to the WORLD...........
    • Oinker
      Oinker  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      I don't think they really surveyed the general public. They only survey the people from the RCs, members of the PAP and the rich. They did not really go down to the real grassroots. Sit at an coffee shop and you can hear elderlys greeting each other by saying "Can die but cannot fall sick."
    • dontbother
      dontbother  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      They only surveyed civil servants who can't afford to lose their job?
    • Lee
      Lee  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Another survey show super high loyalty to the nation. What happens when someone actually check the people survey? The selected sample population are all school childrens who have not Work and have not done their National Service.

      We do trust survey but definitely not from the media, it's from the votes and it says 40% is not voting for PAP in general. Just look at the year on year voting result and you know that PAP is losing trust, simple as that.
    • sigma905
      sigma905  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      trust them to be untrustworthy and trust them to make money at the expense of singaporeans. if this type of trust then I believe.
    • Native Singaporeans
      Native Singaporeans  •  3 months ago
      That’s not correct. We don't trust this government any more as no progress for them to enforce good national policies to protect our native Singaporeans interests since last few decades. We will continue vote in more Opposition MPs to perform check and balances on this government and do their jobs.

      There are many long overdue national issues still pending to be addressed asap , just to mention a few.

      1) national policies on CPF money return at age 55

      2) employment policies to prevent foreign managers hiring their own kind, and foreigners who become the Singapore Permanent Residence or new Singaporeans help to hire and promote their foreign own kind, especially happen in MNC

      3) protect native Singaporeans interests on any unfair employment practices and retrenchment benefits against Singaporeans and our next generation

      4) higher percentage and priority for those Singaporeans graduates from JC and poly, should be assured of a place in local university and courses interested
     Post a comment

    Featured Blog Posts

    Show More
    More from Yahoo! Singapore