Lee Hsien Loong: Singapore Must Prepare For Economic Slowdown
With the global economy facing cyclical headwinds, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned that Singapore must brace itself to handle a possible downturn. At a dinner organised by the labour movement...
View ArticleSDP Chairman, Jeffrey George, Arrested For Drug-Related Offences
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chairman Jeffrey George (pictured above, second left) has been arrested for drug-related offenses. George, an engineer, was elected as SDP chairman in October 2013....
View ArticleBilahari Kausikan: Singapore’s Undiplomatic Diplomat
I like him, I like him not. I have listened to some of his speeches, sat in on some of his briefings and followed his Facebook posts closely. Ambassador at large Bilahari Kausikan impresses with his...
View ArticleZulfikar Shariff: Discussion Of The Singapore System Will Open Minds, Helps...
A common response made against activists who operate on social media is to tell them to stop discussing on these platforms and instead to do something. There are several misconceptions exhibited in...
View ArticleWalid J. Abdullah: The injustices in Palestine and Syria deserve equal...
I am not disturbed at all by people who change their profile pictures to incorporate the French flag. Some do it because they studied/worked in France, or have learnt French, and therefore have a...
View ArticleAppeal Of IS Goes Beyond Religious Persuasion
It is preposterous for the writer of the letter “Muslim-S’porean leaders must be proactive in reaching out to youth” (Nov 18) to suggest there has been a “self-imposed gag among Muslim Singaporeans on...
View ArticleCalvin Cheng Must Be Held Accountable For Irresponsible, Murderous Comments
One of my friends has started this initiative! if you are equally as disgusted by Calvin Cheng’s latest murderous and ignorant comments (pictured), i strongly urge you to similarly: (1) write in to the...
View ArticleFrance Must Not Continue To Marginalise Its Muslim Community
The Friday 13th attacks in Paris killed 130, and was the deadliest terrorist attack to hit Paris since the end of World War II. But it could have been much worse. Had the terrorists succeeded in...
View ArticleFahmi Rais: I Was Adopted, My Biological Parents Are Chinese
All his life, he thought he was the only child of his loving Malay parents. Even though everyone he met has assumed he is Chinese because he is fair-skinned, Mr Fahmi Rais never gave it much thought....
View ArticleBiases And Ignorance Of West Have No Place In Singapore
I have benefited from dealing with people from the Muslim part of the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, so I was gratified to read the commentary “Time to look beyond the Western view of the...
View ArticleCourt Of Appeal Throws Out Blogger Alex Au’s Appeal
Throwing out socio-political blogger Alex Au Wai Pang’s appeal against his conviction for contempt of court, the Court of Appeal issued strong words against his attempt to pass off the content in his...
View ArticleAHPETC Banded Red In Two Categories In MND Report
The Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) has been banded “red” again in two areas in the latest Town Council Management report, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said on Tuesday...
View ArticlePAP Looking For Suitable Candidates In Preparation For Next Elections
The People’s Action Party has started preparing for the next general election, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Mr Lee told past and present PAP MPs at a dinner in Parliament House on Tuesday night...
View ArticleWhy We Shouldn’t Have 2 Houses Of Parliament
1 Parliament with 2 Houses, or bicameralism, is an idea that is most intriguing. The Mother of Parliaments has the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The world’s oldest democracy has the House of...
View ArticleNUH Recalls 178 Children For TB Test
The National University Hospital (NUH) is recalling 178 paediatric patients – including 131 under the age of two years – who had been cared for by a nurse now confirmed to have tuberculosis. They...
View ArticleOsman Sulaiman: Khaw Boon Wan Can Increase Popularity By Solving Jam At Land...
Here’s how Mr Khaw Boon Wan the Transport Minister could increase his popularity now that he has assumed the most unwanted portfolio in the government’s department. ‘Steal’ a couple of millions from...
View ArticleTeo Chee Hean: Singapore’s Social Cohesion A Strong Defence Against Terror...
The threat of terrorism has grown with the emergence of the Islamic State (ISIS) group and lone-wolfs who can be self-radicalised over the Internet, and no one country can guarantee that it will not...
View ArticleWidowed Mother Of 5 Young Children Need Your Help
Hi Mr Goh Gilbert I read the news about the single parent assistance scheme on your FB…I am a single mum of 5 young kids too age 14,9,8,7 and 19 months. My only sole breadwinner – my late husband...
View ArticleFormer WP Member: Pritam Singh A Clown For Suggesting That MINDEF Also Charge...
Another clown from the WP side. Made such comparison without thinking. By making NSMen to pay for parking space in camps is totally a bad idea. Firstly, most camps do have parking lots reserved for...
View ArticleHDB Flat Buyers Still Living In Denial – HDB Still Owner Of Most Expensive...
Ah Kow: I heard from kopi tiam talking about our HDB not really belong to us. How come like that? Ahmad: Not possible leh. Must belong to me because every month my CPF OA become kosong to pay for...
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