Chee Soon Juan: PAP Running Scared, Doesn’t Want Genuine Political Contest
I have often pointed out that the PAP is never sincere in ensuring that there is genuine political contestation, it always raises the bar just when its opponents come close to beating it at its own...
View ArticleThe People Who Came To Say Goodbye
More than 20,000 Singaporeans and foreigners came to bid a fond farewell to Singapore’s sixth and longest-serving president S R Nathan, who died on Monday (August 22) aged 92. Between 10am and 6pm,...
View ArticleWanita Muslim Disuruh Tanggalkan Hijab Di Pantai, Didera Secara Perkauman
Seorang ibu diarahkan menanggalkan hijab atau didenda oleh polis semasa beliau sedang beristirehat di tepi pantai di Perancis, sebelum dilaporkan didera secara perkauman oleh orang ramai. Bekas...
View ArticleKill Drug Traffickers, Set Fire To Their Homes
The Philippines’ police chief has called on drug users to kill traffickers and burn their homes, as he seeks to maintain momentum in President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on crime that has...
View ArticleKumpulan Hak Asasi Minta Myanmar Siasat Kematian Gadis Rohingya
Para pejuang hak asasi manusia meminta Myanmar untuk menyiasat kematian seorang gadis muslim dari golongan minoriti Rohingya, yang dianiaya di negara itu. Gadis tersebut yang ditemui tidak berbaju dan...
View ArticleZika Beware, WP Launches Operation Kaki Bukit!
Operation Kaki Bukit. 1 Sep 2016, 1930hrs. More than 40 volunteers in six teams led by MPs Sylvia Lim, Png Eng Huat, Faisal Manap, Low Thia Khiang, Chen Show Mao and NCMP Daniel Goh knocked on doors to...
View ArticleJufrie Mahmood: PAP Policy Only Lip Service, They Are There To Protect...
The fact that the constitution has to be amended and rules need be tweaked to, firstly, prevent Dr Tan Cheng Bock from moving into the Istana and secondly to allow a minority (read Malay as the Indians...
View ArticleWalid J. Abdullah: Minorities Only Get What They Want If Authorities Want The...
*when minorities ask for the hijab* ‘We must be mindful of the common space. It is a shared public sphere. We must not upset the balance.’ *when minorities ask for greater cabinet representation* ‘We...
View ArticleRahayu Mahzam: “Beautiful And Dynamic” Malay Language Must Be Preserved
Describing the Malay language as a “beautiful and dynamic” one, Member of Parliament for Jurong Group Representation Constituency Rahayu Mahzam said on Saturday (Sept 3) that it was important to keep...
View ArticleSDP: Elected Presidency Reforms A Distraction From Real Democratic Reforms
In 1993 when the government introduced the Elected Presidency (EP) bill, it gave a grand vision of how system was evolving into a more democratic one where there would be greater checks and balance....
View ArticleIsmail L.A. : Polemik, Jenaka Dan Mati Pucok Presiden Pilihan
🇸🇬 ALMARHUM YUSOFF ISHAK & SINGAPURA Semasa saya kecil saya selalu terdengar dan suka memerhatikan perbualan orang2 tua dengan arwah bapa saya berborak2 perihal politik Singapura dan selalu nama...
View ArticleRemember Wee Kim Wee? We Won’t Get A President Like Him Again If PAP Has...
Of all our presidents, I remember Wee Kim Wee the fondest. Maybe that is because he looked a little like my late father. In my mind, Wee Kim Wee was a great president. I remember seeing him on tv...
View ArticleGrace Fu: Sambutan Sama Besar-Besaran Bagi Raikan Atlit Paralimpik
Satu sambutan akan diadakan bagi meraikan “pencapaian cemerlang” para atlit Paralimpik Singapura setelah mereka pulang dari Rio de Janeiro nanti. Demikian diumumkan oleh Menteri Kebudayaan, Masyarakat...
View ArticleMohamed Jufrie Mahmood: Elected Presidency Has Become A Joke!
The primary objective of having AN ELECTED PRESIDENT is to arm him with the moral authority to SAY NO to the government of the day. Millions need to be spent to achieve this objective. Then they make...
View ArticleWe Wear Hijab And We Are Serious Athletes
These women are all athletes and yes, they all wear headscarves too. Their achievements are easily forgotten because people are so much more focused on what they choose to wear, even if they are...
View ArticleFormer Journalist Ismail Kassim: PAP Should Nominate Strong Minority...
A note to PM Dear Prime Minister By now you ought to know how divisive your proposal to amend the EP system has become. I cannot think of any issue in the last three decades that has caused such...
View ArticleGovt Puts Up White Paper On Elected Presidency Scheme
Proposed changes to the Elected Presidency (EP) gathered pace on Thursday (Sept 15), after the Government released a 49-page White Paper on the recommendations by a commission tasked to review specific...
View ArticleUnemployment In Singapore Rises, More Workers Made Redundant In Q2
Amid weaker economic conditions, Singapore’s unemployment rate rose in the second quarter, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The overall unemployment rate rose from 1.9 per cent in March to...
View ArticleRM50 Dikenakan Bagi Kad Bayaran Jalan Raya Kenderaan Singapura?
Seorang Anggota Dewan Negeri menyarankan agar kerajaan mengenakan bayaran RM50 (S$16.50) bagi kad-kad bayaran jalan raya untuk kenderaan-kenderaan yang berdaftar di Singapura. Anggota Dewan Negeri...
View ArticleGilbert Goh: Thank You Singaporeans For Contributing To Betterment Of Child...
Had a very interesting time spending half a day interacting with the refugee children at Shatila camp Beirut yesterday. They appear happy and contented when classes resume after a one-week Haji break....
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