NSP on Budget: Cut cost of living, address base issues
While supporting a number of the initiatives from Budget 2015, the National Solidarity Party (NSP) called for the government to make several improvements to ensure that the elderly receive assistance...
View ArticleTWC2 rescues domestic worker trapped in house without leave for two years
By TWC2 Late November 2014, an email came from the blogsite Tremeritus about an Indonesian domestic worker who was not allowed to leave her employer’s house for two years.…
View ArticleSingapore most expensive city for 2nd year running: EIU
Singapore remains the most expensive city to live in, says the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in its 2015 Worldwide Cost of Living Report, which means the city state has topped the…
View ArticleBudget 2015 in review: Role of government in retirement adequacy
By Benedict Chong Like any other Budget before it, Budget 2015 was not without its fair share of handouts. Singaporeans were treated to a smorgasbord of goodies, ranging from the…
View ArticleLack of action by AVA to prevent losses of fish farmers
By Terry Xu In recent days, fish farmers off the coast of Pasir Ris have seen almost all their fish stocks die off. Death of the fish stock in alarming…
View ArticleFish farmers still expected to meet quota to retain fish farm license despite...
Despite the massive losses incurred by fish farmers, they will still be expected to fulfill the quota of 17 tonnes fish product imposed upon by the AVA as a requirement to retain their license for fish...
View ArticleBrollface: Pledge your social media account for a good cause
As part of the campaign to create a more positive Internet, final year students launch a crowd-speaking initiative to help children with special needs stay safe online What if your…
View ArticleNCMP Lina Chiam: Breakthrough Budget, but more help needed for those who fall...
NCMP Lina Chiam delivered an impassioned speech during the debate on the Budget. In her critique of Budget 2015, she did acknowledge that the budget was indeed a breakthrough in…
View ArticleNSP’s back-track on Presidential appeal in need of reason
By Ariffin Sha Political Author Dr Derek De Cunha once remarked that “some of the opposition parties in Singapore are more in opposition towards each other than they are towards…
View ArticleAlex Au fined $8,000 for contempt of court, will appeal
Blogger Alex Au was fined $8,000 today, 5 March for contempt of court over an article he wrote on his blog in October 2013. Mr Au’s article had allegedly implied that the…
View ArticleAnalyzing Budget 2015 properly
By Donald Low The Business Times has a good piece on the Budget, “Moving left? Let’s set the context right” by Kelly Tay. I agree with the writer: most of the…
View ArticleCPF are not our monies, really?
By Judy Tan As I sit listening to the “Highlights of Parliament” these nights and glancing through “Straits Times” during lunch hour, this elderly auntie cannot help but feel a…
View ArticleSDP to publish new book on Chee Soon Juan
Singapore Democratic Party’s press release on the publication of a new book of its Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan in end March. The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is proud to announce…
View Article10 reasons why CPF savings are unquestionably your money
Nominated Member of Parliament Chia Yong Yong has ruffled some feathers with her remarks in Parliament – where she said she is “not entirely sure” if Singaporeans’ Central Provident Fund…
View ArticleElizabeth Choy – Singapore’s War Heroine, Politician and Teacher
Today (3 March) is International Women’s Day. This Women’s Day, let us celebrate the life of one of our own heroine, Mrs Elizabeth Choy Yong Su Moi. Mrs Choy’s psychological…
View ArticleBeware of Parliament
By Teo Soh Lung Re-reading the press release of the Law Society of Singapore on the Newspaper and Printing Presses Amendment Bill 1986 brought back many memories. Its president, Francis…
View ArticleHOME – Less than half of foreign domestic workers given weekly days off
Around one quarter of foreign domestic workers surveyed have poor mental health: HOME – Less than half are given weekly days off More than 2 out of every 10 foreign…
View ArticleWere PAP town councils overpaying their managing agents by up to 100%?
By Andrew Loh Some interesting information has emerged from a reply by the Minister of National Development (MND) to a question by Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP), Sylvia…
View Article‘Hecklegate’ – One of the 6 accused, pled guilty to public nuisance charge
Earlier today at the State Courts, Ms Chua Siew Leng, one of the 6 accused in the Hong Lim Park ‘Hecklegate’ Protest pled guilty to the public nuisance charge filed against…
View ArticleFlight from Singapore to Taipei makes an U-turn due to medical emergency
Scoot flight number, TZ202 which was flying from Singapore to Taipei on 10 March at 1 am had to make a return flight back to Singapore due to an on-board…
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