Getting at Sylvia, desperately
In yet another diatribe against the opposition Workers’ Party (WP) Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), a Government minister has repeated its accusations against the latter. In a...
View ArticlePM Lee’s leave in the midst of SEA Games raises questions
By Ariffin Sha Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been granted leave from 13 – 21 June. It is routine for MPs, Ministers and even the Prime Minister to take…
View ArticlePink Dot packs Hong Lim Park once more
Describing Pink Dot as having had a “record turnout” is starting to become old hat, as organisers say 28,000 people joined in on the annual gay rights rally this year,…
View ArticleVideo of elderly cleaner at food court raises questions again
We have all seen them – the elderly folks who toil away at our food centres such as hawker centres, coffeeshops and food courts, cleaning tables, collecting dishes and sweeping…
View ArticleOn S377A and gay rights in Singapore
By Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh Sadness. I will once again not be in Singapore for this year’s Pink Dot celebration, scheduled for 5pm, June 28th at Hong Lim Park (see here). Aside…
View ArticleMiddle Ground aiming for the middle-age spread?
By Howard Lee Earlier this week, former news website Breakfast Network, which closed following the call to register by the Media Development Authority, experienced a revival – that is, if…
View ArticleCrew counselled, disciplined: McDonald’s
Fast-food restaurant, McDonald’s, has confirmed that an incident on 14 June at its Toa Payoh outlet did indeed occur. The Online Citizen (TOC) reported earlier on Wednesday that staff at…
View ArticleBusinesses urged to embrace low carbon economy at EU Climate Diplomacy Day
Businesses in Singapore were encouraged to adopt sustainable low carbon practices on Wednesday evening at a session on climate change and the economy organised by the European Union and the…
View ArticleExclusive arrangements removed by Cordlife with babyfair organisers and...
In a statement released yesterday, the Competition Commission of Singapore (“CCS”) shared that it commenced an investigation on Cordlife Group Limited (“Cordlife”) in relation to its exclusive...
View Article4 sec gens in 5 years – NSP’s rudderless leadership raises questions
If you are the secretary general (sec-gen) of the National Solidarity Party (NSP), chances are that you won’t last very long in the position. The latest casualty of what some…
View ArticleRegistration for Primary One starts 2 July, ends 27 August
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced the registration dates for Primary 1 registration. Children born between 2 January 2009 and 1 January 2010 can participate in the 2015 Primary…
View ArticleForeign dentists working illegally in Little India?
On Sunday (14 Jun), TRE reported that 4 foreign-graduate dentists on conditional registration in Singapore are doing dental work in Little India without any apparent supervision (‘Foreign-graduate...
View ArticleReformative training to be used with caution: District Judge
In his judgement on why reformative training was not imposed on a teenager who had beaten up some foreign workers, District Judge Lim Keng Yeow said that while the penalty…
View Article10 things we can buy with $71m from SG50 civil service bonus
The Public Service Division, under Prime Minister’s Office, announced recently that there will be a SG50 bonus for all civil servants, amounting to $500 per officer, “in recognition of their…
View ArticleInvestors engage debt collectors to chase businessman for unfulfilled investment
A video of a large crowd surrounding a man in the presence of police officers was shared on alternative news websites, citing that it was a video of debt collectors…
View ArticleThe Executive that will not Function
By Pamela Lim He told his teacher that he did not want to do the Geography homework and therefore had nothing to submit. This sounded strange to me, because my…
View Article30% ticket holders were”no shows” for SEA Games opening ceremony: SINGSOC
The Singapore Southeast Asian Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC) says it “apologises for the inconvenience caused and disappointment of those who went to the National Stadium and were unable to...
View ArticleThe Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is back in stores
If you have been waiting eagerly for Sonny Liew’s comic book to be available again, well wait no more! “The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye”, the 34-page book which…
View Article“Stern warning” for grassroots leader over threatening statement online...
After two months of police investigation, the police has decided to issue a “stern warning” to Jason Tan Kok Whee, a grassroots leader over a threatening statement he made online,…
View ArticleMOM needs to speak English more and drop technicalese, legalese or...
By Gunther Wong When I commented last month that Ministry of Manpower (MOM) set a good example by sending staff for communication training, I was convinced that it was the…
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