Beneath the soles of a cardboard collector
Met Madam Aw on 21 May 2014 At the Extend The Feast (ETF) 3 Organised by Happy People Helping People Foundation (HPHP) She was 76 years old About 5 feet…
View ArticleCommon Wealth: A photo book captures lives and stories before they’re gone
The cluster of ten-storey flats in Commonwealth Drive were one of the first satellite towns built by the Housing Development Board in the early 1960s. Known as Zhup Lao, these…
View Article“Precise measures” taken in Shangri-La Hotel shooting
The police had taken precise measures when they opened fire to kill the driver of the car that crashed through security barriers around the Shangri-La Hotel in May during the…
View ArticleMARUAH hopes drawing up electoral boundaries to be a transparent occurrence
MARUAH’s responds to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s comments on the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in Parliament today (13 July 2015) that he has…
View ArticleShocking that PM Lee kept appointment of EBRC from public: SDP
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) on Monday said it was “shocking” that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong “chose not to announce the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) when he appointed…
View ArticleEx-SMRT engineer speaks out about the frequent breakdowns
Singapore’s Mass Raid Transit (MRT) network experienced its largest disruption on 7 July 2015, with the total breakdown of the East West and North South Lines, lasting over three and…
View ArticleCentrale 8 residents issue statement on building defects
A group of residents of Centrale 8 have issued a statement following the report of numerous defects in their Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flats in Tampines, describing the problem as…
View ArticleDrawing of electoral boundaries: A process in sore need of reform
By Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss In January 2015, when questioned about whether the Electoral Boundary Review Committee (EBRC) had been set up, Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong said: “When we set…
View ArticleSecretary to PM chairs Electoral Boundaries Review Committee
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong disclosed in Parliament on Monday that the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) is being chaired by Mr Tan Kee Yong, the Secretary to the PM…
View ArticleSuing a poor man
By Teo Soh Lung The intention of every plaintiff in a civil suit is to recover what he has lost. In the case of a defamation suit, he sues for…
View ArticlePolitical fairness in drawing electoral boundaries
By Howard Lee It is perhaps to be expected that opposition Members of Parliament would be concerned about how the boundaries for electoral divisions have been drawn. The shifting boundaries,…
View ArticleDBSS not a “failure”: Desmond Lee
Minister of State for National Development, Desmond Lee, told Parliament on Monday that the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) is not “a failure”, despite the recent spate of complaints…
View ArticleSMRT breakdowns – learning from London’s Tube
By Ghui Singapore has run like a well oiled machine for many years and people have come to expect that this is the way that things should always be. Given…
View ArticleTwo hurt in “land grab” incident at Vietnam-S’pore industrial park
Vietnamese news have reported that two persons, including a 54-year old woman, have been injured in what is described as an anti-land grab protest on Friday at a Vietnam-Singapore industrial…
View Article“Yes, we have spoken to cardboard uncles and aunties”– Youth Corps team leader
By Koh Cheng Jun “What you cannot defend, doesn’t belong to you.” Looking at the comments of the past 24 hours, some referred to my team through our friends, one…
View ArticleW!LD RICE: The Importance of Being Earnest in Australia!
W!LD RICE’s acclaimed, all-male production of Oscar Wilde’s THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST will take the stage at the prestigious Brisbane Festival from 11 – 13 September 2015. The Importance…
View Article“When it’s set up, everyone will know”: PM Lee in January
Clean fight, please Weeks before GE 2011, then Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, commenting on the elections, called for “a clean fight – no personal attacks, no rude language.” He…
View ArticleSchool outdoor programmes to go on, expert panel to advise on safety: MOE
Outdoor adventure and learning programmes organised by schools will continue, but more effort will be put into enhancing safety aspects, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat in Parliament yesterday, 13…
View ArticleBTO flats in Punggol flooded by rain, residents complain to MP
Following reports of defects which first surfaced in May at the Waterway Terraces I build-to-order flats in Punggol, homeowners have now taken to approaching their Member of Parliament to complain…
View ArticleSengkang East and West Loop delayed during AM peak hour commute
Sengkang LRT East and West Loop services towards Sengkang were delayed during morning peak hour commute at around 8am on Tuesday. SBS Transit did not announce any delay on Twitter and…
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