Itemised payslips to be made mandatory for workers
Amendments to the Employment Act were tabled in Parliament on Monday, including measures that will require employers to provide itemised payslips – electronic or otherwise – to their workers. Key…
View ArticleInferior material used in Choa Chu Kang BTO
A resident of a new build-to-order flat in Choa Chu Kang has informed The Online Citizen (TOC) of defects found at his new home. The resident, who asked to remain…
View ArticleNavigating the very simple concept of solidarity
By Lynn Lee Today on Facebook, I read about the crackdown on human rights activists and lawyers in China, about the corruption scandal in Malaysia, about the plight of the…
View ArticleCar driver suddenly brakes – causing motorcycle to crash into it – and then...
A video of an incident, which is believed to have occurred on the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE), is making its way online, after the brother of one of those involved…
View ArticlePresident’s powers to appoint ISEAS board members now given solely to minister
Despite being questioned by the Workers’ Party (WP), the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday – but not before a heated debate…
View ArticleAppoint members of various political parties to EBRC: SDA
The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) has issued a media statement to question the degree of fairness in the deliberation of the Electoral Boundary Review Committee. SDA called for the reappoint a new…
View ArticleSingapore Dance Theatre presents Masterpiece in Motion 2015
Singapore Dance Theatre’s (SDT) will be presenting two brand new ballets and the specially commissioned 25th Anniversary work at Masterpiece in Motion, its international repertory season. Happening...
View ArticleLaw minister hopes action to be taken against train bully by employer
Last evening, Minister for Law, K Shanmugam commented on this recent incident where a Caucasian commuter scolded and taunted a young man because he was unhappy with a t-shirt the young man…
View ArticleAction against MRT bully? What about man who threatened Amos Yee?
On Tuesday, Law Minister K Shanmugam posted on his Facebook page about the incident involving a Caucasian on the MRT train who was verbally abusing a younger man for wearing…
View ArticleAuditor-General issues damning report on People’s Association
The Auditor-General Officer (AGO) has given a damning report in its audit of the People’s Association (PA). The report was released to the public on Wednesday, 15 July. The PA…
View ArticleKhaw “glad” no “dishonesty” by CCC chairman mentioned in AGO report
The Minister of National Development, Khaw Boon Wan, has reacted to the findings by the Auditor General that a Citizens’ Consultative Committee (CCC) chairman had awarded two contracts worth S$32,000 to…
View ArticleMore rats in your area? Could be NEA’s fault
The Auditor General’s Report, released on Wednesday, has found failures in the National Environment Agency’s management of its rodent surveillance and control programme. The rat problem in Singapore...
View ArticleFIFA scrutinises S’pore Govt’s interference in football association
In a report by Yahoo Singapore on Thursday, the world football governing body, FIFA, is scrutinising the Singapore Government’s direct involvement with the affairs of the Football Association of...
View ArticleSingapore Election: Just 23.8 percent of votes needed to form government
In a recent event, “SG50+ Conference” held on 2 July , Dr Fareed Zakaria asked Prime Minister of Singapore and Secretary General of People’s Action Party (PAP), Lee Hsien Loong on…
View ArticlePoliticising the AHPETC saga, and why ST got it wrong
By Howard Lee At some point, we would expect the AHPETC town management saga to be trotted out for a political showing, if not a showdown, as we round the…
View ArticleOn compassionate grounds
We were wondering where the meeting point was, for the cardboard collectors in Chinatown. He was sitting there at the end of a row of tables at a nearby coffeeshop.…
View ArticleContracts worth $20.7m awarded by NParks without competition: AGO
The Auditor-General, in his report to the president released on Wednesday, has made some serious irregularities with regard to the National Parks Board’s management of the Gardens by the Bay…
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