Should Roy Ngerng run for election?
“Should I run for election?” says the title of a blog post by blogger Roy Ngerng. Mr Ngerng is, of course, the blogger who was in the spotlight for two…
View ArticleFare reductions to kick in together with opening of Downtown Line 2 on Dec 27
Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced earlier today that Phase 2 of the Downtown Line will be opened on December 27. Phase 2 of the Downtown Line will introduce 12…
View ArticleThe dream of Singapore 2.0 – an essay for SG50
By Ariffin Sha I always dream of Singapore 2.0. This dream is not something new – it is one that is shared. It’s a dream shared by greats like Lim…
View ArticleOpposition horse-trading concludes with multiple-cornered fights possible
The second round of meeting between the opposition parties concluded with three possible head-on collisions between contesting parties in the upcoming general election. The meeting which was held at the…
View ArticleJeannette Chong-Aruldoss to release 5-year plan for Mountbatten
In 2011, Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, a lawyer, polled a remarkable 41 per cent against the incumbent Lim Biow Chuan of the People’s Action Party in Mountbatten SMC. Last evening, emerging from…
View ArticleCNA & TODAY’s report on NSP threat to contest Aljunied false, says party leaders
Secretary general of the People’s Power Party (PPP), Goh Meng Seng, has said reports of the National Solidarity Party threatening to contest Aljunied GRC are untrue. Reporting on the opposition…
View Article“I have reconciled with the Chiams. The hatchet is buried.”– Ben Pwee
Shortly after the General Election in 2011, Benjamin Pwee left the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) in a less than amicable manner. He cited irreconcilable differences with the leadership of the…
View ArticleAlcohol ban like “commie law”, says Makansutra founder
Entrepreneur-photojournalist and Makansutra founder, KF Seetoh, wanted to purchase some Chinese wine to marinate his food for the next day’s meal. So he went to the supermarket to get some…
View ArticleSylvia Lim says WP “have to proceed” on plans to contest
The following is the transcript of a statement by the Workers’ Party chairman, Sylvia Lim, and her response to reporters’ questions during a walkabout on Friday morning in Macpherson. Good…
View ArticleExit points jammed as Singaporeans leave the country for Jubilee weekend
Roads to Johor in Malaysia were jam-packed on Friday as Singaporeans embarked on their long weekend holidays ahead of National Day on Sunday. Friday was made a public…
View ArticleChee Soon Juan confident SDP Town Councils will “hit the ground running”
By Timothy Lai Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Dr Chee Soon Juan declared on Friday that the party is “going to hit the ground running”, and promised that – in the…
View ArticleWorkers’ Party shows clear intention to contest Marine Parade and MacPherson
Secretary-General of Workers’ Party (WP) Low Thia Khiang and Party Chairman Sylvia Lim turned up at the market along Circuit Road on Friday morning along with party members to sell…
View ArticleBlogger Roy Ngerng volunteers at Reform Party walkabout
Dressed in the bright yellow of the Reform Party (RP), Roy Ngerng greeted residents of Ang Mo Kio, handing out flyers and highlighting basic policies in Mandarin. The blogger –…
View ArticleMah Bow Tan announces his retirement from politics
Mah Bow Tan, who has been a Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC since 1988, announced on Friday that he would be retiring from politics and therefore not contesting in…
View ArticleRodent problem in East Coast GRC surfaces once again
Barely five months after the problem made the news in the constituency, another rather serious rat infestation problem has surfaced in Bedok, which is under the charge of the East…
View ArticleGST hike after GE? No basis for such claims, says Gov’t
The Government says there is “no basis” to claims that it intends to raise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) after the upcoming general elections, which is widely expected to…
View ArticleIs Tharman wrong about rainbow on day of Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral?
Speaking at a community event on Saturday, 8 August, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam spoke of the importance for Singaporeans to continue to embrace multi-culturalism. He said, “As we go…
View ArticlePM Lee’s national day message to Singapore
This year on 9 August, Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary of its independence, following its separation from Malaysia in 1963. Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Hsien Loong greets the…
View ArticleSDA National Day Message: Protect Singaporean rights through the votes
National Day Message from the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) 50 years after the founding of the country, the country has progressed, the society has prospered, the government has become wealthy,…
View ArticleNationhood and remembering the least of our aspirations
By Howard Lee To really see how much Singapore has globalised, make a trip to Pulau Ubin during a long weekend. My family decided to take the bumboat to what…
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