SCDF NS serviceman allegedly committed suicide because of stress
According to a Facebook post* by one of his friends, a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) serviceman committed suicide on Monday morning (17 August) at around 1am because of an…
View ArticleMDA classifies SDP’s Pappy Washing Powder video as political film
By Rachel Zeng “Pappy Washing Powder”, a video released online by the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) on 5 August 2015, has been classified as a party political film by the…
View ArticlePAP vs SDP – which video is a “party political film”?
On 17 August, the Singapore Democratic Party video, entitled “Pappy Washing Powder”, was classified a party political film by the Media Development Authority (MDA) and is therefore prohibited under the…
View ArticlePolitical parties talk democracy, population issues at pre-election dialogue
The NUSS Guild Hall in Kent Ridge was the site of much excitement and argument on Tuesday night as representatives of all 10 political parties gathered for a pre-election dialogue.…
View ArticlePerspective of a social work student on politics and voting
By Cassandra Chia It is quite uncanny that I have a passion for both writing on alternative issues and social work, although both are very distinct in nature. One requires…
View ArticleM Ravi should reconsider decision to withdraw from contesting elections
There was some speculation last week that human rights lawyer, M Ravi would run in the upcoming General Elections as a Reform Party candidate. However he poured cold water on…
View ArticleFair play and national concerns a priority in Potong Pasir
By Lisa Li “In Potong Pasir, it’s upgrading v kampung spirit” declared The Straits Times on 16 August 2015. But ground-level sentiments reveal two other facets to the Potong Pasir…
View ArticleSDP denounces MDA classification of satire film
By Sharanya Pillai The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the government to review its classification of the party’s recent satirical video, alleging that the move was “selective…
View ArticlePAP upgrades its own Upgrading Carrot
Minilee is expected to dissolve parliament some time after the NDRS. Nevertheless, campaign season has already begun: the opposition has resolved its coalition talks to great success, and all parties…
View ArticleMakansutra founder questions Environment Minister for comments on hawkers
Entrepreneur-photojournalist and Makansutra founder, KF Seetoh had commented on a Facebook post that the Parliamentary speech made by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian...
View ArticleGE issues – Town councils, really? Or just PAP undermining itself?
By Howard Lee It would appear that the campaigning has begun in earnest even before nomination day, as the ruling People’s Action Party went all out to remind citizens on…
View ArticleNUSS dialogue gives a glimpse of election issues
While it was important to have representation from all political parties running in the upcoming election, the downside to Tuesday night’s pre-election dialogue at NUSS was the lack of time…
View ArticleNSP reconsiders its withdrawal from MacPherson SMC after appeal from residents
National Solidarity Party (NSP) has released a press statement about its reconsideration on the withdrawal of the party’s interest of contesting for MacPherson SMC in the upcoming General Election.…
View ArticleNSP Sec-Gen announces her resignation from party after party re-enters...
Secretary General of National Solidarity Party (NSP), Hazel Poa has announced to the media, her resignation from the party due to her disagreement over the decision to contest in MacPherson…
View ArticleHow a low-income earner views the past, present, future of Singapore
By Te Ma Sek I am a born and bred citizen of this beautiful city that I call home. It is my personal view that about 60% of our population…
View ArticleBed crunch again at Tan Tock Seng hospital?
A photo which has been circulating in social media purportedly shows more than ten beds cramped in a small area of what appears to be a hospital ward. Some beds…
View ArticleNUSS pre-election dialogue video coverage by IQ
Inconvenient Questions has released its exclusive video coverage of the dialogue session that took place at NUSS Guild Hall in Kent Ridge on Tuesday night as representatives. Moderated by Viswa…
View ArticleWhat you should know about the AHPETC-AIM saga
With the elections coming, I decided to pen this article about the whole AHPETC saga. So far the articles that have been written have always been about the accounting lapses…
View ArticleGE issues – The Trans-Pacific Partnership and our political will
By Reperio Simon The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim countries concerning a variety of matters of economic policy. Singapore is one such country on...
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