The Party Don’t Stop: A Review of GRC by Teater Ekamatra
Ng Yi-Sheng Imagine another Singapore: one where our racial quotas are reversed. Malays are the privileged majority, while Chinese are a disenfranchised minority, the underachievers of an otherwise...
View ArticleLTA to pay SMRT $1 billion for its operating assets under the new NRFF
Land Transport Authority (LTA) will pay $1 billion to SMRT Trains Limited (SMRT Trains) to purchase the latter's operating assets under the New Rail Financing Framework (NRFF) after discussions...
View ArticleProblem is not with SMRT but the privatisation of the public transportation...
By Chris Kuan I am sure that Desmond Quek, SMRT CEO will get a round of condemnation from social media by saying this "Despite the steady increase in non-fare earnings, this trend of declining...
View ArticleThree men arrested for DHL parcel scam on 65-year-old woman
Police has stated in a press release that three men have been arrested for a DHL parcel scam committed upon a 65-year-old woman and to be charged in court on Saturday. At about 4pm, Singapore Police...
View ArticlePUB to supply Johor with additional 6 millions gallons of treated water for 3...
The Public Utilities Board of Singapore (PUB) has released a press release about its acceptance of an urgent request from Johor to supply an additional supply of 6 million gallons of treated water per...
View ArticleLTA’s New Rail Financing Framework rewards SMRT at taxpayers’ expense
By Philip Ang / Terry Xu The Land Transport Authority (LTA) finally announced on 15 July that it would be taking over all “SMRT’s operating assets” under the New Rail Financing Framework (NRFF) to...
View ArticleGoogle faces charges from EU antitrust regulators for abusing of its market...
Google is facing a charge from the European Commission saying that the search giant is abusing monopoly power. This is the third charge that has been placed in just a little more than a year. EU...
View ArticleA Singapore Engineering Lament
By Yeoh Lam Keong Want to know the real underlying economic reason why we face a shortage of good Singaporean engineers and IT professionals? Because we have been far too liberal in importing cheaper...
View ArticleChina GDP beats expectations, showing signs of stabilization
By Margaret Yang, CMC Markets China announced its 2Q GDP data on Friday. Its economy grew at an annualized pace of 6.7%, unchanged from the previous quarter, and higher than the market’s expectation...
View ArticleHow much more business friendly does the government really want to be?
By Chris Kuan An open letter in 2014 published on Transitioning.org writes how a IT professional with 12 years of working experience was forced to resign from his work after being bullied by his boss...
View ArticleIran seeks more aircraft as sanctions are lifted
Iran is looking to order dozens more jets worth around US$50 billion with Airbus and Boeing, said Iranian officials and Western industry sources. This announcement follows the end of international...
View Article“We want to live together in peace and harmony”
Punggol North festival has been an annual grassroots initiative since 2005, celebrating the dynamism of Singapore’s multi-racial society. The festival also aims to promote racial harmony, inter-faith...
View ArticleResidents at landed properties feel it is unfair to pay for parking outside...
“It’s not fair to pay to park outside our own homes”, seems to be the opinion of most of the residents who parks on the streets outside their landed homes. The issue over whether landed home owners...
View ArticleWDA warns public of new scam on SkillsFuture credit, offering vouchers in...
The Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) said on July 15 that it has been alerted to a training organisation which is offering vouchers in exchange for individuals signing up for their courses...
View ArticleThe stranded F-17 Football Academy Team has arrived in Gothenburg
The team from F-17 Football Academy that was stranded in Turkey's Antalya Airport has caught a flight to Istanbul on Sunday (July 17) afternoon and from Istanbul, they have departed for Copenhagen in...
View ArticleBig Splash to be closed on Oct 21, 2016
In its glorious day, Big Splash was known for having the tallest water slides in Singapore, but the water attractions were demolished a decade ago. Although the attraction kept its name and still pulls...
View ArticleQandeel Baloch’s “honor killing”, one of thousands in Pakistan
A social media celebrity from Pakistan was killed on Friday night (July 15) in another case of “honor killing”, a custom which had claimed a thousand lives every year in the country. Qandeel Baloch,...
View ArticleSingapore seek assistance from Thai govt to repatriate bank robbery suspect
Singapore authorities are seeking assistance from Thai government to repatriate Canadian bank robbery suspect, David Hames Roach to Singapore. The Singapore Police Force also said that they have made a...
View ArticleForum to discuss the extent of multiculturalism in Singapore
Singapore is multicultural? Really? Cultural diversity has long been a hallmark of Singapore society. We boast about being a bustling global city with a multi-racial and multi-religious society. But...
View ArticleICA confirms Minister Tan and his grassroots were given priority clearance at...
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) confirms Minister Tan Chuan-Jin and his entourage of grassroots leaders and members were cleared through the customs with expedited clearance via a counter...
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