Interview with Dr Paul on the bed crunch issue in public hospitals
The Straits Times yesterday reported on hospitals facing a severe bed crunch. What are the reasons behind it? Is there a bigger problem than just a peak-season demand for beds? What can be done to...
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Make patients comfortable: Health Minister
By Andrew Loh In response to a Straits Times report on the “severe” bed crunch faced by hospitals here, the Health Ministry yesterday said it has “ has instructed all public hospitals to make...
View ArticleThe alternative news in 1 day? (part 22) – “Not-for-profit” hawker centres
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Not-for-profit model sought for 4 food centres” (Straits Times, Jan 4, republished Jan 7). I believe it may not be very often that a news article gets...
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Indian fans refused to leave cinema after movie cancellation
(Photo from Straits Times) The Straits Times reported today that “a crowd of more than 100 people, mostly foreign workers, refused to leave Rex Cinemas at Mackenzie Road, after the theatre cancelled...
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PAP MP clarifies remarks on bed crunch
By Andrew Loh People’s Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament, Dr Chia Shi Lu, elaborated on Thursday his position on the hospital bed shortage problem. On Wednesday, the Straits Times reported Dr...
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Singapore Government Awarded $529,000 to Murdoch University
By Nix Some of Murdoch University’s top researchers will lead a project aimed at enhancing productivity and innovation in Singapore’s manufacturing industry. Work will begin early this year on a 12...
View ArticleYes, Take That New Job
A Singaporean perspective on why we should not feel guilty about job-hopping in today’s working environment. A lot of the people we talk to about job-hoppers speak about them with great contempt. These...
View ArticleAre you proud to be Singaporean, or are you just proud of Singapore?
Stephanie Koh, Singaporean and K-Pop Star Hunt finalist, jumped into the local media limelight recently for mouthing off about not seeing herself as representing Singapore in the competition. The...
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Killer HDB lifts – What’s going on?
Saw a disturbing headline today: Dog killed in lift accident after leash gets trapped in lift door (Warning: Disturbing Picture) It was not long ago when a video circulated showing another dog’s leash...
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“Fair and just society”: Minimum Wage for the discussion
I’d like to comment on an article written by Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Lawrence Wong, in the People’s Action Party (PAP)’s party newsletter titled “Reinforcing a fair and just...
View ArticlePTC approves fare hikes for bus and train operators: Huge increase for fares...
The Public Transport Council (PTC) has approved a fare increase for train and bus card fares which will take effect starting from April 6 this year. The fare hikes consist of a moderate increase of 3.5...
View ArticleThe alternative news in 1 day? (part 30) – MCE with no “design flaw”?
I refer to the article “Smooth conditions on MCE during peak hours, no design flaws: LTA” (Straits Times, Jan 16). MCE traffic is smooth? Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in its press release that...
View ArticleThe alternative news in 1 day? (part 31) – Fare increase approved by PTC
I refer to the press releases of the Public Transport Council (PTC) and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) on the fare increase. PTC wrote in its press release, The Public Transport Council (PTC) has...
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Art Stage 2014: Here in Asia Again!
By Alex Yang (Photos – Alex Yang) You must know by now that Art Stage 2014 is in full swing. Now in its fourth edition, the show brings 600 artists, 130 galleries and 28 countries to Singapore. Some...
View ArticleYouth angst, or time for change?
By Howard Lee She could have made you angry, or made you laugh. But what I do hope is that Stephanie Koh, Singaporean and K-Pop Star Hunt competition finalist, made you think a bit more about what...
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Death row inmate files judicial review over denial of COC
Cheong Chun Yin Mr Cheong Chun Yin, a Malaysian citizen who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, has filed for Judicial Review in the High Court on 9 January 2014 the Public Prosecutor’s...
View ArticleWorkers’ Party call for hikes to be delayed till implementation of new...
On Friday, Workers’ Party (WP) released its statement on public transport fare review exercise that was just announced on Thursday. WP welcomed the new and enhanced concession schemes for people with...
View ArticleThe alternative news in 1 day? (part 32) – VWOs raising more money on top of...
I refer to the article “Govt sets aside $250 million for matching grants to national fund-raising movement” (Straits Times, Jan 18). It states that “The total target figure will be $500 million – half...
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“Are you proud to be Singaporean?”
This post comes bit late to the party, I know, but I had this topic in mind even before K-pop Star Hunt 3 Finalist Stephanie Koh’s video started going viral. You can watch her video here: A week ago,...
View ArticleSingapore is not the PAP government. And yes, patriotism is compulsory.
By Ken Yuen I refer to the recent viral video by Stephanie Koh and the ensuing debates about whether it is compulsory to be proud of Singapore. I agree that there are numerous areas where Singapore can...
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