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evam Arts Pte Ltd Press Release – Donkey Dies, Father Cries
Press Release from evam Arts Pte. Ltd South India’s funniest stand-up show, ‘evam Stand-up Tamasha’, returns to Singapore this April. It is the stand-up repertory from evam Arts Pvt. Ltd. With over 200...
View ArticleSecretary-General of Workers’ Party “Welcomes” the Audit
Following the recent Aljunied – Hougang – Punggol East Town Council auditing saga, Workers’ Party Secretary-General Mr. Low Thia Khiang has stated that he “welcomes” the audit by the auditing general....
View ArticleTown councils and the State – same old repertoire, or a new direction?
By Howard Lee If you have been following the recent chain of events between the government and Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council, you might have mistaken it for a repeat of the AIM/FMSS saga...
View ArticlePA clarifies on “adverse opinion” in financial statements since 2008
The People’s Association (PA) was reported to have received an “adverse opinion” in its latest financial statements, and has been receiving the same rating since 2008. The adverse opinion, purportedly...
View ArticleMore than 10 years of omissions in financial statements submissions by PA
More than 10 years of financial omissions by People’s Association in its reports The People’s Association (PA) has had the ratings of “adverse opinion” given to its annual audits by its auditors for...
View ArticleLow Thia Khiang’s question in 2008 on PA’s “adverse” accounts rating
In 2008, then Member of Parliament for Hougang SMC, Low Thia Khiang, had asked about the People’s Association (PA) being given an “adverse opinion” rating by its auditors for its Financial Statement....
View ArticleAWARE responds to Budget 2014 announcements
AWARE has issued a media statement in response to Budget 2014, as announced by the Finance Minister yesterday. The gender equality advocacy group agreed with many of the Budget proposals, but also...
View ArticleWho says gay people cannot have long lasting relationships?
By Rosemary Chng I know that many are opposed or even repulsed by the idea of homosexual relationships, how much more worse gay marriages. But I feel strongly enough about this subject to want to share...
View ArticleMaking no bones about that young bak kut teh hawker’s business.
By Daniel Goh If you’ve been religiously following the news in Singapore’s hawker food scene, probably the most shocking news in recent weeks was that young graduate hawker Tan Jun Yuan, who runs a Bak...
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Academic freedom in Singapore?
By Jess C Scott / Photo: Yale-NUS College According to AAC&U, academic freedom also allows for those working within a scholarly community to “develop the intellectual and personal qualities...
View ArticlePart-time painter widowed with 3 children
By Leong Sze Hian Mr. Ang K.T, 59, has been the “sole pillar of support for his three school going children”. This has been going on ever since his wife passed away from cancer in February last year....
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Healthcare Funding in Budget 2014: Government Spending vs. Private Spending
By Singapore Armchair Critic In my earlier blogpost on healthcare funding, I highlighted that our government spending on healthcare is the lowest among the advanced economies in East Asia and...
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Out In The Cold: A documentary bringing light to the homeless
By Yasmeen Banu Many here below the age of 40, do not understand the concept of poverty. On the front, its streets are the picture of wealth and affluence. But in the dark corners, hundreds call these...
View ArticlePreventing a grave error
By Chew Kheng Chuan For the longest time Bukit Brown has been a forgotten cemetery, removed from public view, awareness, and scrutiny. But now it has been identified as a 2014 World Monuments Watch...
View ArticleShow compassion to others by helping them
By Darren Chan Keng Leong I share Ms Tham Yuen-C call for a more compassionate society and to show compassion to others (“Count ourselves lucky and show compassion for others”; Singapolitics). The...
View ArticleDebunking Popular Myths On Minimum Wages
By Timothy Ho Last year, we wrote an article expressing our views on why we do not think having a minimum wage policy will be bad for Singapore. Since then, we have received some comments on our...
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COI to police: “A lot of things were wrong”
By Andrew Loh / Terry Xu Committee of Inquiry (COI) chairman, former judge GP Selvam “What has happened is not acceptable,” Committee of Inquiry (COI) chairman, former judge GP Selvam, told Deputy...
View Article“Total Defence and implications of divided loyalty of new citizens” – case of...
By Nilesh Sahita The article at TOC re: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of India by Mr Ravi Philemon (“Total Defence and Implications of divided loyalty of new citizens”, dated Feb 16, 2014 – referred to as “Mr...
View ArticlePreliminary analysis of Budget 2014
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam made the Budget Speech 2014 in Parliament lat Friday, which was broadcast live. The summary of the Budget statement that has been...
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Mapping Our Home, Mapping The House
This post first appeared on Mapped Musing and the map described available here. We thank the author for allowing us to re-publish it. Pulau Ujong. A name of utter unfamiliarity which would only make...
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