Newsbites – no to 4G charges, and more nuclear experts for Singapore
IDA: StarHub can’t charge for 4G The Infocomm Development Authority has stopped StarHub from charging for 4G services, following the telco’s announcement last week that it intends to charge customers
View ArticleSinkholes – Sign of progress?
By Andrew Loh On Thursday morning, local news reported a lorry falling into a sinkhole along Upper Changi Road near Jalan Demak. This was the photo sent to the media
View ArticleThis is how empires collapse
By Charles Hugh Smith This is how empires collapse: one complicit participant at a time. Before an empire collapses, it first erodes from within. The collapse may appear sudden, but the
View ArticleA failed opportunity to take forward the immigration debate
By Howard Lee It might seem fairly odd to say this, but the amount of digital ink spilt over the Philippine Independence Day event has only grown after our Manpower
View ArticleIt is natural for Singaporeans to feel threatened by a horde
by Ravi Philemon In the last General Election, I helped National Solidarity Party’s candidate for Mountbatten single member constituency, Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss in her campaign. In introducing...
View ArticlePride and Prejudice: Lack of thinking in S’pore society produces ignorance
By Elaine Ee The current wave of racism and xenophobia continues to run strong in Singapore. The Filipino Independence Day Council Singapore’s efforts to hold a large Philippines Independence Day
View ArticleStinking of Double Standard?
By Singapore Armchair Critic On 16 February this year, about 100 Hong Kongers marched on the streets of a popular shopping district to call for curbs on the number of
View ArticleThe Filipinos who made Singapore, Singapore
By Ng Yi-Sheng A couple of days ago, I woke up to find this in my Facebook feed: It’s a post from activist Gilbert Goh which reads: “Dear Filipinos, If
View ArticleWhy men need to consider the concerns of women regarding NS
By Alyosius Chia / Image credit: The Singapore Army Facebook It has been reported in The Straits Times (‘NSmen to get more perks in health care, housing, education’, 25th April
View ArticleThe debate on Women’s Charter
By Rachel Zeng Some thoughts on the debate surrounding the women’s charter The debate on the whether the Women’s Charter should be reviewed and renamed has surfaced again, and rightly so.
View ArticleMore ways to recognise NS men: No need for divide
By Roy Ngerng On Thursday, Defence Minster, Ng Eng Hian said to the press that the Defence Ministry “is considering giving more recognition to NSmen by giving them a bigger
View ArticleNo screening for documentary due to MDA’s delay
By Tiffany Gwee ‘Wukan: After the Uprising’ is a 4-part documentary that tell the amazing story following the village’s success when it overthrew its corrupt leaders and held democratic elections
View ArticlePeople not comfortable with a one-party House: Sylvia Lim
The following is an exchange between Workers’ Party MP, Sylvia Lim and the People’s Action Party MP, Hri Kumar. The two were speaking on the issue of checks and balances
View ArticleNewsbites – about the labour market and self-help
Tight labour market until 2030 In his May Day message, National Trades Union Congress Secretary-General Lim Swee Say said that Singaporeans should expect the labour market to tighten until 2030.
View ArticleA failed restructuring will be painful for all: Lim Swee Say
In his May Day message, Labour Chief Lim Swee Say warned that everyone has to do his part in the current restructuring of the economy. Otherwise, he warned, “the outcome
View ArticleBEWARE – more molestation cases on public transport
Last year, there were 156 cases of molestation on public transport in Singapore. The number is a rise from 154 in 2012, and 114 in 2011. In the first 3
View ArticleA S’porean shows the way, when leaders fail
Blogger Ravi Philemon has done what the prime minister should have done – to reach out to both sides of the divide in the controversy over the holding of an
View ArticleHDB sale of balance flats a profitable option
SINGAPORE, 28 APRIL 2014 – PropertyGuru, Singapore’s #1 real estate portal by most number of page views and property listings, is pleased to offer its latest opinion piece. This market view
View ArticleSmall Claims Employment Tribunal receives mix reactions
By Yasmeen Banu Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced last week that they would be introducing a Small Claims Employment Tribunal, to benefit all workers so they’d be able to resolve
View ArticleNewsbites – more for fair employment, but more owe workers CPF money
Government to continue with economic restructuring through skills training, innovation Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin indicated that the government will continue in its efforts to restructure...
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