200 turn up for protest to seek resignation of Singapore Prime Minister
By Terry Xu Close to 200 individuals turned up for a protest event held at Hong Lim Park yesterday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The
View ArticleLocal “failure” now working in space industry at Australia
Image from digitalsydney.com When Mr Jack Sim, Founder of World Toilet Organisation and BoP Hub met Mr Brian Lim at NASA at Singularity University. He was amazed by this Singaporean who is working for
View ArticleStill trying to communicate better
3 years after the general election of May 2011, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong continues to call on politicians and civil servants to keep it “simple and direct when communicating
View ArticleEZ-Link top ups at DBS, OCBC ATMs and AXS stations now require extra surcharge
By Tiffany Gwee If you are thinking of topping up your EZ-Link card through the AXS stations or at DBS, OCBC ATMs, think again. An additional 20 cents would be
View ArticleConsider allowing peaceful protests: Sylvia Lim
In Parliament on Monday, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament, Sylvia Lim, asked Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister, Teo Chee Hean, if he would consider allowing peaceful protests “in
View ArticleEU to Singapore: Reinstate moratorium, abolish death penalty
By Howard Lee The European Union has responded yesterday to the recent executions of two inmates - Tang Hai Liang and Foong Chee Peng, who were convicted in 2011 and sentenced to
View ArticleSingaporeans show concern for Gaza conflict at Hong Lim Park
More than 1000 people gathered at Hong Lim Park last Saturday afternoon to show their solidarity with the people of Gaza. The event was organised by Mr Muhd Firdaus Bin
View ArticleNew schemes to promote flexi-travel in firms
By Howard Lee Employers who wish to adopt flexi-travel initiatives for their workforce to travel during off-peak hours can tap on incentives as part of the Travel Smart Network launched by the
View ArticleX-Men not axed
By Howard Lee Fans of the X-Men series of comics will be relieved to know that the Media Development Authority (MDA) has decided not to ban “Astonishing X-Men Issue 51″ from
View ArticleApp site tracks dengue cases in Singapore using Google Maps
By Terry Xu A new app site, outbreak.sgcharts.com has been created by a concerned member of public to present the dengue situation in Singapore with data published by the National
View ArticleAlumni barred from school for being “politically active”?
By Terry Xu Like the year before, graduate of First Toa Payoh Secondary, Ariffin Sha was preparing to return to his former school to help out with its involvement in the National
View ArticleSungei Rd flea market to be erased, NEA confirms
A week after the authorities announced that one of Singapore’s oldest housing estates would make way for redevelopment, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has confirmed that the iconic flea market
View ArticleFear of Ebola virus in Asia and Europe, but no confirmed cases
By Howard Lee Countries in Asia and Europe are on alert following fears that the Ebola virus could get out of control. This is in the wake of serious outbreaks in Guinea,
View ArticleSexuality education in schools can be improved
By Eden Chua I applaud MOE’s sexuality education programme for covering a wide variety of themes such as “Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Health, Sexual Behaviour, Culture,...
View ArticleSingapore sovereign wealth funds – Part 1: The transparency problem
By Benedict Chong “A disastrous intellectual package-deal, put over us by the theoreticians of statism, is the equation of economic power with political power.” – Ayn Rand Sovereign wealth funds
View ArticlePlan for 10 million population: former HDB chief
In remarks which will surely raise howls of protest from the public, the former chief executive officer of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has suggested that Singapore plan for
View ArticleApplaud the PTOs
By Andrew Loh The following article was first published on Fresh Grads. When the authorities started to introduce air-conditioned public buses in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were
View Article95% of jobs growth in 2014 Q2 went to foreigners?
By S Y Lee and Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Unemployment rates in Q2 hold steady amid tight labour market: MOM” (Channel NewsAsia, Jul 31). Only Singaporeans unemployment
View Article10Q – This National Day, take one for the lokal heroes
By Howard Lee If having an all-white figurine cast as a political figure doesn’t send thoughts of idol worship up your brain and the corresponding goose bumps down your spine,
View ArticleSingapore sovereign wealth funds – Part 2: Anathema to a free market
By Benedict Chong “The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.” - Milton Friedman We have seen earlier that the lack of transparency in our
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