Unmasking the five myths of property tax
By Property Soul On December 5, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) announced the reduction of property tax for HDB flats in 2015. Three days later, there was an…
View ArticleReluctance to open official records discredits government’s rebuttal on ISA...
By Terry Xu When Singapore High Commissioner to Australia Burhan Gafoor rebutted Dr Poh Soh Kai’s recent allegations that a major crackdown on leftists in 1963 was a political exercise, his…
View ArticleThe questionable practice of Grading on the Curve
By Jeremy Chen It is well known that in the more established public universities of Singapore, NUS, NTU and SMU, assessments of student performance are rank ordered and grades assigned,…
View ArticlePM Lee’s short narrative of merger history leaves much to be desired
By Terry Xu Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsieng Loong wrote on his Facebook page about the Battle for Merger exhibition, which he said was an attempt at “explaining what the fight…
View ArticlePitch at National Stadium to laid over with all-natural grass
SportsHub Pte Ltd (SHPL) has decided that the pitch at the National Stadium will be all-natural grass after earlier reports that it would be reverting to artificial grass. However,…
View ArticleRM20 VEP charge for all foreign vehicles entering Malaysia from Singapore
Malaysia will be charging RM20 (S$7.55) vehicle entry permit (VEP) for all foreign-registered vehicles coming in from Singapore by the middle of next year. The Malaysian government is still considering...
View ArticleToday in history – GE1984
In 22 December 1984, two opposition politicians JB Jeyaretnam and Chiam See Tong, each secured an elected seat in Parliament, the first time that opposition parties won in a general…
View ArticleForget fishball stick, PM Lee, now its the rat infested hill
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech 2014, brought up a story of a fishball stick being left along the walkway at Bukit Gombak MRT Station and…
View ArticleAmputee makes history with modular prosthetic limb
United States – A Colorado man made history at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) this summer when he became the first bilateral shoulder-level amputee to wear and…
View ArticleDog welfare group claims CNA cut its interview to suit its agenda
Local dog welfare group, Save Our Street Dog (SOSD) indicated in a Facebook post that Channel News Asia had edited the views of its outreach officer during the interview about the…
View ArticleCompany under investigation by CAD continues to send out invoices to businesses
Company under investigation by Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) continues to send out invoices to businesses asking for payment for services which they did not request for or use. Earlier this…
View ArticleHotel says “non event” for local celebrity’s complaint
On Dec 9, MediaCorp actress Cynthia Koh stated that she was on a “paycation” at Hotel Jen Orchardgateway Singapore through her instagram account. All was well with her vacation till she…
View ArticleConcerns with laws to allow HDB to enter flats without owner’s permission
By Ariffin Sha In a blogpost, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, the Minister for National Development (MND), said that laws need to be amended to empower HDB to enter flats to investigate…
View ArticleLTA: Higher fines, more CCTVs in 2015 to deter illegal parking
By Terry Xu The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is introducing new measures to deter and reduce illegal parking by imposing higher fines for repeat offenders who park illegally. LTA said…
View ArticleAgencies need to respond to safety issues
By Chew Kay Hak There had been a very serious breached of safety in my estate at Seletar Springs Condominium and I had written numerous times to the various government…
View ArticleMonkey revives fellow friend which was electrocuted
Passengers at a train station in India watched a monkey attempt to revive a fellow monkey that was shocked unconscious by high tension electrical wires. The rescue occurred after one…
View ArticleVideos: 25th anniversary of Peace agreement and launch of “Peace Club of...
The commemoration of the 25th anniversary for the peace agreement coincided with the launch of the group’s “Peace Club of Thailand”, marking a new chapter for former Communist Party of Malaya…
View ArticleLaws affect us, and we need to be involved in their making
By Howard Lee When Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan wrote on his ministry’s blog-site about introducing a law that will allow Housing Development Board officers to enter HDB…
View ArticleDog feeder shares video of puppy eating rat
Karen Koh, an occasional dog feeder who is not related to any animal rights group, has shared a video on a puppy consuming a rat carcass at the hil next…
View ArticleJAL: No intention to discriminate Singapore male applicants
A TOC reader, Mr Tan Toh Hwee wrote in to indicate his unhappiness over an advertisement posted by Japan Airlines (JAL) on 23rd Dec. He wrote, “l would like to…
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