SG50: 50 Things you can bet that are not going to change in 2015
By a Concerned citizen SG50: 50 Things you can bet that are not going to change in 2015 (i.e. they are here to stay come what may)—hope to be proven…
View ArticleImmigration: Are Singaporeans winners or losers?
By Tan Jee Say “There are gainers and losers of a country’s immigration policy. Gainers are the users of immigrant labour namely, employers and consumers. Losers are native workers who…
View ArticleTTSH bombarded online with negative comments over staff’s comment
Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)’s fanpage is being bombarded with negative comments on the handling of the case which involves one of its staff who have made a comment which…
View ArticleFernvale columbarium: Resident shares doubts over URA’s guideline to restrict...
Post by Sin Rak Sin Party. Over 400 future residents of Fernvale Lea and residents of Fernvale link turned up for dialogue session called by Dr Lam Pin in, MP of…
View ArticleFernvale columbarium: Sengkang West MP says residents will resist no matter...
Post by Sin Rak Sin Party. Over 400 future residents of Fernvale Lea and residents of Fernvale link turned up for dialogue session called by Dr Lam Pin in, MP of…
View ArticleThree property investment mistakes you should avoid in 2015
By Property Soul No matter what your new year resolutions are, it’s time you said goodbye to your bad habits in property investment. If you are buying a private home…
View ArticleTenure denied due to “reputational risk”: Cherian George
Former Nanyang Technological University (NTU) professor Cherian George revealed in a blog post that his denial of tenure at the university in 2013 could have been politically motivated, when he found…
View ArticleControversial details of a priest in Geylang
By Howard Lee “I say to you, that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.” –Luke, 19:40 Contrary to what the title of the book might…
View ArticleFernvale columbarium: Resident says land bid by Life Corp for religious...
Speaking in Mandarin, Ms Sharon Toh a resident of Fernvale Link speaks on how she finds that the land bid by Life Corp for religious purpose is illegal under Singapore Law.
View ArticleFernvale columbarium: Dr Lam says residents must understand , accept and move...
Over 400 future residents of Fernvale Lea and residents of Fernvale link turned up for dialogue session called by Dr Lam Pin in, MP of Seng Kang West SMC after concerns…
View ArticleAt Arm’s Length – questions about the effectiveness of a MP
By Nic Lim So the new year kicked off to yet another brou-ha-ha over in Sengkang West. Would-be residents are unhappy over the onion-like disclosure of what seems to be…
View ArticleCriminal lawyer Subhas Anandan dies at age 67
Criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan died in Singapore General Hospital on the morning of 7 January, Wednesday. He was aged 67. Senior lawyer and his long time friend Amolat Singh confirmed Mr…
View ArticleURA and HDB will ensure proposed temple will integrate well with surrounding...
In a joint statement on 6 January by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Housing and Development Board (HDB), the two government agencies said that they will ensure that a proposed temple at…
View ArticleTaiwan funeral company sets sights on Singapore
By Andrew Loh Australian company Life Corporation’s venture into the death business in Singapore may be the precursor of bigger things to come, as far as funeral services are concerned.…
View ArticleFernvale columbarium: “It is not only Fernvale Lea residents that is affected”
Over 400 future residents of Fernvale Lea and residents of Fernvale link turned up for dialogue session called by Dr Lam Pin in, MP of Seng Kang West SMC after concerns…
View ArticleOpen letter to Minister Khaw on Fernvale Link Columbarium
The below is an open letter sent by residents from Fernvale to Minister Khaw Boon Wan for National Development and Prime Minister Lee. Read the report on the dialogue session…
View ArticleCall for secularism to prevail in Singapore
By Singapore Muslims for Secular Democracy For the past few decades, the world had seen the emergence of religious movements that predicate upon a rejection of secularism and democratic pluralism as…
View ArticleThe Sengkang columbarium saga – problems of an “open market” approach for...
By Fervent Citizen “The Housing and Development Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority indicated that plans for a columbarium at a Chinese temple planned in Sengkang can go ahead, despite objections...
View ArticleMOE disputes Prof Koh’s claims on student poverty
“We know of no study that substantiates this, nor does our teachers’ experience bear out this alarming picture,” says Ms Ho Hwei Ling, Press Secretary to the Minister for Education,…
View ArticleFancy paying HDB studio price for a columbarium niche?
By TR Emeritus The recent Sengkang columbarium saga shows that “properties” for the dead may be mirroring the development trend of properties for the living in Singapore. TRE examined HDB’s…
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