Which PAP MP would you like to see step down?
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong indicated in an interview this week that the PAP may be fielding up to 24 new candidates.So who are the likely 24 from the current…
View ArticleEliminating food sources key to rat problem: Grace Fu
“Food that is left on open ground or improperly disposed of causes the proliferation of rats, cockroaches and other vermin,” Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu…
View ArticleNSP’s appeal to President on permit for party newsletter rejected
The National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) appeal to the President against the refusal by the Minister for Communications and Information (MCI) to renew the permit for the party’s newsletter has been...
View ArticleDiscriminatory parental benefits – stop giving excuses
By Daniel Yap There’s nothing to call it but discrimination. The only takeaways from Minister Tharman’s latest justification of our discriminatory laws against parents and children from single-parent...
View ArticlePublic transport fares up 2.8% by April 2015, public unhappy with Minister
Fares for bus and train rides will go up by 2.8%, or about 2 and 5 cents per trip from 5 April 2015, the Public Transport Council announced on Wednesday, 21 January.…
View ArticleAlex Au scandalised judiciary in one blog post: High Court
The High Court today decided that blogger Alex Au had scandalised to judiciary in one of his blog posts, titled “377 wheels come off Supreme Court’s best laid plans”, but not in…
View ArticlePTC resorts to illogical reasoning to justify fare hike
By Ng E-Jay The Public Transport Council (PTC) said on Wednesday that it has decided on an overall fare increase of 2.8 per cent. However, it could not explain adequately…
View ArticleNumber of rat burrows “very alarming”: expert
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has found 10,000 rat burrows around the island in just the two months of October and November last year. This is up from 6,400 burrows…
View ArticleDaughter of taxi driver thanks public
The daughter of taxi driver, Sun Chuan Hua, who was assaulted by permanent resident, Peter Soosay, has thanked the public for their support. Posting on her Facebook page, Emily Sun…
View ArticleWhy I’m Christian and hope that gay marriage is legalized
By Bryan Cheang I’m a Christian, and have been so for the most part of my life since I was 10. I’m a born-again believer and have accepted Christ as…
View ArticleZaqy Mohamad steps down from PAP CEC
Barely three weeks after being co-opted into the highest decision-making body of the People’s Action Party (PAP), the Member of Parliament for Choa Chu Kang GRC has resigned his position.…
View Article“Extraordinary degree of ageism here”: SICC CEO
There is an “extraordinary degree of ageism” in the workplace here in Singapore, said Mr Victor Mills, the chief executive officer of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce. In an…
View ArticleQuestions answered by PM Lee during his facebook Q&A session
On Sunday, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took to Facebook this morning at 11.45am to answer "burning" questions which people have to ask him. View all the questions asked and answered by...
View ArticleTuition in Singapore: A Different Perspective
By Darrell Tan My parents and I were featured in the Sunday Times on the 21st of December 2014. Asiaone placed the article online. While the article spoke about rather straightforward…
View ArticleCall for witnesses in a somewhat obvious accident at Ubi Avenue 3
Help!!! Calling for eye witnesses! A car collided with my motorbike headon as it drove against the traffic. I received a letter from Traffic Police saying that it is unable…
View ArticleApology
(a) On or around 15 January 2015, The Online Citizen (http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/) (“TOC”) published an article authored by Howard Lee entitled “Inventor forced by MINDEF to close company over...
View ArticleSDP conducts first walkabout for 2015
The Singapore Democratic Party had a head-start to the next general elections by conducting its first walkabout for 2015 on 25 January, Sunday, since launching its “Your Voice in Parliament”…
View ArticleLessons from Sarawak – the role of the free press in public accountability
By Ghui There are many reasons why many countries do not permit a political leader from sitting at the helm of power infinitely. Various mechanisms such as the fostering of…
View ArticleASEAN’s largest civil society forum hands official statement to ASEAN...
PETALING JAYA. ASEAN’s largest civil society forum released a collective statement today. The statement highlights “regional priorities and overarching cross-cutting concerns” issues, and also...
View ArticlePM Lee not quite right on SBS Transit not making “huge profits”
On Wednesday, 21 January 2015, the Government announced an increase in public transport fares by 2.8 per cent. As with previous increases, the news was met with anger from the…
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