Government is the problem, not the solution
By Benedict Chong This may be sad, but it is almost certainly true. Every time Singapore parliament sits, Singaporeans are introduced to a deluge of inconvenient laws that serve little…
View ArticleStill being hung out to dry by HDB after one year of enquiry
By Clarence Raj I have run out of ideas to solve my problem hence I’m writing in to you hoping there are some good people out there. I’m Clarence Raj.…
View ArticleUnderground theatre movement puts little red dot on cultural map
ANDSOFORTH starts the New Year with a bang – introducing ‘TheHeist’ Storytellers, gastronomic explorers, mischief makers are just some of the terms used to describe ANDSOFORTH, a nomadic theatre group…
View ArticleSJP: Certain control is needed for alchol consumption but needs to be equal...
Singapore Justice Party (SJP) issues a press release on the new Liquor Control Bill, stating that the party disagrees with the curb timing and reasoning given by Second Minister for…
View ArticleInstitutions “stage a show” when PM Lee visits, says grassroots leader
While the mainstream media chose to highlight some of the more inconsequential and unimportant questions raised at Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s online chat session on Saturday, one question which…
View ArticleHistory vaguely remembered, culturally ingrained through social narratives
By Howard Lee Apparently, the Institute of Policy Studies published the results of a survey to chart what Singaporeans remember the most about our history, the results of which are…
View ArticleAHPETC published arrears for latest service and conservancy charges
The Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town Council today published information to state its latest arrears for its service and conservancy charges (S&CC), which as of September 2014 currently stands at...
View ArticleLTA officer questioned over reluctance to issue summons for illegally parked...
In the video above, a concerned or somewhat irritated citizen questions a Land Transport Authority (LTA) traffic warden over why he choose not to issue summons for the illegally parked cars…
View ArticleMore rats problems at Marina Square and Teck Ghee
In two separate reports, the local press have highlighted more rats problems, this time in Marina Square and the Ang Mo Kio ward of Teck Ghee. The National Environment Agency…
View ArticleAHPETC arrears incident shows HDB and MND sleeping
By TR Emeritus Yesterday (26 Jan), Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) issued a press release stating that its S&CC arrears rate (for 3 months and above) for residential units as…
View ArticleERP rate increase for 3 gantries along AYE
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be revising the Electronic Road Pricing rates for three ERP gantries along Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) from 2 February onwards. All three gantries will now…
View ArticleMajority of Singaporeans support alcohol restriction on sale and consumption?
Straits Times has just reported on Tuesday (27 January) that a phone survey that was commissioned by government feedback unit Reach on the proposed bill to ban drinking in public…
View ArticleWP’s “human error” nothing out of the ordinary
On 26 January, Monday, the Workers’ Party Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council released its findings on the service and conservancy fees rate of arrears owed to the town council. (See here.)…
View ArticleThe stick behind the dangling carrot
By Property Soul Be the first to see the latest car models Two weeks ago I received an email invitation from my car manufacturer. The marketing message read like this:…
View ArticleThis Week in Parliament: Columbarium, IP rights, Medishield Life, Alcohol Ban
It’s not often that we see two separate Parliament sittings within a space of 10 days but this week in Parliament is poised to be short yet potent. Two bills…
View ArticleTCMR report should consider rats situation in estates
On Thursday, 29 January, 2015, the following letter was published in the Straits Times forum page: Rats! Review cleanliness ratings THE Ministry of National Development’s annual Town Council Management...
View ArticleMND skirting around concerns about the Sengkang columbarium tender
By Howard Lee The exchange that the Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan had with fellow parliamentarians on the Sengkang columbarium issues deserves a closer look, not least because…
View Article“We just assumed”: Khaw Boon Wan
In Parliament on Thursday, Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC, Lee Lilian, asked the Minister of National Development, Khaw Boon Wan, how the land site in…
View ArticleOf Butterfly Lovers and Bad Puns
Parliament House, the place where the 99 esteemed representatives of the people congregate for robust debate, principled critique and intelligent discourse. A place where honourable members can speak...
View ArticleTwo cases of patent revoked by Singapore government since 2001: Rajah
Senior Minister of State for Law Indranee Rajah said that only two applications have been made by the government to revoke patents since 2001, and that both were made to the…
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