Corrupt practices at Keppel — Is there more than meets the eye?
by Joseph Nathan It is understandable why so many Singaporeans and netizens remain outraged by the high-profile corruption practices at Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (KOM) where all the six former senior executives involved were let off with just a stern warning. This even prompted a Senior Counsel to rightfully...
Read moreAre PAP MPs out of touch with reality?
I refer to Jalan Besar GRC MP Denise Phua's remarks in Parliament that some households may need two years' salary to be the equivalent of the price of a S$140,000 HDB flat and Mountbatten SMC MP Lim Biow Chuan's remarks suggesting that the fact that people are queuing up at...
Read moreLee Hsien Yang: Impossible to fathom decision by CPIB not to prosecute the six former Keppel executives despite extensive public evidence
SINGAPORE — Mr Lee Hsien Yang (LHY) has said that it is impossible to fathom the decision by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) to issue stern warnings to six former senior management staff members of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (KOM) over a multi-million dollar bribery case due to...
Read moreIndia’s Modi hits back at opposition after Adani furore
INDIA — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday defended his record after criticism of his close association with tycoon Gautam Adani, whose business empire has been rocked by corporate fraud allegations. Investors wiped out around $120 billion in value from Adani Group after claims of accounting fraud by short-seller...
Read morePritam Singh’s speech on HDB affordability and accessibility
Speech delivered by Mr Pritam Singh, Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC from Workers’ Party and the Leader of the Opposition on 7 February 2023 for the debate on dual parliamentary motion on public housing Mr Speaker, the Workers’ Party MPs have spoken on a number of relevant areas and...
Read moreTaiwan 34th Lantern Festival celebration signifies return to pre-pandemic normalcy
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — The celebration of Taiwan's 34th Lantern Festival officially kicked off last Sunday (5 Feb) in Taipei, which also marked the starting of the island's tourism in 2023 after global-wide COVID-19 pandemic disruption. The Taiwan Lantern Festival was first created by the Tourism Bureau of the Transportation and...
Read moreSix dead and eight injured in accident at Genting Highlands
PAHANG, MALAYSIA — Six people were killed in an accident in Genting Highlands on Wednesday (8 Feb) after the tourist van they were travelling in skidded. Eight other passengers in the van were also injured in the accident. Pahang Fire and Rescue Department director Wan Mohammad Zaidi Wan Isa said...
Read moreClose to 70% of working Singaporeans above age of 65 earns less than S$2,500 a month
SINGAPORE — 142,400, or 68.7 per cent of working Singaporeans above the age of 65, earn less than S$2,500 a month, said Minister for Manpower, Dr Tan See Leng. This was revealed by Dr Tan on Tuesday (7 Feb) in response to the written parliamentary questions filed by Non-constituency Member...
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