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SMRT's chief operations officer for rail arrested for drink driving

By The Online Citizen On 22nd April 2018

It has been reported by Straits Times that SMRT's chief operations officer for rail Alvin Kek was arrested for drink driving at Woodlands Checkpoint on Saturday morning The police said to ST that a...

Submission of bids extended for Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail Assets Company tender

By The Online Citizen On 21st April 2018

MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd (MyHSR Corp) and SG HSR Pte Ltd (SG HSR) have announced on Thursday (19 April) an extension of time for the submission of bids for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail...

SMRT: We did engage executive search firm to globally search for new CEO

By The Online Citizen On 21st April 2018

In a letter to the ST Forum today (21 Apr), Ms Margaret Teo, the Vice-President for Corporate Comm...

Potential 4G PM Chan: PM Lee decides where I go and what I do

By The Online Citizen On 20th April 2018

In a Straits Times report today ('Chun Sing says NTUC will do job well even without him', 20 Apr), potential 4th generation PM Chan Chun Sing told reporters, "Where I go, what I do, is the Prime Minis...

Addressing the issue of expiring lease on HDB flats

By The Online Citizen On 20th April 2018

by Tan Kin Lian How can we deal with the problem caused by the expiring lease on HDB flats? We have to recognize that there are many parts to this problem. Let me list two of them: a) First, som...

Potential 4G PM Chan: PM Lee decides where I go and what I do

By The Online Citizen On 20th April 2018

In a Straits Times report today ('Chun Sing says NTUC will do job well even without him', 20 Apr), potential 4th generation PM Chan Chun Sing told reporters, "Where I go, what I do, is the Prime Minis...

HDB Chief says SG population density will hit 13,700 people per sq km by 2030 - 10M population?

By The Online Citizen On 20th April 2018

ST Forum published a letter from an astute reader Cheang Peng Wah today (20 Apr) expressing his alarm at what HDB Chief Ch...

Missed opportunity: Select Committee on Deliberate Falsehoods

By The Online Citizen On 20th April 2018

by Teo Soh Lung The People's Action Party (PAP) is truly out of touch. It is so full of itself and yet so insecure. It distrusts a...

Arts & Culture

Singapore Bicentennial Office: Events to be organised in 2019 to mark 200 years of history for Singapore 2019

By The Online CitizenOn 12th April 2018
SIFA 2018 unveils the full line-up for its film programme - Singular Screens

By The Online CitizenOn 9th April 2018
Singapore Dance Theatre opens up its 30th anniversary celebration with Giselle 2018 Esplanade Theatre (12 – 15 April)

By The Online CitizenOn 1st March 2018
Drama Box and The Necessary Stage present Underclass

By The Online CitizenOn 22nd February 2018

Community

Completely cashless campus (more like completely CARE-less campus) initiative

By The Online CitizenOn 17th April 2018
Lift ban on films on ex-detainees, says filmmaker

By The Online CitizenOn 17th April 2018
Poh Soh Kai: "We must learn from history and not myths, history that is grounded in the events and realities of the time"

By The Online CitizenOn 16th April 2018
Joint Statement of Civil Society Organisations to the ‘AICHR High Level Dialogue on Managing Freedom of Expression in the Information Age

By The Online CitizenOn 12th April 2018

Consumer Watch

CASE: Consumer protection laws may not apply if consumers agree to a business's request to visit their homes

By The Online CitizenOn 4th January 2018
CNA's piece on hawker food fails to see the bigger picture, comments netizens

By The Online CitizenOn 27th December 2017
Amazon offers prime membership service for free global shipping and video streaming

By The Online CitizenOn 6th December 2017
Amazon no longer offers free shipping for purchases to Singapore

By The Online CitizenOn 5th December 2017

Criminal Justice

3.7% drop in complaints received by CPIB in 2017

By The Online CitizenOn 12th April 2018
134 women and two men arrested in 22-day anti-vice operation across Singapore

By The Online CitizenOn 12th April 2018
Acquittal of match-fixing charges against businessman upheld by High Court

By The Online CitizenOn 6th April 2018
Two Airbnb hosts fined as first cases to be prosecuted under regulations introduced in 2017

By The Online CitizenOn 6th April 2018

Education

Paying for a polytechnic diploma in Singapore: is it worth your money?

By The Online CitizenOn 2nd April 2018
MOE: Refinements to Primary One Registration Exercise

By The Online CitizenOn 21st March 2018
NUS decline to comment on claim of Dr Thum being penalised for his critical research on LKY

By The Online CitizenOn 15th March 2018
75 of 238 students opted to retake the A-level examination after scripts were stolen

By The Online CitizenOn 14th March 2018

Environment

Lift ban on films on ex-detainees, says filmmaker

By The Online CitizenOn 17th April 2018
Inuka, Singapore's beloved polar bear may have to be put to sleep due to declining health condition

By The Online CitizenOn 12th April 2018
"SeaBin" project launched in Singapore to collect rubbish from water surface

By The Online CitizenOn 12th April 2018
Tat Seng Packaging convicted of illegal discharge into public sewer

By The Online CitizenOn 23rd March 2018

Finance

Peterson Institute: Singapore's currency manipulation derives primarily from its public pension system

By The Online CitizenOn 22nd April 2018
SingSaver money mysteries: How can Bitcoin be worth anything?

By The Online CitizenOn 22nd April 2018
Five factor for expats to consider before applying for a credit card in Singapore

By The Online CitizenOn 22nd April 2018
Malaysia KL property market - Bukit Bintang Leads the Transformation

By The Online CitizenOn 19th April 2018

Labour

Serious graduate under-employment while Singapore continues with flawed foreign employement policy

By The Online CitizenOn 11th April 2018
Sponsored post to advertise govt job portal met with criticism from citizens with their personal experience

By The Online CitizenOn 16th March 2018
Net increase in foreign PMETs last year

By The Online CitizenOn 16th March 2018
NTUC confirms that survey on taxes was conducted prior to Budget 2018

By The Online CitizenOn 15th March 2018

Lifestyle

Top ways to save while child-proofing your car

By The Online CitizenOn 22nd April 2018
Pet owners in Singapore: Cost of pet hotels vs travelling with your pet

By The Online CitizenOn 20th April 2018
Football match abandoned because of PAP MP Lee Bee Wah?

By The Online CitizenOn 15th April 2018
Four risks you may encounter on your next cruise vacation

By The Online CitizenOn 12th April 2018

Opinion

Addressing the issue of expiring lease on HDB flats

By The Online CitizenOn 20th April 2018
Potential 4G PM Chan: PM Lee decides where I go and what I do

By The Online CitizenOn 20th April 2018
HDB Chief says SG population density will hit 13,700 people per sq km by 2030 - 10M population?

By The Online CitizenOn 20th April 2018
Missed opportunity: Select Committee on Deliberate Falsehoods

By The Online CitizenOn 20th April 2018

Parliament

Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods amends summary after complaints filed by witnesses

By The Online CitizenOn 12th April 2018
Freelance journalist voices out against inaccurate and misrepresenting summary by Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods

By The Online CitizenOn 6th April 2018
Parliament announces that it is prorogued with effect from 3 April and commence on 7 May

By The Online CitizenOn 4th April 2018
Parliamentary questions for 21 March 2018

By The Online CitizenOn 21st March 2018

Transport

Submission of bids extended for Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail Assets Company tender

By The Online CitizenOn 21st April 2018
Early closure/late opening of MRT stations along North-South Line in May 2018 for maintenance and improvement works

By The Online CitizenOn 21st April 2018
Singapore People's Party: LTA needs to make public its strategy in dealing with PMD issue

By The Online CitizenOn 19th April 2018
Third train disruption this week; Delay along NSL and EWL on Thursday morning

By The Online CitizenOn 19th April 2018