Jilted by the system
by: Ghui/ Adrian (not his real name) has been selling food at a canteen in a university in Singapore for 6 ...
Month: June 2011
Potong Pasir, the People’s town – Part 2
Howard Lee & Benjamin Cheah / "Hi, are you a resident of Potong Pasir?" "No no no..." You would be ...
What makes a successful politician?
by: Ghui/ George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua were both politicians who have made contributions to Singapore. George Yeo especially, ...
HDB: Why not so easy to downgrade
Leong Sze Hian/ Over the last few weeks, we have encountered more than 10 cases of Singaporeans with HDB housing ...
HOME’s Bridget Lew mentioned in Hillary Clinton’s speech
Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) founder and President Bridget Lew Tan was mentioned in a speech by US Secretary ...
Harder truths about Security Bond
Sophia Tsang/ In a letter to Today, MOM made a declaration regarding the Security Bond. ("Truth about the Security Bond" ...
Germany and Singapore embark on Human Rights Logo Initiative
Deborah Choo/ In an unprecendented effort to form and crystalize a unified symbol for human rights, Germany has launched a ...
NKF reserves can last forever?
Leong Sze Hian/ I refer to the reports “Charity sector to get public confidence boost” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun 25)and “Donations ...
Our responsibility as citizens
by: Ghui/ The advent of the internet age has seen the prolific rise of websites such as Facebook, Twitter and ...
Assessing a Nation’s True Competitiveness
Ultimately what any country should be worrying about is not comparisons but differentiation. In Singapore’s case, with its strategic imperative ...
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POFMA Correction Direction issued to LFL for statement on alleged judicial execution methods in Changi Prison -
Li Shengwu withdraws from proceedings to not “dignify” the AGC’s conduct with his participation -
China warns virus could mutate, spread as death toll rises -
Taiwan reports first case of new SARS-like virus -
Netizens call out Heng Swee Keat over remark about “nativist tendencies” -
Netizens do not believe NEA statistics about hawker food costs -
Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council explains that it did not file police report against single mother for unpaid S&CC bills -
Apex court reserves judgment on duo’s contempt of court appeals -
MOH acknowledges NUH has overlooked patient’s polyclinic referral resulting in overcharging -
Singapore introduces 3 new initiatives to bolster AI governance and consumer trust -
Singapore, New Zealand and Chile inching closer towards Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) -
Prof Donald Low says China’s efforts on transparency with Wuhan virus sounds “more progressive and enlightened” than Singapore on labour information - Wuhan urges people to stay away in bid to contain China virus
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Maid arrested after CCTV footage captures her dipping a toddler’s hand into a boiling pot -
MOH confirms same eye drop medication costs $45.80 in NUH but $34.24 in TTSH
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Single mother arrested and held in lock-up for 10 hours over unpaid S&CC bills amounting to S$2,150 -
Voters need to vote for Workers' Party so to prevent PAP from changing the constitution at its pleasure -
ICA takes years to discover fake degree submitted by Filipino for PR application even after conviction -
ST: Erramalli no longer with JP Morgan but his leaving not caused by condo incident -
41 excuses companies can possibly use to reject job applicants at interviews -
Chan says 50K jobs created for SGs, 9K for PRs from 2015 to 2018 but didn't mention increase of 32K FTs same period -
A woman and child caught on CCTV throwing hanged clothes off common corridor at Toa Payoh -
NEA denies rental is the main driver of hawker food prices -
MOM charges first company for false declaration on fair hiring for Singaporeans -
PRC Yang Yin's PR revoked but Filipino De Luna's wasn't after both convicted by court -
AHTC to remove Sylvia Lim and Low Thia Khiang from financial matters so to direct its energies towards fulfilling its core functions -
Prof Koh tells 4G leaders: We don't want more S'poreans to become Grab drivers and angry voters -
PSP member and netizens call out Goh Meng Seng for his inability to accept criticism -
Eight bus drivers file application to quash IAC decision in dispute against SBS Transit -
Indian national lorry driver arrested for dangerous driving has only 20 days of driving experience
