Veteran Actress Neo Swee Lin, a guest speaker for the third SDP rally in the lead up to the Bukit Batok By Election, made a startling announcement during her emotionally-charged speech. She said, As an artist, I was so ashamed when I saw that my own Minister of Culture attacked Dr Chee Soon Juan personally. Then my own Prime Minister …

Half of its board and advisory committee are government officials, including two current PAP MPs In his speech at the 3rd Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources on 15 April, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli spoke at length about the role of civil society groups in promoting a sustainable agro-forestry sector. He specifically also said civil …

An article by Lim Yan Liang, a reporter at Straits Times (ST) wrote “The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) yesterday said it did not believe in attacks on character, after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong remarked that its chief Chee Soon Juan’s character “had not changed”.” The heading masterfully linked SDP’s comment on character and PM Lee’s remarks on Dr Chee’s character …

At the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) second rally on May Day for the Bukit Batok by-election, SDP members addressed the recent comments made by individuals including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat which criticised candidate Dr Chee Soon Juan’s character. SDP member Dr Paul Tambyah was one of the eighth spoke at the rally, addressing …

Before embarking on his round of cycling across Bukit Batok on 2 May, the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) Dr Chee Soon Juan spoke to reporters about his plans for the SMC and its residents, touching on the Hearts for Bukit Batok initiative as well as proposed improvements to Meet-the-People Sessions. As the SDP’s candidate for the upcoming by-election in Bukit …

In the media interview after the morning walkabout at Bukit Batok SMC on 3 May 2016, Singapore Democratic Party’s Secretary General and candidate for the Bukit Batok By-Election, Dr Chee Soon Juan said that he does not know who is he contesting with at this point with ministers from all around giving comments during this by-election. He was replying to …

By Natalie Tan There has been a lot of dialogue recently about the many shades of racism in Singapore. I’d like to think that Munah and Hirzi started the ball rolling because it makes for an almost romantic story arc – comedic duo launches an incendiary music video parody and trail blazes a discussion on race, but unfortunately the rational …

By Ghui As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton battle it out at their respective nomination bids, all gloves are off, as attacks between the various candidates get personal. While the world watches, entertained and appalled in equal measure, a political game that is proving to be just as gripping is brewing in our own backyard – the Bukit Batok by-elections …

By Margaret Yang, CMC Markets Commodities – Gold has broken out above the key resistance level of $1,286 for the first time after three months of sideways movement. It was trading at $1,290 this morning. Gold and USD/JPY formed an “inverted mirror image” over the last two days, which showed that a weaker US dollar has fuelled a commodities rally. …