By Robin Chee – This comment was first published on facebook thead but unable to be published earlier due to cooling day regulation. Watched the PAP election rally on 5 May and found Deputy Prime Minister Tharman’s speech very interesting. I had to re-watch it a few times and convince myself that this is indeed a man holding the position of …

Comment first published on Mr M Ravi’s Facebook account The latest amendment to the Government Proceedings Act ( GPA) will deter litigants from commencing actions against the government for fear of prohibitive costs. In the Vellama’s by-election case, the State submitted $10,000 costs against her despite the fact that she was a part-time cleaner having a legitimate case before the …

By Alvin Tan Murali wins After weeks of campaigning, the Bt Batok by-election is over. People’s Action Party (PAP)’s candidate, Mr Murali Pillai became Bt Batok’s new Member of Parliament by winning 61.21% of the votes while Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP)’s candidate, Dr Chee Soon Juan won 38.79% of the votes. A total of 24,192 votes were cast and 622 votes were …

By Tan Wah Piow My old friend is going to jail, not for the first time. His name is Hishammudin Rais. We were born in the same year, but different places. Hisham was born in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan, and I was 350 km away, in Joo Chiat, Singapore. For a short two years, we were singing the same national anthem, …

By Soong See Choo In the Bukit Batok by-election, Murali Pillai has won. People’s Action Party (PAP) has won. Singapore has lost. Why is this so? The PAP used town council services and upgrading of infrastructure to “entice” the voters to vote for Murali from their party. They frightened the voters from voting for Dr Chee Soon Juan of the SDP …

By Sammy Tan Han Jie If you have been active on social media over the past year or so, chances are, you would have stumbled onto one of his works. From his food guide “The Great Woodlands Industrial Food Run”, which has been shared over 12,000 times on Facebook, to his Spotify chart-topping piano mashup of two Taiwanese hit songs, just …

By Mdm J. Tan – Letter to REACH I am writing to give a feedback as well as inquire on the different practices of health clusters here. My child was involved in an unfortunate accident with a Comfort DelGro cab whose driver has pleaded guilty and an official claim has been lodged in the subordinate courts since 2012 where the …

By Margaret Yang, CMC Markets April’s non-farm payroll figure from the US increased by 160k, far below the market’s forecast of 202k, and lower than last month’s reading of 215k. The disappointing number, however, sent equity market higher as analysts concluded that slower job creation will postpone the Federal Reserve’s next rate hike. The S&P 500 climbed 0.32% and the …