Public consultations to be launched by ElderShield Review Committee in 2017
A series of public consultation sessions will be launched from January to June 2017 by ElderShield Review Committee (ESRC) to ...
Day: 19 December 2016
LRT station at Punggol Point to open on 29 Dec
Punggol Point Light Rapid Transit (LRT) station will open service this coming Thursday (29 Dec), SBS Transit said in a ...
Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange launched on 18 December
SBS Transit has announced the launch of the new Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange, which is connected to the Tampines Bus interchange ...
Fatal accident caused by vehicle going against traffic along AYE towards Tuas
An accident caused by a Mercedes who went against traffic on lane 1 along AYE towards Tuas near Customs this ...
Minimum daily mileage for taxi drivers to be removed from 1 January 2017
Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced that following the review of the Taxi Availability (TA) framework and in consultation with ...
MOM firmly rejects appeal by severely-sick citizen to hire domestic helper, citing ongoing investigation
Ministry of Manpower (MOM) rejects desperate appeal by severely-sick Singaporean lady who needs round the clock medical care, to hire ...
House breaker arrested by police at Punggol
The Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of house-breaking by Night at Blk ...
Couldn’t LTA scrap or reduce COE for taxis to reduce the pressure upon taxi drivers?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “LTA scrapping minimum daily mileage for taxis” (Straits Times, Dec 18). ...
Dollar index retraces from a decade-long high
By Margaret Yang, CMC Markets Dollar softened as economists doubt about three hikes next year Commodity prices rebounded mildly this ...
TOC’s tenth year anniversary and beyond
It has been 10 years since the formation of The Online Citizen, which started as a community blog by a ...
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WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network chair cites S’pore as prime model of COVID-19 management — but how objective is his assessment?
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Dr Ang Yong Guan makes first appearance as PSP member, advises people “find meaning in collective sense of loss” amid COVID-19 outbreak
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Sungei Tengah Lodge becomes fourth migrant workers’ dormitory gazetted as isolation area
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M’sian volunteer decries M’sia govt measures of not considering M’sian workers in S’pore
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Improvement in food provided for foreign workers proves the power of voicing up
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Stern written warning, fine of $300 or charge in court for anyone in breach of safe distancing measures, starting from 9 April
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Unity does not equate to blind adherence and dogma
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NTUC FairPrice asks all shoppers to wear masks while shopping in its stores
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Viral message claiming fines for those without masks; no such regulations yet
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DBS, OCBC and UOB vow no job cuts amid pandemic
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Low wage urban poor struggle to survive amid COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore
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Netizens slam authority for light sentence given to policeman who was found guilty of molesting colleague
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Little bit funny but mostly confusing: Pandemic U-turns and head-scratchers
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Elections Department says ST Synthesis started election prep of its own accord; Did not clarify if it is making plans for May/June election
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Singapore seeks help from Taiwan for mask supplies, according to Taiwanese media
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Will Chan apologise to HK's leaders for insulting them for wearing masks now that Singapore "u-turns" on mask usage?
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Did Singapore drop the ball in its eagerness to show the world that it could achieve the impossible?
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Government has imposed Code Red measures without calling the situation Code Red
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Poor and insufficient portion of food given to foreign workers at dormitories gazetted as isolation areas
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No more dine-in services; restaurants in S’pore appeal for immediate targeted measures
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Heng tells Workers’ Party: Not in the interest of S'poreans to repeatedly ask about size of reserves
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Elections to be held in May or June, according to plans made by election contractor
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Does anyone seriously think that the PAP would pass up the opportunity for a pandemic general election?
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Ministry of Manpower posts photos of dormitories in North Korean fashion
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More than 3,000 people queue to apply for $500 financial aid, netizens think it defies social distancing measures
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Share price of GIC-backed PRC coffee chain plunges 75.5% after investigation finds COO fabricated sales
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Lee Hsien Yang: Fight COVID-19 first, Singapore polls must wait
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Prof Koh chastises S'pore govt for treating foreign workers like "Third World", reflecting the bad living conditions face by foreign workers
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Lawrence Wong appears to be shifting the blame of not wearing masks solely to WHO
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How should citizens rate the performance of the Multi-ministry Task Force so far?
