The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced that it continues to coordinate the clean-up efforts of the oil spillage in Singapore’s waters following the collision of container vessels WAN HAI 301 and APL DENVER. According to the authority, good progress has been made in containing and cleaning up the oil spillage and no new patches of oil …

DBS/POSB has announced that it is offering more convenient ways for customers to get new and good-as-new notes as they prepare to welcome the Lunar New Year. DSB/POSB said that from January 11 onwards, customers will be able to withdraw new and good-as-new notes at 41 POSB new notes pop-up ATMs located in 22 community clubs across the island, an …

It would appear that the Workers’ Party (WP) has taken the moral high ground in relation to Ang Mo Kio Town Council’s (AMKTC) alleged lapses in management. Instead of lambasting the PAP constituency with accusations of fraud, the WP has chosen to respect the sanctity of ongoing investigations by not speaking out and risk misleading the public. This is in …

The Singapore Parliament will sit at 1.30pm on Monday, 9 January 2017 for the 30th session of the 13th Parliament. 68 oral questions and 29 written questions have been scheduled to be asked. 4 bills will be introduced in this Parliament session. International Enterprise Singapore Board (Amendment) Bill – Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill – Minister, Prime …

Dr Chee Soon Juan, the Secretary-General of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), wrote an article about how the quality of life has deteriorated for the average Singaporean. He wrote, “If we insist on hanging a price-tag on everything, as this country’s officialdom is wont to do, then what value do we put on places that tell the story of where we came …

Workers’ Party has issued a statement, calling for the public not to jump into conclusion in regards to the AMKTC corruption case and the AHTC governance issue. Just a while ago, the Minister of Home Affairs and Law, K Shanmugam was quoted by media on the investigation by Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) upon the former General Manager of Ang …

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced that young suspect below 16 years old interviewed will be accompanied by an independent volunteer starting from April 2017 under a new Appropriate Adult Scheme for Young Suspects (AAYS). This come after a review by the Education Ministry, Ministry of Social and Family Development, and the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), lead by the …

Minister for Law and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam slaps himself with comments made about the Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) and former Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol-East Town Council (AHPETC) on Friday. Mr K Shanmugam was quoted by the media that the best way to deal with investigations such as the one involving AMKTC General Manager to “let the law take …

People’s Action Party (PAP) has announced that following the election of the People’s Action Party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) during the Party Conference on 4 December 2016, the 34th Executive Committee (34th CEC) met on Thursday (5 January) and co-opted Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Mr Sitoh Yih Pin and Mr Murali Pillai as additional members. Mr Chan Chun …

By Chris Kuan The Universal Basic Income (UBI). I am sure there are plenty of naysayers in Singapore – our government definitely, while countries like Finland and Canada are willing to experiment with new, even radical ideas to future-proof not only their economies but also their societies from profound economic changes. Most of the naysayers ignore or are ignorant of one …