SMRT is a failure of governance and not free markets
by Wesley Goh Of recent times, Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transport system (SMRT) has been embroiled in successive failures in its train ...
Month: November 2017
Service disruption along North-South Line, commuters warn of congestion
The North-South Line run by SMRT has again experienced service disruption this late afternoon as a tweet from HuiJun Chew ...
New ITU case study notes Singapore need to make greater efforts in domain of “Environmental Sustainability”
Geneva, 30 November 2017 – A new case study from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) offers an evaluation of Singapore’s progress in meeting the objectives ...
Single parents disappointed with inaction on parliamentary petition and lack of consultation
Single parents who signed a parliamentary petition urging reform of public housing policies have expressed disappointment with the lack of ...
Should we bring back estate duty?
by Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss On 19 November 2017, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the PAP Government is planning to ...
14-month-old boy given medicine four times his dosage, fell into 44 hours of deep sleep
A 14-month-old boy fell into a deep sleep for a total of 44 hours after being given a cough syrup ...
Over 18,000 signatures received for petition to seek heavier punishment for abusers of deceased intellectually disabled waitress
A Change.org petition created to seek heavier punishment on the couple who allegedly tortured an intellectually disabled waitress to death has received ...
Migrant Worker Poetry Competition 2017
Back for its fourth Singapore edition , the finals of the annual Migrant Worker Poetry Competition (MWPC) will showcase work ...
Amnesty International issues “Urgent Action” notice for charges against Activist Jolovan Wham
International Non-government Organisation, Amnesty International has issued an urgent action notice for the seven charges faced by local activist, Jolovan Wham ...
Alstom to supply signalling system for Singapore Circle Line Stage 6
Alstom, an international integrated transport system provider, has signed a contract with Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) to supply the signalling ...