Bone Marrow Donor Programme welcomes Board President and New Chief Executive
New appointments set to reinforce the Singapore BMDP’s tireless efforts to educate the public, increase donor pool in the register ...
Day: 19 July 2018
Record fine for director with multiple breaches of the Companies Act
A company director was convicted and fined a record $57,000 for 38 charges ($1,500 per charge) in the State Courts ...
Unveil the dark sides of GDP growth – Things that politicians don’t tell you
by Irene Choo For over 70 decades, Gross domestic product (GDP) has been the global elite's go-to number, despite all ...
Why does Mindef think that self interest and national interest are mutually exclusive?
Mindef has appeared to defend its decision in rejecting teenager Benjamin Davis' request for deferment of his National Service (NS) ...
The Art of The Deal
by James Lee The back and forth saga between MINDEF and the Davis family, as well as the many articles ...
MINDEF’s reasons and excuses for not granting NS deferment to Ben Davis, don’t make sense?
I refer to the article “Ben Davis has no intention to fulfil NS duties; actions meant to further his professional career: ...
Athletes back Ben Davis for deferment
Two of Singapore's most prominent swimmers - Joscelin Yeo and Joseph Schooling - have thrown their weight behind Singaporean footballer ...
Davis’ signing with Fulham “meant to further his own professional career, not national interest”, has “no intention” to fulfill NS duties: MINDEF
The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has issued a second statement regarding Fulham footballer Benjamin Davis’ application for the deferment of ...
Ben will return to do NS, “unfortunate” that MINDEF thinks otherwise: Harvey Davis
The father of Singaporean footballer Benjamin Davis, who has signed a two-year contract with English Premier League club Fulham, stated ...
MINDEF’s new argument against Ben Davis: He will go AWOL if we defer his NS
MINDEF yesterday (18 Jul) now said that it rejected teenage footballer Ben Davis' deferment request because there was no intention ...
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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?
