AHTC Trial – What to look out for
by Remy Choo Zheng Xi WP told by PAP appointed MA: It “would be bad for CPG’s business to be ...
Day: 5 October 2018
Public prosecutor VS Seelan Palay
by Teo Soh Lung Does it surprise the government that 20 years after the world’s longest serving political prisoner and ...
Institutionalised opposition
by Jim Yap I refer to the Workers' Party Secretary General, Mr Pritam Singh's comment of wanting to become one ...
You can’t preach meritocracy without also addressing privilege
Channel News Asia (CNA) released a documentary recently called ‘Regardless of Class’ which talks about the class divide in Singapore. ...
Amnesty International: Conviction of activist for art performance is an attack on free speech
Amnesty International has issued a statement, condemning the conviction on 3 October of activist and artist Seelan Palay, who was ...
Contaminated lettuces with “possible human carcinogen”, slip past AVA, and land in supermarkets in Singapore
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has let a batch of contaminated iceberg lettuce from Malaysia slip past its inspection ...
Protections for borrowers of licensed moneylenders to be extended to foreigners residing in Singapore in 4Q 2018
In a joint press release on Thursday, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) announced that ...
Why can’t MSF disclose ComCare’s formula for assistance?
Why can’t the formula to determine the amount of financial assistance for short and medium-term assistance under ComCare be disclosed? ...
Recall of iceberg lettuce by AVA due to high level of pesticide detected
High levels of Fipronil, a wide-spectrum pesticide, has been detected in iceberg lettuce from a Malaysian farm, which is imported by ...
Thanks to the PAP, only in Singapore do we have oddities like NCMP, GRC and REP
What kind of a species is the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)? The answer: one of a kind, which cannot ...