Cash strapped because retirement funds spent on chasing after the illusion of property ownership
I was chatting to a British friend of mine recently. He had just visited Singapore and sang glowing praises of ...
Day: 17 November 2018
Is the States Times Review editor having a case of dissociative identity disorder?
It’s a curious case, this whole STR and Singapore Herald business. On 9th November, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) ...
Is a change in SMRT leadership just a cosmetic change made to fob off critics or is there real commitment for revamp?
Reading reports on a media briefing given by the new SMRT CEO LG (NS) Neo Kian Hong who told reporters that there ...
“Very desirable” for ASEAN “not to have to take sides”: PM Lee, on US-China trade wars
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed his apprehension regarding having to pick a side as a result of the ...
Parliamentary questions for 19 November 2018
The Singapore Parliament will sit at 12:00 on Monday, 19 November 2018 for the 85th session of the 13th Parliament. ...
GRC system enables “PAP backbenchers” who are are nothing more than “yes” men to be “swept into Parliament”: Founder of People’s Voice Party
In a bid to garner the support of Singaporeans for the People's Voice Party, founder Lim Tean has proposed to ...
Go-Jek to launch beta app in Singapore before the end of December
Commuters may expect to have more choices in e-hailing service providers in the very near future as Jakarta-based ride-hailing platform ...
Expect less wet days with afternoon thundery showers in second half of Nov
The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) under the National Environment Agency said that the second half of November 2018 is expected ...
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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?
