Month: February 2019

NMP Assoc. Prof Walter Theseira urges the formation of a strong and independent core of academics

During the Budget debate in Parliament on Wednesday (27 Feb), Associate Professor Walter Theseira, a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP),…

Netizens question the need for PM Lee to single out and sue blogger Leong Sze Hian for a petty reason

The legal battle between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and veteran blogger Leong Sze Hian continues as PM Lee wrote…

Sam the Samoyed is desperately in need of a new home

Facebook user Shana Yap is looking for a forever home for her late grandfather’s dog, Sam. Sam the 11-year old…

Open letter to all PAP cadres: Please focus on serving Singapore

by Diana Sharma This is an open letter to all People’s Action Party (PAP) cadres:  Please, please, please rethink why you…

Heng says to cut foreign worker quota but Zaqy says healthcare sector will not be affected

In the Budget debate last Mon (18 Feb), Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat promised that foreign worker quota will be…

CGH successfully sued by lady for negligence

The Court of Appeal ruled on Tue (26 Feb) that a patient with lung cancer would have been diagnosed and…

TODAYonline‘s confusing message; How can “government of the day” be voted out?

On Thursday (28 February), TODAYonline published a rather confusing article titled “Strong core of S’porean academics needed to ask ‘critical…

Temasek Holdings among other “big-ticket investors” to “lose millions of dollars of investments” following proptech startup Iwjw’s liquidation: China Money Network

Singapore’s government-owned Temasek Holdings is one of several blue-chip investors on the verge of losing “hundreds of millions of dollars”…

Analysts: Misconception to bet on Government to help Hyflux

Bloomberg reported yesterday (27 Feb) that Hyflux creditors are due to file proof by Friday (1 Mar) of the obligations…

The Art of PAPsplaining

by Law Kim Hwee There’s mansplaining, womansplaining…there’s also whitesplaining….then there’s PAPsplaining in Singapore and for Singaporeans only. Wiki, BBC, Merriam-Webster explain the various…