The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at National University of Singapore released a short animated video to explain how they came up with the sum of S$1,379 a month which they say is what an elderly person in Singapore would need to maintain a basic standard of living. In the video, it’s explained that a diverse group …

Malaysian lawyer and founder of human rights and law reform organisation Lawyers For Liberty (LFL) N Surendran has lambasted Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam’s alleged “attack” on Malaysia’s de facto Law Minister Liew Vui Keong, branding the Minister’s remarks “arrogant & unbecoming” of a senior minister. Mr Shanmugam told The Straits Times that Datuk Liew had reached …

The inaccessibility of judicial recourse in Singapore due to high court fees reflect “the pathetic state of access to justice in Singapore”, said human rights lawyer Ravi Madasamy, or commonly known as Mr M Ravi. Drawing from a conversation with his Malaysian colleague Arun Kasi on Fri (24 May), Mr M Ravi recalled in a Facebook post how “utterly shocked” …

Former Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reporter Haseenah Koyakutty shared a blog post written by Reform Party chief, Kenneth Jeyaretnam in which he again questions the secrecy behind the salary of Temasek Holdings CEO and wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Ho Ching. Ms Koyakutty said she’s ‘glad’ that Mr Jeyaretnam is remaining persistent on the issue which she herself has …

A Singaporean man, Ramesh Krishnasamy, 48, was sentenced by the State Courts on 17 May 2019 to three weeks’ imprisonment for giving false information to Singapore Customs. In a press release on Thursday (23 May), the authority stated that the sole proprietor of an import business, Green Royal, pleaded guilty to one charge of furnishing false information to Singapore Customs. …

The registration of children for admission to Primary One (P1) classes in 2020 will open from Wednesday (3 July) to Thursday (31 October). This was announced by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a press release on Thursday (23 May). The ministry noted that dates for the different phases of registration can be found at MOE’s website. All primary schools …

What does PMD stands for again? Is it ‘Personal Mobility Device’ or ‘Public Madness Driving’? Either ways, can’t seem to tell the difference nowadays. In a video uploaded on Facebook page Roads.sg earlier today (24 May), a male e-scooter rider is seen illegally riding on the road without a helmet, only to end up colliding into the back of a …

The Singapore dental fraternity is up in arms over the possibility of a conflict of interest in relation to the introduction of certificate of competencies and restriction framework for dentists who are general practitioners. It is understood that a report with the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau has also been filed over the matter. No other details are available about this …

by Joseph Nathan “SMALL” has become the latest catch-phrase of the 4G politicians. It was fashioned by Edwin Tong when he refers to those opposing the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation (POFMA) Bill as “small” the previous week. Just a couple of days ago, Law Minister refers those who commented negatively on his celebrity-driven video on POFMA as “small” …

Holding one of his special political figurines next to his helmet and his bike, Christopher Pereira, 61, spoke about how he came about to be known as “the Treewizard”, the politicians’ reaction to his handmade figurines, his dream to open up his own museum, and his success as an artist over the years. It all began about 20 to 30 …