Current Affairs

The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Monday (9 December) that a novel containing profanities was selected by a school for its reading programme due to its “literacy merit”. However, the Ministry added that this book was not part of its recommended text list. Titled “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”, this novel was first brought to …

Two men were arrested by the police for being involved in a fight that broke out near an A&W outlet at Jewel Changi Airport on Sunday morning (8 Dec). As reported by The Straits Times and TODAY, the police were alerted to the scene at around 11am. The police said that two men, aged 43 and 55, were arrested for …

It was reported that scholars from India under scholarships administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE) would be arriving in Singapore this month and next month. They are essentially scholarship holders of A*STAR Youth Scholarship and SIA Youth Scholarship. Some would be going to Sec 3 while others to pre-university 1. Since the announcement, there has been a constant buzz …

Thirteen foreign distant water fishing vessels have been accused of abusing migrant fishers from Southeast Asia, in cases so severe it has been characterised by many as “modern slavery”. A Greenpeace Southeast Asia report called Seabound: The Journey to Modern Slavery on the High Seas presents a snapshot of the living and working conditions of migrant fishers – mainly from …

It was reported in an article by the Channel News Asia (CNA) that police are investigating activist and founder of Transitioning.org (a support site for the unemployed) following a report that a foreigner participated in an anti-CECA rally that he organised last month. It appears that Mr Goh allegedly breached the Public Order Act (POA) as the rally he conducted …

Hong Kongers have delivered a clarion call for change over the last fortnight with a landslide local election defeat for the government and more than one in ten hitting the streets peacefully on Sunday — but will Beijing listen? Monday marks the sixth month anniversary of a movement that has upended the semi-autonomous Chinese hub’s reputation for stability and blanketed …

On Facebook today (9 October), retired banker Chris Kuan shared a Straits Times article about President Halimah being briefed by GIC, MAS and Temasek on projected investment returns, a process which she described as “an important one within our annual Budget cycle”. These estimations would be used to decide the amount of fund from the country’s past reserves that the …

Last Friday (6 Dec), Sport Singapore CEO Lim Teck Yin apologised to the public in a letter to ST Forum for the massive traffic jams built-up in the city area during the marathon race on 30 Nov (‘Sport Singapore CEO BG Lim “apologises” for massive traffic jams in last Sat’s marathon run‘). The marathon was held in the evening for …

In a Facebook posting on Sunday (8 December), President Halimah Yacob said that she has been briefed by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and officials from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on “Government’s proposed expected long-term real returns on its assets”. These estimations would be used to decide the amount of fund from the country’s past reserves that the …

Have you heard the new rendition of Singapore’s national anthem ‘Majulah Singapura’? When the government announced that it would introduce a new rendition of the national anthem performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the internet wasn’t too keen on the idea. Netizens questioned the need for a new rendition when the current one is so beloved and many worried how …