Current Affairs

The demands by the Hong Kong protesters serve to “humiliate and bring down” the government led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam instead of solving the city’s problems, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Speaking at the Forbes Global CEO Conference on 16 October, Mr Lee said that HK needs to move beyond its “very unfortunate state” and begin to move …

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is all set to organise its pre-election rally this Saturday (19 October) at Hong Lim Park, happening from 4pm to 8pm. The event, called “Shake It Up!”, will have an array exciting activities which include live entertainment, speeches as well as a spectacular light display. This free event is opened to the public and people …

The barrier-free-access (BFA) ramp at Blk 108 Bedok Reservoir Road is now open to the public, announced Worker’s Party MP Pritam Singh in a Facebook post, seven years after it was first proposed. Mr Singh noted that the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council, which he chairs, has been waiting for documentation and additional pipe diversion to be completed before receiving approval to …

On 14 October (Monday), Workers’ Party (WP) member and former non-constituency Member of Parliament Gerald Giam took to his Facebook to share concerns raised by citizens he encountered over the latest Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) case involving three members of the WP, including its chief Pritam Singh. In his post, Mr Giam said that while he was distributing food in …

Speaking at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) National Delegates’ Conference yesterday (15 Oct), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that the People’s Action Party (PAP) promises to walk with workers “all the way” as industries transform. He said workers will not be left to fend for themselves. Workers have to be ready for change, and the Government has to help them …

After flying past reigning champion AirAsia to take home the “Best Low-Cost Carrier” award at the TTG Travel Awards 2019 last month (26 Sep), Scoot has bagged another “Best Low-Cost Carrier” award, this time at the Travel Weekly Asia 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. This marks the first time Scoot has won the award from Travel Weekly Asia. The winners are …

With the recent conversation around protests and dissent in Singapore, prominent legal academic and former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Associate Professor Simon Tay took to Facebook to share his thoughts on opposing government policy. The current head of the independent think tank Singapore Institute of International Affairs noted that the recent talk about protests and the young in Singapore …

Former prominent opposition leader Mohamed Jufrie bin Mahmood took to his Facebook on Tuesday (15 October) to pen his support for Worker’s Party MP Faisal Manap after he had a heated debate with the Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam about the Maintenance and Religious Harmony Act (MHRA) in Parliament on 7 October. The argument started when Mr Faisal …

Members of the public are warned of a new type of loan scam where victims are instructed by the perpetrators to make payments after they respond to unsolicited text messages offering loans. In a joint advisory by the police and Ministry of Law’s Registry of Money Lenders (ROM), it was noted that there have been more than 20 reports of …

TOC Editor Terry Xu submitted a letter to the Straits Times Forum in response to another letter published on the forum on 29 September 2019, written by Ms Chng Huiling. However, ST seems to have passed on publishing Terry’s response. In her letter (TOC must clarify its intentions, 29 September), Ms Chng had said that it was “disturbing” that TOC’s …