2018-06-23 
0What is it with the government and the setting of arbitrary timelines? In 1984, there was the deadline of achieving the Swiss standard of living by 1999. Whether this was ever achieved remains debatable and there is now no further mention of this Read More
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2018-06-22 0The rejection of aid to an elderly visually impaired Singaporean has raised the ire of many Singaporeans who see this as unfair and outrageous. For me, this rejection crystallises everything that Singaporeans are unhappy about. They feel that the ruling party is made Read More
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2018-06-22 0by Augustine Low The world’s highest paid footballers are now playing at the biggest stage, the World Cup in Russia. The likes of Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar are expected to deliver world class performances befitting their status as the world’s most expensive footballers. Read More
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2018-06-22 0PAP Candidate for Aljunied GRC Victor Lye made a controversial Facebook post on Wednesday (20 May). He shared an experience on how a young resident had asked him if he was paid to do such community work. In the latter part of his post, he Read More
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2018-06-21 0Thanks to financial blogger Leong Sze Hian, we now know that founding minister and then-Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee’s annual salary was about $104,000 ($8,000 x 13 months with the 1 month bonus) in 1973. Note that this was after taking into Read More
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2018-06-21 0Exactly 31 years ago, six people were arrested by the People’s Action Party government in what was the final sweep of the ‘Operation Spectrum’. About a month before that, sixteen people were arrested and detained without trial under the Internal Security Act. Officially, Read More
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2018-06-21 0When I read news stories such as this, I am filled with pride. It reminds me that we live in a society that is by and large kind and generous. It is also heartening that individuals are stepping up to create and facilitate Read More
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2018-06-21 0I am heartened that the Singapore Armed Forces has convened an inquiry into the avoidable death of NSF Dave Lee and that the inquiry has flagged two key areas for improvement. However, until the full extent of the report has been released to Read More
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2018-06-20 0I refer to the article “Civil servants to get half-month mid-year bonus, one-off payments of $300 to $500″ (Straits Times, Jun 20). It states that “The last time civil servants got a one-off payment was in 2015, when each of them received $500 to Read More
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Published on 2018-06-22 by Ghui
Is Lee Hsien Yang’s departure from Singapore permanent?
By GhuiIt was announced on Thursday that Lee Hsien Yang (LHY), estranged younger brother to current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (LHL) would be stepping down as chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). Although the Ministry of Transport was quick to pay Read More
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