Opinion
SIA gets massive S$15b bailout from Temasek to see it through COVID-19 crisis
On Thursday (26 Mar), Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that it had secured up to S$19 billion of funding with the...
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New measures to tackle virus spread is not consistent with going ahead with a General Election
Authorities have issued a whole host of new regulations to enforce social distancing amidst the outbreak of COVID-19 . On...
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What are we to make of an opposition that is reduced to being a mere spectator in a crisis?
The opposition watches and waits out the crisis while the government hogs the headlines and sucks up all the oxygen....
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HOME volunteer emphasises importance of negotiating compensation between FDWs and employers on rest days during Stay-Home Notice period
The Government's move to issue 14-day Stay-Home Notices (SHN) to those who have recently travelled abroad in the midst of...
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Netizens voice concern over jail terms, fines for those who breach COVID-19 social distancing rules
The latest regulation of social distancing measures in Singapore was implemented on Thursday night (26 March), and those who breach...
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Too great a temptation for the PAP to resist
We need the government to pull us through the COVID-19 crisis, the greatest crisis the country has known since independence....
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Letter: Remains unclear where Singapore stands in this pandemic and how the country will emerge
by Jasmine Tan I refer to the latest measures taken by the Government to halt all religious services and leisure...
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Netizens touched by Minister Lawrence Wong’s emotional tribute to frontline workers; some call it an act to win votes
National Development Minister Lawrence Wong broke down in tears midway through his speech in Parliament on Wednesday (25 March) as...
Read moreLetter: Remains to be seen if Singapore will emerge relatively unscathed
by Judy Tan I refer to the latest announcement made by Lawrence Wong’s COVID-19 task force to suspend religious services,...
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When has something being unconstitutional prevent the PAP govt from doing or deciding to do things it wants?
Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament yesterday (25 March) that it would be unconstitutional for the General Elections...
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Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year -
France urges companies to not pay dividends -
35 additional cases of COVID-19 infection; 14 unlinked local cases and three new clusters -
Japanese comedian Ken Shimura passes away due to complications caused by COVID-19 -
Spain announces 812 virus deaths in 24 hours, total 7,340 -
HDB to upgrade 230,000 flats with more contemporary and better quality fittings -
Medical experts from China and S. Korea underline importance of wearing masks during COVID-19 pandemic — contrary to WHO’s recommendation -
High Court dismisses all three Section 377A challenges -
57-year old seafood seller identified as first from Huanan Market to test positive for COVID-19 -
Moscow begins lockdown, as Russia regions prepare for confinement -
WHO refused to acknowledge Taiwan, praises Singapore instead -
National Wages Council: 10% cut in basic pay or lower MVC, if wage cuts necessary -
Columbia Sportswear’s CEO takes pay cut on own salary while continuing to pay employees amid COVID-19 crisis -
PM Lee cautions public about fake COVID-19 email allegedly sent by him asking for “contribution” -
Impossible Foods launches Earth Month campaign to highlight Singapore’s environmental impact
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Legal brothels in S'pore to close until the end of next month -
This is not a time for the government to be playing Jekyll and Hyde with Singaporeans -
PM Lee goes on walkabout in Ang Mo Kio, distributes bottles of hand sanitiser to patrons at Teck Ghee Court Food Centre -
Ministry of Manpower will not extend temporary housing support to Malaysian workers -
Dr Tan Cheng Bock: Obvious choice between an early election which may cause a far worse health crisis and a legal constitutional problem -
Lightning never strikes twice? For Dr Tan Cheng Bock, it could even be thrice -
Resilience Budget: S'pore to freeze all govt charges and fees for one year until Mar 2021, temporarily suspend student loan repayments, says DPM Heng Swee Keat -
DPM Heng had responded to some requests for private-hire bus drivers facing challenges amid COVID-19 crisis, says WP’s chief -
More Indonesians carrying Covid-19 virus arriving to seek treatments in Singapore hospitals - PAP's eagerness for a general election during global pandemic may create unhelpful speculation for the government
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What are we to make of an opposition that is reduced to being a mere spectator in a crisis? -
Third death from COVID-19 infection in Singapore, 70-yr-old who had no recent travel history to affected areas and link to previous cases -
Lee Hsien Yang shares photo of late Lee Kuan Yew’s favourite carpet on his father’s fifth death anniversary -
Temasek's largest shareholdings plunged S$34.24 billion in three months -
Closing our borders to short term visitors but still going ahead with general elections, is contradictory
