Politics

MP Lee Bee Wah recently gave an interview to ST Sunday Life, which was published on Sunday (22 Apr). LBW’s Malaysian family and home village worship Lee Kuan Yew She revealed that she was born in Johor. Her family later moved to Melaka and lived in a rubber plantation. She studied in Melaka and did well to do science at …

Last week (19 Apr), SMRT announced that it had conducted a “global search” before deciding on former Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Neo Kian Hong as the person to replace Desmond Kuek as its new chief executive. ST also reported that Kuek had, in fact, offered to resign soon after the tunnel-flooding incident occurred in Oct last year. “The Straits …

Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has published their views on the dismissal of Dr Wong Souk Yee’s application for a by-election in the Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC by the High Court Judge Chua Lee Ming. It cited two reasons why the High Court Judge is mistaken in his decision to dismiss Dr Wong’s application. The first being what was stated in the Constitution …

In a Straits Times report today (‘Chun Sing says NTUC will do job well even without him’, 20 Apr), potential 4th generation PM Chan Chun Sing told reporters, “Where I go, what I do, is the Prime Minister’s prerogative.” He was asked whether he is moving to a new role after the Cabinet reshuffle, which is expected to be announced …

ST Forum published a letter from an astute reader Cheang Peng Wah today (20 Apr) expressing his alarm at what HDB Chief Cheong Koon Hean said during a public lecture organized by the Institute of Policy Studies last week. On Tue (10 Apr), at a lecture entitled “Anticipating Our Urban Future – Trends, Threats And Transformation“, Ms Cheong said that …

Singapore People’s Party (SPP) issued a statement on Thursday to express its concern over the continuing spate of accidents involving Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) in Singapore. The party highlighted the recent accidents reported in media and note the importance of making neighbourhoods safe for children, elderly and members of the public. SPP noted that other than regulations currently set in place …

It has been reported that SMRT Chief Desmond Kuek is stepping down after 5.5 years at the helm. Another ex-Chief of Defence Force Neo Kian Hong is taking over him. When Kuek was appointed CEO of SMRT in Oct 2012 to replace former CEO Saw Phaik Hwa, then Chairman Koh Yong Guan said, “After an extensive search and selection process, …

Former Barisan Sosialis assistant secretary-general and ISA detainee, Dr Poh Soo Kai issued a response to the claim by Minister of Home Affairs and Law, K Shanmugam that Operation Coldstore was mounted on grounds of “national security” at the hearing before the Parliamentary Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods on 29 March 2018, challenging the assertion that he and his …

Straits Times reported on its papers today (14 Apr) that three veteran ministers will be stepping down when Parliament resumes on 7 May next month. Quoting its “sources”, ST identified the three to be: Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say Information and Communications Minister Yaacob Ibrahim ST wrote that “farewell plans are afoot at …

Mr Yeoh Lam Keong, the former GIC chief economist and adjunct professor at the LKY School of Public Policy, published a letter from Prof Linda Lim on his Facebook page today (13 Apr). Prof Lim, a Singaporean and the Professor Emerita of Corporate Strategy and International Business at the University of Michigan, is one of the close to 200 world …