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A Singaporean by the name of Joshua Selvakumar had written to the Straits Times Forum today sharing his views on why Singapore doesn’t need a cooling-off day yet. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced lately that a cooling-off day on the eve of polling day when all forms of public...

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had cautioned against “politicizing” the education of Chinese language in Singapore which has sparked an intense debate lately following MM Lee Kuan Yew’s recent admission that some “mistakes” had been made in the past. “If you politicise this and ask what is...

American citizen and former Singaporean Mr Gopalan Nair had revealed the circumstances surrounding the conviction of the late opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam in 1985 on his blog – the “Singapore Dissident” as part of his defence against the disciplinary proceedings commenced against him by the...

The opposition has not dismissed the idea of using the internet to reach out to the voters on the “cooling-off” day which will be introduced in the next general election. Under the new law, the minimum campaign period will be extended from nine to ten days. All forms of mass rallies, home...

SDP opposes “cooling-off” day and calls for a genuine electoral process The Singapore Democratic Party has lambasted the “cooling-off” day proposed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as another attempt to “manipulate the already opaque and unfair electoral process” in order to “handicap” the...

Opposition MP Mr Low Thia Kiang has slammed the “cooling-off” day proposed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as a ploy to give the PAP an extra day of campaigning. All mass rallies, door-to-door visits and the wearing of party logos and symbols will not be allowed on the day which is extended...

DBS economist Irvin Seah had spoken out against the Singapore government’s foreign worker policy. He said that low-wage foreign workers have contributed to the widening of the income gap as they are more willing than local workers to accept less pay for lower-skilled jobs. According to Mr Seah...

The unemployment rate for Singapore residents hit 5.9 per cent in June this year, up from 4 per cent a year ago. The rise was felt across all occupations and industries, according to the Labour Force Survey carried out in mid-2009 by the Ministry of Manpower’s Research and Statistics...

With more and more young couples missing out on the homes of their choice due to sky-rocketing prices of public housing, the state media is spinning stories to lay the blame squarely on Singaporeans instead of the government. The prices of HDB flats have reached a record high in June this...

A Thai expatriate living in Bangkok by the name of John Symons has written an article to Thailand English Daily – “The Nation” expressing his doubts at Singapore’s recent ranking of 3rd by Transparency International. The Singapore media labels Singapore as the “3rd least corrupt nation” in...

Extensive publicity was given to the “We are One” Project two days before it closes on 30 November 2009. The project is jointly organized by CapitaLand, LEGO Singapore and MediaCorp to raise S$1 million for Singaporeans and families affected by the economic downturn. Every S$2 donated to...

Following the raising of the idea of a pre-citizenship test by PAP MP Madam Halimah Yacob in parliament last Monday, the state media has been actively selling the idea to Singaporeans. The Sunday Times even conducted a mock test for 50 locals and foreigners and it turned out that the former...

The Straits Times has come up with yet another misleading and deceptive headline to confuse its readers. The title of an article published under its “Top Story” section reads: “No bonus for civil servants” Followed by an inherently self-contradictory sentence – “Apart from their...

Following the emergence of the Singapore economy out of recession, civil servants will be expecting a “modest” year-end bonus of 0.25 month, which will be capped at $750 on top of their usual 13th month bonus. According to a statement from the Public Service Department, the one-off payment is...

I have been serving our national service faithfully. Throughout my service with SAF, I have kept our country safe, assisted my commander and senior officers in writing reports, managed the staff suggestion scheme, came up with newsletter for fellow national servicemen. I have also...

Staying inspired is a tough job for most people, if not all. Even entrepreneur may sometimes find it difficult to stay inspired because he may also be caught in the circumstances that are unfavourable. As such, knowing that life is getting tough and the tough get going. Therefore, he has to...

Singapore’s Speakers’ Corner will be more boisterous in the next few months not because there will be more Singaporeans speaking there, but due to the relocation of the nearby Hong Lim Food Centre in Upper Cross Street which will be closed for a facelift in March next year. NEA said that...

A resident by the name of Eileen Tan had written in to the Straits Times Forum asking where the funds will come from to replace the 1,260 lifts in Tampines. Ms Tan is responding to an earlier article published by the Straits Times which lauded Tampines Town Council for scoring “top marks” for...