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Democracy, gang rape and a failure in communication

There was a fuss and a lot of misunderstanding over a quote MP Zainudin Nordin posted on his Facebook page a few days ago, particularly on the highlighted sentence:People use democracy as a...

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Are Singaporeans ideological prisoners?

As Singapore undergoes its mighty metamorphosis and develops a new soul and character over this coming decade, one of the biggest challenges it will have to deal with is its position on the vexing and...

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The Ugly Truth about Hwa Chung JC

Today is currently day 5 after the release of results. Life has been going on fine for me since i've got things to keep me preoccupied but it was a little tough keeping the optimism going today. From...

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Nicole Seah appointed 2nd assistant sec-gen of NSP

Ms Nicole Seah, one of the youngest candidates in the last general election, has been given a bigger role in the National Solidarty Party’s key decision making body.Ms Seah was appointed as its second...

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Many private condos are not occupied

Figures from the Urban Redevelopment Authority show that private home prices rose 0.6 per cent in the first quarter, while prices of resale HDB flats increased by 1.3 per cent (“HDB resale deals at...

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The Hypocrisy of Affordable Healthcare In Singapore

Until today, a lot of people assume that the 3M system, MediSave, MediShield, MediFund, are adequate safeguards in place to make healthcare affordable in Singapore.However, many Singaporeans now find...

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21 Malaysians arrested for staging an outdoor protest at Merlion Park

Police arrested 21 Malaysians after they were caught staging an outdoor protest at the Merlion Park at 4.50pm on Saturday.This despite earlier police advisories that such gatherings are against...

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FT article on Shane Todd is "inaccurate" and "mischievous": Singapore Police

Singapore police have labelled a recent Financial Times report on American engineer Dr Shane Todd as "inaccurate", "mischievous" and "calculated to interfere with the administration of justice in...

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PRC: Pretty Real China - The book

In the early 1990s, Taiwanese journalist Bo Yang wrote The Ugly Chinaman, a collection of his impressions on China and Chinese culture, where he had worked for some time. It sparked a lively debate,...

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Billionaires in UK exposed for hiding money in SG

Global investigation gets under way as HM Revenue and Customs acts on leaked dataMore than 100 of Britain's richest people have been caught hiding billions of pounds in secretive offshore havens,...

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PA: From Dedicated Community Volunteers to a Modern-day Controversy

By SEAH CHIANG NEECurrent day realities have an impact on the critical ‘political’ role played by the People’s Association for more than 50 years in Singapore.THIS year marks the 53rd anniversary of an...

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DPP’s response to MP Zainudin Nordin’s facebook post

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) released a statement on 11th May, Saturday in response to the Facebook Post posted by MP Zainudin Nordin on his public facebook page. MP Zainudin Nordin cannot be...

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PAP MP Zainudin Nordin did not serve his National Service?

Hello The Real Singapore,I was just reading up about the PAP MP that said that Democracy is Gang Rape in action and realized that his qualifications profile does not have a 2 year gap that most other...

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ST Editor Han Fook Kwang, don’t try to teach SGs how to suck eggs

Han Fook Kwang should stop being so shallow. He would do well to go suck his own grandfather’s egg.Attempting to use the recently concluded Malaysian GE to teach Singaporeans the importance of...

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No long term solution for ECs

Dear MP Maliki Osman, I refer to The Straits Times article “Executive condo scheme divides participants”. (10 May) The issue is not just with the EC scheme but others as well.  Since there can be no...

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Taiwan threatens to halt Filipino hiring on fisherman death

Taiwan President Ma Ying-Jeou threatened to recall his representative to the Philippines and freeze work applications should its neighbour fail to respond within 72 hours to requests for an apology...

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Indian Molester released from jail after promising to marry the victim

A young man from Bihar, India, who was accused of molesting a woman from the Philippines, has been released from jail with the promise that he will marry the victim.Gyan Prakash, who runs a petrol pump...

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Malaysian election protest at Speakers’ Corner

Roughly one hundred people gathered at Hong Lim Park on Sunday evening for a locally-organised event billed as an expression of "solidarity" for Malaysians calling for clean elections.Groups of people...

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PRC woman says she has an MBBS in child psychology from NUS

TNP reported last week that a PRC woman, who is the founder and managing director of the tuition centre Raffles EduHub (www.rafflesedu.sg) is currently under investigation for misrepresenting her...

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The Real Reasons for Resigning from The Workers’Party

By Sajeev Kamalasanan (Former member & Ex-candidate for WP, Nee Soon GRC, GE2011) Since my resignation from the Workers’ Party (WP) in May 2012, I have been asked by many people on the real...

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