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...
View ArticleAre 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleNicole 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...
View ArticleMany 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View Article21 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...
View ArticleFT 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...
View ArticlePRC: 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,...
View ArticleBillionaires 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,...
View ArticlePA: 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...
View ArticleDPP’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...
View ArticlePAP 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...
View ArticleST 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...
View ArticleNo 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...
View ArticleTaiwan 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...
View ArticleIndian 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...
View ArticleMalaysian 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...
View ArticlePRC 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...
View ArticleThe 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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