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MP Indranee: P1 registration priority are given to grassroots leaders
In Parliament today (13 May), NCMP Lina Chiam asked about the Primary One registration which gives priorities to “active community leaders”.She posed the following questions to MOE in Parliament:To ask...
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Philippine hackers hit Taiwan government sites
A cyber battle has erupted following the shooting of a Taiwanese fishing boat by the Philippine coast guards, paralyzing the websites of both countries' presidents, as well as those of Taiwan's...
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Lack Of Trust All Around
Morbid anti-suicide pledges are flooding the internet in China according to a BBC report, written in the hope that they will prevent authorities from falsely ruling their death as suicide should they...
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PAP Minister Lim Hng Kiang is a heartless creature
In 2002, when he was Health Minister, Lim Hng Kiang imposed a rule that barred parents who had admitted to Class A ward to deliver their baby from downgrading should the baby subsequently need extended...
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Mrs Lina Chiam's Response to Ministerial Statement on MND TC Review
Mrs Lina Chiam, NCMPResponse to Ministerial Statement on MND Town Councils ReviewSpeech in Parliament13 May 2013 Madam Speaker / Mr Deputy Speaker,MPs and Town Councillors are public servants. In...
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Png Eng Huat: The AIM Transaction: Business or Political
By MP for Hougang SMC, Png Eng Huat [Delivered in Parliament on 13 May 2013]The MND Town Council Review has left many questions unanswered despite providing a lot of background information on the AIM...
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Samsung announces 5G data breakthrough
AFP NewsSamsung Electronics said Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second.The...
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Indranee’s curious claims
“Senior Minister of State for Education Indranee Rajah said the priority system for children going through Primary One registration is not linked to the government.” –TODAY, 13 May 2013.The Senior...
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Khaw Boon Wan: All Political Parties get the same treatment on Town Council...
National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in Parliament on Monday that his ministry gives “the same latitude” to all political parties in town council transactions with political affiliates.It...
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Sylvia: Sale of software to AIM was to stop opposition TC from using it
Sylvia Lim MP for Aljunied GRC13 May 2013Parlimentary SpeechThis debate has been triggered by the controversy surrounding the sale of town council management software (TCMS) by 14 Town Councils managed...
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City Harvest Saga: Sun Ho cleared to resume "Leadership" duties
Ms Ho Yeow Sun will resume her role as executive director after the Commissioner of Charities (COC) lifted the suspension of her duties ahead of the August deadline, with immediate effect.“I am very...
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Who are the real patriots in this House?
If you require proof Khaw Boon Wan is no gentleman, read how he addressed Ms Sylvia Lim in his closing remarks of the MND Review “debate”:“This is self-righteous and – pardon me for saying so –...
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AHPETC / WP’s RESPONSE TO COMPARISONS ON MANAGING AGENT RATES
AHPETC / WP’s RESPONSE TO COMPARISONS ON MANAGING AGENT RATESWe refer to the comparisons of Managing Agent (MA) rates cited by Minister Khaw Boon Wan in Parliament on 13 May 2013 during the debate on...
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Why good GDP growth but ‘peanuts’ pay increase
Since I wrote “PM, this can’t be right? 5.9% GDP but 0.4% wage increase?”, I’ve read something that illustrates that it’s the distribution of GDP growth that matters, not GDP growth by itself....
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Local actor Dai Peng dies from same cancer as Huang Wenyong
Local actor Dai Peng passed away two days ago (May 12) at the age of 75.He had been diagnosed with lymphoma two weeks ago, the same cancer that fellow veteran Huang Wenyong had also suffered from.About...
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MRT train services will only start in the Noon for some areas due to repair...
Some commuter train services on certain stretches of the North-South and East-West lines may begin later at noon on some Sundays.The plans come as the replacement of timber sleepers - which support the...
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The Hypocrisy of CPF and Singapore's Reserves
In a recent survey, 70% of respondents polled that they had difficulty saving up enough money in their CPF. In another survey, most Singaporeans were also found out to be unable to meet the minimum...
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Dr Todd not happy working with his PRC teammates at IME
During the coroner’s inquiry into the death of American researcher, Dr Shane Todd, yesterday (13 May), his girlfriend, Shirley Sarmiento, a Filipino nurse working at a local hospital told the court...
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The Ministry of National Development comprehensive clown show
We examine the Ministry of National Development's oft-delayed, long-awaited review of the transaction between the People's Action Party's 14 town councils and Action Information Management, published...
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The Singapore I would like to see
A reader asked me what I thought were the most critical issues Singapore is facing at the moment and what my vision for Singapore was.I personally feel that in general we are doing well so far but here...
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