Lazy PAP MPs Irene Ng and Mah Bow Tan caught skipping Parliamentary Sessions...
Previously, I had collated the Parliament record attendance since 2011 until 2013 and revealed that Fatimah Lateef, Jessica Tan, Mah Bow Tan, Masagos, Irene Ng and Zaqy Mohd to be AWOL champions when...
View ArticleWhy so many 'Foreign Talents' presenters in Mediacorp?
Once upon a time we used to have 2 presenters for our AM Singapore morning breakfast program run by CNA.But of late the format changed to 3 presenters. I wonder to myself why so many? Why does it take...
View ArticleReform Party demands Investigation that Lee Hsien Loong Breached the...
Reform Party is seriously concerned that Lee Hsien Loong may have breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct (the Code) by using his Official Press Secretary to write a letter to the Economist newspaper...
View ArticleRacial harmony not due to PAP
I refer to the 5 Jun 2014 Straits Times letter “Striking a delicate balance” by Mr Kuek Jia Yao.My Kuek attributes Singapore’s racial harmony to the success of post independence government policy. It...
View ArticleLim Swee Say writes to Channel News Asia to clarify but leaves more confused
Background Story: NTUC CHIEF LIM SWEE SAY: CHANNEL NEWS ASIA TWISTED MY WORDSLim Swee Say, the PAP MP and Minister without Portfolio, has written in a clarification to Channel News Asia which he said...
View ArticleBeing Muslim and Gay
Accepting differences.We live in a country where every one deserves right and equality.We live in Singapore, a country with various colours, beliefs, lifestyles and political ideologies.If we can live...
View ArticleCPF or bust – What does the Government have up its sleeve?
In the ongoing debate on CPF, what DPM Tharman said is worthy of some consideration. But much remains in the dark until his boss PM Lee talks about it at the National Day Rally and only then would we...
View ArticlePinkDot or Wearwhite? A choice between rhetoric or truth
Rhetoric is powerful, but it cannot hide facts.At first glance, the statement issued by “members of civil society”, which is signed by 217 individuals and 9 organisations like Maruah, AWARE and the...
View ArticleServing my country faithfully for 2 years has cost me my dream job
*photo for illustration purposes only Dear TRS, I never expected that serving my country faithfully for 2 years as an officer would cost me my dream job because my prospective employer deemed that I...
View ArticleEnd of the existing growth policy
Growth at all cost mentality in Singapore has cost Singaporeans a lot in the form of social disamenities. There are two disparate groups in Singapore now. The post 65 generation enjoyed the successes...
View ArticleCPF graffiti culprit got counselling, help?
We refer to the article “CPF graffiti culprit jailed 4 weeks” (Straits Times, Jun 24).Homeless since 2003?It states that “he had been picking up cans as a rag-and-bone man … he had no home to go to...
View ArticleThe Real Problem About National Service in Singapore
Dear The Real Singapore, A number of my female friends, female colleagues and foreign colleagues have been complaining about Singaporean guys making such a big deal about National Service. Whenever it...
View ArticleVincent Wijeysingha rebuts the Catholic Archbishop's anti-LGBT open letter
Following the open letter published by the archibishop of the Catholic Church in Singapore William Goh, social activist Vincent Wijeysingha has written a rebuttal in a Facebook note about the issue.He...
View ArticleLim Swee Say at his nonsensical best!
ST headline “CPF money 100% safe: Swee Say” caught my eye. I knew anything related to Lim Swee Say, minister with zero portfolio with a fetish for DTF toothpicks, would be interesting. The more our...
View ArticleRoy Ngerng: Falling Sick, And Knowing Where Our Money For Health Is Going To
I woke up, feeling a gnawing pain in my stomach. It was about 3am in the morning. I gave my stomach a rub and grimaced. The pain had woken me up from my sleep. I laid in bed, as the sheering pain came...
View ArticleNMP Eugene Tan responds to ST reader Eugene Tan
I feel compelled to respond to my namesake’s letter (“Don’t take good govt for granted”; June 17) as many have assumed the writer’s views are mine.Mr Eugene Tan argues that “Singaporeans know who to...
View ArticleVincent Wijeysingha should not anyhow say that he was molested by a priest!
Dear The Real Singapore,I refer to the article: "Vincent Wijeysingha rebuts the Catholic Archbishop's anti-LGBT open letter"Vincent Wijeysingha was an opposition politician with the SDP and currently a...
View ArticleGoh Meng Seng: Workers Party's wavering stance on NMP scheme?
Before I start, I must state that it is really regrettable that I have to criticize Mr. Low Thia Khiang in this post. I always have high regards of him and even regarded him as my First Teacher for my...
View ArticleLocal Film Maker: An open letter to Lee Kuan Yew
The following was emailed to lee_kuan_yew@pmo.gov.sg on 15th May 2014. There has been no reply.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Request for an interview with...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch: The Perils of Blogging in Singapore
By Mickey SpiegelIn Singapore, blogging dissatisfaction with government policies by insinuating corruption on the part of high officials is a surefire way to get hit with a defamation suit and to lose...
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