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Singaporean Ex-Muslim: Why fundamentalists are against non-muslim celebrations

Recently I wrote an op-piece regarding on why some Muslims would go to great lengths to condemn the “touch a dog” event. Read on to find out more. Link:...

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Straits Times Editor Chua Mui Hoong thinks that Singapore General Election is...

The Straits Times'"Opinion" Editor, Chua Mui Hoong, opined in the lapdog sheet that S'poreans will only venture into the streets to protest when they perceive that the elections rules are unfair.Wait a...

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PAP Supporters don't Understand the Internet

I am amused by the number of posts and Facebook pages created by PAP supporters on the internet, specifically Fabrications About the PAP, Fabrications Led by Opposition Parties, and Shut Down TRS.All...

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What Things Used to Cost in Singapore in the 1990s

It’s been only less than twenty years, but the cost of living in Singapore has increased exponentially. Born in the late 1990s? Here are some prices that might surprise you: Taxi Flag down In other...

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Myopic and discriminative view from Straits Times journalist

In the lapdog sheet The Straits Times’ article under it’s ‘Think’ page, this Columnist wrote about her concerns over the government’s recent announcement of the series of measures supporting the surge...

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How the GRC system is regressing politics in Singapore

How the GRC system is regressing politics in SingaporeA recent survey of 37 people by a failed presidential candidate showed that more than 92% of those surveyed opposed the GRC system. While 37 may...

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Adjunct teacher explains why kids need tuition in Singapore

As a current adjunct Math teacher in a secondary school, let me tell you what is happening in schools:1. Your students need tuition because most teachers are too busy with their ‘holistic education’...

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The Gifted Education Programme is a Waste of Resources

THE Gifted Education Programme (GEP) will remain controversial as long as there is no clear objective for it ("Is the gifted stream still relevant?"; last Saturday).What are we assessing? Are we...

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Government Apparatus Could be Torn Apart if Opposition takes Office

I refer to the report “PAP could lose ‘control, power over next 15-25 years’” (Oct 21).Mr Ho Kwon Ping had to be specific and focused at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)-Nathan lecture. He did not...

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GIC Loses Millions in London Mining Investment, Mainstream Media Remains Silent

The board of steel mining company London Mining, which suspended trading on AIM (as in AIM the London Stock Exchange Company, not the $2 outfit associated with Teo Ho Pin), decided to put the company...

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Help foreign spouses get PR to better overcome hurdles

I am glad new measures were announced to help prospective transnational couples plan better for their future. (“New moves to smooth way for transnational marriages here”; Oct 25)Currently, they can...

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Charity Organisation NKF has Over $289 Million in Reserves, $6.6M Surplus?

We refer to the article “Revitalised NKF ready to come out of ‘tortoise shell’” (Straits Times, Oct 27).It states that “The controversy took a heavy toll: Annual donations plummeted from $73 million in...

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Are PAP supporters the most deluded kind of people ever?

Are PAP supporters the most deluded kind of people ever?I was shocked to learn of an open letter written by Teck Siang Sim to the British High Commissioner. (OPEN LETTER TO UK HIGH COMM: I AM DEEPLY...

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Why Singaporeans should boycott Uber taxis

With past couple of weeks with Uber company offering free rides under UberX or Uber Taxi, Consumers were delighted that they were able to get two free rides a day. While  the drivers for UberX and...

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What would Singapore be like without the true blue Singaporeans?

The true blue Singaporeans built this place from Independence to a prosperous first world country. Now they are deemed as redundant, obsolete, lazy and don’t have the skills to fit in. So they are now...

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KL-S’pore rail link may affect Air Ticket sales, but not Bus Services

JOHOR BARU: The high-speed rail (HSR) service between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will have little impact on express bus service but may pose a threat to the aviation sector.Express bus operators...

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Our CPF could have been better managed with Malaysia’s EPF model

The PAP has been offering unbelievable justifications to pay CPF members below-inflation rates for decades. GIC, which manages our CPF, has been underperforming for decades, leading to our huge...

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Singaporeans' high debt levels reflect the failure of PAP's leadership

Singaporeans' high debt levels reflect the failure of PAP's leadershipI was shocked to learn about the high levels of debt that Singaporeans face, or at least the very reasons for it: 49% of people got...

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3 Reasons to Embrace a 4-Day Work week

Workers’ rights groups have been making headlines lately, with lots of pushback from unions and activists regarding issues like the minimum wage and healthcare. There have been some big victories on...

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Transport season passes discontinued: Why?

We refer to the article “EZ-Link to discontinue Season Passes from the start of 2015” (Channel NewsAsia, Oct 29).No more season passes?It states that “Season Passes can only be used until the end of...

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