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Goh Meng Seng: PM Lee Just Made Himself Look Stupid with the Whole Defamation...

PM Lee is rather stupid actually. He has made himself look extremely BAD politically. Asking the court to put injunction on Roy from speaking ALL CPF issues? What is he thinking? This really makes him...

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What Singapore needs is not a Minimum Wage System but a Maximum Wage Policy

I read with interest Mark Flowers’ article on maximum wage differentials, and it got me thinking that instead of arguing for the implementation of a minimum wage system in Singapore, we could instead...

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A Judgement Call

Lee Kuan Yew once admitted that being a politician made him wary of people, especially those who might use their relationship with him for their own gain (LKY, "The Man And His Ideas", Han Fook Kwang...

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CPF, Roy Ngerng and Article 14 of the Constitution?

I refer to the article “Blogger Roy Ngerng found to have defamed PM Lee” (Straits Times, Nov 7).It states that “Blogger Roy Ngerng was found to have defamed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a blog...

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Are Singaporeans doing enough for our Senior Citizens?

Just a few days back, I personally witnessed an old lady on the bus approaching my friend and me for a couple of dollars for a bus ride home since she had to change buses. This was totally absurd and I...

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Local Cab Driver: Most of us are Excited about the New Standardised $3.80...

Dear The Real Singapore,I refer to the article: "TAXI FARES IN SINGAPORE WILL BE INCREASED AGAIN TO $3.80"I am a taxi driver and I hope to explain the new fare change to help commuters better...

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Calvin Cheng: S'poreans Should Not Blame MP Intan for Appealing Yang Yin's PR...

My take on the Yang Yin saga so far:1) Re letter-writing by MP Intan - She was writing for Madam Chung her resident, not for Yang Yin.MPs are routinely asked to write appeal letters for their residents...

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Third Quarter Report: Luxury Home Price Performance Drops 10%

In an article in Property Guru, it was revealed that the luxury home property values in Singapore have decreased by 10% during 2014’s third quarter. As further reported by the Property, the price...

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I Waited Until My Wedding Night To Lose My Virginity And I Wish I Hadn’t

“Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate and my future children to be sexually abstinent from this day until the day I enter a biblical...

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A New National Slogan for Singapore’s 50th Birthday

The following is a selected chapter from my latest book, ‘Roll Out the Champagne, Singapore’, launched on 16 Oct by my publisher, Marshall Cavendish.When Lee Kuan Yew became Prime Minister of Singapore...

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Rise Of The Vigilantes in Singapore

When something is perceived as impotent, unable to rise up to the challenge, chances are, something else will take its place. The same thing can be said of the cyberbullying served to the owner of an...

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Singapore: A nation that refuses to heal its wounds

A nation that refuses to heal its wounds.KC Chew, a Harvard graduate imprisoned twice under the ISA for the bogus charge of a Marxist conspiracy in 1987/88, urges the government to seek reconciliation...

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10 Absolutely Heartbreaking Struggles Single People Never Talk About

For as long as I can remember, I’ve watched my friends pair off. Temporarily and fleetingly in high school, longer and more lasting in college, and now, permanently. Throughout it all, I’ve remained...

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Really Expensive English Tuition

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen’s explanation for spending $25,900 on a language challenged People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer makes you wonder if he was dropped on his head when he was a child. Or...

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Capitalism Is Making China Richer, But Not Democratic

As far back as the early 1990s, Washington thought trade and investment eventually would make China more democratic. In the past couple of years, though, the Communist Party has doubled down on...

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Lake Life EC in Jurong Sees 95% Sold in First Day

The Executive Condominium (EC) project, Lake Life, in Jurong saw great demand with 95% of units sold on the first day of sales on Saturday.A total of 521 units were sold from the 546 unit...

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Why are we paying $16K to an MP who can’t even stand and attend...

Disclaimer: TheRealSingapore.com is a platform for users to submit content and all content remains the property of the individual contributors. The views and opinions expressed by author(s) within the...

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PAP dream team for Aljunied GRC

The PAP fielded a very strong team in the last GE in Aljunied. Led by the highly intelligent Foreign Minister George Yeo, the other members included Minister Lim Hwee Hua, Parliamentary Secretary...

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Time – Will we use it for growth or our ultimate demise?

Time: The Ultimate ResourceThe history of the human race can be summed up in two words: accelerated growth. The rest are commentaries.For a very long time early man lived in caves with the daily...

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Indonesia President forgives netizen while PM Lee punishes one, who is the...

The future of a nation is largely determined by the qualities of leadership. In the space of a week, we have witnessed the responses of two leaders in South East Asia towards alleged defamatory online...

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