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PM Lee: Let’s work together to keep SG a land of opportunity
PM Lee May Day MessageThe Singapore economy is into a new phase. We are upgrading qualitatively, and not expanding rapidly like we used to. We grew 1.3 per cent last year, quite good given the weak...
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The Workers’ Party Labour Day Message 2013
Every year, Labour Day serves to remind us that the economic progress we have achieved as a nation would not have been possible without our workers’ immense contributions and sacrifices. Today, we pay...
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Review of AIM extended again as priority was not given to the investigation
The review on the sale of software by People’s Action Party (PAP) town councils to PAP-owned company Action Information Management (AIM) has once again been extended.The Ministry of National...
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More hogwash from AMP Chairman on the Nizam issue
Why doesn’t AMP just admit it? It is a known fact, an accepted fact, that PAP pulls the strings and uses AMP, as well as other organisations funded by the PAP govt. That’s nothing to be ashamed of...
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Woman's leg caught in platform gap during rush hour
Another commuter's leg got trapped in the gap between the MRT train and the station platform last Wednesday. She says she was pushed.Madam Ong told The Straits Times about her ordeal at Little India...
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Mosques, Muslim shops attacked in central Myanmar
Anti-Muslim violence flared anew in central Myanmar yesterday as angry mobs destroyed two mosques and set fire to hundreds of homes and shops in unrest that injured at least 10 people in the...
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What is 6.9m going to be like in 2030?
What is 6.9m going to be like in 2030? A 4 member family unit will mean 400,000 flats to house an increase of 1.6m people. This could mean two Tampines estates or equivalent land needed at least. And...
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My secret christian confession
I sometimes get offended by christians.More often than not, they are well meaning christians who thinks they are "helping" me.I remember attending a charismatic church when I was 16. At first, the...
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Freedom arrives: What next for the Littoral Combat Ships?
This is the title of an article by Euan Graham in the Today paper on the arrival of US combat ship Freedom in Singapore. The article was on Monday’s Today. The title is catchy but the meaning is...
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To PM Lee: Sweep your own doorsteps first before you sweep your neighbours’
I refer to “Govt determined to tackle problems & improve workers’ lives: PM Lee“.In the article, he mentioned “For older workers for example, he hinted at how the government may progressively do...
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The Population White Paper is an Assault on Workers' Rights
Singapore has one of the highest income inequality rates in the world. The wages of the poor have not increased in material terms and the cost of living continues to escalate. Poverty is the outcome of...
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PM Lee stresses importance of tripartism in Singapore
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed the importance of tripartism in the country.Speaking for the first time on the illegal strike by the bus drivers from China last year, Mr Lee...
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Hong Lim Park event No. 2: The protest
by Bertha Henson | BreakfastNetwork.sgThe red balloons were replaced by placards emblazoned with angry slogans. Young smiling faces were replaced by older ones, sterner-looking. No cupcakes were given...
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MAS’ latest report confirms liberal FT policies depress SG wages
In a twice yearly review, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Tue (30 Apr) that Singapore’s job market will remain “tight” this year amid the continued tightening in foreign manpower.As...
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How open is SMRT?
The guy was helicoptered in to address the reliability issues of the “world class” mass rapid transit system, but instead of focusing on the uptime and safety aspects, he is proving to be another...
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Indonesia 1, Singapore 0
I have been noticing bursts of creativity among our neighboring countries especially in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines. Good for them.I am disappointed that we are not able to...
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The most memorable event of my life: The May 1st Protest at Hong Lim Park!
May 1st 2013 is a day forever etched in my memory and the collective memory of the 6,000 Singaporeans gathered at Hong Lim Civic Square. In all of my 68 years I have never sung the National Anthem and...
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PAP IB Jason Chua tried to sabotage the May 1st event with fake pictures
You know you are on the right track when the PAP IB gets so jittery about the protest that it starts to misappropriate photos taken at the scene to photoshop and try to hoodwink people with their...
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