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Hospital tents as temporary buffers
Background Story: Gan Kim Yong: Tents are 'purpose built facilities' to improve hospital buffer capacityGan Kim Yong: ‘the tent used for the Admission Transit Area Extension at Changi General Hospital...
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Increasing S&CC: Govt Making Singaporeans Pay More To Earn From Us
The PAP announced last week that service and conservancy charges (S&CC) for 8 of the PAP town councils will increase from 1 April onwards. PAP will be increasing charges by between $1 to $15 a...
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The Lowdown on Yesterday's Gutter Oil Incident at Toa Payoh
Background Story: Gutter oil in Singapore? NEA Investigates men seen pumping contents of sewersOil village claims they have Type C license, but NEA list did not show their company nameTwo men were...
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Giving PAP Government the credit where it is due
Sometimes, a single picture meme is good enough to replace the entire post.But if you are still reading, here’s the fuller post.At the risk of being mistaken once again for being a PAPpy dog, I think...
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It's difficult to break the cycle of maid exploitation
Rebutting: I WANT TO SHARE MY STORY, MY MUM WAS A MAID WORKING IN SINGAPOREI couldn’t accept this article on how it tries to paint the fault to Singaporean employers, our government and Singaporean...
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North Korea goes to the polls - with only one candidate to choose from
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un Photo: AFP/Getty ImagesOn March 9, North Koreans will hold a general election. But why does North Korea have a vote and what do its citizens understand by democracy?At...
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Calm Down Singaporeans, Our Country Is Not The Most Expensive For You
This morning, my news feed was flooded by a wave of articles and comments about Singapore being the most expensive city. Apparently the Economist Intelligence Unit came up with a research paper and it...
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Welfare state is not suitable for Hardworking "Slaves" Singaporeans
LAST Saturday's commentary ("Circle of trust in welfare system: Is S'pore ready?") focused on whether Singaporeans are ready for a Scandinavian-style welfare state, but nothing was said about whether...
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There is a misconception that living in Sydney is more expensive than Singapore
<above pic: A typical beach in Sydney>I always thought that Sydney is the costliest city in the world when I was living there for a good three years - fried rice cost $10, coffee $3.50 and a...
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Indian Barbers Zerged but PRCs Gutter Oil & Gas Specialist Took Flight
I know I'm slow. I was told two Indian foreign workers were arrested for setting up their barber shops on the street. From what I read, these barbers were completely rampaged by the MOM & NEA...
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More coverage on the Little India COI?
We have had several days of furious reporting on the proceedings and revelations of the Little India riot by the COI. The committee had a field day expressing great admirations to individual bravery...
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Who let the dogs in? And let them become PRs?
The recent public row over the dogs at Pasir Ris Camp (well described in this TRE article http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/02/28/all-mindef-said-it-would-only-issue-a-stern-warning/ has been well...
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Tactics PAP is using to buy votes from Singaporeans (Part 3)
Part 1: TACTICS PAP IS USING TO BUY VOTES FROM SINGAPOREANS (PART 1)Part 2: TACTICS PAP IS USING TO BUY VOTES FROM SINGAPOREANS (PART 2)First, I thought the budget accounting of the PGP is SEXY to have...
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Moonlighting foreigners in breach of the law
It is surprising that Mr Tan Lai Yong seems to suggest that the authorities were at fault for arresting the foreign workers (“Help moonlighting ‘barbers’”; Forum Online, last Wednesday).They were...
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Why Singapore Is Breaking Up And Singaporeans Are Still In Denial
Someone had posed a comment on how Singapore doesn’t want to risk what we have, and this was my reply:I think, and some Singaporeans might agree, that the current system in Singapore is a result of the...
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School students asked to undress in school - Parents might be interested in this
*photo for illustrative purposes onlyWitcast received a tip-off in regard to the treatment received from a student in a Primary school located in the Northeast area. Here are the details sent in by a...
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Singapore Graduate Employment Survey 2013 (Published 2014)
Law, medicine, business and IT are tops again in the latest Graduate Employment Survey Results. Fresh lawyers earn an average gross monthly salary of $5k+, while fresh doctors and dentists make $4k+....
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Little India Riot: Tanglin Police Commander - You Suck!
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Little India Riot on Dec 8th last year grilled the 1 man most responsible for the police debacle on Tuesday - Tanglin Police Division Commander, Deputy...
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Crisis Averted
The Provost of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Professor Tan Eng Chye has, via an internal communication circulated to faculty members, staff and students, informed them that Facebook...
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Singapore likes to pretend that its citizens have a good life
In many developed countries, their citizens pay higher taxes, but even after paying for their taxes, they still earn more than Singaporeans. And with what they earn, they are still able to buy more...
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