Broad laws to make all public expression of any opinion illegal Nafiz' story (see https://twitter.com/kixes/status/1173880018679685120?s=21 or the article below for a summary) is an example of how systemic oppression works in Singapore.
First, self-censorship: you are pressured to voluntarily not express your opinion. Then, marginalisation: if you refuse to self-censor, you are...
Disengaged Civil Servants and Politicians Function 8 is disappointed with the civil servants in the Ministry of Home Affairs. They do not acknowledge or answer correspondence from citizens. Their feedback unit does not even generate an automatic acknowledgement.
As a public institution serving the citizens of Singapore with an estimated expenditure of nearly...
Is our government doing enough to control the cost of living? I am a 39-year-old a true-blue Singaporean, earning about $3,000 a month working as a warehouse supervisor for the past 8 years.
My wife has been working part-time as a retail assistant, earning around less than $1,800 a month and retail business has been bad and she might even lose her job.
The standard of living...
Court to hear Daniel de Costa’s constitutional challenge... Mr.M.Ravi attended the Pre-Trial Conference yesterday of our client Daniel de Costa who has been jointly charged with Terry Xu of The Online Citizen (TOC) for criminal defamation. It was alleged that he made certain comments by email which was subsequently published on TOC that would harm the reputation of members of the...
In lieu of a coalition of opposition parties As the GE is well nigh upon us but no coalition of the opposition parties seems to be in sight, let me propose a solution.
I will list here below what I feel are nine important policies that voters want.
I propose that opposition party leaders:
-- sign on to at least six of them,
--declare which they are signing...
Sharing information on migrating (ongoing discussion) Dear TRE
It would be good if you all can find some readers who are already living overseas to tell us more about easy or difficult migration was and how that particular country is like. I remembered reading about some people living in Vietnam, Canada etc.
Hope to read some articles like that and also hope to know...
Provide direct exits for MRT stations I took the MRT to One North station and wanted to go to Pixel building. I got lost, in spite of having Google Map to guide me.
What is the problem?
The One North station comes out to a building called Fusionpolis. It is connected to other buildings, e.g. Galaxis. I did not want to go to any of these buildings. I just...
Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss resigns from Singapore People’s... On Monday 2 Sep 2019, I handed in my resignation from the Singapore People's Party (SPP). I did so after much thought and careful deliberation.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Lina Chiam for her guidance, counsel and mentorship.
I am also very grateful for the support given by SPP members, several...
Dr Lee Wei Ling and her new love 'Hiro'
It was clear from early on that Hiro was a lovable rascal with the emphasis on lovable. He also demonstrated early on his intelligence with the soufflé incident and the fact that he quickly figured out whining and getting restless in his crate or “house” would get him out. We did so because we thought he needed...
Eight Tips For Living While Unemployed I found myself suddenly jobless.
It’s too complicated to explain the whole situation, but suffice to say, it left me feeling anxious and sad. I did what I could to resolve the situation but it was all in vain.
During these past few days of being jobless, I took the following steps to make me feel better. I can look...
Lower frequency for trains during off peak hours The train operators plan to reduce the frequency of trains during off peak hours.
Here are my views:
a) It is acceptable for the waiting time to be up to 10 minutes during off peak hours. This is the waiting time for buses as well.
b) During my travel on off peak hours, I hardly find a place to seat. I do not think...
Govt agencies should stop collecting cash I suggest that government agencies should stop collecting cash. They should insist of being paid through the QR system.
This will force people to move to the QR system. They can pay from their bank account with an app (under PayNow).
What about people who do not have an app or mobile phone? They can ask a friend or...
We need a minimum wage in Singapore We need a minimum wage. All the poor people out there working should really be making more than a few hundred a month. Much more, if I may say so myself. As the saying goes, a stitch in time saves nine. If we have a minimum wage now, we will not be dealing with stupid problems like absolute poverty and extreme inequality...
Higher bursary for higher education I welcome the higher bursary for higher education. However, I must point out that the increase of $44 million a year is a small amount, when seen in the context of the total budget of Singapore of $20 billion.
The total bursary of $167 million a year is also small. It is probably the cost of 2 F35-A fighter jets. We...
Lawyer M Ravi highlights the importance of lawyer’s presence... In 2016, 14-year-old Benjamin Lim fell to his death from his Yishun flat, hours after returning home from Ang Mo Kio police division for an alleged molestation incident involving an 11-year-old girl in a lift.
The North View Secondary School student was brought to the police station by police officers for his statement...
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