Allow foreign spouses to live in Singapore as home makers I think there is an unspoken policy that foreign spouses should be well educated and able to work in Singapore and earn a high income.
This is why the low income locals are not able to marry a foreign spouse and bring them to live in Singapore.
I think that this policy is short sighted. It does not recognize the value...
The late Lee Kuan Yew was misled by Lee Hsien Loong Papa was led by Loong to believe that Oxley Road had been “gazetted” by the government. This was the background to Loong’s insistence that Papa should change his will to give Oxley Road to Loong alone. Indeed, Pa wrote to his lawyer Kwa Kim Li of Lee & Lee, on 6 Sep 2012 saying "Although it has been gazetted as...
Team Effort Gaudy Boy, our imprint for publishing Asian voices, has been from the start a team effort. Our Managing Editor Kimberley Lim was instrumental in setting up operations in 2018. We were soon joined by Judy Luo as an editorial intern. With her sharp literary intelligence, Judy has been so valuable in assessing new manuscripts...
SDP's Alternative Healthcare Plan will Lessen Burden on S'poreans
Do away with the 3Ms (Medisave, Medishield and Medifund) and introduce a single-payer insurance scheme for Singapore's healthcare system.
This was the main proposal by the SDP which launched its healthcare plan at its office this afternoon.
Presented by its Chairman Professor Paul Tambyah and CEC member Khung...
Gardens on top of buses
When I read this article about plants on top of buses, my immediate reaction was - what a bad idea. It will never work. It will take too much maintenence.
My common sense tells me that a better idea is to put solar panel on top of the buses. To keep the bus cool, it should be possible to have a cushion of air below...
A Family and an Organisation It was a privilege to be a member of this team over the last few days in Parliament, debating the Criminal Law Reform Bill, POHA and of course, POFMA.
People often underestimate how difficult it is to build a team.
In politics, there is no commercial reward, no monetary benefit to motivate and incentivise performance....
Tan Wah Piow's Marxist Analysis
Recently Tan Wah Piow posted on Facebook on Marxism, commenting that "Marx is not dead", and that he is "even more relevant". I am not making this up. It can be found on Facebook.
Now, we have socioeconomic issues that deserves and needs to be debated, such as the adequacy of our safety nets, depreciating value of...
Dr Lee Wei Ling: 'Kwa Kim Lee Has Been Lying'
My dishonourable brother Loong has repeatedly alleged that my sister-in-law, Yang’s wife, prepared and somehow got our father to sign a will in December 2013. Kwa Kim Li (KKL) of Lee & Lee has denied involvement in the events that led to this 2013 will. These are all falsehoods. KKL has been lying. She has also...
Solidarity the Way to Overcome Fear Singapore Unbound joins 27 other Singapore arts and civil society groups in expressing our shared concerns about the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill. In our view, the Bill would grant excessive discretionary powers of censorship to the executive branch of government.
"Action to address misinformation...
SDP to Launch Alternative Plan That Will Make Healthcare...
Shortly after the SDP pushed the idea of universal coverage of our healthcare system, the PAP government adopted the idea – or at least the rhetoric.
For instance, we said in 2012 that “healthcare reform must spring from and be underpinned by this fundamental principle of universal, affordable coverage.”
In...
Baey and Students Courageous for Talking Lead, Shanmugam... Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam's continued silence on Ms Monica Baey's case is telling. Under his watch, the police and AGC have not prosecuted the perpetrator, Mr Nicholas Lim.
Contrast this with the case of 20-year-old Edmund Zhong who was investigated by the police for merely saying that he wanted to throw...
Judge Says Bullying Is A Frequent Occurrence I refer to this article on TNP.
First off, let me say that I do not condone of this parent's action. And being a teacher, he should have known better than to do something like this.
However, let's imagine if something like this, were to happen to us. Imagine you have a child who is constantly bullied at school. Imagine...
Relooking at POFMA Real news about fake news. Parliament sits again on 6 May, with POFMA or the fake news bill being up for the second reading. Expect the debate to be a marathon one by Singapore's standard, taking several days.
What are the 'readings'? First reading is when the minister in charge puts up the bill and makes it available...
Is forgiving so difficult for us
Is forgiving so difficult for us, or have we forgotten how to?
My opinion that the society should not always put their perspective in only black or white.
When I mention that the penalty given to a person due to the fact that he was remorseful and that he is also not a repeat offender. People says that I am endorsing...
Be a real supporter of change Many people are unhappy with the conditions in Singapore - high cost of living, insecurity of job, depleting value of HDB flats, delay in payout of CPF savings and other issues.
They like to see people come forward to stand for election and provide an alternative to the PAP in Parliament. They claim to support these...
