Was GRC created more towards religious line rather than minority... Was GRC created more towards religious line than a minority line?
The GRC scheme came into effect on 1 June 1988.The Government stated that the GRC was needed so that minority could be represented in the Parliament: at least one of the MPs in a GRC must be a member of the Malay, Indian or another minority community of...
SBS Transit’s move to move to refer wage dispute to IAC... The decision of public transport operator SBS Transit Ltd to refer a recent wage dispute case filed by five bus drivers against the company to the Industrial Arbitration Court (IAC) is a “responsible” and “appropriate” one, said the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).
In a statement on Fri (18 Oct),...
Will voting for Dr. Tan Cheng Bok help in better policy making? Do You notice that whenever GE is near, the MIWs will suddenly become pro-active and seem genuinely interested in solving citizen’s livelihood problem? This year, it seems that Dr. Tan Cheng Bock is the driving force behind the sudden awakening of the MIWs.
The regime probably views him as the biggest threat, hence...
SPP's new Central Executive Committee The Singapore People's Party held its Ordinary Party Conference (OPC) yesterday evening.
At the OPC, the following 12 members were elected to the Party's Central Executive Committee:- Mrs Lina Chiam, Mr Jose Raymond, Mr Steve Chia, Mr Ariffin Sha, Mr Eman Lim, Mr Williiamson Lee, Ms Kathleen Cheong, Mr Ong Ming Hui,...
CIPC Funding This Barrier-Free-Access (BFA) ramp at Blk 108 Bedok Reservoir Road has been a long time in coming. First mooted by residents to the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council in late 2012, it was finally handed over to the Town Council by the People’s Association this afternoon, seven years after it was first proposed. While the...
EZ Link should improve its customer service I sent a feedback to EZ Link on 30 September:
Dear Ez Link
I download the app and tried to read my Senior Citizen card.
I got a message that it cannot read my card.
This deficiency has been around for more than a decade.
Why can't you read the senior citizen card? After all, it is just another special kind of Ez Link...
Not enough good jobs for locals That day my friend told me about this very worrying trend of more and more jobs being temporary basis.
Many been saying more and more jobs offer, all actually only available for 6 months period after that cancel, will have to be renewed. I find this trend very worrying, because there is no job security like that, work...
The PAP wants political parties to refrain from using children.... Referring to an SDP video, the Elections Department says that “political parties should refrain from inappropriate use of young children who will not fully understand what they may be promoting or subjecting themselves to.” (ST, 6 Oct 2019)
We cannot agree more.
But finger-pointing is best done in front of the...
Did the leaders of YALE-NUS lie? I wrote to Yale's president after Alfian Sa'at shared his version of events about the cancellation of his "dissent" module at Yale-NUS in Singapore. Please consider writing to Yale's president to ask for the re-opening of the inquiry with an unbiased representative, now that there is fresh and convincing evidence that...
Change of Venue for 'Protest 101' forum on 5th October Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are changing our Protest 101 forum's venue to The Agora at 28 Sin Ming Lane Mid View city #03-142 Singapore 573972. The nearest MRT is Bishan and take bus 410G from the bus interchange. Alight at Ai Tong Primary school and the block is just three minutes' walk away.
We apologise for...
Davinder Singh Chambers to represent SBS Transit in wage... Public transport operator SBS Transit Ltd has appointed Davinder Singh LLC to defend itself against the law suit filed by five of its bus drivers following a wage dispute.
Carson Law Chambers, the law firm representing the SBS Transit bus drivers, confirmed the matter in a Facebook post today (1 Oct).
“SBS Transit...
Let's Shake It Up! And Create the Biggest Awareness Campaign... Shake It Up! That's the theme of SDP's pre-election rally at Hong Lim Park on 19 October 2019.
With the PAP set to pile on difficulties on citizens like raising the GST to 9%, jacking up our population to an unbearable 10 million, and retaining the CPF savings of retirees, it is time the Singaporeans send a clear message...
Protest 101 - Singapore's Style on 5th October at The Substation
We will be organising an indoor event entitled "Protest 101 - Singapore's Style" on 5th October (Saturday) from 230pm to 5pm at The Substation 45 Armenian St.
The event will cover topics such as barriers and challenges faced by activists when organising a protest held at the speakers' corner and behind-the-scene...
The Way Forward - SDP Outlines Plans in Manifesto for Coming... Today the SDP is proud to unveil our manifesto, The Way Forward. A manifesto is a declaration of a political party’s vision and policies for the country.
This is exactly what The Way Forward is – a document that lays out the SDP’s plans on what Singapore needs to do to secure a bright and democratic future, and...
Lazy and Rude Certis Cisco Security Staff at Tuas Checkpoint... I have been using the Tuas Checkpoint frequently over the last few years. Of late, it seems like the Certis Security staff manning the scanning X-ray machines are getting increasingly lazy and brazen with their sheer tardiness. The episode I encountered on Friday, 27 September at 10.10pm bordered on the absurd.
On disembarking...
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