Marsiling resident expresses discontent over lack of action... We met ex-Navy man, Mr Phua who revealed that we are the first political party to have ever visited him. He then shared that he had pleaded to the incumbent MP to have lifts installed at his side of the block.“I have fed back to him but for the past 8 years, nothing was done. I am getting old & I never know if I will...
RSF's statement on the use of POFMA by the Singapore government Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the totalitarian aspects of Singapore’s new, highly controversial “anti-fake news” law, under which the authorities issued two directives ordering “corrections” to Facebook posts within the space of a week.
The “corrections” are posted on a government web...
North Indian Doctors unable to connect with Tamil speaking... Recently I came across an article on the eroding of Tamil language and culture in Singapore due to an unprecedented influx of non-Tamils into Singapore, as Singapore fulfils its “obligation” to the notorious Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).
I checked with my native Singaporean Indian friends and...
Electoral reform promises to change Malaysian politics The victory of the Pakatan Harapan coalition in last year’s Malaysian general elections — the country’s first-ever change of government via an electoral process — raised widespread expectations for long-suppressed reform.
One area in particular need of attention is the electoral process itself. It is widely accepted...
Understanding Singapore society and the case for increasing... In Singapore, there are approximately 2.4 million people who are employed by SMEs - enterprises with annual sales turnover of less than $100 million and a staff strength of less than 200 workers.
This is the essential group of people who make up the middle class - which can be further divided into upper-middle class,...
Paul Tambyah Asks Google to Explain Ban of Political Ads... Google has banned political advertising in Singapore following the SDP's attempt to purchase ads on its platforms. SDP's Chairman Paul Tambyah wrote to the company to enquire about its shocking policy. In his email to Google CEO Mr Sundar Pichai, Dr Tambyah said that such ads ensure that "Singaporean voters are not deprived...
My parents skimped to pay my school fees I hope the Ministry of Education (MOE) sticks to its longstanding practice to withhold original Primary School Leaving Examination results slips due to unpaid school fees in spite of the outcry from netizens and political activists capitalising on the situation.
In fact, MOE was gracious to have given the photocopy of...
My wish for the upcoming GE - citizens taking control of...
We don't have to be worried of a non-PAP government. We need to be more worried of a PAP super-majority in parliament as we currently have, or even worse, when parliament becomes a "PAP only" meeting before 1981.
We cannot let the few decide the fate of the many at the same time stop the downward spiral and breakdown...
Disappointed that MP did not respond to query on increasing... Some six months ago, the nursing home where my mum is staying increased the daily charge by $1 from $70 to $71.
It was only last month that the government had decided to absorb the 7% GST charges on the nursing home services.
I just received a letter from the nursing home informing me that the daily charge will be...
Appeal for education minister to waive off unpaid school... (sent via email)
Dear Mr Ong Ye Kung
Minister for education
28 Nov 2019
Re: Withholding of examination result slip due to unpaid school fees
Thanks for your efforts in ensuring that all Singaporeans have a solid basic education free of the burden of having to pay school fees even though they are many who are...
Penalising children for their parents’ failings Does MOE really believe that it is right to punish or humiliate children for the failings of their parents? This is the same ministry which provides $238 million a year in scholarships and tuition grants for foreigners in Singapore (https://www.todayonline.com/…/moe-spends-s238-million-yearl…).
“Our educators,...
The PAP is managing the economy poorly, and is clinging onto...
The PAP is managing the economy poorly right now. Look at the report on the Future Economy of Singapore and it will make you shudder. This confirms what everyone thinks - we are going back to the past and the PAP will not be able to save us from a changing world.
Just look at the influx of foreigners in the country....
District judge dismisses M Ravi’s application to refer... A district judge on Wed (27 Nov) has dismissed lawyer M Ravi’s application to bring a constitutional challenge pertaining to his client’s criminal defamation case to the High Court.
District Judge Christopher Tan, during the open court hearing, decided that the issue “does not merit” a referral to the High Court.
In...
Why do SAF officers fly business class to exercises? An army officer I knew from my national service days was travelling to Australia recently for a military exercise. From his social media account, I saw that he was travelling in business class on a commercial airline (Air New Zealand). Another friend, a junior NSF officer, also travelled in business class to an overseas...
Speech by Tan Kin Lian on PMD ban at Hong Lim Park on 23... I am not a PMD rider. But today, I like to stand united with PMD riders and speak against the ban on the use of PMD on our footpaths. OK or not?
The ban was hasty. It was not the right decision. It was a bad decision. Agree or not?
The government has banned the use of PMDs on footpaths with immediate effect.
It...
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