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Empty ballot boxes for PE 2011 found in school storeroom

TR Emeritus (TRE) has received a series of photos purportedly of empty ballot boxes from a concerned anonymous reader. The reader found five of these boxes in a school storeroom. He took pictures of the boxes with a newspaper dated 22 August 2013 to show that they were still around as of last week. He said that the boxes have...

NParks officer in Brompton bike case charged in court

NParks assistant director Bernard Lim outside the Subordinate Courts. (Photo CNA). Bernard Lim Yong Soon, 42, an assistant director of the National Parks Board (NParks) suspended over the Brompton bike purchase incident, was charged in court today (29 Aug). Bernard Lim is accused of giving false information to MND officers about...

New curbs won’t dampen PRs’ demand for resale flats

Sky-high (price wise!) HDB flats In a written reply to a question asked in Parliament earlier this month, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said that as at 30 June 2013, there are 51,000 (or 6%) HDB flats fully owned by Singapore PRs. MND indicated that all HDB flat owners, including PRs, are only allowed to sell their...