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Organisers and speakers of the protest event on this Saturday, have been sent a letter from the National Parks Board (NParks) just five days before the actual event, indicating that they require police permits for their speeches. The planned protest event was meant to debate on various contentious issues in regards to the... 

The PAP should disclose the actual, instead of a reduced, government headcount, ie everyone earning tax dollars should be considered as government employees. According to government latest figures, it has about only 139,000 employees. A headcount breakdown by ministry shows there are only 282 employees under ‘Defence’,... 

The consistent rhetoric of “a fair and just society” over the years, should be assessed by way of the statistical outcomes to ordinary Singaporeans, and in comparison with international norms and standards I refer to the article “Pre-school moves continue effort to build ‘fair and just society’ ” (Straits Times,...