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Zainudin Nordin LHL lauded those 5 Community Development Council (CDC) mayors lavishly at a recent event about the work that our CDCs have been doing. It was reported on page B2 of yesterday's' Straits Times. He cited CDC's Student Meal Plan, the $20 million Voucher Scheme for about 400,000 families which averages $50 per family,... 

On Tuesday (22 Sept), a few friends and I gathered outside the Clementi Police Station to wait for PJ Thum, founder of New Naratif (NN). He had been summoned there because of the complaints lodged by the Assistant Returning Officer of the Elections Department (ELD). We do not know when the complaints were lodged. The General... 

Basically, the whole episode shows the weakness of the system being managed by straight As scholar or academic who made wrong decisions instead of having experts. The over confidence in the early stage where cases were low, WHO was praising Singapore's system and making them underestimating Covid-19. The overlook of hostels...