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Should We Be Sceptical of the PAP’s Exaggerated Claims

Should We Be Sceptical of the PAP’s Exaggerated Claims

Click to enlarge Recently my eye was drawn to an article on state media’s clickbait site AsiaOne about an expat’s $11,650 a month basic living expenses. It says she is an expat despite the article revealing that she has been living in Singapore for 10 years.After so long she and her partner should have been eligible for... 

The history of Special Branch and the Emergency

The history of Special Branch and the Emergency

My name is Yoong Siew Wah and I was a former director of ISD (Internal Security Department), the name adopted after Singapore became independent to replace Special Branch to divest the department from its colonial connotation. The Malayan Secret Service had no executive power and was replaced by Special Branch with executive... 

Even Rock Stars Like Jacinda Ardern Fall to Earth

Even Rock Stars Like Jacinda Ardern Fall to Earth

On Wednesday Jacinda Ardern, who was lauded by many, including a large number of liberal and vocal (at least until it came to criticising their own government) Singaporeans, for her decision to shut New Zealand off from the rest of the world during the early stages of the pandemic and thus almost reduce Covid-19 deaths to zero... 



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