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The call for bold ideas by Halimah, unelected president of Singapore, has emboldened PAP MPs to speak up. PAP MP Seah Kian Peng has decided to seize the opportunity to lecture his own party on morality. Today On 18 May, Seah used the example of PAP arbitrarily implementing parking charges in schools and argued against using... 

Australian PM, Malcolm Turnbull (L) and Singapore PM, Lee Hsien Loong (R) The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) ran a story on Sunday (27 May) after a Remuneration Tribunal gave Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a 2% pay increment. With a new base annual salary of AUD$527,854 (SGD$534,584) a year, the SMH said that Turnbull... 

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam reiterated last Sunday that anyone can succeed in Singapore regardless of background. “Whoever your parents are, whatever your situation is, if you work hard, you can succeed, even (for children of) single parents, it depends on your determination,” he said. To drive home his point,...