Why Singapore has the best healthcare and the importance of being insured
Eddy Edvaldo Chua’s father was hospitalised for a heart condition and had to go for a heart bypass surgery. He recovered well for the first two days but after being transferred out to the High Dependency Ward, he suffered from a heart attack and was sent back to the ICU where he suffered another two […]
Singapore needs strong culture that condemns lies and corruption to keep going strong
In the ongoing saga on the lies of Raeesah Khan and the WP leadership’s handling of the lies, one thought that comes to mind is this: to keep Singapore going strong for many more years, Singapore needs a strong culture that condemns corruption and lies, a strong culture that demands the highest standard of integrity. […]
Committee of Privileges issues summons to Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap
The Committee of Privileges looking into the lies of Raeesah Khan said in its fifth report that it has issued a summons each to Mr Pritam Singh, Ms Sylvia Lim and Mr Faisal Manap. The Committee had previously asked the three leaders of the Workers’ Party to produce documents including internal correspondence between senior leadership […]
Police: significant resources dedicated to investigate into Ms Khan’s claims
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) noted that Mr Pritam Singh had minimised the impact of the false claims made against the police by Raeesah Khan Mr Singh had said at the COP that no wrong had been done to the Police by reason of the false claims made against the Police, and questioned the amount […]
In 2006, WP candidate James Gomez staged a wayang in front of TV crew to discredit the PAP and ELD
Back in 2006, Mr James Gomez, a Workers’ Party candidate, displayed ‘blatant dishonesty’ in his conduct over his minority certificate application. It was GE2006. On April 24 2006, Mr Gomez went twice to the Election Department (ELD) with Ms Sylvia Lim. The first time, they collected some political donation forms. The second time, after they […]
I could not ask their sons to fight and die for the properties of the wealthy: Lee Kuan Yew
A newly independent Singapore needed to be able to defend herself. To this end, Mr Lee Kuan Yew decided to build a national service armed force. “If we could not defend ourselves, nobody, not even our people, would have faith in our future,” Mr Lee said in a speech made in 2000 made at the […]
Committee of Privileges hearing on Raeesah’s lies: a timeline of events
No time to read the report or watch the full recording? Here’s a timeline of the events that took place as revealed at the Committee of Privileges. 7 Aug 2021 On 7 Aug 2021, 4 days after her speech in Parliament on 3 August, Ms Raeesah Khan spoke with Mr Pritam Singh, and informed him […]
Sex, lies and video recordings: statements have to be made and questions need to be asked
SEX, LIES AND VIDEO-RECORDINGS POLITICS always has a dirty side, no matter how clean it tries to be. In its worst disposition and desperate defence, it would lie and hide – under the cover of darkness, denial or parliamentary privilege. ITS nemesis is the PUBLIC, stakeholders like us ordinary Singaporeans with no agenda, affiliation or […]
Raeesah Khan resigns from Workers’ Party. Why resign now, asks Prof Daniel Goh.
Workers’ Party Raeesah Khan has resigned from the Workers’ Party (WP). The party announced this in a statement on 30 November. Ms Khan had indicated to Mr Singh, the Secretary-General of WP, her intention to resign earlier in the day before conveying her intention to the CEC. Ms Khan’s resignation came before work by the […]
People expect MPs and political leaders to be above reproach, scrupulously truthful in what they say: Lee Hsien Loong
“In Singapore, people expect MPs and political leaders to be clean, to be above reproach in their personal conduct, and to be scrupulously truthful in what they say, inside or outside Parliament,” PM Lee said at the PAP Convention 2021 held on 28 November. Politics in Singapore has delivered results for Singaporeans because of one […]