Security officers are vital partners of the Home Team
Private security officers can look forward to significantly higher wages in the coming years. This comes after proposals put forth by a tripartite committee on the security wage ladder were accepted by the Government on Friday (Nov 12). With this update, the basic monthly wage for security officers who are the lowest-ranked on the ladder […]
Man admits consuming LSD on day he allegedly killed mum and grandma; this is why Singapore is dead serious against drug abuse
“Man admits to consuming LSD on the day he was alleged to haved murdered his mum and grandma at Commonwealth HDB block”: screamed the headlines. This is why the Singapore government is so dead serious against substance abuse. And this is why our laws against drug trafficking is so harsh. Gabriel Lien Goh was 22 when […]
Indranee to Jamus: What matters is having wealth tax policies that work in each jurisdiction
Let’s be clear at the outset that the Singapore Government is not opposed to taxing wealth. Speaking in Parliament, Second Minister for Finance Indranee Rajah said that the Government is constantly looking for ways to be able to supplement our revenue but to do that in a way that strikes the right balance. The Minister […]
Why are there 2 different numbers for the ICU? Ho Ching explains
Some people have noticed that the MOH’s daily updates for the COVID-19 situation have different numbers for the ICU. Why are there 2 different numbers for the ICU, they asked. Because we are kiasu, said Mdm Ho Ching. In many countries, covid cases are hospitalised only after they are very seriously sick. But here in […]
It’s so easy to be the Opposition in Singapore and win
It is easy to be the opposition in Singapore and I’m not kidding. Let me tell you why. Take the Progressive Wage Model. It’s the brainchild of former minister and former secretary-general of NTUC, Lim Swee Say. Tripartite partners have been working hard since 2012 to implement the models for various sectors. The work continues. […]
CNB Statement on findings relating to investigation into Justin Lee who died after a fall from height
Investigations into how 17-year-old Justin Lee was questioned and treated in the lock-up has been completed. The Central Narcotics Bureau said Justin was treated “professionally and fairly”. CNB launched the investigation after his mother, Ms Cecilia Ow, alleged that he was mistreated during the process. Earlier this month, she made public a letter she had written […]
Sinovac-CoronoVac included in the National Vaccination Programme
The Sinovac-CoronoVac COVID-19 vaccine will be included in the National Vaccination Programme (NVP), the Multi-Ministry Taskforce said. This follows the interim authorisation of the vaccine by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). This will allow those who are medically ineligible to take any mRNA vaccine to take three doses of Sinovac-CoronacVac. Those who had allergies or […]
IMDA cancels The Online Citizen Pte Ltd Class Licence
The IMDA announced in a press release on 15 October 2021 that it has cancelled The Online Citizen Pte Ltd’s (TOC) class licence as it had repeatedly refused to comply with its licence conditions as a registered Internet Content Provider (ICP). As a registered ICP, TOC is required to be transparent about its sources of […]
Donovan Choy rebuts Jamus Lim’s claims on minimum wage
When the economist David Card won the Nobel Prize this past Monday, I quipped to my coauthor Bryan Cheang that The Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim – an ardent supporter of the minimum wage (MW) – would almost certainly leverage on this piece of news to double down on his fervent support for the MW. […]
Did WP Raeesah Khan accompany a rape victim to make a police report?
Did WP Raeesah Khan accompany a rape victim to make a police report? That’s the question on many people’s mind after she repeatedly refused in Parliament to provide any details on her allegation of the police’s mishandling of a rape victim, citing confidentiality issue. Did police mishandle the case as she alleged? Perhaps we will […]