Rule of law and WP Raeesah Khan’s refusal to comply with Police’ request to arrange for an interview
Workers’ Party Raeesah Khan has ignored 2 emails sent by the police requesting her to arrange for an interview regarding a sexual assault case she brought up in Parliament. The Serious Sexual Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department said in a police statement that it had sent an email to Ms Khan on 7 […]
The story of Bill and Bob as they battle their enemy, COVID-19
This is the story of two young men, one named Bill and the other named Bob. Any resemblance to actual persons is purely coincidental. One day, Bill felt unwell. A week ago, his friend had WhatsApp him saying, “Bro, I got COVID sia.” Bill is worried — “What if I have COVID too?” Bill goes […]
Shanmugam responds to Pritam Singh who quoted him expressing concerns in 1989 over Government’s powers
“A person who is prepared to be thinking about issues sometimes has to change his views when he is faced with the real world and experiences. If a man looks at the facts, the real world and refuses to change his mind, he is either stupid or he is ideological. I am neither,” said Law […]
SDP’s pandemic exit plan: don’t test asymptomatic vaccinated people
SDP has an 8-point plan to exit the pandemic and it includes not testing asymptomatic vaccinated people outside of contact tracing. This will definitely bring down the daily count of cases overnight and make people feel happy at the lower counts. But it does not change the ground reality. What it means is that asymptomatic […]
Is it true that before the Fair Consideration Framework was implemented, locals were not a priority?
The Fair Consideration Framework (FCF)was implemented in 2014 after much lobbying by Labour MP Patrick Tay. The Progress Singapore Party claimed that before the implementation of this framework, locals were not a priority with the government. This is not true, Manpower Minister Dr Tan See Leng said in Parliament on 14 September 2021. “In fact, […]
Does CECA take away Singaporeans’ jobs? The short answer is ‘no’.
Singaporeans are anxious about their jobs. There is also a great deal of disruption in our lives and workplaces due to the COVID-19 situation. With globalisation and rapid technological advancement, business cycles are short and disruptions take place. Businesses that face difficulties may scale down or shut down. When this happens, jobs will be lost. […]
F-15SG fighter pilot Muhammad Iskandar took to the sky on NDP 2021
Among the fighter pilots who took to the sky on 21 August during our belated National Day Parade was MAJ Muhammad Iskandar. A Fighter Pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), Maj Iskandar is entrusted to plan, lead and execute various complex multinational operations and exercises in the SAF. Since joining the RSAF […]
70,000 take advantage of the Matched Retirement Savings scheme; $40 million in top-ups.
70,000 CPF members will receive about $40 million in matching grants from the Government in January 2022 for the cash top-ups made to their Retirement Account (RA) between 1 January and 30 June this year, the CPF Board said in a press release on 18 August. Singaporeans can use the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme to […]
Strengthening our social compact in an uncertain and complex global future
Strengthening our social compact will have to go beyond Government measures and redistributive policies, DPM Heng Swee Keat said. Each and everyone of us has a part to play, to build on the strengths that we have and to grow new strengths. Our social compact was built on giving everyone a stake in our country. […]
You can take control of your life and lower your risk of vascular dementia
Dementia is like a life sentence, a silent robber, robbing you of you abilities and memories, leaving pain all around. In Singapore, the most common form of dementia is vascular dementia. Almost half (45.5%) of dementia cases in Singapore are vascular dementia. The good news is that you are not helpless against it. You can […]