$2.9m raised in 10 days; the spirit of giving is more than a ray of hope
I was late to the campaign. By the time it appeared in my newsfeed, the campaign had already achieved its target. 10 days was all it took to raise almost $2.9 million. More than 29,000 people came together and from their kindness and generosity, they gave hope to Devdan and his family. According to Ray […]
Racial intolerance goes against our founding values as a nation: Chan Chun Sing
Racial intolerance goes against our founding values as a nation, and has no place in our society, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said. The recent spate of racist incidents go against what we stand for in Singapore, he said. In recent days, a man allegedly kicked a 55-year-old Indian Singaporean woman in her chest and […]
Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) is still needed, Pritam says
Election after election, in every manifesto since 2006, the Workers’ Party has called for the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) to be abolished – with immediate effect. Various reasons were put forth including that the EIP hurts the minorities who had to sell their flats at a lower price, a point Mr Pritam Singh reiterated in […]
The CMIO classification affirms multiracialism and matters more for minorities
There have been calls from some quarters – including the Workers’ Party – to abolish the CMIO classification. Some called for a relook of the model. They question if it is still relevant. Others claim that it makes us look at people through through the lens of race. In an op-ed written for the Straits […]
Ease of connectivity, not geography per se that determines economic relations, says Chan Chun Sing
“Historically, geographical distances have shaped economic cooperation,” Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said. “By virtue of Southeast Asia’s geographical position, goods, capital, people and culture have flowed between Southeast Asia and China for thousands of years. Physical proximity was a natural enabler of the development of interdependencies.” But is Geography still Destiny? Speaking at the […]
Ong Ye Kung speaks on the FTA strategy and the falsehoods surrounding CECA
“FTAs and CECA have been made political scapegoats, to discredit the policy of the PAP Government,” Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament 6 July 2021. In his ministerial statement Mr Ong said FTAs in general, and CECA in particular, are not the cause of the challenges our PMEs face delivered. If anything, they are […]
No real regional cooperation if China does not have trust of its neighbours: ESM Goh
In a keynote speech, ESM Goh Chok Tong said that there can be no real regional cooperation if China does not have the confidence and trust of its neighbours. Achieving real cooperation requires more than a change in the tone, style and language of public communications, he said. Mr Goh outlined 3 principles to reinvigorate […]
Singapore Government makes advance purchase of Sotrovimab to treat COVID-19
The Singapore Government has entered into an Advanced Purchased Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline Singapore and Vir Biotechnology for a supply of sotrovimab. The agreement was announced by GlaxoSmithKline Singapore and Vir Biotechnology in a statement on 30 June 2021. Sotrovimab is an investigational single-dose monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 who do […]
Living with COVID-19 endemic: roadmap to a new normal
COVID-19 is likely to be endemic. This means it is here to stay – like influenza – and we will have to live with it, co-chairs of the Multi-ministry Taskforce said in an op-ed published by the Straits Times. Each year, many people fall sick from influenza. Most recover with little or no medications. But […]
Think you encounter a racist incident? Make a police report.
This is how racism looks like, making disparaging remarks like “Malay, is it? Okay, no wonder”. A woman, Tan Beow Hiong, 57, is charged with one count of public nuisance and two counts of knowingly committing an act that is prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different religious or racial groups and disturbs or […]