Sengkang GRC resident rolls up his sleeve and turns neighbourhood cleaner
With no cleaners in sight and rubbish piling up for weeks, Sengkang resident Khairi Johari decided to roll up his sleeve and turn neighbourhood cleaner to clear the rubbish. “The estate is starting to look like a slum and I most certainly don’t call a slum my home,” he said. This rubbish has been sitting […]
Man told to marry his own race and not to prey on Chinese girl
“I used to believe that Singapore was moving in the right direction on racial tolerance and harmony. Based on recent events, I am not so sure anymore,” said Law and Home Affairs Minister Shanmugam in a Facebook post. Singaporean Dave Parkash had a most unpleasant encounter in which he felt embarrassed, humiliated and hurt. The […]
A good officer was maligned by The Online Citizen
On 17 May, SI Jeff attended to an elderly woman with dementia while on duty, but was accused of bullying her instead. A video uploaded by instagrammer @nichology allerged that officers had “clustered an elderly auntie who had taken off her mask because she was feeling breathless”. The story was picked up and published by TOC […]
Criticisms of Government’s rules on travel should not be confused with obligations under CECA
Criticisms of government’s rules on travel should not be confused with Singapore’s obligation under CECA, said Benjamin Ong. The rights of Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) to enter Singapore from anywhere in the world, including India, have nothing to do with Ceca or any other free-trade agreement (FTA), Benjamin Joshua Ong wrote in an […]
No international flights to and from Singapore and India since March 2020
There are no international flights from India to Singapore, nor from Singapore to India. In a joint statement, MOT, MOM and MFA said that India has banned all international flights to and from Singapore since March 2020. Singapore Airlines can only operate cargo flights to India. Currently, the only passenger flights between Singapore and India […]
Changi Airport transmission likely occurred when worker assisted family from South Asia
The initial transmission at Changi Airport likely occurred when an airport worker assisted a family from South Asia, CAAS and CAG said. Since the cluster emerged, close to 19,000 airport workers in Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3, and Jewel were tested for COVID-19 as part of a special testing operation to quickly detect, isolate […]
Racism and xenophobia will be normalised if we are not careful: Shanmugam
Racism and xenophobia will be normalised if we are not careful, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in Parliament (11 May). “Singapore is 725 square kilometers of rock. We have to make a living by being open to the world. We will fail if we allow racism and xenophobia to become prevalent, and […]
Changi Airport Terminal Buildings, Jewel closed to public for 14 days
As the Changi Airport cluster continues to grow, Changi Airport Terminal Buildings and Jewel will be closed to the public for 14 days starting today (13 May) while a special testing operation takes place to test all workers in Terminals 1 and 3. All airport workers and staff working in Jewel are also urged to […]
Over 2,200 to be swabbed after VJC student tested positive for COVID
MOE announced in a press statement that a student from VJC tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, 7 May. This is the second case in a week of students who tested positive for COVID-19. It is currently an unlinked case. The student was last in school on Wednesday, 5 May. She developed Acute Respiratory Infection […]
In Perspective: the failing newspaper model, a unique Singapore problem?
SPH’s recent plight and subsequent restructuring has been suggested to be a management issue, symptomatic of the uniquely Singaporean way of placing overpaid, under-qualified elites at the top. But is SPH’s plight really a problem unique to Singapore? A business model disrupted and broken by the internet Take a look beyond our shores. The newspaper […]