Chee Soon Juan reacts to removal of streaming in secondary schools
๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐. ๐ก๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น The reason why MOE is now completely doing away with streaming today is because they have fine-tuned it, customised it to meet every child’s needs. Instead of 3 broad stream (Exp, NA, NT), there are […]
Does GST hurt the poor the most? Arguments from PSP and WP.
Despite Finance Minister Lawrence Wong taking great pains and going to great lengths to explain how the government has designed the GST in such a way that it is actually progressive and not regressive, and does not hurt the poorer segment of society, the opposition WP and PSP continue to mislead on the impact of […]
Singaporeans have made many sacrifices, stood together, and measured up as one people: Lawrence Wong
Life has not been perfect. We have stumbled and struggled, here and there. “But all things told, we can be very proud of where we are today,” said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong. Lest we forget, we are an improbable nation, a little red dot, a most unlikely country as Mr Wong reminded the House. “We […]
Sylvia Lim’s Apple phone hack warning and the political games she plays
Singapore state agencies did not hack WP Sylvia Lim’s iPhone, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam told Parliament on Friday, 18 Feb. The Minister’s response came after an exchange between Ms Lim and Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan on the government’s use of spyware. Ms Lim said she had received a […]
In a contested landscape, the competence and honesty of the Opposition is not an inconsequential matter
“Tell the truth always, and do the right thing by Singapore, even when it is hard or awkward โ in fact especially when it is hard or awkward. If something goes wrong, or something wrong has been done, own up and take responsibility โ do not hide, dodge, or spin further lies, to obfuscate and […]
‘Operating brain’ Pritam to be referred to the Public Prosecutor; actions against Sylvia Lim to be deferred.
The Committee of Privileges (COP) is satisfied that Mr Singh – and to a lesser extent, Mr Faisal and Ms Sylvia Lim – have been untruthful in their evidence, under oath, to the COP.ย This may amount to perjury which is a serious criminal offence. The COP considered it little purpose in sending the 3 […]
What can we do about the rising cost of living?
Inflation and GST- two words that are emotionally charged. It can change a casual chat into a loud and sometimes angry debate, or it may even deflate your spirits as you rework your upcoming plans that require money. Beyond the dismay, most feel about the rising cost of living in the anxiety that things may […]
Why the conduct of the 3 senior leaders of WP matters in meting out penalties to Raeesah Khan
The hearings by the Committee of Privileges were convened to look into Ms Raeesah Khan’s lies and to determine the penalties for her lies. No one imagine – when Raeesah Khan was first referred to the COP –ย that it would expand into a hearing that included the conduct of the 3 senior leaders of […]
Will the PAP pay a political price for the Committee of Privileges investigating Raeesah’s lies?
Politics is a funny business. Both sides of the political divide in Singapore can agree on several immutable facts : Workerโs Party MP Raeesah Khan lied several times in Parliament for months, eventually admitted, apologised, and resigned for lying, a complaint for breach of parliamentary privilege was filed, and a committee of privileges convened to […]
Are there compelling reasons to raise GST?
Our population is ageing rapidly. By 2030, approximately 900,000 citizens or one in four citizens will be aged 65 and older. For sure, healthcare expenditure will go up. Since the last time the GST was raised in 2007, public expenditure has gone up significantly. Between 2007 and 2019, government spending more than doubled from S$33 […]