Law Society President Adrian Tan puts the nails on Branson’s reasons for not debating with Shanmugam
And so it was that Richard Branson chickened out and declined an invitation by MHA for a televised debate with Minister Shanmugam on the death penalty in Singapore. This led Law Society President Adrian Tan to ask him in a LinkedIn post: Were you just teasing us? Were you never really serious about this issue? […]
Singapore does not have an alternative party that can competently take over the sitting government
A netizen said, “Let’s not beat around the bush. After 50 years, we still do not have an alternative political party who could competently take over the sitting government. There is no equal. The opposition that we have are no more than complaint bureaus and comedy clubs.” Sadly, this is the truth. You’re in denial […]
Damaged reputation? A damage reputation is to WP’s advantage
Ms Raeesah Khan’s lies in Parliament resulted in her being referred to the Committee of Privileges, and subsequently her resignation from WP which effectively means she is no longer an MP. The Workers’ Party may have suffered a damaged reputation but in terms of political fortunes, they have nothing to fear. In fact, a damaged […]
Why plastic bag charges are a good thing for Singapore
Most of us would have experienced this while holidaying in other countries like Japan, Korea and Taiwan – shops charging for plastic bags. Many of us would also have learnt to prep a tote bag while travelling for such cases and instances. So why do Singaporeans still complain when a supermarket chain announces that they […]
Amos Yee and the hypocrisy of the west
In 2015, Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died. In life, the authoritarian Lee polarised Singaporeans. In death, he united us. Half a million Singaporeans paid their respects as Lee’s body laid in state. They stood in sun and rain, day and night, queueing for days, for one last glimpse of Lee. As his […]
Workers’ Party should set up an independent disciplinary panel to investigate Raeesah’s lie
Workers’ Party has set up a disciplinary panel to look into Raeesah Khan’s lies in Parliament. This comes one day after her apology in Parliament and after Mr Pritam Singh had posted a Facebook post that Raeesah had done the right thing. The disciplinary panel appeared to be set up after the apology and Facebook […]
Workers Party is not the party that can lead Singapore
On the Raeesah Khan’s saga, netizen Richard Weng said that WP was in full control of the narrative but they chose not to do anything about it for months. As he pointed out, this incident did not just happen on 1 Nov. “This happened in Aug and more tellingly in early Oct where RK was […]
What’s the journey towards endemicity like? Is the taskforce flip flopping?
What is it like to journey towards endemicity? The problem we have is that despite the many times we have tried to explain, many people still do not understand the meaning of treating the virus as endemic or the process of going towards endemicity. First, treating Covid-19 as endemic means accepting that virus will always […]
The conversation surrounding racism: Meant to divide, or unite?
Thoughts from a minority living in Singapore The feeling I get everytime I open my social media apps: Dread. Why? The never-ending slews of online debates regarding race, people coming forward to talk about their experiences with racism – doesn’t matter if it’s a minority or a majority – it seems like the R word […]
He Ting Ru: Residents should clean up after themselves
Hi Admin, Allow me to show a few thoughts with you and I hope you will also publish them. I am a resident of Blk 332C Anchorvale Link. I don’t disagree with Ms He Tingru that residents need to ‘pick up after ourselves. But I think she totally missed the point. In a Facebook post, […]