WP’s motion for Gender Equality passed in Parliament with support from the PAP
A motion on gender equality tabled by the Workers’ Party was passed in Parliament on August 3 2021, albeit with an amendment from PAP Vikram Nair. This shows that, contrary to popular claim, an opposition party does not need a sizeable presence to have its motion passed in Parliament. The determining factor is whether it […]
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 : Worker’s 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 […]
Work Hard for More Huat!
While most of us were at home, chilling on the couch watching Netflix and spending time with family and friends during this festive period, Mr. Steven Chua was busy on the roads, ferrying passengers to their gatherings. This father-of-three has supported his family as a taxi driver for 17 years. For him, forgoing family time […]
PM Lee’s CNY message 2022 as the Tiger sets to roar
The year of the Ox comes to an end and soon, we usher in the year of the Tiger Here’s PM Lee CNY 2022 message in full: Tomorrow night, we will gather with our loved ones to send off the Year of the Ox and usher in the Year of the Tiger. Some of us will celebrate […]
GST is in fact a form of wealth tax. The more one spends, the more GST he pays.
When GST was first introduced in 1994, it was 3%. It went up to 4% in 2003, then 5% in 2004, and finally to 7% in 2007. It’s been 28 years since GST was first introduced in 1994 and in that 28 years, GST has gone up by 4%. 28 years is the equivalent of […]
PWM for waste management to take effect in July 2023. Wages to grow by 48% over a 6-year period.
Yet another Progressive Wage Model to add to the bag of PWMs. This time, it is the PWM for the Waste Management Industry. The Government has just accepted the recommendation of the Tripartite Cluster for Waste Management. The PWM covers the the Waste Collection and Material Recovery sub-sectors of the Waste Management Industry. 6-year schedule of […]
Why is banning “Red Lines” a good move?
Singapore is the most religiously diverse country in the world. The multi-racial and multireligious harmony we enjoy in Singapore today is not by chance and should never be taken for granted. It is a state that we have worked hard to nurture and shape over many decades. “We do not want to risk anything that […]
Coming Soon: Finance Minister Lawrence Wong to unveil Budget 2022 on 18 Feb
Come 18 February, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver Singapore’s Budget 2022 statement in Parliament. This will be the first time he will be delivering the Budget statement as Finance Minister, having taken over the portfolio from Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat last year! Every year after the national Budget is announced to the public, […]
Are we rich? We should manage our critical Reserves with a founder’s mindset and be careful not to chip it away.
Our Reserves are a critical resource and society, as a whole, must be wise in how we manage this resource so that it is not eaten away over time. The calls to spend more from our reserves is not a new one. Twenty years ago, there were already calls to stop accumulating reserves and to […]