We need FICA because small states like Singapore are often pawns in a game of global influence
A recent investigation by international news agency Reuters, revealed that China’s embassy in Washington pressured business executives to urge members of Congress to weaken or drop specific Bills that would enhance US competitiveness in the semiconductor industry. In the brazenly worded letters, Chinese officials warned senior executives at US companies that they would risk losing […]
Workers’ Party’s home-renting suggestion will bring Singapore back to more than 50 years ago
The Workers’ Party proposed that home-renting be made mainstream to create a diversity of housing options. Speaking in an adjournment motion on 2 November 2021, Workers’ Party MP Louis Chua said that home renting would satisfy the needs of young couples to increase fertility rate, cater to freelancers without a fixed income and provide greater […]
Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin Contributes Photo Images for NTUC-U Care Fund and BAS’s 1st NFT Charity Auction
Singapore’s National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) U Care Fund and Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS) recently announced their inaugural non-fungible token (NFT) charity auction event, Blockchain For Good! The charity initiative is supported by companies including Singapore Airlines, Amazon Web Services Inc., law firm Drew & Napier, and cryptocurrency exchange, Coinhako. It aims to raise S$250,000 for the NTUC-U Care Fund […]
Rite of passage: we’re being tested as one nation, one people
Health Minister One Ye Kung described the sharp spikes in COVID-19 cases as ‘rite of passage‘ as Singapore moves towards living with the virus as endemic. His description incurred displeasure among some Singaporeans who rejected this ‘rite of passage’ outright with much indignation. But they did not understand. A covid-resilient Singapore is one where the […]
This year’s National Day Rally speech paid special attention to workers. It’s important to understand why.
The National Day Rally is typically seen as the most important political speech of the year – with the Prime Minister charting Singapore’s future direction and announcing policy changes. This year’s speech opened with COVID-19 as the backdrop that has changed the world as we once knew it. While PM Lee spoke about preserving our […]
F-15SG fighter pilot Muhammad Iskandar took to the sky on NDP 2021
Among the fighter pilots who took to the sky on 21 August during our belated National Day Parade was MAJ Muhammad Iskandar. A Fighter Pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), Maj Iskandar is entrusted to plan, lead and execute various complex multinational operations and exercises in the SAF. Since joining the RSAF […]
Thank you, AUPDRW: No more daily-rated workers in public sector!
The Amalgamated Union of Public Daily Rated Workers (AUPDRW) has faithfully served daily-rated workers in the public sector for almost three decades through various programmes and initiatives. It began its process of dissolution in June 2021. Previously, these workers were paid based on the number of days they worked in a month. Now they have […]
Making Sinovac an available option without compromising on standards
WHO on 1 June validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Following this, the MOH said the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine can be administered in Singapore under the special access route where private healthcare institutions can apply to be licensed providers for the vaccine under this special route. Questions have been asked including why the […]
The Legacies Veteran Trade Unionist, Brother Kumar, Left Behind
The late G. Muthukumarasamy, affectionately referred to as Brother Kumar, was a veteran trade unionist who served in the Union of Public Daily Rated Workers (AUDPRW) for a good 27 years, and served as its General Secretary from 2002 until his passing on 29 November 2019. 27 years. How many of us can stay committed […]
President Ong Teng Cheong’s last words in farewell speech
At the farewell reception held in his honour on 30 August 1999, the late President Ong Teng Cheong summed up his working relationship with the government this way: “My working relationship with the government has been sound. I know how the government machinery ticks, having spent over two decades in government. The Cabinet Ministers had […]