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 […]
Grow your CPF with Matched Retirement Savings Scheme; 440,000 members qualify
Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS) Good news! The Government has introduced the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS) to help senior Singaporeans who have yet to meet the Basic Retirement Sum (BRS) save more for retirement. Here’s how it works. For five years, from 2021 to 2025, the Government will match dollar-for-dollar cash top-ups made to […]
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 […]
Jamus unashamedly claims credit for Progressive Wage Model; netizens react
Jamus is fast turning out to be an embarrassment as well as disappointment.
A response to the loving critic’s response to K Shanmugam
I’m riled up by Alfian and his ilk, who seem to justify their existence by trying to find an angle to criticise the G in every situation.
Tough love needed to maintain upward trajectory
National Day Message of Mr Lee Kuan Yew Speaking off the cuff, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said in his National Day Message in 1971, “I am not here tonight to preach blood, sweat and tears or talk about the apocalypse. You have done well, six superb years, a magnificent performance against all the odds, so […]