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by Prime Minister's Office, Singapore Government
What do I remember or respect most about Mr J B Jeyaretnam? Even though I did not agree with his political cause, I respect his fighting spirit to advance it and his willingness to pay a price for it.
by S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
by Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times
Singapore Airlines is pumping capacity into the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur sector, ahead of market liberalisation in December.
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
I can't tell from the report where this 29,000 number came from.
by The Star
There is no state in this world where a Japanese, a Chinese or Korean has led which has ever enjoyed democracy. It is part of their culture to be subservient where force and pain are the alternative to compliance and 'wealth of survival' the reward for being mum.
by Lee Siew Hoon and Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia
A statement from Workers' Party's secretary-general and Hougang MP Low Thia Khiang said the party mourns the passing of a giant in Singapore politics and sends its deepest condolences to Mr Jeyaretnam's family on their bereavement.
The party also paid tribute to Mr Jeyaretnam for his commitment and contributions to public service.
by BBC News
Dubbed the Grand Old Man of opposition politics, analysts said Mr Jeyaretnam was a thorn in the side of Singapore's minister mentor Lee Kuan-yew. His death came just days before he was to appear in the High Court to seek an order that a by-election be held for a seat that is currently vacant.
by Global Problems, My Thoughts And Views
We do not have unstable political climate, making our streets a much safer place to walk in. Who doesn't like to be spponf ed in a safe, secure and comfortable environment?
by The Anti Neo-Democracy Theorist
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
If it really true that 'good governance' that is more important than 'democracy'?
by This Lush Garden Within
Given that there aren't many choices of newspapers and news channels to turn to, is it really wise to operate the media in such a way that people would rather turn to the internet for 'real' news and instead take the local media as more of entertainment?
by Gilbert Goh, Straits Times
I wonder if HDB has lost its mission to allow Singaporeans to own affordable housing with cheap loans.
by Lee Foong Ming, Channel NewsAsia
Former opposition MP and former secretary-general of the Workers' Party, Mr JB Jeyaretnam died early Tuesday morning due to heart failure.
by Thomas Bell, Telegraph
Singapore is vying to join Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong as a regional centre in the Asian art trade as the market rapidly multiplies in value.
by Liaw Wy Cin, Straits Times
Electricity bills for Singapore households will go up by about 21 per cent from Wednesday - the highest one-time increase in seven to eight years - due to higher oil prices.
by Lim Sue Goan, Sinchew
Temasek is smart in doing business as it has long been investing globally.
by Ossian Shine, The Guardian
The South-East Asian city-state's staging of a spectacular and innovative race has left the motor racing world agog with admiration.
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
How many flip-flops does a minister have to do before we decide that he is not a man of his words?
On the other hand, to quote Stephen Colbert, you also don't want someone who "believes the same thing Wednesday as he did Monday. No matter what happened Tuesday."
In other words, flips flops should be okay. If all you can criticise a person is that he "flips flops", then you really have no grounds to criticise.
by Loh Chee Kong, Today
It was little wonder that shops were left counting their losses, with some downing shutters early due to the poor business.
See Also:
Fans Drawn To Flyer But Not To Shops, by Esther Ng, Today.
by Lin Yanqin, Today
For most Singaporeans, the transformation of this vast expanse of prawn farms and salt flats into a thriving green city may not mean much — but projects such as these in China are vital to Singapore's future, says senior minister Goh Chok Tong.
by Terence Lee, The Online Citizen
The censorship shows an utter lack of common sense on the bureaucracy's part. Perhaps they have lost touch with the sentiments of the student body, but surely they have not lost touch with their logical judgments as well?
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
by Thatjayman's Weblog
by Sharon's Weblog
I fear it is a matter of time before Singapore repeats the history of China during Deng's rule.
by Gladys Tay, The Star
by May Wong, Channel NewsAsia
Health minister Khaw Boon Wan said the reimbursement amounts have not been determined and more details will only be announced early next year.
Well, looks like it's a go.
by The Online Citizen
Why the prime minister's reasoning about by-elections is seriously flawed.
by Straits Times
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
The general consensus: It's a positive move but it doesn't signify any change in the PAP mindset, which can only come after Lee Senior has made his exit.
That could mean Singapore's sub-community of young dissenters will remain - and grow.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
by Goh Meng Seng, Singapore Alternatives
by Gerald Giam, Singapore Patriot
by Timothy Ouyang, Channel NewsAsia
The Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia has upped the ante in the fight for greater marketshare on the lucrative Singapore-Kuala Lumpur (KL) route.
by Christopher Tan, Straits Times
The government has put the brakes on its ambitious ERP expansion plans. Five out of six new electronic road-pricing gantries scheduled to be up in November will not be built.
Meanwhile, the LTA has completed its review of ERP rates in the city and Chinatown areas and will slash prices by $1 at several gantries.
by Melanie Lee, Daryl Loo and Saeed Azhar, Reuters
Singapore's August factory output unexpectedly fell as the deepening credit crisis cut global demand for Asian exports, increasing the risk of recession and that the central bank will loosen monetary policy.
by Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia
by John Burton, Financial Times
Dow Jones is expected to appeal a defamation ruling by a Singapore supreme court judge against the Far Eastern Economic Review that was brought by two of the city-state's top officials, potentially setting the stage for a legal showdown in Hong Kong, where the monthly magazine is based.
Although the Singapore courts have not yet held a hearing to assess damages, Feer has no assets in Singapore that could be seized. If Lee Hsien Loong, the Singapore prime minister, and Lee Kuan Yew, his father and former prime minister, decide to collect damages, they would have to go to the Hong Kong courts.
by Tan Shao Ken, Straits Times
Is it the norm for other taxi operators to follow whatever ComfortDelGro does?
Simple answer: It simply makes business sense. The demand is still much higher than supply, and not following what ComfortDelgro charges simply means leaving money on the table. After all, charging less than what ComfortDelgro charges will not bring you more businesses and more earnings, because you don't have the capacity to do more businesses.
by Andre Yeo, New Paper
Riding on the new, relaxed rules on protests at the park's Speakers' Corner, Mr Roy Tan, 50, is planning a gay pride parade.
by Desmond Wong, Channel NewsAsia
by Singapore Sojourn
by Gerald Giam, The Online Citizen
Political will, strong as it may be, is up against much more powerful societal forces.
by Channel NewsAsia
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Today, I found myself quoted in three different articles in two newspapers, and I guess it's as good a time as any to exlain why I believe in engagement.
by Jane Ng, Straits Times
As part of sweeping changes to be made to all primary schools which will move toward a single session, all their teachers will have to be university graduates from 2015.
by Channel NewsAsia
The government has approved Tuas Power's proposal to build a new biomass-coal multi-utilities complex (MUC) at the Tembusu cluster on Jurong Island. The MUC will provide services and utilities such as steam, chilled water and electricity catered predominantly for industrial use.
by The Daily Transit
by Daryl Loo, Reuters
Big spenders in Singapore for the city state's first ever Formula One Grand Prix this weekend have boosted business for high-end social escort agencies by a fifth, a local paper reported Thursday.
by Dharmendra Yadav, The Online Citizen
by Ansley Ng, Today
A regulatory agency has thrown out complaints by a private school group that the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) and NTUC Income were being anti-competitive in introducing a scheme to provide tuition fee insurance for private schools.
by Today
The proposed changes to the Employment Act may see more local workers coming under its umbrella, but two non-government organisations want the protection extended to domestic workers too — including the provision of the latest maternity benefits.
by Wall Street Journal Asia
GIC's report doesn't come anywhere near the level of disclosure that sovereign wealth funds managed in democratic states like Norway provide to their citizens. More transparency may be in GIC's own best interest. Knowing more about how GIC manages money is in Singaporeans' best interests, too.
by Singapore High Court
by Daryl Loo, Reuters
Singapore's central bank has asked financial institutions that sold structured products linked to Lehman Brothers to appoint independent parties, who will oversee and investigate complaints from concerned investors.
"While MAS cannot order financial institutions to pay compensation, we are committed to ensuring a fair resolution process for all affected investors," said MAS deputy managing director Shane Tregillis in the statement.
by 938Live
by Mr Wang Says So
Of course, the thicker and more technical the prospectus is, the less likely it is that the retail customer will actualy attempt to read it. That's the irony.
I'm not sure whether Mr Wang will agree with me, but my opinion is that, in general, more regulations doesn't equal to better protection.
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
Human traffic in the shopping malls was poor on the whole, leading retailers to report a 30 to 70 per cent drop in sales.
by David Menadue, Positive Living
Such laws are ineffective, they are about retribution and punishment rather than measures that really support those at risk.
by DPA
by Grant Clark, Bloomberg
Hosting major sports events is part of Singapore's strategy to diversify the economy from its traditional manufacturing base and to attract tourists, economists say. The F-1 effect will be felt over years and won't be measured by the experience of this weekend's race alone.
by Rachel Ziemba, RGE Monitor
In this report, there is one glaring exception. No information on the size of Singapore's assets under management. GIC repeated the oft-stated figure that it manages well over $100 billion. GIven that it has said so for almost a decade, its assets under management may well be much larger.
by Li Xueying, Straits Times
In governing Singapore, minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew sees no need to follow anyone's prescription on democracy.
by Richard Murphy, Tax Research UK
Switzerland and Singapore, along wita ll the others up there in this wrong-headed table, are simply not clean states.
by Zakir Hussain, Straits Times
The High Court has ruled that the publisher and editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review (Feer) defamed minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and prime minister Lee Hsien Loong in a July 2006 article in the magazine.
by Ryan Huang, Channel NewsAsia
The first day of F1-related road closures in the Marina Bay area has turned into a traffic nightmare for some, with road users stuck in traffic jams for up to an hour during the morning rush hour.
by CPF Board, Singapore Government
(Note: Link is to a PDF document.)
by Saeed Azhar and Kevin Lim, Reuters
The Government of Singapore Investment Corp said on Tuesday the worst of the financial crisis may not be over, but it would continue to scour for opportunistic investments in sectors such as financials.
by 938Live
See Also:
Singapore Aug Visitor Arrivals Falls, Outlook Grim, by Reuters. Singaore received fewer tourists compared to a year ago in August, the third straight month of decline, reflecting falling demand for travel as the global economy slows and the credit crisis unfolds.
Tourism Sector Performance For August 2008, by Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore Government.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
One can't help but ask: Is the lighting scheme a bit of a one-trick pony?
by Reuters
Singapore's August inflation cooled further from a 26-year peak as food and transport costs eased, giving the central bank more room to loosen monetary policy as the economy slows.
See Also:
Singapore Consumer Price Index August 2008, by Department of Statistics, Singapore Government.
by Kevin Lim and Saeed Azhar, Reuters
The Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), one of the world's biggest sovereign funds, said it achieved a real return of 4.5 percent over 20 years to March but saw a tougher environment ahead.
See Also:
Singapore's GIC Turns To Emerging Markets For Returns, by Chen Shiyin and SHamim Adam, Bloomberg.
by Ravi Philemon, The Online Citizen
by Groundnotes
by Lediati Tan, New Paper
The NParks is concerned about the increasing abuse of free parking in its carparks, especially by weekend car owners and workers in factories and offices near the carparks.
by Koh Gui Qing, Reuters
Wage growth in Singpore will probably halve to 2-2.5 percent in 2009 from around 4-5 percent this year if the country slides into a recession in the third quarter, a top labour union official said on Monday.
by Meiadeleite.com
The clear coffee mugs of the hawker centers are lined up in the shelves, ready to be used. When you look at time you can see a thick white layer sitting on the bottom of the mugs.
by My Very Own Glob
It is diabolically simple - just don't talk about it.
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
A F1 race on the busy streets of Singapore propels us into instant international 'cool-doom', while new state-of-the-art classrooms will hardly make us sexy globally, correct?
by Isabel Chew, Straits Times
If we are so afraid of offending people's sensibilities, we may end up propagating even more stereotypes and misconceptions. And these sentiments will eventually fester and result in an even greater loss for Singapore as a multi-religious society.
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
"We are glad that overall, if you look at what is happening in Singapore compared to other financial centres, confidence in the market has been retained," says finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. But he said a technical recession - defined by two consecutive quarters of economic contraction - is possible in Singapore.
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net
by Mr Wise Guy Blog
by The Online Citizen
The government substitutes politicking for proper debate.
by Rex Wockner, Between The Lines News
Singapore's first gay pride parade is scheduled to take place Nov. 15 at Hong Lim Park, the locale where the government recently announced it will allow demonstrations.
by The Foreigner In Formosa
With the best of intentions, Singapore's Oligarachs lifted their country from poverty. But somewhere along the way, they also turned it into a prison. A nice, clean, well-regulated prison.
by Japan Economic Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge
Singapore's use of Japanese on signboards in an apparent bid to lure more Japanese tourists has roused concern among some ethnic Indians who make up almost 10 percent of the city-state's citizens, with some feeling snubbed at the exclusion of their native language Tamil.
by Shamsiah Ali, Cultural Diplomacy News
The unique aspect about this country is the fact that despite having a population composed of a myriad of races, religions and ethnicities, the people identify themselves as one entity: as Singaporeans.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Can you penalise someone when the rule he is said to have broken is an unjust rule in the first place?
by Catherine Lim
All the changes being currently witnessed, far from being the result of a new mindset and vision of the government in response to the needs of the people, are no more than a necessary, and hence forced and reluctant, response to outside forces that it has no control over.
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
These days being a world banking hub is beginning to look like a great idea turned sour for Singapore, particularly its investment in foreign banks, as the citizens are finding out.
The US meltdown is hitting this financial centre like a tonne of bricks at a time when it is already in the midst of an economic slowdown and super-high inflation.
by Wayne Ma, Popular Mechanics
Like DAPRA's competitions in the U.S., Singapore's new robot showdown offers big bucks for smart bots, and these iRobot mods could lead the way for smaller countries to hand-build autonomous armies of their own.
by Malaysian High Commissioner To Singapore, Today
I take serious exception to the allegation by Mr Walter Chia that "a Malaysian Commission vehicle attempted to abet an immigration offence by ferrying a Malaysian overstayer from Singapore to Johor".
The fact is that a Malaysian worker who was medically unfit had been discharged on April 18 by a Singapore hospital and the hospital had sought our help to repatriate him to Malaysia to continue his treatment. The worker was found at our security post in the High Commission in a wheelchair at around 4 pm that same day.
In view of the worker's medical condition, we made an urgent decision to send him to a a hospital in Johor Bahru. It was only [at the checkpoint] that [my staff] realised that he had overstayed in Singapore by one day. This was a geniue oversight and not an attempt to "abet an immigration offence".
Since the word "abet" bad been used, let me state for the record that on Sept 11, the High Commission had received an urgent request late in the evening of that day from the Singapore Foreign Ministry.
Our assistance was sought to move a subject, linked to a very high Singapore personality, who had been injured and whose passport had been mislaid from Johor Bahru to SIngapore for medical treatment.
The point I wish to make is that when the Singapore Foreign Ministry requested for our assistance, the subject did not possess a passport. When we rendered this assistance, at no time did it ever occur to us that the Singapore Foreign Ministry was asking us "to abet an immigration offence". We did this out of the goodness of our hearts and the high friendship that we hold for the Singapore people.
by Sarah DiGregorio, Village Voice
Eleven years ago, KF Seetoh realized that Michelin was "bullshit, man," and started work on his own guidebook, the Makansutra.
by S. Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
by The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore
by S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
There had been robust and strong criticism of some parts of the committee's report, said the chairman of Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media on Society (AIMS), Cheong Yip Seng.
by SimonSimple
by John Timmer, Ars Technica
If there's a theme to any of these cases, it's that the line between real-world actions and blogging is vanishingly small.
by Whenever I Think, I Think Of You
It's funny how we make of someone based on everything else but his or her heart.
by Steve Mollman, Wall Street Journal
City-state sees Formula One as a ticket to showing off its splashy side.
by Ansley Ng, Today
Lawmakers have debated it at length and the government has stated its position in Parliament. But lawyer and opposition politician Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam is not letting the by-election issue rest. He wants the judiciary to give its opinion on whether it is unconstitutional to not call for a by-election in a Group Representative Constituency (GRC) should a Member of Parliament vacates his or her seat or dies.
by Singapore Biennale 2008 Blog
Visitors to the Singapore Biennale do not have art etiquette and don't know how to keep their hands to themselves.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
by Tan Kin Lian, The Online Citizen
by Lorna Tan, Straits Times
Worried policyholders terminated some 2,000 policies with AIA Singapore in the last few days despite a US government bailout of its parent company, global insurance giant American International Group (AIG).
This worked out to be less than 0.1 per cent of the 2 million plus AIA policies here, said American International Assurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of insurance giant AIG.
by Jakarta Post
Cash wroth hundreds of millions of rupiah is being smuggled to Singapore daily, the Indonesian Navy said during a raid in Batam on Wednesday.
by Rashmi Uday Singh, India Today Group Online
I am being shown how to eat my way through Singapore's street food (which is actually not sold on the street at all).
by Lisa Schencker, Salt Lake Tribune
A group that wants to put the Singapore method of teaching math in Utah schools is gaining support among lawmakers.
by Kim Yeon-hee and Saeed Azhar, Reuters
by Saeed Azhar, Reuters
The Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), one of the world's biggest sovereign funds, said on Thursday it will explore investing in Morgan Stanley if it is approached.
by AFP
Hundreds of anxious policyholders lined up for the third straight day in the hot sun outside Singapore offices of global insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG) on Thursday.
by Modernburrow.lah.cc
It is not arbitrary in nature, it is delegated authority.
by Serena Days
Crisis is over for AIG/AIA for at least the next 24 months. Indeed, a memorable experience for me and my clients the night before Fed came to rescue.
by Dharmendra Yadav, Think Happiness
The judge hearing the trial, Justice Kan Ting Chiu, left the most significant impression on me. I thought he was extremely patient with both the prosecution and defence. The voice of reason prevailed and Justice Kan dealt with Nair fairly.
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times
Legal papers have been served on the publisher and two editors of the Wall Street Journal Asia (WSJA) by the Singapore government, which is taking them to court for contempt of court.
by Liang Dingzi, Today
Our Asian makeup is quite different, and the real question is whether the HDB rental flat has become a less severe and more consolatory alternative to the old folks' home.
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
When two dormitories housing 6000 foreign workers sprung up in the private estate of Jalan Kayu in 2005, it led to a flood of complaints from residents. 3 years down the road, not only have foreign workers become a common sight here, they are even mingling with residents.
by UCAN
by Gandhi Ambalam, Singapore Democratic Party
The specter of the Internal Security Act (ISA) has again been hoisted by prime minister Lee Hsien Loong.
by Zakir Hussain, Straits Times
Former Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Nair was sentenced to three months jail on Wednesday after he was found guilty of insulting a High Court judge in a posting on his blog.
by Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia
by 938Live
Minister for national development Mah Bow Tan has stressed that no decision has been made regarding the builidng of foreign worker dormitories in Serangoon Gardens.
by Terence Lee, The Online Citizen
by Straits Times
Former Singaporen lawyer Gopalan Nair was found guilty on Wednesday of insulting a High Court judge in a posting on his blog.
by Straits Times
by Wong Kan Seng, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Government
The recent immigration actions taken by ICA against a few Myanmar nationals were not the result of political pressure or requests from the Myanmar government.
by Yeo Ghim Lay, Straits Times
Retail sales in Orchard Road went up, not down, after the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) network in the shopping belt was expanded.
by Tan Weizhen, Straits Times
However, Singaproe can improve on research and development and the creation of new intellectual property.
by Zakaria Abdul Wahab, Bernama
Military cooperation between the Malaysian and Singapore armed forces remains strong despite some occasional glitches in bilateral relations between the two countries, said Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk N. Parameswaran.
by Lee Chee Kwong, Singapore Prison Service, Today
We will consider requests from inmates to send additional letters on a case-by-case basis, based on compassionate grounds.
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net
If the government has the arbitrary power to deny a political party the right to carry out all outdoor activities simply by using the excuse that any such activity has the potential to lead to chaos, it is an abrogation of citizens' basic rights, no more no less.
by Gerald Giam, Singapore Patriot
by Pearl Forss, Ryan Huang and Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia
With regards to AIG, MAS said: "The value of these assets is not linked to AIA's or AIG's financial condition, but like all investments, their value may be affected by general market conditions." The MAS assured the public that "AIA currently has sufficient assets in its insurance funds to meet its liabilities to policyholders."
by Military Life: Memoirs Of A Conscript In The Lion City
As I delve deeper into my own perspectives as a citizen soldier, I realise my own views on te impact of conscription on the psyche of a male citizen has resonated among my fellow nsmen.
by Straits Times
Many more bus commuters and drivers are now able to get to work and home on time since more electronic road pricing (ERP) gantries came up in the city centre and expressways, said transport minister Raymond Lim on Tuesday.
by Straits Times
Trade and industry minister Lim Hng Kiang said in Parliament on Tuesday that the meltdown in the US financial market is causing 'new uncertainities' for Singapore.
by Channel NewsAsia
Some Singaporeans are concerned that AIG, one of the world's largest insurers could be the next financial giant to fall after Lehman Brothers.
by Ho Peng Kee, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Government
It was not a cycling event but a Family Day Carnival. The only cycling was when the prime minister and the other speical guests made their entrance by cycling a short distance from where the prime minister had alighted from his car to the stage. Secondly it was not organized by a political party but a registered charity.
The authorities considered the family day setting and community service focus of the event as well as the status of PCF as a registered charity and did not object to the event as the policy of disallowing outdoor political events did not apply in this situation.
by Ting Kheng Siong, Channel NewsAsia
A three-month trial of a new traffic diversion scheme to ease congestion at the Woodlands Checkpoint has resulted in another jam further away.
by AFP
Singapore's Temasek Holdings could walk away with a profit from its stake in investment bank Merrill Lynch despite the Wall Street firm's battering by a housing crisis, an economist said Tuesday. "It still might work out well from their perspective," said David Cohen, of global research house Action Economics.
by Vexillum II
by The Deal
Unfortunately, the markets haven't been kind to the stocks of either BofA or Merrill.
by Arlina Arshad, Straits Times
News that a disused school in Serangoon Gardens was to be converted into a foreign-worker dormitory stirred a big outcry among residents there. In reality, however, that line has been crossed and workers have been living in residential estates for some time.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
by Graphic Growling
"Why didn't you give my child any holiday homework??"
by Mohammad Fairuz, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore
I wonder what motives Dr Mahathir had in making such disparaging remarks abot a neighboring country. Perhaps he should put his own house in order first before meddling in the affairs of his neighbors.
by Saeed Azhar, Reuters
Bank of America's purchase of Merrill Lynch in a $50 billion deal highlights the risk Singapore's Temasek and other sovereign funds took in betting on a financial sector whose troubles are far from over.
With an average price of between $23 and $24 paid per Mirrill share, Temasek could make a small paper gain given Bank of America is paying $29 a share in an all-stock deal.
by Martyn See, No Political Films Please, We're Singaporeans
No mention is made in the certificate on why the film has been deemed unsuitable for viewers under the age of 16.
by S. Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
The home affairs ministry has released five Singapore members of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist network on restriction orders. This came after their Orders of Detention issued under the Internal Security Act expired.
by Ng Baoying, Channel NewsAsia
The government now wants to expand the pool of investment returns to include capital gains and loses, while maintaining the 50 per cent spending cap.
by Channel NewsAsia
The Baby Bonus scheme will not be extended to the fifth child and beyond. This was said by minister of state for community development, youth and sports, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon. "It is a policy that we don't encourage [low-income families] or incentivise them to have more children, especially because of this big cash bonus."
by MMO, PMO, Singapore Government
Minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew had a comfortable night.
by AFP
Singapore investment firm Temasek has not yet decided on what to do with its stake in Merrill Lynch, which is to be bought by Bank of America, sources said. Temasek is the single largest investor in Merrill Lynch after making investments totalling US$8.3 billion.
by Straits Times
Singapore's jobless rate rose to 2.3 per cent in June, for the second quarter in a row even as total employment growth remained strong in the second quarter, driven by the robust construction sector.
by Market Uncle
Public transport is meant for the general public. Keeping it affordable is one of the main objective for the regulators. But to the transport companies, being listed stipulates them to maximises profit for their shareholders. How they manage these conflicting interest will always be a torny issue.
by Benjamin Cheah, The Lionheart
It is now up to activists and bloggers to speak up and engage the people and the government to realise their vision.
by Lost In Communication
Wow... public speaking and a proposal to the government! Even the anti-blogger and cynic in me have to applaud that. Well done.
by Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen
by Singapore Democratic Party
by Everyday Singapore
I guess the upside of camping Singapore style is that McDonalds, home of the S$.60 ice cream cone, is only 3 minute walk from your tent's front door.
Or, maybe, something like this?
by Zul Othman, Today
New statistics show foreigners, including construction workers, commit fewer crimes in relation to Singapore residents.
by AFP
Regional financial centres Hong Kong and Singapore have the best judicial systems in Asia, a survey of expatriate business executives showed.
by Lin Yanqin, Today
by SM Ong, New Paper
by Selene Cheng, The Online Citizen
by Singapore Democratic Party
"Today I was confronted with the prospect that the Singapore Police Force or the Attorney-General's Cahmbers had th epower to expand on a parliamentary statute."
by Aaron Peng, A New Beginning
It warms my heart to know and see that there are so many people willing to spend their time listening, and in a sense protest against the fare hikes on a Saturday evening.
by DPA
He emphasized the importance of successful individuals giving back to society and named as examples Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and legendary investor Warren Buffet.
by Timeless Facade
by Andi Abdussalam, Antara News
After a legal battle for about five months, Singapore's state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd has to accept an unfavorable decision by the Indonesian Supreme Court.
by DPA
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star
by Channel NewsAsia
Saturday's event is a prime example of how Singapore bloggers are moving from behind the comfort of their computer screens to the real world.
by Toh Yong Chuan, Ministry Of Home Affairs, Straits Times
The government was advised by AGC and the mediation resulted in a settlement. It is one of the terms that the agreements should be kept confidential. Any litigant, including the government, will have to observe that.
by Alicia Wong, Today
Singapore has implemented new rules at its immigration checkpoints — the Causeway and the Second Link — restricting access to the VIP lanes, said Mr Walter Chia, a press officer for the Singapore High Commission in Malaysia, in a letter to The Star newspaper.
by Zakir Hussain, Straits Times
An amendment to the Constitution will be tabled in Parliament on Monday by finance minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. This is expected to deal with how the government calculates how much of the returns on investment of its reserves it can use for spending in any financial year.
by Singapore Democratic Party
That's the nub of the problem: It's the rule — real or not, it's the rule.
by James Gomez, Journalism.sg
by Ng Baoying, Channel NewsAsia
As the global economy slows, some have started to question if large projects like these are enough.
by Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen
by Asia Sentinel
The island republic's attorney general files contempt charges against the Wall Street Journal Asia for unfavorable editorials.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
In the long run, these laws will ruin us. Each generation of ministers will be less secure than the last, more dependent on the rigging (oops, I mean the views of the mythic heartlanders, Mr & Mrs Tan) to stay in power than winning an open contest of ideas. But don't we know: Insecure people make the worst leaders?
by John Aglionby, Financial Times
Indonesia's supreme court has rejected most of an appeal by Temasek Holdings against a lower court verdict that Singapore's state-owned investment company violated anti-monopoly laws through its indirect ownership of stakes in the country's biggest two mobile phone companies. Temasek was convicted of monopolising the market.
by LienPangRen
If you don't show respect to your host, don't expect the same treatment back. Get on with life and just queue like everyone else.
by BarkingMagpie
If Pakatan Rakyat were to form a government it will be more apt to be bullied into submission by the more aggressive Singapore's PAP.
by Wall Street Journal
Singapore's attorney general applied to the country's court for contempt proceedings against the company that publishes The Wall Street Journal's Asian edition and two senior editors.
"We are aware of the statement issued by the Singaproe Attorney General's office regarding the applicatino for contempt proceedings against The Wall Street Journal Asia," a Dow Jones spokesman said. "While we are reserving comment on the application until we receive official notifications, we do not believe the articles were contemptuous of the Singapore courts."
by Nelson Benjamin, The Star
Singapore has imposed a new ruling which has been described as "unfriendly" — including introducing restrictions against Malaysian VIPs and High Commission staff vehicles entering or leaving the island republic.
Members of the Johor royalty, Malaysian VIPs and High Commission staff were previously allowed "easy access" where they could use the bus lane at the causeway or the Second Link to avoid getting caught in the massive traffic snarl. They can no longer enjoy the privilege.
by Channel NewsAsia
Adult Ez-ink fares on buses and trains and the senior citizen concession Ez-link fare will see a flat increase of 4 cents per ride. However, this will be offset by the 15-cent increase in transfer rebate from the current 25 cents to 40 cents.
by Leong Sze Hian, The Online Citizen
PTC's fare increase formula may not be very fair to lower-income grous, as it is based on the average wage increase.
Question from me: how do the transport vouchers impact?
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times
The Singapore government is taking the Wall Street Journal Asia newspapers and its editors to court, accusing them of contempt of court.
It alleges that three articles the WSJA hd published in June and July 'impugn the impartiality, integrity and independence of the SIngapore Judiciary.'
by Cindy Goh, Straits Times
In the past month, prices of crude oil and petrol have been adjusted four or five times. However, no one has told the companies I mentioned to remove the fuel surcharge.
ComfortDelgro had publicly stated the fuel surcharge will be removed "when diesel prices fall back to $1.19 per litre which was the market price on 17 December 2007." Singapore Airlines had just announced it will "cut fuel surcharges on some of its international flights."
by Lionnel Lim, Today
by Karen Wong, New Paper
If you happened to be at the Bugis Street market in the morning lately and wondered why the stalls were open so early, read on - there is a good reason. The stall owners may be slapped with a fine of $50 a day if they open any later than 11am.
Simply put, middlemen suck.
by Extreme Prejudice
By allowing such large number of foreigners to be at one single place, I must ask, if our government trust foreigners more than they trust us?
by Channel NewsAsia
A three-month trial traffic diversion scheme will be imlemented from September 15 to help ease the traffic congestion problem at Woodlands Checkpoint.
by Goh Meng Seng, Singapore Alternatives
by Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia
The idea of a self-contained township for foreign workers has been given a thumbs-up by foreign workers themselves.
But foreign worker advocates said more should be done to help these workers integrae with the wider community.
Nothing in this article substantiates the first paragraph and the headline of this report.
by Antara News
Malaysians overtook Indonesians as the top foreign buyers of private homes in Singapore in the second quarter, a property consultancy said Thursday.
by Figuratively Speaking
As I read others' comments and reasons for not wanting the dorm built in Serangoon Gardens, I feel ashamed that I once harbored such unfair thoughts about them.
by S. Murali, New Paper
I plan to start a petition in my neighbourhood soon. It is to stop the building of a huge condominium in my estate at Bishan Street 22.
by Jessica Yeo, Today
It is not what some retailers in the Marina Bay area are hoping to hear, but their concern that regular diners and shoppers will stay away during the F1 event is looking a distinct possibility.
by Michael Hwang, The Law Society Of Singapore, Today
Under the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules, a lawyer is under the duty to defend any person on whose behalf he is instructed on a criminal charge irrespective of any opinion which he may have formed as to the guilt or innocence of that person.
With reference to Mr Rajaratnam's statement in paragraph three of his letter that "Lawyers should also be legally bound to pay costs to an innocent accused person", he may wish to note that a large majority of criminal prosecution in Singapore is carried out by the State and the minister has stated that the government is not presently considering the payment of compensation to accused persons who were acquitted after a trial.
by Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia
Minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew has warned against lumping sovereign wealth funds together as a single entity, as each fund is set up with different motivations and objectives.
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
Health minister Khaw Boon Wan has said that Singapore's budget on healthcare will have to increase. But individuals must also be prepared to foot the bill if they want better care.
by Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen
Can an MP represent or protect the interests of his or her constituents (who are consumers of services) if he or she is also a board member of the companies which are providing such services? What if he or she is, at the same time, also a union leader, representing the interests of workers?
by Singapore Democratic Party
by Gerald Giam, Singapore Patriot
Why are the police doing the job of the public relations manager of the PCF?
by Imlda Saad, Channel NewsAsia
The concept of foreign worker townships is new in Singapore but self-contained dormitories had sprung up, like one at Penjuru Place in the Western part of Singapore, which houses 6,000 foreign workers.
by Singapore Democratic Party
You mean that all this time the government didn't have a plan or "some idea" of how many foreign workers this island can hold?
Not only is the admission shocking, it is also a wake up call to Singaporeans. We don't question, much less oppose, the government's policies and assume that everything it does is in order. Until things are too late, that is.
by Toadjuice
1,500 people who are foreign and different. Suddenly living next door to you. Can anyone honestly tell me that they are comfortable with that? I am not. But hey, it's not my fault.
by Memories Of Mattemma
All they really care about is their own wealth and issues?
by Thomson Financial
Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday the United States should treat investments from sovereign wealth funds objectively and avoid a 'paranoid xenophobic' response.
by Tan Kin Lian, The Online Citizen
The current approach of "leaving it to the market" does not seem to produce good results.
One reason is because the other side of the equation, the location of residential houses and office / factory buildings is not done via "leaving it to the market."
by Sumathi V. Selvaretnam, Straits Times
The valets at Holland Village have been operating without a licence for more than a year now, the housing board has said, and yesterday, they continued flouting the rules despite the presence of wardens who warned them to stop.
I'm not sure what rights does the HDB (or the government) have the allow them to be able to ban valet parking. The only justification I see in this article is an act that made it "illegal for anyone to conduct a business in HDB carparks," which, to me, simply means that the valet business can just continue to operate outside of HDB carparks. Surely it's not illegal to accept payments to drive and park a car in HDB carparks?
by Lee Wei Ling, Straits Times
The prosecution had the discretion to decide what charges Mr Tang should face. Neither the principle of equality before the law nor any other principle required the prosecution to abdicate its duty to exercise its discretion.
by Lee Siew Hua, Straits Times
Minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who is turning 85, says he will fortify Singapore's future as long as he can. In that light, he spoke of two imperatives: Singapore's political system must evolve. And the country must stand up to external stresses.
by Liew Hanqing, New Paper
In the short term at least, the loss of teaching faculty could put students at a significant disadvantage.
by Leong Wee Keat, Today
From Jan 1, the Passenger Service Charge will go up from $15 to $20 at Terminals 1, 2 and 3. The Passenger Security Service Charge at the Budget Terminal and Seletar Airport will be raised by $2 to $8.
by Tan Yen Ling, Today
As it now stands, men who have same-sex sexual relations are committing a crime but are "above the law" as they will not be prosecuted — as assured by the authorities.
by Sgpolitics.net
by Melvin Tan, A Blog @ Singapore
by Miral Fahmy, Reuters
Ramadan may be a month of fasting, but for many Asian Muslims it's a gastronomical feast.
by AFP
Macau's success as a gaming haven is spurring the industry in Asia, with some countries already building massive casinos and other moving to legalise them, experts said Tuesday.
by Bernama
by Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen
At the end of the day, treating commuters as treasured customers (which they are and should be viewed as) is what makes the system world class.
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
If messy compromises are no good and one side of clarity impossible, then there is only one side left: repeal.
by Theresa Tan, Straits Times
Public confidence in charities has rebounded, three years after the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) scandal rocked Singapore and confidence in charities sank to a low then. A new survey by the National VOlunteer and PHilanthropy Centre found that 40 per cent of respondents had 'above moderate to compete confidence' in charities, compared to only 28 per cent in a similar survey done in 2006.
by Holey Baloney
Singaporeans have become so paranoid that they seem to think that everything that goes against their perception of normal is dangerous.
by My Singapore News
Racism is definitely not an issue. It is social class. A mismatch of social class and a clash of social lifestyles and habits.
by Peter Chan, Good Morning Yesterday
I had my first ride in an air-conditioned bus in 1962. It was the Singapore Traction Company (STC) using the Japanese Isuzu bus.
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Is it a stupid idea to ban political parties from organizing a cycling trip? Yes.
But does that mean there is no difference between PAP and PCF?
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Rachel Chung, in The Online Citizen, like many other writers on the internet, makes the same argument for restricting the number of COE so as to reduce the cost of ERP. The implcation she is making is that this will reduce the total cost of owning and using a car.
However, she failed to make any estimates how much the cost of COE will increase if the number of COEs is reduced so that there will not be jams on the CTE. My layman guess is that there will not be any significant savings for the dirvers at all. Her suggestion, in my opinion, will not lower the cost of owning and driving a car in Singapore one single bit.
Furthermore, the government's land transport policy here is to decouple the cost of ownership and the cost of usage. This means that a person using a car to drive between Yishun and Raffles Place daily will have to pay more than a person using a car to drive between Yishun and Senoko daily. This makes sense: you contribute to the congestion, you pay more.
However, Ms Chung advocated "legistrating measures to restirct car ownership." The result will then be that the person that commutes between Yishun and Senoko will have to pay the same price as the person who commute between Yishun and Raffles Place. Is that even remotely fair? That's like telling everyone to pay the same price to eat at the hawker center, whether you are eating a bowl of noodles with fishball or a bowl of noodles with abalone — just because you are occupying the same table.
You use more, you pay more. Simple logic.
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
by Paul Tay, Singapore Police Force, Straits Times
The event on Aug 31 was very different. The permit was issued after taking into account the organiser and the nature of the event. It was organised by the PAP Community Foundation, which is a registered charity and not a political party. The event was not assessed to have the potential for disorder and unruly behaviour. It was a carnival that involved children and families from various kindergartens and educational institutions.
by Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net
Issue 1: Should human rights considerations influence the law? Issue 2: Is it mockery of the law to keep a rule with no intention to prosecute?
by Gerald Giam, Singapore Patriot
This was a letter sent by Choo Zhengxi to the Straits Times in response to an article about the so-called "Bloggers 13." We were not granted the right of reply.
by Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia
Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong is confident the country's Internal Security Department (ISD) will prove itself again, especially in light of new security challenges, like those arising from the influx of foreigners into Singapore.
He is also confident that the department will get over the escape of Jemaah Islamiya detainee, Mas Selamat Kastari.
I know he didn't actually say it, but it seems that PM Lee is hinting that the government has given up capturing Mas Selamat any time soon.
by The One Dimensional Island
The kind folks over at Serangoon Gardens seem to forget that their trash would pile up if not for foreign workers; their roads not smoothened out, their $2m houses not built; gold taps not fixed; their BMW/Mercedes cars not shined.
by Yesterday... Today... Tomorrow
by Chemical Generation Singapore
Can the government and Serangoon residents negotiate a settlement amicably without political cost to the PAP in time for the next election and Aljunied GRC contest? How would that settlement take shape?
by W-host
Let's face it - the whole Serangoon Gardens issue isn't about security or convenience. It's about race.
by The Capricious Cancerian
One can't help but note the difference in acceptance levels that these two migrant groups arouse in the itinerant community.
by Lxuisa
1000 foreign workers is no joke, at all. It is so close to my house and I'm so enraged I don't know what to say. I guess Singapore's not safe anymore. I am not implying that all foreign workers are potential criminals, rapists, robbers or such, but they do not behave themselves.
by The Capricious Cancerian
This throws us back to colonial times when separate townships or enclaves were marked out by the British for the different ethnic groups. And where did that lead us?
by Gee Siva!
We want our own space and are selective about which foreigners will be allowed into it, making a serious dent in the attempts to evolve into a tolerant multi-cultural society.
by Zern Liew, eicolab
Public transport is out of this world (compared to ShittyRail in Sydney).
by One Mans Blog
If I've got some guy offering to pay me $1 million for one of my kidneys, why the heck shouldn't I be allowed to sell it?
by Chen Hwai Liang, Press Secretary To The Prime Minister, Straits Times
Singapore has evolved its own political system. It may not conform to every liberal ideal, but it has delivered stability and progress to this nation for over four decades.
But that is no reason to just yell "la la la" to oneself whenever anyone offers a suggestion or two.
by John Gee, Transient Workers Count Too, Straits Times
This seems to reflect preconceived ideas that are not based on reality.
by Le-Anne Teo, Straits Times
Svaing costs with unused buildings for this purpose will only lead to more costs - financial, emotional and physical - which will be borne mostly by Singaporeans.
by Huang Shoou Chyuan, Straits Times
The boy will not do NS and, when he renounces his citizenship at 21 and has left for his new country, the money is returned and we have gained a friend.
by Ken Jalleh Jr, New Paper
What's clear is this: Never mind a world buffeted by globalisation, never mind all the talk about accomodation and tolerance; when it comes to my own backyard, you don't want to mess with me.
by Ho Kwon Ping, Today
If we pat ourselves on the back for being so "bold" as to accept casinos and Formula 1 events into staid Singapore, why can't the boldness extend to a simple act to enable gays to realise their dream — indeed, their simple right — to be normal Singaporeans like anyone else, no more and no less.
See Also:
On Section 377A - Ho Kwon Ping Speaks Out. More Prominent Singaporeans Should Follow Lead!, by Huang Shoou Chyuan, nofearSingapore.
by Quek Soo Beng, Today
Serangoon Gardens is generally a middle-class and not ultra-rich estate. We all know property values are much about location, which translates to desirable qualities such as safety, privacy, availability and adquacy of support services and facilities. If these deteriorate, demand and hence, prices of properties, will be affected significantly.
by Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia
The Ministry of National Development is "seriously considering how to create townships for foreign workers which are sustainable and self-contained," foreign minister George Yeo told reporters at a community event on Sunday.
by Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia
It is a collaboration between the self-help group the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) and Singapore's largest childcare provider, NTUC Childcare. About S$200,000 has been set aside for the fund so far, and it is expected to help up to 100 children in its first year.
by Bear's Den
by Arul John, New Paper
Serangoon Gardens residents don't want to hae a foreign workers' dormitory thre. So is the boondocks, next to Chua Chu Kang cemetery, a better place for a dorm?
by Dinesh Weerakkody, The Island
THe Singaporean civil servants were highly skilled, dynamic people, who were forward looking, took a broad view of the development process and found the best possible way to achieve the wishes of the people.
by Hugo Restall, Far Eastern Economic Review
A siege mentality has been the hallmark of Singaproean politics for four decades, often with good justification given hostile neighboring governments to the north and south. Yet it is increasingly hard today to see how that anxiety can be justified and maintained. The generation now coming onto the political scene grew up in at least moderate prosperity, and may not be so easily bullied into voting for the PAP. It is eager to put down roots and create a civil society. So far the PAP has finessed this aspiration without compromising its control.
Prime minister Lee can afford to be sanguine for now, with the security apparatus, corporatist economy and civil service all at his command. Yet if this economic downturn worsens, he will be confronted with a more difficult choice of whether to accede to demands for greater pluralism. As academic Michael Haas once wrote, "Whenever the public exercises the independence of thought that better education brings, 'a danger to be nipped in the bud' or some similar cliche is articulated as the basis for repression." It bears remembering that the laws like the Internal Security Act that have been used in past such exercises remain on the books. If pushed too hard, Lee Hsien Loong still has the means to prove he is his father's son.
by Tym Blogs Too
Ah, convervatives and their "small-town values" (read: Asian values?). Because everyone in the big city doesn't give a damn about "family, fidelity, honour and responsibility" (just like anyone with those damn "Western values").
by Angie Ng, The Star
The Singapore government's pro-active efforts in formulating strategic plans to cushion the economy from unforeseen circumstances are commendable and have given a new lease of life to an otherwise listless property market.
by Jolovan Wham, Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics, Today
Is isloation rather than integration the answer to the problem?
by The Online Citizen
The institution of NS clearly needs to be adjusted to take into account new realities. The main challenge is to meet questions of fairness and changing expectations.
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
In P65 blog, Lim Wee Kiak wrote: "Unfortunately, there are always some black sheeps among the foreign workers that tarnish the reputation and incite fear among residents by their unsocial actions and some may be even criminal. Ministry of National Development should study the issues further to ensure that location of such dorms will result in less distress to residential estates in proximity."
Now, try this little experiment: subsitute the phrase "foreign workers" with, say, "Malay." And, all of a sudden, you'll realise how racist this statement can be.
(Note: The Housing and Development Board is under the same ministry.)
by Bernama
Singapore's Temasek Holdings finally sold its wholly-owned power generation company, Senoko Power Ltd, to a Japanese consortium, Lion Power Holdings Pte Ltd, for S$3.6 billion.
by Straits Times
Former Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Nair was found guilty on Friday of abusing police officers and disorderly behaviour. The prosecution askd the court to jail Nair on the first charge of using abusive words because of the racial nature of the abusive words used, his lack of remorse and his conduct during the trial.
by Lee Lilian, The Itch To Write
While other expectant mothers immerse in the joy of pregnancy, a group of mothers-to-be spend sleepless nights wondering what's next for them and their unborn child.
by Jessica Lim, Straits Times
Three major supermarket chains here have lowered their prices on house-brand rice since July and experts say months of record-high antes could be fading into the past.
The three chains — acutally, more like 2 and a half — are Cold Storage, Sheng Siong and Giant.
by Cheong Wing Lee, Straits Times
Retiring overseas is not a bed of roses, but only if one is not prepared to make the necessary adjustments and sacrifices to suit the environment.
by Ng Tze Yong and Benson Ang, New Paper
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread
Has the ruling party forgotten about the principle of choice and representation, the very underpinning of democracy?
by Gerald Giam, Singapore Patriot
I am dismayed that so many well-to-do, educated professionals in my country can be so blatant about their bigotry against poor people of other ethnic groups and nationalities.
by Chritopher S. Rugaber, BusinessWeek
More than two dozen of the world's government investment funds have agreed on a set of voluntary principles intended to address concerns about their influence.
by Mr Wang Says So
by Terence Lee, The Online Citizen
When citizens become media literate, fears that unsavoury films and dissenting blogs will cause unreset among the populace can be minimised.
by Tan Ghee Gay, Straits Times
Why was the PAP event allowed but the WP one not? I am confused by the seemingly contradictory responses by the authorities, especially since the two events appear very similar in nature.
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia
George Yeo, Aljunied GRC MP, said the residents' concerns are legitimate and he will pass their feedback to the Ministry of National Development and Urban Renewal Authority which will be making the final decision.
See Also: Residents Air Dorm Fears, by Melissa Sim, Straits Times.
by Singapore Life And Times
Whatever civility we may have cultivated among ourselves is only skin deep, and that skin is particularly thin for people liing in the private houses in Serangoon Gardens.
by Feed Me To The Fish
Did Mr Tang get what he got because he's rich and powerful... or is it because he's sick?
by Sujin Thomas, Straits Times
His total jail time? About two hours.
by Jeremy Au, Straits Times
Perhaps what's more interesting is the process by which the 10 had produced the joint statement, doping it in less than 24 hours.
by Khushwant Singh, Straits Times
Retail tycoon Tang Wee Sung, 56, was on Wednesday jailed for a day and fined $10,000 for making a false statutory declaration to get approval for a kidney transplatn. He was also fined $7,000 for organ trading.
by Journalism.sg
See Also: Bloggers Say AIMS Report Can Be Improved, by Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia.
by mrbrown
Noooooo! It is a PAP Community Foundation Event. You know, PCF? The ones who runt he kindergartens! Totally unpolitical, ok?
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
by Derrick A Paulo, Today
If the government wants to engage citizens in the new media as the report envisions, it cannot always set the agenda.
by Goh Chin Lian, Straits Times
The manpower ministry is tabling for public consultation a slew of proposed changes to the Emplyment Act, which offers basic benefits such as salary protection, minimum employment terms and dispute resolution.
by Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen
On what moral authority would the government be able to require everyone else to adhere to and obey the law if it does not do so itself?
by Mr Wang Says So
by Bernama
Singapore and Malaysia should not create more impediments that could cause unnecessary hardships to the people from both countries, Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk N. Parameswaran said. In response,
by Li Xueying, Straits Times
Singapore's first legal demonstratin in two decades was held yesterday at the Speakers' Corner - and lasted for all of 10 minutes.
At 7pm, five members of a non-profit group, Hearer of Cries, gathered metres from the Clarke Quay MRT station exit at Hong Lim Park to stage a protest against employers who abuse their maids.
See Also:
Photos From First Day Of "Relaxed Rules" Allowing Public Demonstrations At Speakers Corner, by Jacob's Weblog.
by Feed Me To The Fish
First ping pong fiasco, then health minister's facts fiasco and now bicycle carnival fiasco. When will they ever learn?
by Bernama
Singapore and Malaysia have reiterated their commitment to honour and abide by the International Court of Justices judgment on Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge.
by Fang Zhi Yuan, The Wayang Party Club Of Singapore
There is no Anwar Ibrahim in Singapore to unite the weak and fragmented opposition.
by Derrick Ho, Straits Times
Tucked at the corner of Hong Lim Green Community Club, those at his waffles cafe, Sweet Stone Express, get a full view of the park's greenery and any activity taking place on the fields.
by AFP
Philippine embassy officials said there is a growing number of Filipina women lured by human trafficking syndicates to Singapore, Southeast Asia's wealthiest economy.
The US State Department, in its 2008 Trafficking in Persons report, put Singapore on its list of countries not doing enough to combat the problem. Singapore should accept there is a problem, said Sallie Yea, an Australian consultant who has researched sex trafficking in Asia. "Singapore is still in denial mode."
by AFP
There were no banners, no signs and no shouting on Monday when liberalise drules governing outdoor demonstrations in Singapore took effect at a specially-designated park.
Nobody showed up to protest, and activists dismissed the new rules as a token gesture by the government.
by 938Live
Singapore Democratic Party member Chee Siok Chin has failed in her appeal to overturn a denied travel request. Her appeal on Monday was rejected as she failed to submit the required documents on time.
by Elena Chong, Straits Times
Harkirat Kaur was the first in the group to admit to the gathering near Raffles City Shopping Centre on Sept 10, 2006.
by BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits
Some animals are indeed more equal than others, huh?
by Ng Sheau Jiuan, Clerk Of Parliament, Straits Times
Evidence of the test results on the said sitting day and immediately preceding sitting days incidcated that the electronic voting system was functioning properly.
It's the user's fault! Our stupid users do not know how to use our system. We need to get better users. :-)
by Solomon Lim, New Paper
Then I realised the real difference. There isn't a TVMobile on the bus!
by Feed Me To The Fish
For the ad nauseam cheerleading that's coming out from ST, I'm indeed grateful to Ms Khalik for having the guts to tell it like it is. I respect her for taking on a minister for the sake of integrity and honest reporting.
by Sam's Thoughts
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