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MP Lee Bee Wah: Stop asking the government for money to help the poor

In an interview with state media ChannelNewsAsia (CNA), PAP MP Lee Bee Wah called for Singaporeans to stop asking the government for money to help the poor and instead they should volunteer their own...

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Minister Lawrence Wong: We need more taxes to “build boldly”

Minister of National Development Lawrence Wong told state media Straits Times in an interview that the government need more tax money to “build boldly”. The PAP Minister revealed that more taxes are...

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DPM Teo Chee Hean chide Lee Bee Wah: Improper behaviour

Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday (Feb 4) issued a statement immediately to state media CNA denouncing PAP MP Lee Bee Wah’s behaviour as “improper”. The PAP MP had earlier in an interview...

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Khaw Boon Wan: Malaysia reduced charges, we won’t

Despite promising to “price-match” Malaysia’s cross border levies and charges last year, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday (Feb 4) went back on his words saying that he will not reduce any...

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Khaw Boon Wan: If elderly have no money, PAP MPs will pay

When questioned in Parliament why did the government raised elderly travel pass by 50%, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that if the old people have no money for public transport, they can...

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Minister Masagos: Not feasible to stop heavy rain, just let it flood

Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli today (Feb 5) said in Parliament that it is not “feasible” to stop heavy rain and that Singaporeans should just let it flood. “While the...

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Minister K Shanmugam: Sun Ho is as innocent as a charity

Despite barking loudly about how he believe the Court let off the former City Harvest Church leaders too lightly, Law Minister K Shanmugam jumped to the defence of Kong Hee’s wife, Sun Ho, who was the...

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Lee Hsien Loong and Goh Chok Tong quarrel on Facebook

After Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong slammed his predecessor Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in a state media interview saying that the latter is only watching things happen, the two continued...

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Lee Hsien Loong: Income inequality motivates Singaporeans to work harder

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong defended Singapore’s income inequality in a Parliamentary reply yesterday (Feb 5) saying that it motivates Singaporeans to work harder: “Some degree of income inequality...

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International Air Transport Association: Singaporeans should not pre-pay for...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today (Feb 6) condemned the Singapore government for charging extra fees to pre-pay for Terminal 5. IATA Chief Executive Alexandre de Juniac made...

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Minister Janil Puthucheary: Poly and ITE grads choose to be jobless

When questioned why are more polytechnic and ITE graduates jobless, Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary said the graduates “chose” to be jobless: “The number of polytechnic and ITE graduates in...

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New Cybersecurity Bill allows Government to access Facebook user profiles

The Singapore government today (Feb 6) passed a new law allowing the dictatorship to access and even make copies of private user data including Facebook, Google, Linkedin and other social media...

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New Law gives Minister K Shanmugam power to detain anyone without trial

The Singapore Parliament has passed and edited a 1955 law allowing Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam to detain anyone without trial regardless of the offense. The “Criminal Law (Temporary...

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Minister Josephine Teo: Foreign students have 82% approval rate for PR

According to a Minister of State Josephine Teo in Parliament yesterday (Feb 6), foreign students who applied for permanent residency have about an 80% approval rate, and but only about 18% converted...

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Ministry of Home Affairs: Police cameras to double, check for public protest

In Parliament’s session yesterday (Feb 6), Parliament Secretary for Home Affairs Amrin Amin said that the Singapore government will be doubling special-features police cameras to 6,000 after 5,000 new...

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Minister Indranee Rajah: We will find “optimal ways” to tax Singaporeans for...

Insisting that the exorbitant potential multi-billion-dollar project Terminal 5 must continue, Senior Minister of State Indranee Rajah said in Parliament that the government will find “optimal ways”...

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Minister K Shanmugam: WP MPs intentionally mislead Parliament

Law Minister K Shanmugam has taken to his Facebook page to complain about the Opposition, saying that the Workers’ Party MPs have misled everyone in the new bill on detention without trial: “My...

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Post office at Potong Pasir CC robbed

Singapore saw it’s second shop robbery in recent years this afternoon (Feb 8) after a masked man successfully robbed a post office in Potong Pasir community centre. According to an image of the...

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Singstat: Rich got richer, poor got poorer in 2017

In the latest official statistics on income growth released today (Feb 8), the rich saw higher income growth, with the 81st to 90th percentile income earners seeing a 4.5% growth. The poorest 1st to...

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Minister Indranee Rajah: Singapore must “help” to write international laws

After ruining the country into a dictatorship with controversial local laws, Senior Minister of State Indranee Rajah called for the Singapore government to “help” write international laws for other...

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