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Minister Janil Puthucheary: Cash transactions can be expensive

As part of the propaganda drive to promote digital payments, Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary misled Singaporeans at a state media radio interview claiming...

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Minister Indranee Rajah: Singapore has only two extradition treaties in ASEAN

When questioned by Workers’ Party MP Sylvia Lim why Singapore is not able to extradite Stanchart robber David Roach from Thailand, Senior Minister of State for Law Indranee Rajah evaded the question...

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SBS Transit and LTA: Signalling fault is a mystery

Lacking basic rail engineering expertise, Singapore’s state-owned transport operator SBS Transit and the government’s Land Transport Authority surrendered after spending more than two days trying to...

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East-West Line stations to close 1 hour earlier, no free bus

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday (Mar 2) announced that all East-West Line stations will close 1 hour earlier at 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and also open 2½ hours later at 8am on...

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Minister K Shanmugam: Anti-death penalty activists support drug traffickers

Law Minister K Shanmugam issued a fake news in Parliament yesterday (Mar 2) demonising anti-death penalty activists and accusing them of supporting drug trafficking: “The activists light candles for...

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Hawkers raised price of chicken rice to S$4.50

According to a media interview with hawkers by Chinese newspaper LianHe ZaoBao, the prices of most hawker food has risen by S$0.50 to S$1. Media reporters found that the average price of chicken rice,...

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PAP ex-NMP Eugene Tan: Finance Minister can use Select Committee to prosecute...

Former PAP Nominated MP Eugene Tan told state media papers that Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat can lodge a complaint to Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan Jin, who can in turn set up a Select Committee...

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Lee Hsien Loong raised GST 3 times in less than 15 years

Without providing any estimate or statistics, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong openly lied to his constituents yesterday (Mar 4) that the impending GST increase will fund the healthcare spending of the...

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Singapore wasted millions in buying driver-less trains

Making Singapore a laughing stock, Singapore’s state-owned public transport operator SBS Transit yesterday (Mar 4) announced that they now deploy train drivers to their driver-less trains due to the...

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Increased poverty of citizens main reason behind Healthcare spending increase

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is telling only half the truth whenever he sings his favourite phrase: “Healthcare spending is increasing because of an ageing population.” The reason why the government...

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PMETs earning more than S$4,500 get to claim overtime

In an announcement by Manpower Ministry today (Mar 5), the income cap for Employment Act will be removed, allowing professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) to be able to claim...

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Temasek Holdings warn state-owned companies to not engage in corruption

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund company Temasek Holdings today (Mar 5) told the chairmen of several state-owned companies like Singapore Airlines, SMRT, Sembcorp and Keppel not to engage in...

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China millionaire obtained Singapore citizenship via fake qualifications

A multi-millionaire from China was stripped of his Singapore citizenship after he was found to have submitted fake qualifications and falsified documents. The former China’s 70th richest man in 2007,...

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Master degree subsidies for foreigners to be reduced

Foreign students with permanent residency studying master degrees and post-graduate diplomas will have their subsidies reduced, and all others will have no longer be subsidised. Education Minister Ong...

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Lim Swee Say: Better to have one-third foreigners

Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say yesterday (Mar 5) openly supported the influx of foreigners in Singapore and said that it is “better” to have one-third of the population being foreigners. Speaking in...

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Minister Grace Fu demands Sylvia Lim must apologise

Issuing an empty threat, Minister Grace Fu told Parliament today (Mar 6) that Workers’ Party MP Sylvia Lim must apologise to the PAP government before the end of Parliament seating on Thursday (Mar...

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Minister Lawrence Wong lie: Singaporeans received S$7.7 billion surplus

Talking like double-headed snake K Shanmugam,  Minister of National Development Lawrence Wong openly engaged in political hogwash in Parliament today (Mar 6) claiming that Singaporeans received S$7.7...

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Minister Lawrence Wong: Money are spent as “effectively” as possible

Despite several notorious wasteful government project spending in recent years, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong made yet another propaganda remark claiming that the Singapore...

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Ng Chee Meng: Terminal 5 need 12 years, and a lot of money

Defending the unpopular increase in airport taxes, Second Minister for Transport Ng Chee Meng said that Singaporeans should appreciate that they are paying tax increases earlier otherwise they have to...

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Minister Khaw Boon Wan: Fares to raise because it is “too cheap”

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan today (Mar 7) announced that he will be raising the public transport fares because it is too “cheap” and that the current fare formula is “inadequate”: “We must be...

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