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High Court: 1 MP also can be GRC team

The Singapore High Court yesterday (Apr 9) ruled that there is no need for an election even when a MP resigned. The court ruled in favour of ruling party PAP, stating that Halimah Yacob’s vacated seat...

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Lee Hsien Loong criticise US: Not complying trade rules

After being slapped into shape at the Terrex vehicles saga, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong now suck up to China criticising the United States for not complying with trade rules. Praising...

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Vehicle inspection fees increased 10%

In yet another government policy to raise taxes, vehicle inspection fees have been raised 10% from S$64.20 to S$70.62. The National Environment Agency (NEA) claimed that the increase in taxes is to...

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Select Committee: Alex Tan’s submission must be censored

Declaring that States Times Review editor Alex Tan’s submission as “not made in good faith”, the Select Committee censored his submission and refuse to disclose the content: “Three written...

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State media SPH saw 25% dip in quarterly profit

In just three months, state media Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) saw it’s net profit fell 25% to only S$40.2 million, compared with 2017’s S$53.5 million, according to their stock exchange filing...

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Minister Janil Puthucheary and Desmond Lee: History lies, PAP don’t

Angered at a Straits Times reporter’s opinion article suggesting that politicians should not argue with historical facts, two Ministers lashed out in a response claiming that the history may lie but...

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Singapore’s degree holders drawing less than S$2,000/mth

According to a government survey conducted by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, about 4.31% of the degree holders are drawing less than S$2,000 a month on a full-time job. Labelled as “severely...

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Singapore bans business teaching Democracy

A business set up to teach democratic values through a workshop training called “Democracy Classroom” has been banned by the Singapore government. The business is proposed by website New Naratif, set...

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Lee Hsien Loong: I still don’t know who can be the next PM

Speaking at a public forum organised by Temasek Holdings in Shanghai, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong admits that he is still unable to determine who can be the next Prime Minister. To worsen the...

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Government investigating Oxford historian Dr Thum Ping Tjin’s background

After openly opposing censorship during the public hearing held by the Select Committee, the Singapore government now calls for a background check on Oxford historian Dr Thum Ping Tjin. The Oxford...

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Singapore Government make empty threat to stop Uber and Grab merger

Toothless competition watchdog, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), yesterday (Apr 13) issued a threat claiming that it is “stopping” the merger of Uber and Grab. The Singapore...

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Don’t forget Straits Times is foreign-funded too

Earlier this week, the authoritarian state of Singapore banned the setting up of a new business that teaches Singaporeans about democratic values and free elections. Stoking nationalism, the Singapore...

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Dr Thum Ping Tjin becomes the Chicken, death is only imminent

A rejected proposal from Human Rights Watch (HRW) from Dec 2017, titled “Kill the Chicken to scare the Monkeys”, has turned out to be the truth: the Chicken of the day is now Oxford historian Dr Thum...

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HDB chief: Sell your flat to buy CPF Life

Speaking at a government forum, the chief of HDB Cheong Koon Hean told Singaporeans to sell their flat and buy CPF Life to retire: “You can sell the larger flat and buy a smaller flat. I build a lot...

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3 PAP Ministers asked to leave in Cabinet reshuffle

Three Ministers have been asked to leave their million-dollar portfolio in this month’s Cabinet reshuffle. Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say, 63, propaganda Information and Communications Minister Yaacob...

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BMW driver make elderly pump attendant pay for his petrol

Dear Caltex, I earlier witnessed an incident at Caltex Tampines Ave 8 @2pm on 14 April and it filled me with such indignation that it prompted me to write this to you, hoping that you could help...

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Straits Times: Lee Hsien Loong is most respected Singaporean

According to a propaganda survey done by YouGov, Lee Hsien Loong is the most respected Singaporean in Singapore. There is no detail of the number and profile surveyed in Singapore except to give Lee...

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Ho Ching invest hundreds of millions in facial recognition company

Prime Minister’s Ho Ching is on a shopping spree with Singaporeans’ CPF money again. Earlier on Monday (April 9), Temasek Holdings, together with China’s Alibaba group, poured US$600 million (S$786.95...

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Bukit Panjang residents suffer consequences of LRT shut down

Bukit Panjang residents will have to suffer for the next 11 Sundays from today (April 15) due to the closure of the precinct’s LRT system. According to interviews conducted by state media Today,...

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TheOnlineCitizen fighting with PAP members over fake news

Each one is calling the other “fake news”. Local news website TheOnlineCitizen (TOC) published an article today (Apr 15) reporting that a football league match has to be cancelled because PAP MP Lee...

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