Singapore mortgage rate to increase
Singapore’s mortgage rate will increase today after the central bank announced that it has risen the 3 month interbank-offered-rate (SIBOR) to 1.0708%. The SIBOR rate is a major component in the...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: Opposition make Singaporeans unhappy over my policies
In his last election speech tonight (Sep 9), former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong attacked the Opposition parties for making Singaporeans unhappy over his government policies like housing, transport,...
View ArticleLim Swee Say: No problem with number of foreigners now
Former Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say affirmed Singaporeans that there are no problems with the number of foreigners in Singapore today and that the “Singaporean core” is still steady and stable. At...
View ArticlePRC couple jailed 5 weeks for protesting in middle of road
A PRC couple was sentenced to 5 weeks jail yesterday (Sep 9) for criminal trespassing and committing a rash act on August 24. Sales assistant Yang Xuemei, 28, and mechanic, Bao Weilong, 29, was at the...
View ArticleSPH The New Paper broke cooling off day law and advertise for Lee Hsien Loong
Singapore Press Holding’s The New Paper today (Sep 10) broke the cooling off day law and advertised for former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. According to the election law, there should be no...
View ArticleSPH Today broke election law and advertise for ruling party PAP
Articles published on free-circulated newspaper Today on today’s cooling-off day broke the election law by advertising for the ruling party PAP. Photo from Jeraldine Today is owned by Singapore Press...
View ArticlePAP Vivian Balakrishnan broke cooling-off day law and canvass for votes
A photo of Vivian Balakrishnan posting on his Twitter account canvassing for votes on the cooling-off day is making its rounds on Facebook. The post has since been deleted after commentators pointed...
View ArticlePAP Vivian Balakrishnan defend himself breaking election law, blame Facebook
Former Minister Vivian Balakrishnan today responded to media queries over his infringement of the election law and he blamed Facebook for the “glitch”. The offending post was put up at 1.52am this...
View ArticleHaze in Singapore reach unhealthy PSI level of 187
The yearly forest fire burning in Indonesia, Sumatra is back and it has brought Singapore’s Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) level to 187 today (Sep 10). The 24-hour PSI level at 8pm was 119 to 133 but...
View ArticleSingaporeans take to the polls, test PAP’s legitimacy
Singaporeans will be taking to the polls voting today on polling day (Sep 11). What really stands out in this election is a buffet of discontentment, making nearly every single national policy a...
View ArticleVideo: Vivian Balakrishnan break election law again, canvass for votes on...
Vivian Balakrishnan break election law again, canvassing for votes at Barker Road on polling day. Video by Gracey My
View ArticlePAP swept all 83 seats with increased support
The ruling party PAP government was brought back to government today (Sep 12) sweeping 83 out 89 seats with a higher vote shift. The election result came as a surprise to Opposition candidates who...
View ArticleEmigration advice for Singaporeans
Election is over, Singaporeans have spoken and that message says PAP is good for you in the next 5 years. Young Singaporeans who support what the government is doing are blessed but for the noisy...
View ArticleEscalator at 321 Clementi Mall caused panic with metal parts flying out
A faulty escalator in 321 Clementi Mall caused panic to commuters when parts of the yellow warning strip chipped off at its descending section. Photo from Pamela / Stomp The incident happened on at...
View ArticleSingapore to help Indonesia fight Sumatra’s forest fire
The Singapore Government will be sending to Indonesia Sumatra a C-130 plane for cloud seeding and another two more to transport Singapore’s firefighter team, and a Chinook helicopter with firefighting...
View ArticleSingapore Real Estate Exchange: Time to grow property prices, remove taxes
After a strong mandate given by Singaporeans to the ruling party PAP government, Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX) urged the government to remove Additional Stamp Buyer Duties (ABSD) taxes to grow...
View ArticleStraits Times reporter mock WP supporters: People who want change are...
Senior correspondent with The Straits Times, John Lui, mocked Workers’ Party (WP) supporters in his scathing article covering the aftermath of the election where the WP lost substantial votes. Right...
View ArticleSingapore Government transfer taxes to Temasek Holding’s companies
Temasek Holdings, one of our two Sovereign Wealth Funds, have only been publishing annual reports since 2005. And even then, it is summaries of accounts. The government has a long way to go towards...
View ArticleMy sister died from waiting 3 months to see a specialist in Singapore
I lost my younger sister three weeks ago to depression, three days after I took her to the polyclinic to get a referral for medical attention from a specialist at the restructured hospitals. She could...
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