Miss Universe Singapore of 2015 crowned closed-door
The latest winner of Miss Universe Singapore for 2015 has been competed with and crowned in an undisclosed close-door dinner ballroom. This is the first time a Miss Universe Singapore is picked...
View ArticleSingaporean Ah Beng jailed 7 years for bomb threat
Singaporean Ng Chong Guan, 27, has been jailed 7 years for criminal intimidation and assault when he anonymously phoned a clinic and made death threats to a nurse. The incident happened on June 30,...
View ArticleSingapore NTUC FairPrice served notice by NEA for involvement in Indonesian fire
Singapore’s government-linked supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice was served a notice from the National Environment Agency (NEA) for carrying products of Asia Pulp and Paper Company (APP) which was...
View ArticleMaid mistreat Singaporean elderly in broad daylight
Was here having lunch with my mum and saw this FDW with an old uncle opposite our table. The old uncle was having plain rice with veg and the FDW was having full plate of chicken wings, drumstick with...
View ArticleNew Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan mock Hongkong Public Transport to defend...
Former Minister for National Development (MND) Khaw Boon Wan has been appointed to take the hot seat, the Transport Minister position, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s revelation of the...
View ArticleFormer Air Force General triple-promoted to Senior Minister in new Singapore...
Former Air Force General and first term PAP MP Ng Chee Meng who has zero experience in managing the Transport ministry has been “triple-promoted” to become a Senior Minister of State in Transport....
View ArticleNew Singapore Cabinet cost S$49 million a year excluding bonuses
Behold. The world’s most expensive cabinet. States Times Review has tabulated the cost of Lee Hsien Loong’s new cabinet and it cost a whopping S$49 million a year. Photo of Lee Hsien Loong from CNA...
View ArticleSingapore sees 35.8% increase in reported rape cases
Singapore sees 163 reported rape cases in 2014, a 35.8% increase from 2013’s 120. On average, this is four rapes every nine days. The revelation was made by a Deputy Public Prosecutor who pointed out...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: No conflict of interests allowed
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today (Sep 29) issues a behaviour guideline, called the Rules of Prudence, urging PAP MPs to adhere to. In one of his recommendations, Lee Hsien Loong specified that MPs...
View ArticleSingapore Government caught offguard by low demand for Singapore Savings Bonds
The new Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB) sold poorly in its first issue this year. At only S$413 million, the money raised is only 34.4% of the S$1.2 billion capacity set. Singapore. To give a better...
View ArticleSBS applied for fare “revision”
Singapore’s private public transport operator SBS Transit announced today (Sep 30) that they have applied to the Public Transport Council (PTC) for a transport fare “revision”. Over the past 8 years...
View ArticlePRCs in Singapore complain about increase in school fees
People’s Republic of China (PRC) citizens living in Singapore are bringing their complains to China forum, 新加坡眼, on WeChat. Just today (Sep 30), the Ministry of Education announced the increase of...
View ArticleInflux of foreigners worsen Ageing Population problem in Singapore
During the past 10 years the Singapore government imported more than 1 million foreigners, old-age support ratio has instead declined from 7.2 to 4.9. This is largely attributed to the fact that new...
View ArticleInequality among PAP ranks
Some PAP MPs are more equal than other PAP MPs. For a political party which emphasize on Meritocracy, the ruling PAP, or at least Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, is anything but meritocratic. Take MP...
View ArticleStates Times Review Facebook Page deleted…accidentally
Editor’s note: The Facebook page of States Times Review has been deleted as I am unable to recover my Facebook account. Just earlier in the evening around 6pm today, my personal profile was reported...
View ArticleMore than 800,000 households to receive Utility Rebate in October
More than 800,000 Singaporean households will receive utility rebates in the form of GST vouchers this month in October. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) made the announcement today (Oct 1) with the...
View Article54 yo pervert jailed 5 months’ for public flashing in MRT train
A 54 year old pervert has been sentenced to 5 month’s jail today (Oct 1) for flashing in a MRT train in July this year. Samyapal Muthusamy flashed himself to a 28 year old lady in the North-South...
View ArticleSim Lim Square cheat Jover Chew’s unethical business method revealed in Court
The infamous cheat of Sim Lim Square, Jover Chew, has his unethical business method revealed in Court today (Oct 1). Jover Chew, being the owner of the now-defunct mobile retail shop Mobile Air at Sim...
View ArticleGIC to spend undisclosed billions on five American shopping centres
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund company, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) Private Limited, announced today (Oct 1) that they have spent an undisclosed amount buying 40% from five...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: No conflict of interests allowed
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today (Sep 29) issues a behaviour guideline, called the Rules of Prudence, urging PAP MPs to adhere to. In one of his recommendations, Lee Hsien Loong specified that MPs...
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