Survey: 54% of Singaporeans deem Singapore media untrustworthy
According to international survey Edelman Trust Barometer, 54% of the Singaporeans surveyed deem the Singapore media untrustworthy. Of the 4 institutions – media, businesses, government and NGOs -,...
View ArticleBrother of China woman demand Shin Ming Daily apologise for report
The brother of the China woman who operated a convenience shop out from her Hougang HDB unit demanded that Singapore Chinese papers Shin Ming Daily to apologise publishing the report that exposed them...
View ArticleMinistry of Manpower: Bosses don’t pay wages, we can’t do anything
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower made an astounding claim today (Jan 19) declaring that the government cannot force employers to pay salaries. The press statement comes after a Bangladeshi worker in...
View ArticleSingapore court issued 58 protection orders against Instagram commentators...
Singapore Courts issued a record 58 protection orders against online commentators – mostly anonymous users on Instagram – who criticised a rich Singaporean woman. Jamie Chua, a 43-year-old...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: Rules-based international order in ASEAN
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong continued his “rules-based” push telling ASEAN countries not to impose unilateral trade policies that gives advantage to their domestic market. “In many...
View ArticleTemasek Holdings-owned Surbana retrenched 50 employees
Temasek Holdings-owned infrastructural consultant company Surbana Jurong went into retrenchment last Satruday (Jan 14) and fired 50 employees. The retrenchment exercise is the first indication that...
View ArticleRetired Civil Servant: Revert PR to Employment Pass if foreigners refuse to...
A former civil servant who served 37 years in the civil service spoke to state media Straits Times in an interview offering his views on immigration and integration in Singapore. Benny Lim, a former...
View ArticleSurvey: Most Singapore workers to see zero pay hike this year
International recruitment firm Robert Walters published their annual Global Salary Survey yesterday (Jan 19) revealing that most Singapore workers will not see a pay hike this year. The managing...
View ArticleSingapore to welcome Palestinians oppressor Prime Minister Netanyahu
Singapore will be hosting the oppressor of Palestinians, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Feb 19. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will welcome the racist Israelis leader who is...
View ArticleMinister Josephine Teo: Singaporeans should change their mindset and give...
Speaking at a forum with a Harvard academic, Senior Minister of State in-charge of the country’s population growth Josephine Teo said that younger Singaporeans need to change their “outdated” mindset...
View ArticleFoul-mouthed Law Minister K Shanmugam pass racist comment: Muslims are...
Singapore’s notoriously foul-mouthed Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam passed a shocking racist comment in his opening speech at S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, saying that...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: Next Prime Minister still not chosen yet
At a dialogue held by state media Straits Times and the Economic Development Board on Friday (Jan 20), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that he has not chosen who to be the next Prime Minister and...
View ArticleSingapore train speed back to 1990s standards
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan finally appeared in media reports today (Jan 21) after months of going into hiding from criticisms over the persistent train breakdown cases. The Minister’s last media...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: No unemployment problem in Singapore, more foreigners means...
At the forum held by state media Straits Times and the Economic Development Board (EDB) yesterday (Jan 20), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that there is no unemployment problem in Singapore and...
View ArticleNTUC: Heartless of Surbana Jurong to terminate workers before Chinese New Year
Following the high profile termination of Temasek Holdings-owned Surbana Jurong of 54 staffs, the general secretary of NTUC’s branch, Singapore Industrial & Services Employees’ Union, Philip Lee,...
View ArticleLaw Minister K Shanmugam recycle Lee Hsien Loong’s quote from Lee Kuan Yew
When interviewed by the media yesterday (Jan 21) what are the qualities the new Prime Minister should have, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam recycled a quote from the late former prime...
View ArticleSingapore property developers badly missing China investors
Following Singapore government’s offensive stances against China over the South China Sea, China has responded with a boycott of investments in Singapore, choosing to divert billions into neighbouring...
View ArticleLaw Ministry flip-flops: Government to criminalise “false information”
After losing a harassment law suit, the Singapore Law Ministry made a 180 degree turn and now says the government does not need protection from harassment.Instead the government now says that it is...
View ArticleSingapore government unable to provide evidence to clear its name of sand...
Speaking in Parliament yesterday (Jan 22), an unnamed spokesperson* of the Ministry of National Development (MND) said that the government is unable to provide figures to clear its name of sand...
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Singapore flooded island-wide after Sunday rain
After a heavy downpour on Sunday, Singapore today (Jan 23) saw multiple flooding island-wide. According to the authorities, Tanjong Pagar, Bishan, Yio Chu Kang, Tiong Bahru, Maxwell Road, Marine...
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