Desmond Kwek: Straits Times fake news must be addressed
In an email circulation to SMRT employees, SMRT CEO Desmond Kwek said that he normally does not comment on rumours but he saw the need to address the fake news from state media Straits Times. “(The...
View ArticleSTR helps to spread awareness of Budget 2018
States Times Review would like to help the Ministry of Finance to raise awareness for the coming Budget which will be delivered on Feb 19. Like other social media “influencers”, STR has a 42K...
View ArticleSMRT to outsource maintenance to sub-contractors
Unable to handle public criticisms over it’s sloppy maintenance work, SMRT today (Jan 26) announced that they will be outsourcing more maintenance work to third party contractors. The announcement...
View ArticleMOM: Unemployment rate hits record-high of 3.3%
According to the full-year employment report by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), unemployment rate has hit an all-time high of 3.3% for citizens. A record of 57,700 Singaporeans were unemployed as of...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: I will need “a bit longer” to choose next PM
Speaking to state media reporters, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that he need more time to choose his successor. The indecisive son of Lee Kuan Yew said that he will not be appointing a new...
View ArticleCPF funds lost undisclosed hundreds of millions from Keppel corruption
Singapore sovereign wealth fund company Temasek Holdings have lost an undisclosed hundreds of millions in 3 months from it’s state-owned company Keppel Corp. The state-owned offshore and marine...
View ArticleComfortDelgro wasted S$642 million acquiring Uber
After spending S$642 million acquiring the Uber’s arm Lion City Holdings to access the use of Uber, ComfortDelgro taxi drivers are not using the dynamic pricing function offered by Uber. According to...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong’s infighting with Goh Chok Tong
Speaking to reporters yesterday (Jan 26), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong did not hide his contempt for his predecessor Goh Chok Tong, saying that the former PM is just watching: “ESM Goh is speaking...
View ArticleMinister Chan Chun Sing: Prepare “tomorrow’s unemployed” for “tomorrow’s jobs”
Embarrassing himself at the Switzerland’s World Economic Forum, Minister Chan Chun Sing started talking in Singlish when it was his turn to speak on employment. The Minister with no portfolio said...
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LTA awards Seletar Bus Package to cheapest bidder again
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has again awarded a tender to the lowest bidder, and this time, the Seletar Bus Package to SBS Transit who outbid it’s nearest competitor, SMRT, by S$34 million....
View ArticleHalimah Yacob to enjoy million dollar Presidential salaries overseas
Halimah Yacob will be going on a week’s overseas holidays to enjoy her S$1.54 million-a-year presidential salaries from today (Jan 28) to Monday (Feb 5). The useless puppet president of dictator Prime...
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Singaporeans will lose their freedom to criticise government
Getting angry over train breakdowns or increasing taxes? Criticise the government online now while you can because Law Minister K Shanmugam has in his sleeve to ban criticisms. The setup is ready, the...
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State media SPH to freeze wage due to falling readership
State media Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) sent out a company email circulation on Monday (Jan 22) confirming that they will be freezing the wages of employees earning S$4,000 and above. The email...
View ArticleGovernment’s cashless system badly received by Singaporeans
Heeding the government’s advice, the Koufu kopitiam in Jurong West St 61 offered 8 cashless payment options including NETs, EZ Link, Apple Pay and credit cards. However, according to the hawkers,...
View ArticleMinister Ong Ye Kung: We need more time to know each other well
Distancing himself from Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung yesterday (Jan 28) told state media reporters that he support Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s comments...
View ArticleRuling party to recover popularity by dismissing criticisms as fake news
Learning well from US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his second-in-command Law Minister K Shanmugam are dismissing online criticisms as fake news. Unfortunately for...
View ArticleMinister Ong Ye Kung: Fake news is undermining our democracy and unity
Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Defence Dialogue at Shangri-La Hotel today (Jan 29), Minister Ong Ye Kung claimed that “fake news” is undermining Singapore’s “democracy” and unity. Calling it...
View ArticleMinister Josephine Teo: We will allow foreigners to work part-time, no quota...
In an announcement by the Second Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo yesterday (Jan 30), cleaning companies can now hire foreigners on part-time basis to work as cleaners in households without having...
View ArticleChinese national mother of table tennis player jailed 6 weeks for bribery
The mother of former table tennis national player Li Hu was sentenced to 6 weeks jail for offering a bribe of S$3,200 (€2,000) to a director of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). Chinese...
View ArticleBusiness spending fell by 21.68% in 2017
According to the latest report by the Economic Development Board (EDB) released yesterday (Jan 30), the already-worsening Singapore economy had sank again with business expenditures falling by 21.68%...
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