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ST Editor-in-Chief: No space to print Cherian George’s photo in papers
Yesterday (27 Oct), Ambassador-at-Large Prof Tommy Koh wrote a stinging Facebook post lambasting Straits Times (ST) for biased reporting of the IPS Forum which took place on Thu and Fri (25-26 Oct). "I...
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Retreat with Dr M immediately postponed to unknown date after PM Lee happily...
On Tue (23 Oct), ST reported ('Relations with Malaysia stable, ties with Indonesia good: PM Lee') that PM Lee will travel to Putrajaya to meet Malaysian PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad for a leaders' retreat in...
View ArticleWhat kind of image is the Singapore government hoping to cultivate?
Hosting a well known dictator (including paying for his accommodation and expenses while he and his entourage were in Singapore), displaying a flagrant disregard for human life by pressing ahead with...
View ArticleWith LKY now gone, will dissension become even more common?
I think it would be fair to say that when the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) was alive, those within the ranks of the Peoples' Action Party (PAP), those who worked within the civil service and people...
View ArticleDoctor writes to forum: Errant SAF commanders and MOs who revoke NSFs’...
A member of the public, Dr Tan Soo Heong, wrote to ST Forum today ('Report errant commanders as well', 29 Oct) highlighting that errant SAF commanders have at times revoked medical leave given by him...
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Current President confers Order of Temasek (First Class) to previous President
At the Meritorious Service Medal award ceremony held in Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central yesterday (28 Oct), President Halimah Yacob presented the the Order of Temasek (First...
View ArticleSearch teams still scouring the Java Sea for what’s left of Lion Air flight...
On Monday, Lion Air flight JT 610 crashed into the sea just off Jakarta, Indonesia with 189 passengers and crew on board. Indonesian investigators are examining debris thought to be from the Boeing 737...
View ArticleBlog post alleges greater lapses in procurement in other government agencies...
An unidentified author by the name, Kueh Lapis, hosted on GitHub, has made several noteworthy observations regarding the alleged lapses in procurement made by the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC),...
View ArticleSingaporeans might underestimate the consequences of deliberate online...
While Singaporeans are not gullible about online falsehoods, there appears to be a tendency to underestimate the repercussions of unbridled dissemination of such falsehoods, cautioned Senior Minister...
View ArticleLack of clarity in what constitutes fake news is a scary path on which to embark
Senior Minister of State for Law Edwin Tong (Tong) has, in an interview with TODAY, reaffirmed the government's commitment to "combat online falsehoods" by suppressing their operations to prevent such...
View ArticleLim Tean forms new political party, Peoples V which promises to involve...
Former leader for the National Solidarity Party (NSP), Lim Tean has finally announced the formation of his new political party in Singapore called Peoples Voice. After filing an application with the...
View ArticleAmy Khor reveals her mother was also a hawker in interview with Mothership
Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor gave an interview to Mothership.sg which was published on Sunday (28 Oct). Mothership, of course, is funded by former civil...
View ArticleIndranee says stop thinking people in terms of social class but her boss...
Responding to a question on class divide at a dialogue yesterday (29 Oct), Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah advised participants to see "people as people". "The intrinsic worth of...
View ArticleUK green lights extradition of Canadian national accused of S$30,000 bank...
The United Kingdom has agreed to extradite the Canadian national, David James Roach, to Singapore to stand trial for allegedly robbing the Standard Chartered branch in Holland Village, Singapore in...
View ArticleEducation Ministry taskforce to find ways of leveling the playing field for...
Second Education Minister Indranee Rajah wants Singapore to find a way to address the issue of unintended labeling or stereotyping of students that happens as a result of the streaming system in...
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Bus and train fares to increase by 6 cents per journey starting end of...
Starting 29 Dec this year, commuters holding travel cards may expect an increase of six cents in bus and train fares per journey as a part of the Public Transport Council (PTC)'s annual fare revision....
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Straits Times allegedly reassigns political editor after complaints from govt...
The political editor for The Straits Times (ST) Li Xueying has become the subject of a reassignment, allegedly as a result of government officials’ dissatisfaction towards some of the mainstream news...
View ArticleSingaporean journalist Kirsten Han awarded Honourable Mention by The World...
Singaporean journalist Kirsten Han was awarded an honourable in recognition of her extraordinary reporting on rule of law issues by The World Justice Project (WJP). She was honoured alongside five...
View ArticleLim Tean’s new party to fix Singaporeans’ woes
Since Monday (29 Oct), social media was alive with news of Lim Tean finally able to form a new political party named Peoples Voice. Mr Lim has been actively helping to highlight the plight of...
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Town Gas tariff to be increased by 2.29% for period between 1 Nov to 31 Dec 2018
Gas tariff for households will be increased by 2.29 percent or 0.44 cent per kilowatt hour (kWh), from 19.23 cents per kWh to 19.67 cents per kWh for the period 1 November 2018 to 31 December 2018....
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