PTOs rewarded for “reliability improvements” but most commuters unimpressed
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced a reward of S$1 million to the two public transport operators (PTOs) for “reliability improvements” in their bus services along 22 routes. In…
View ArticleACS principal in spotlight over email about carnival tickets
The principal of Anglo-Chinese School (Barker), Peter Tan, is in the spotlight for an email he sent out to parents allegedly asking them to encourage their sons to sell and…
View ArticleStatement by Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling, urging the will of Lee Kuan Yew...
Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Ms Lee Wei Ling, son and daughter of late Lee Kuan Yew, have issued a joint statement via their law firm about the wishes of their parents regarding the house which is situated on...
View ArticleSpain’s activists hold world’s first virtual political protest through hologram
Last December, the Spanish government passed the new Citizens Safety Law which would criminalise public gatherings and protests in front of government buildings which are held without permission from the…
View ArticleLee’s house – preserve but let descendants decide on accessibility
Whatever you may think of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, the fact remains that he is and will be the symbol of Singapore for many years to come.…
View ArticleThe Real Singapore duo charged with 7 counts of sedition
The couple behind socio-political website The Real Singapore (TRS) were charged today, 14 April, with seven counts of sedition and one for failing to produce documents to an officer from the…
View ArticleNK envoy’s gold smuggling – no lapse at Changi Airport, says minister
Second Minister for Home Affairs S. Iswaran told Parliament on Tuesday that there were no security lapses in the case of a North Korean diplomat who had apparently carried some…
View ArticleCEO cuts his salary so his staff could be paid more
How many chief executive officers (CEO) you know would cut their own salaries and give it to their employees? That was precisely what one CEO in Seattle did recently. Dan…
View ArticleIDA defends hiring of employee accused of possessing fake MBA
Nisha Padmanabhan is an employee of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore, a statutory board under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). She was hired as an Applications…
View ArticleStraits Times’ lack of journalistic integrity worrying
By Carlton Tan / Article first published on “Asian Correspondent“ According to The Online Citizen (TOC), Amos Yee’s mother did not file a police report to have her son arrested,…
View ArticleLibrary Consultative Panel to help review library materials following...
By Howard Lee The National Library Board (NLB) has announced on 15 April that it has set up an independent Library Consultative Panel to advise on the review of library…
View ArticleAHPETC accused by CCC of denying responsibility of zebra crossing in its GRC
A resident at the Aljunied GRC has shared a photo with TOC which show a notice posted up on the noticeboard of Blk 460 Hougang Avenue 10. The notice by…
View ArticleSexual and physical threats made against Amos Yee
16-year old Amos Yee, who is spending the weekend in remand, is again the target of online comments which apparently advocate violence against him. In particular, sexual violence. Some of…
View ArticleMaking threats against the law: MLC
The Media Literacy Council (MLC), a 26-member Government-appointed committee to develop public awareness and education programmes relating to media literacy and cyber wellness, cautioned on 4 April...
View ArticleWe are “continuing to look into the case concerning Nisha Padmanabhan”: IDA
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is “continuing to look into the case concerning Nisha Padmanabhan”, the employee who is accused of possessing a fake MBA degree from the…
View ArticleYet another high record set for COE of motorcycles
By COE.Sgcharts.com Certificate of Entitlement (COE) for Motorcycles has broken new record again in the COE bidding exercise yesterday at $6,801, breaking the previous record of $6,312 (1st Bidding...
View ArticleFocus on new technologies, better skills and jobs at the meeting of Asian and...
Asian and European education ministers and senior officials – more than 50 delegations – will come together on 27–28 April at the 5th ASEM Education Ministers’ Meeting (ASEMME5) at the…
View ArticleFormer ASEAN Leader: Non-interference policy must be reviewed
Former Malaysian Foreign Minister, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, said ASEAN’s non-interference policy should be reviewed if we are to build a tolerant society and address human rights abuses…
View ArticlePolice report filed against grassroots leader who threatened Amos Yee online
A concerned Singaporean citizen, Mr Lee, has filed a police report against Jason Tan Kok Whee, believed to be a grassroots leader at Telok Blangah over a statement the latter made online directed at…
View ArticleReaction of some is “more offensive, vulgar & threatening” than Amos Yee’s...
The Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) has issued a statement on 23 April on the reaction to the Amos Yee saga. SKM lambasted some reactions to Yee’s post. “Some of us…
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