MDA responds to the Maruah’s statement
Singapore’s Media Development Authority responds to MURUAH’s statement published on 29th November. (MURUAH’s statement) 1. We refer to Maruah’s statement of 29 Nov published in The Independent. 2....
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FAS appoints Fandi Ahmad as new LionsXII head coach
(Image from ST) New coach signs three-year contract Singapore, 7 December 2013: The Football Association of Singapore today announced that Mr Fandi Ahmad has been appointed as LionsXII Head Coach on a...
View ArticleSPF comments on riot at Little India
Police Statement made on Singapore Police Force’s facebook page at 1 am, 9th December 2013 (link) On 8 Dec at 2123 hrs, a fatal traffic accident occurred between a private bus and a person at the...
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Riot in Little India over fatal accident of Indian national
By Terry Xu The first riot in Singapore in more than 40 years happened in Little India last night, Sunday. All accounts on the ground say what sparked off the riot was the fatal traffic accident where...
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The sad life of fatal traffic accident victim’s mother
Write up by Spore MGR Sultan The sad part of the lost life of Saktivel Kumaravel. Mother Rajaletchumi who lost her husband in year 2007. Who presently still working as a hard labour job. In southern...
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Body of the person who died Singapore bus accident brought back to his own...
The news that a young man from Tamil Nadu pitifully died last Sunday night, 9.30 pm after being pushed off a bus at the economic centre in Singapore called Tekka spread. Upon hearing this news, the...
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Breakfast network closes kitchen for now
By Terry Xu “Kitchen Closed”, says the sign that is hung at the door of the local kitchen much to the disappointment of many diners. Breakfast Network (BN), a local news commentary platform which was...
View ArticleTemporary ban of alcohol and stoppage of ferry service at Little India
By Terry Xu This weekend, there will be an alcohol ban in Little India this weekend and suspension of 25 private bus services which ferry workers back and forth from their dormitories and Little India....
View ArticleRecord Number of Working Adults Keen on Further Education
Kaplan Singapore ranked top again among all private education institutions (Singapore, 19 December 2013): The demand for further education among Singapore adult learners has never been higher – 82.7...
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Train fault for Circle Line
Train services between Stadium and HarbourFront MRT stations on the Circle Line were disrupted at 11.21pm on Wednesday because of a power trip failure. Preliminary investigations revealed that the...
View ArticleAcquitted foreign workers in riot investigation, deported
Four foreign workers who have been acquitted in the case of the riot in Little India is said to have been deported from Singapore. One of the four is an Indian foreign worker, Mr Rajendran Ranjan. He...
View ArticleWe were deported without proper investigation; Tamil Nadu youths weep.
Chennai – Although they were not involved in the riot, they were deported without any investigation, say the youths who returned to Tamil Nadu. A young man from Pudhukottai died on the 8th of December...
View ArticleLast minute change of venue due to “misrepresented” event
By Terry Xu MARUAH had to change the venue for its public forum “Foreign Workers, Justice and Fairness” that was held yesterday on Dec 23rd, at extremely short notice. The venue was originally set to...
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The alternative news in 1 day? (part 13) – GIC corp to GIC pte ltd
By Leong Sze Hian GIC name change? There has been quite a bit of chatter on the internet, and some people have also been asking me about the name change of the Government Investment Corporation (GIC)....
View ArticleIn Court Today – Little India Riot case: Daily Renewal of S-Pass
In Court Today – Little India Riot case: M Ravi, representing Mr Arun Kaliamurthy – who is being charged for involvement in the Little India riot – informed the court today that he shall be filing an...
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Marina Coastal Expressway: What are the issues?
TOC took a cab ride on Monday, the second day that the new Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) was in operation. We drove around the MCE for 30 mins from both sides (to and back from city) and had a look...
View ArticleEvents of Singapore in 2013
List of events in Singapore for the year 2013. Write in your comment if you feel there are events that are missing from this list. January AIM Saga – PAP explains why the tender of data management for...
View ArticlePM Lee visits girl who had her right hand crushed
Post by Lee Hsien Loong. Injured 14-year-old Tan Li Xuan, who had her right hand crushed in a sugarcane machine accident two weeks ago (story) was visited by Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien...
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Trial to improve bus service reliability by penalise and reward system for PTOs
Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew announced the two-year trial to improve en-route bus reliability by Land Transport Authority (LTA) this morning at the launch of the Ang Mo Kio Direct Bus Service...
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Launch of Singapore Advocacy Awards for civil society
Post by Singapore Advocacy Awards. By Terry Xu The Singapore Advocacy Awards (SAA) was launched by an activist group, The Working Committee 3 (TWC3). The aim of the awards is to celebrate the...
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