Ramadan festive stall closed by NEA for two weeks
A festive goodies stall set up for Ramadan in Bukit Batok has been stopped from operating for the past two weeks by the National Environment Agency (NEA) due to the…
View ArticleAHPETC issues response to MND’s comments on its audited Financial Year 12/13
Workers’ Party-run Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) had earlier submitted the town council audited reports of Financial Year 12/13 to Ministry of National Development (MND) on...
View ArticlePolyclinics up consultation fees from 1 July
The consultation fees at the 18 polyclinics around Singapore have been increased from 1 July. The two groups which oversee the clinics, Singhealth and National Healthcare Group (NHG), have updated…
View Article‘To Singapore, With Love’ on DVD and Vimeo not allowed to be sold or viewed...
Last September, the film “To Singapore, With Love” was classified by the Media Development Agency (MDA) as Not Allowed for All Ratings (NAR). Essentially, what that meant was the film was…
View ArticleNgerng out to hurt PM, twist the knife: Davinder Singh
Blogger Roy Ngerng spent Thursday in the witness box as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s lawyer Davinder Singh carried out a precise, methodical cross-examination, claiming that Ngerng’s expressions of...
View ArticleRoy Ngerng in the witness box – trial titbits
• High Court Judge Justice Lee Seiu Kin started the second day of the hearing for damages to be awarded to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong by telling the accused,…
View ArticleGov’t will go extinct if it helped non-supporters first: PM Lee
In remarks reminiscent of those he has made in the past, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the Government would go “extinct” if it helped those who voted against it…
View ArticleWrit of possession of HDB flat issued against dying man
By TREmeritus Lim Teck Choon (59 years old, unemployed), sold his 3-room flat at Blk 18 Bedok South Rd for $310,000 in December 2010. The buyer, Ms Hani, was unable…
View ArticleWhy no historian on Founders’ Memorial committee?
Historically important monument but no historians on committee The composition of the committee which will look into the establishment of a “Founders’ Memorial” in Singapore has come under question. The…
View ArticleAmnesty International calls for “immediate and unconditional” release of Amos...
“Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, held solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression,” the human rights organisation says in a statement released on…
View ArticleWithout “natural aristocracy”, society “will lose out”: Lee Hsien Loong
At a dialogue on Friday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was asked if what Singapore needed for its economic future was “a culture of a lack of respect for or…
View ArticleUrgent appeal filed to release Amos Yee on bail, but is unsuccessful
The Online Citizen (TOC) has learned that an urgent appeal was filed on Friday with the courts to request that Amos Yee be released on bail. The appeal was unsuccessful…
View Article“We all know I’m being persecuted” – Ngerng’s teary outburst in court
Blogger Roy Ngerng was pushed almost to breaking point on Friday when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s lawyer Davinder Singh continued his cross-examination, bursting into tears under the barrage of…
View ArticleTo increase productivity, focus on optimising talent: Experts
By Howard Lee What would we do if the worst case scenario happens to Singapore’s economy – global warming opens up the Artic Route permanently, advances in air travel by-passes…
View ArticleSocial media and the evolving polity – Goh Chok Tong and John Major
By Howard Lee The presence of social media and the evolving voting public has drastically changed the way that governments approach policy making and engagement, although good governance must necessarily…
View ArticleGovernment focus on preserving the centre, encouraging civil society: Tharman
By Howard Lee Singapore succeeded in its first 50 years because it maintained a free market economy, but also believed that there is a role for the government to intervene…
View ArticleSuspected upskirt pervert caught by public in Toa Payoh
In what is becoming a common occurrence, a man suspected of taking upskirt photos of women in Toa Payoh was apprehended – by members of the public. According to the…
View ArticleAnother complaint of amenities in disrepair in Tampines
After complaints that a playground in Tampines was in an atrocious state was reported online, complaints have again surfaced that a basketball court in the same constituency is in disrepair.…
View ArticleProsecution of Amos Yee – group of citizens and parents expresses concern to...
In a letter to the Prime Minister on Saturday, a group of members of the public, which include parents and prominent members of the community, have expressed concerns over the…
View ArticleInternational Commission of Jurists observes Roy Ngerng’s defamation case
After observing the three-day court hearing to determine the amount of damages blogger Roy Ngerng will be required to pay to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for defamation, the International…
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