“We had not checked the VWO’s constitution”: PAP Sembawang team, on using...
The authorities have told the Sunshine Welfare Action Mission (SWAMI) Home to adhere to its constitution, after a report was lodged with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) about the home renting…
View ArticleMDA classifies SDP’s Pappy Washing Powder video as political film
By Rachel Zeng “Pappy Washing Powder”, a video released online by the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) on 5 August 2015, has been classified as a party political film by the…
View ArticlePAP vs SDP – which video is a “party political film”?
On 17 August, the Singapore Democratic Party video, entitled “Pappy Washing Powder”, was classified a party political film by the Media Development Authority (MDA) and is therefore prohibited under the…
View ArticlePolitical parties talk democracy, population issues at pre-election dialogue
The NUSS Guild Hall in Kent Ridge was the site of much excitement and argument on Tuesday night as representatives of all 10 political parties gathered for a pre-election dialogue.…
View ArticleSDP denounces MDA classification of satire film
By Sharanya Pillai The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has called on the government to review its classification of the party’s recent satirical video, alleging that the move was “selective…
View ArticleNSP Sec-Gen announces her resignation from party after party re-enters...
Secretary General of National Solidarity Party (NSP), Hazel Poa has announced to the media, her resignation from the party due to her disagreement over the decision to contest in MacPherson…
View ArticleBed crunch again at Tan Tock Seng hospital?
A photo which has been circulating in social media purportedly shows more than ten beds cramped in a small area of what appears to be a hospital ward. Some beds…
View ArticleMAS apologises for typo in folder for commemorative notes
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has apologised for misspelling the name of Singapore’s first president, Yusof Ishak, in folders containing commemorative notes celebrating the country’s Golden...
View ArticleGov’t says will maintain 2/3 “S’porean core” in economy – but numbers raise...
A “two-thirds Singaporean core in the economy”, that is what Manpower Minister, Lim Swee Say, said is the goal of the government in the “medium to long term”. Mr Lim,…
View ArticleSingaporeans call for social justice to be part of general election
A group of Singaporeans have come together to start a campaign to place social justice front and centre in the upcoming general elections. “Often at [the general election], the loudest…
View ArticleDid PAP MP snub resident during walkabout?
In a report on the website, States Times Review (STR), on Sunday, the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC, Chia Shi-lu, was reported to have snubbed a resident during…
View ArticleChee speaks in Yale-NUS – The Future of One-Party Rule in Singapore
This op-ed is written by Sherlyn (S) and Wei Jie (WJ), two Singaporean third-year undergraduates at Yale-NUS College. Sherlyn is an Arts and Humanities major who is interested in communications…
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong makes PAP pitch during 2015 National Day Rally
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong continued to play coy about the upcoming general election during last night’s National Day Rally. In his Mandarin speech, he joked that he had “also…
View ArticleTrade off for growth not at expense of Singaporeans: SPP on PM’s National Day...
National growth should not be done at the expense of jobs for Singaporeans and ailing infrastructure, said Singapore People’s Party chairman and Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Lina Chiam, who has…
View ArticleSecond resignation from NSP prior to General Election
National Solidarity Party (NSP) member, Mohamed Fazli Talip has just announced on his facebook page that he has submitted his resignation from the party with immediate effect. Mr Fazli, 34, a…
View ArticleJudicial review on Thaipusam music restriction hits roadblock
By Timothy Lai On 14th August 2015, High Court judge, Justice Tay Yong Kwang, rejected the permission to commence a judicial review on the restriction of musical instruments during Thaipusam…
View ArticleYour candidate: Paul Tambyah – from medicine to politics
Professor Paul Ananth Tambyah has had a distinguished career, including being promoted to full professorship and given tenure in his work at the National University of Singapore in 2013. Prof…
View ArticleLive stream – SDP announces its first SDP candidates.
Singapore Democratic Party is holding its media conference at 3 Ang Mo Kio St 62 to announce the first SDP candidates for the upcoming General Election. This comes after the…
View ArticleHealthcare research analyst to stand as SDP candidate
By Timothy Lai The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) officially unveiled its first two General Election candidates, Ms Chong Wai Fung and Mr Khung Wai Yeen, at a press conference held…
View ArticleYour candidate: Ang Yong Guan – Stepping out of the grassroots
By Biddy Low Dr Ang Yong Guan is an animated man with a personable demeanour. As he gets more impassioned with his words, his hands gesticulate more fervently, earnestly punctuating…
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