Costs are rising but PAP will go ahead with the GST hike. Finance Minister Lawrence Wong spoke about inflation today and announced a $1.5 billion support package for Singaporeans. He…
Singapore’s Sports Hub: A White Elephant Testament to Singapore’s Follies
On June 10 2022, it was announced that the Government’s sports statutory board, SportSG will be taking back full ownership and management of the Singapore Sports Hub later this year…
AMK SERS Debacle Shows Government’s Heartlessness in Public Housing Policy
SERS demonstrates that even the individual’s choice to buy an HDB to live for the rest of their lives is not sacrosanct when the flat can be repossessed by the government any time.
Beauty World Hawker Stallholder Almost Stabbed Neighbour, Diners Called Police
Was dining with my sister at the Beauty World Hawker Center when we witnessed a violent outburst from the stall owner of “LM Fruit & Juice” towards his next door…
PAP MP Henry Kwek Attends Pink Dot While Lee Hsien Loong is On Leave
Henry Kwek, MP of Kebun Baru SMC, showed up at Pink Dot 14. This is the first time a PAP MP attended a Pink Dot event in their official capacity….
Healing The Divide Founder Iris Koh Seeks To Go Malaysia While On Bail
In case you forgot, founder of anti-vaccine group Healing the Divide Iris Koh is currently facing a criminal charge for conspiring with Jipson Quah to help people fake their COVID…
US-China Cold War Displayed at Shangri-La Dialogue 2022 in Singapore
Whilst the US continues to respect all countries’ international legal rights, China has been persistently attempting to impose restrictions on foreign military vessel and aircraft operations in disputed South China Sea maritime territories.
Lightyear: Govt’s Flip-Flopping Views Ends Up Pissing Everybody Off
[Contributed by Vance] Disney’s Lightyear will be screening in Singapore with an NC16 rating. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said that the rating is because of homosexual depictions. Basically…
From Now to 4 July, Anyone can Submit Feedback on GST Hike to MOF
As part of its “public consultation” efforts, the Ministry of Finance is seeking feedback on its proposed GST changes. What concerns Singaporeans most is of course the GST hike. It…
Expats Complain About Staying In A Flat Instead Of Landed Property in SG
In an article by Financial Times documenting “struggles” that expats have to face in Singapore, we get to see how spoilt they really are. Many expats from Hong Kong are…