Just yesterday, in an abrupt overturning of the Health Minister’s bold statement, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong warned that covid-19 cases were rising exponentially and urged Singaporeans to scale back their social activities.
Policy to Allow Nurses to Wear the Tudung – Concession or Correction?
During his 2021 National Day Rally speech, the Prime Minister announced that Muslim nurses in the public healthcare sector will be allowed to don the tudung with their uniforms from…
Why is our Prime Minister suing his own citizens?
Fresh in the news today, the High Court has awarded our Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong a total of $370,000 in damages for two defamation suits he filed over an…
Yale-NUS Impacted Lives. Do Not Dismiss Students For Going Against The Merger
Yale-NUS is closing down. No students were consulted about this decision. With this dissolution comes the loss of a unique campus culture. It is not about being “snowflakes”. It is…
We Do Not Need A Privileged Chinese To Tell Us That Chinese Privilege Is “Baseless”
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed Chinese privilege in his National Day Rally last night. The rise of race-related incidents in Singapore has sparked debate about discrimination and Chinese privilege….
Paralympian Yip Pin Xiu Wins Gold But Gov Fails to Ensure Fair Reward
Back in 2008, the issue about disparity between the reward for a gold medal in the Olympics ($1,000,000) compared to the Paralympics ($100,000) was raised in Parliament by then-NMP Eunice Olsen. The…
Singapore Should Have Closed Borders To High Risk Countries
With the covid-19 outbreak raging in India since the emergence of the Delta variant, the government’s reluctance to close its border to India should be seriously questioned. As though the…
The Protest Against Transphobia Outside MOE’s Building
Just yesterday, there was a protest outside MOE’s building which involved 5 students who were taking a stand against transphobia in our schools. They held placards that said “#FIX SCHOOLS…
Government Backtracks on TraceTogether; Betrays Citizens’ Trust
When Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan revealed in parliament yesterday that the police can obtain TraceTogether data for criminal investigations (and had already accessed it for a…
Sengkang GRC – Everything Right About WP, Everything Wrong About PAP
Sengkang has fallen. The WP won Sengkang GRC with 52.13% of the votes as PAP scraped through with 47.87%. It was a very poor result for the PAP, who lost…