Lives of Singaporeans through the eyes of Singaporeans
The implementation of a $1400 Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) by the incumbent party came into effect on 1 September 2022. This is a part of the PAP’s efforts to increase…
By Zen — On September 6, Lee Hsien Yang made a Facebook post on the necessity of lowering the voting age in Singapore. At this time, only Singaporeans who are…
By Kaya — Singapore’s inflation soared to 7% year on year, owing to rising food and gas prices. This is the highest inflation in 14 years, and Singaporeans have felt…
By LM — The highlight of this year’s National Day Rally is that Singapore will be repealing Section 377A. Removing the penal code which criminalizes sex between men, although never…
By LM — MOE finally announced that teachers and allied educators will be getting a 5-10% salary increase from 1 Oct 2022. This pay increment is long overdue. Salaries for teachers…
[Contributed by Zen] Recently, CNA published a commentary that talks about how the HDB is still affordable for the average Singaporean. The author argues that million-dollar flats are “just 1.4…
Singapore keeps trying to promote itself as a smart nation. Lee Hsien Loong launched this initiative back in 2014, aiming to “transform Singapore through technology”. However, did they really “transform…
[Contributed by Dan De Costa] As celebrations mellow and we have largely returned to our work life to churn and keep the economy going, a recurring question keeps popping on my mind which…
Chris J “Mohawk” Reed who claims to be the “world’s number 1 LinkedIn Marketing and Personal Branding expert” recently made a LinkedIn post praising HDBs. He says that it is…
For 22 years, Jenny Koh (64) has been depending on her son (35), who goes by the surname Guo, to take care of her daily tasks and activities. As her primary caregiver, this…