Lives of Singaporeans through the eyes of Singaporeans
Lawrence Wong gave his valentines day present to Singaporeans on 14 Feb. The present included some money for those who are planning to have children, but also increased taxes for…
By LM — Recently, Jamus Lim presented his case for a Foreign Aid Agency. He proposes that Singapore should approve foreign aid packages to International Development Association (IDA) by establishing…
If having a “party whip” means everyone has to vote for the same thing regardless of what they think, what is the point of the debate?
In a surprising move, Leader of Opposition Pritam Singh decided to reverse his party’s stance on 377A. Previously, the party was against repealing the law which criminalizes sex between gay…
By Sarita & Zen — On 9 November, after many years of investigations into the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC), the Court of Appeal decided that WP leaders and AHTC members…
During the PAP conference last Sunday, PM Lee said that when it comes to thorny issues like the 377A repeal, the opposition goes missing in action or AWOL (absent without…
In parliament yesterday (13 Sep), Workers’ Party Louis Chua made a case for lowering the age at which Singaporean singles can apply for a BTO to 28. Since 1991, singles…
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…
[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…
When we celebrate not wearing mask outdoors, let’s not forget it was WP MP Jamus Lim who first brought up this suggestion. When Jamus Lim mooted the idea of allowing…