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Travails of a community cat lover: the Bishan case
May. 26 | He was an orange-and-white domestic short haired (DSH) kitten, probably no more than a couple of months old. He was hiding timidly underneath a neighbourhood park bench overlooking a long canal, along a route I usually take when I walk home every...
Reform Party’s renewal
May. 9 | —Breaking News— The following is the latest statement by the Chairman of the Singapore Democratic Alliance, Mr Chiam See Tong: “My feelings on the meeting between Singapore Democratic Alliance and The Reform Party are that the talks are...
TOC Editorial: Cooling-off day may lead to heated confusion
Mar. 16 | By Ng E-Jay Three bills were tabled in Parliament last week to amend the Constitution as well as the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Acts. The proposed changes include raising the maximum number of Non-Constituency MPs from six to nine, making...
Dissecting Budget 2010
Feb. 23 | Announcement: The electoral rolls for the next General Elections are now open for inspection. Please go to: http://elections.gov.sg . By Ng E-Jay Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered the Budget Statement in Parliament on Monday 22 Feb. In...
On the beat to the hustings?
Feb. 19 | By Ng E-Jay On Wednesday 17 Feb, PM Lee Hsien Loong called for the Registers of Electors to be updated, exactly one year after the Elections Department had conducted the previous revision. [1] The Registers of Electors contain the particulars of all...
Raising the foreign worker levy is a blunt move
Feb. 3 | How will raising the foreign worker levy improve the lot of locals who are faced with stagnant wages and rising costs? By Ng E-Jay The Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) has suggested raising the foreign worker levy to discourage businesses from importing...
Fairness – not patronage!
Jan. 14 | Ng E-jay In his article entitled, “A masterstroke?” (Jan 9), TODAY correspondent Loh Chee Keong argued that the recent proposal of allowing more NCMP seats might fragment the opposition and diminish the lure of trying to capture a GRC. Loh...
Loosen stranglehold before providing political education
Dec. 20 | Ng E-Jay In the latest edition of Petir, the People’s Action Party’s bi-monthly party magazine, Law Minister K Shanmugam warned party members that younger voters could erode the PAP’s political dominance if they are not convinced that...
