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Potong Pasir TC judged to be worst in management
Jun. 10 | The first Town Council Management Report (TCMR) has been released by the Ministry of National Development (MND). The report covers six indicators under four key areas – estate cleanliness, estate maintenance, lift performance and management of arrears...
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...
The man who stretched the political machinery
Dec. 25 | Kelvin Teo When a brave soul ventures to reform a difficult system and makes an inroad, the system will evolve to impose greater barriers and obstacles that the reformers must overcome. It is like Neo who is trapped in a titanic struggle with an ever...
Revisit the policy & practice
Oct. 9 | Ravi Philemon “All things being equal, we have always put the PAP wards first”, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan again reiterated the illogical reasoning to bring upgrading efforts to People’s Action Party (PAP) wards first, as the...
Pre-General Election campaigning
Oct. 6 | Breaking News: Judge acquits SDP leaders – Singapore Democrats Donaldson Tan The Pre-General Election Campaigning is already in full swing. While some opposition political parties have quietly begun their weekly walkabouts to reach out to...
NSP ND Message – Seeking solidarity or sympathy?
Aug. 21 | Donaldson Tan The first thought in my head after watching National Solidarity Party’s National Day Message video (transcript available here) is whether the key theme of the message is solidarity or sympathy. The only tangible difference between...
“We deserve prosperity and emancipation” – Kenneth Jeyaretnam
Jul. 10 | Tng Ying Hui with contribution by Khairulanwar Zaini Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam joined a distinguished list of speakers who have been invited to share their thoughts by the Foreign Correspondent Association (FCA). The list included Mr Jeyaretnam’s late father,...
The NCMP cat among the opposition pigeons
Jun. 6 | Andrew Loh / Khairulanwar Zaini A week after changes to the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme were announced by the Prime Minister, the opposition parties seem unsure of how to react. Most of the parties, in their public statements,...
TOC Report: Workers’ Party hit by latest spate of resignations
Mar. 30 | Andrew Loh with contribution by Choo Zheng Xi Four party cadres, including two candidates from GE 2006, resigned in the past one week but renewal process is on track, says Organizing Secretary “Salim has the idealism and passion to pursue what he feels...
Reform Party Budget Forum
Mar. 1 | In his opening speech, the vice chairman of Reform Party Gopal Prabaharan told the audience that the forum was to show the public that the party is “well and alive.” The SINGAPORE BUDGET 2009 – THE ALTERNATIVE POLICIES Forum, organized...
In memory of JBJ: 5 Jan 1926 – 30 Sept 2008
Jan. 3 | A special video by Ho Choon Hiong and a tribute by KJ to mark Mr JB Jeyaretnam’s birthday on Jan 5. A memorial service for Mr Jeyaretnam will take place today (Saturday, Jan 3) at 5pm at St Andrews Cathedral. To the memory of J. B. Jeyaretnam KJ Evening...
The opposition in 2009 – time to get united
Jan. 1 | Andrew Loh / Opinion First, let me say that this article is not any in-depth analysis. It is just my personal views on what may happen – and what I hope will happen – in 2009 as far as the political parties are concerned. As with many Singaporeans,...
On the Opposition’s redundancy
Aug. 30 | The following is a reply by Lim Jialiang to a blog post by Young PAP member Nicholas Lazarus titled, “The ever redundant opposition”, on the Young PAP blog. Lim Jialiang / Guest Writer I feel compelled to correct the limited and flawed understanding...
