by Teo Loh Sung While it is commendable that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) publishes periodic terrorism threat assessment reports and summarises the number of...
A former teacher named Chegu Thamrin took his Facebook account on 23 January to lash out to parents who are only bothered about their own child’s...
Former deputy editor of The Straits Times, Alan John wonders why the culprit behind the recent HIV data leak fiasco wasn’t charged under the Official Secrets...
Vocal activist Sangeetha Thanapal has been given a stern warning by the police over a Facebook post that they say promotes feelings of ill will and...
Major-General William Farquhar did more for the success of Singapore than Sir Stamford Raffles, said Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh at the launch of the book, 200 Years...
by Brad Bowyer Over the last few years I have written several articles on the HDB issue, the last ones being on 10th and 11th December...
As the competition heats up between organisations to attract and retain talent in the tight labour market, companies who have consistently invested providing attractive employee packages...
by ValueChampion Whether you are looking to be reunited with your family abroad or wish to celebrate in a new destination this Lunar New Year, we found...
While the “Singapore model” was praised by the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on his visit to the Republic earlier this month, going so far as to...
国会将在下月11日复会,届时国防部长黄永宏将针对近期以来,国民服役人员培训发生事故的课题,发表部长声明。 根据国防部文告,武装部队理事会针对冯伟衷军训事故事件,已在本月25日成立独立调查委员会(COI)。 独立调查委会将由一名法官担任主席,成员包括专科医生顾问、武装部队安全检讨顾问团成员(ERPSS)、工作场所安全与卫生理事会成员以及一名高级军官(战备军人)。 国防部强调,该委会成员中没有国防部或武装部队成员涉及,并拥有绝对权限,对有助查明事故的资料和证人展开调查,以确认事故发生的原因。 该委会也将向国防部提出相关建议,加强培训和操作方面的安全性。 国防部也重申服役人员的安全仍是国防部和武装部队的首要考量。目前武装部队减少了军训的频率和节奏,并评估部队中的安全规范。 28岁的本地艺人、战备军人冯伟衷一等中士,赴纽西兰参加军训因事故重伤身亡。他在1月19日维修一辆国产自走炮时,不幸在炮塔内被后移的炮管后端压伤,被送往医院抢救,惟仍无力回天,于23日晚8时45分逝世。
by The Malaysian Dill Recently a lot of Malay parents have been up in arms over the postings of a certain teacher, on her FB page...
by Jose Raymond The resignation of Oon Jin Teik as CEO of the Singapore Sports Hub requires that we force the management of the Singapore Sports...
In 2017, there were 361 recorded cases of suicides in Singapore according to the report on deaths and births by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. 239...
Netizens are furious at Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) for showing no sympathy to the man who was bitten by a snake while he...
The Istana grounds will be open to the public on the second day of Chinese New Year which falls on Wednesday (6 February) from 8.30 am...