Minister for Manpower, Tan Chuan Jin, has expressed concerns that Singaporean workers may be “[imbued with] the wrong sense of entitlement.” Writing on the ministry’s blog...
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Employment and pay for locals go up, foreign employment growth slows” (Straits Times, Sep 16). The article states...
By Dr Lai Kok Fung About a year ago, on a crisp spring morning, I strolled into a square with four bronze statues in Cape Town’s V&W...
By Masked Crusader The death of Russell Koh was a tragedy which resonated with many parents. On 24 April 2008, 8-year old Russell died after being...
In a report on the 91st birthday of Singapore’s former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, the Straits Times had this rather curious photo which accompanied its...
Jacob Lau Jian Rong, a former claims officer, was fined S$1,000 on Tuesday for organising a public procession in support of the “million mask march Singapore”...
The Straits Times newspaper has apologised for an “error” in its report on what a Member of Parliament (MP) said of Mr Yang Yin, a Chinese...
A major new report released by a commission of global leaders finds that governments and businesses can now improve economic growth and reduce their carbon emissions...
Journalist and writer Lee Hui Min shared her thoughts on her new non-fiction book, “Growing up in Lee Kuan Yew’s Era”, in a dialog session held...
A 42-year-old woman was charged with the murder of her seven-year-old son at the State Courts yesterday. The woman is accused of causing her son’s death...
In the latest twist to the controversy involving Chinese national and Singapore permanent resident, Yang Yin, three more companies have denied any association with him. Yang...
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has condemned the execution of British national, David Haines, by the Islamic State (IS) as “barbaric” and “deeply reprehensible”....
Earlier on Monday, The Online Citizen (TOC) published a report on the purchases of licences for spyware by Singapore company, PCS Security Pte Ltd. (See here: “Weaponised...
In a Wikileaks media release on 15 September, a Singapore company is named as one of several which have allegedly purchased “weaponised German surveillance malware” for...
By Benedict Chong Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it’s wrong. ~ Ron Paul That human beings are social creatures is a...