Mrs Joan Fong (daughter of the late Hon Sui Sen), clarifies that she was not the Joan Hon who wrote that George Yeo is not suitable...
The following is an excerpt from The Long and Winding Road Working tirelessly through the day to keep the stretch of the Malayan Railway passing from Woodlands...
by Deborah Choo/ As I waited at the reception area of a shelter for domestic workers run by the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME),...
Press Release/ The Workers’ Party (WP) held its first Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting post-General Election 2011 on Tuesday 7 June 2011. At the meeting, newly...
In Part 3 of a series of articles on the minimum wage, Gordon Lee explores the limitations of the Workfare. In this last part of this series, he look...
From AWARE Linking a divorcée’s appearance to her alimony sets a dangerous precedent. It may sound like an episode of Ally McBeal, but fact has once...
The following is an excerpt from Singapore Notes It would appear that something tragic has to take place, before the authorities in Singapore will act on...
Leong Sze Hian/ Q. Which is the only country in the world that allows foreigners to buy public housing? A. Singapore – permanent residents (PRs) can buy...
The following is an excerpt of an article posted on MARUAH.org. One week after the General Elections of 2011, Singapore human rights NGO MARUAH (Working Group...
In Part 2 of a series of articles on the minimum wage, Gordon Lee examines the relationship between minimum wage and costs of production, inflation, productivity and competitiveness. In...
Deborah Choo/ Whenever Jasabelle (not her real name) forgot to do her chores, her employer would threaten to rape her. “Sir would say: ‘I think you...
Dear Readers, As some of you may have heard by now, Andrew Loh had, as of yesterday (Sunday 5 June 2011), resigned from his position as...
On 5 June 2011, the torrential downpour brought on flash floods in several areas of Singapore. Among the areas affected where several stores along Orchard Road,...
Leong Sze Hian/ I refer to the article “Supply of rental flats to increase” (Today, May 30). I would like to applaud the Minister for making...
The following is an excerpt from Yawning Bread Our education system is instruction on steroids. I am aware that in recent years, there have been attempts...