Studies show strong support for using the Death Penalty for the Most Serious Crimes.
Under Singapore’s laws, the death penalty is used as a punishment for the most serious crimes. To better understand Singapore residents’ views and perceptions on the death penalty, the Ministry of Home Affairs (“MHA”) commissioned and conducted the following three studies: Survey on Singapore Residents’ Attitudes towards the Death Penalty, conducted by the MHA Research […]
Pritam Singh to Edwin Tong : I am the Leader of the Opposition
For all his talk on taking ownership and responsibility, Mr Pritam Singh is definitely not taking ownership and responsibility for the role that he had played in allowing the lie to persist for a few months without doing anything about it. He gave the weak excuse that every WP MP is a leader who took […]
Unvaccinated to pay for treatment. Median bill for hospital stay including ICU is around $25,000 before subsidies.
If you are infected with Covid-19 and end up in the intensive care unit (ICU), you could be looking at a bill of around $25,000 if you are unvaccinated by choice. This, of course, is before subsidies. With means-testing, government subsidies, and Medishield Life coverage, the actual amount to be footed will come down significantly […]
First case of deliberate lying in Parliament: Bertha Henson
Anecdotes have been shared in Parliament but this is the first case of deliberate lying in Parliament that has been found out. MPs often use anecdotes of anonymous people to make their point. A recent example was when WP Sylvia Lim and Pritam Singh shared the same anecdote of a resident who had to sell […]
We are beginning to see change in trajectory of increases in new cases: Ho Ching
Getting there, folks! According to Mdm Ho Ching, we are beginning to see a change in the trajectory of the increases in new cases. We can tell the trends by looking at the week on week multiple. “The week on week multiple is an indication of growth rate,” said Mdm Ho. If growth rate or […]
The drama that piles up on Jamus and the rubbish at Sengkang
It all began when a Sengkang GRC resident, frustrated with the appalling state of cleanliness in her estate, posted photos and asked what happened to the estate. Others followed with more photos. The story was soon picked up by a Facebook page called Gong Simi Singapore which asked if the Sengkang Town Council was sleeping. […]
Government accepts higher wages proposed for Cleaners by Tripartite Cluster
Cleaners can look forward to higher wages over six years from 2023, after proposals by the Tripartite Cluster for Cleaners (TCC) were accepted by the Government on Monday (Jun 7). Over the years, the base pay of cleaners has risen gradually under the PWM. It now stands at S$1,236. Come July, it will rise to […]
Leadership transition: never a straight line
Leadership transition should be smooth and fuss-free – shouldn’t it? Not quite. There are often curveballs to even the most meticulous approach – not even Lee Kuan Yew with his famous planning was immune to it. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, several promising leaders, thought to be on the way up and even eyed […]
The Tragic Story of Dr. Ann Tan – What’s Real and What’s Fake
Our response to any tragic news must surely be to give the person concerned the private space to overcome the tragic event, and render support if you are in a position to do so, and certainly not to exploit the tragedy for other agenda. But this was precisely what a Bun Nyok Fong did to […]
Better work environment and protection for the Private Security Officers
Security officers perform a crucial function of keeping people and property safe but unfortunately, they often bear the brunt of the abuse. In fact, the abuse has gone up. In the latest survey conducted by the Union of Security Employees (USE), close to 4 in 10 Security Officers (42.3%) face abuse at the workplace. This […]