Pritam Singh denies wanting to form Government, but past statements suggest otherwise.
In a Facebook post this week, Workers’ Party (WP) leader Pritam Singh has denied that his party is looking to form the Government. He took issue with political analyst Gillian Koh’s commentary in the Straits Times on April 17 which said the Workers’ Party “ will tilt towards a strategy of forming the Government at […]
Like others before him, is Leong Mun Wai the latest victim thrown under the bus by Pritam Singh?
Sometime in Parliament last week, a strange revelation cropped up. As we might recall, there was a poor West Coast couple who supposedly cried wolf about not receiving any help from the government. It led Mr Leong Mun Wai from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) to swoop in with guns blazing to blast the PAP […]
Should Buy Now, Pay Later scheme be allowed for Migrant Domestic Workers?
Responding to a Parliamentary Question (“PQ”) on the Buy Now, Pay Later (“BNPL”) scheme Filed by MP Mr Desmond Choo on 5 April 2022. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) assessed that the BNPL scheme does not pose any significant risks of consumer indebtedness and will continue to monitor the situation. However, mobile phone retailers […]
A Singaporean reflects on the lessons learned from the pandemic
Singapore’s preparation has already started quite awhile ago, and it will continue to be improved until we face the next crisis. Singapore was among the first to have approved vaccines delivered to us. Working like clockwork, our leaders and front-liners, including doctors, nurses and grassroots volunteers were able to help Singapore achieve one of the […]
A tale of 2 countries. Can Singapore end up like Sri Lanka?
The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) once described Sri Lanka as “a better city than Singapore”, and it has “a thick layer of educated talent” and “sterling reserves”. Tragically, Sri Lanka has been wasting away and badly wrecked, with dwindling supply of life-saving drugs and household essentials, civil unrest, and outstanding default on domestic […]
The episode surrounding Raeesah Khan’s lie has evolved into a Taiwanese drama
I had prevented myself from commenting about the hearing at the Committee of Privileges as it was, like the Honorable Leader of the Opposition said, to be finally resolved within the Parliament. However, as the various people presented their evidence to the committee, the whole episode surrounding Raeesah Khan’s lie has evolved into a Taiwanese […]
Open safely by protecting the unvaccinated people
The recent COVID-19 measures make sense. The MTF should have enacted this once they declared Singapore’s pandemic to endemic transition. However, the complaints I have seen online highlight the short-sightedness of some Singaporeans. It is very worrisome to see the growing support for individuals like Brad Bowyer who continue to share anti-vax messages on Telegram […]
Singapore’s unique system to improve wage growth is superior to the Minimum Wage system
The local qualifying salary (LQS) is not a minimum wage scheme. The minimum wage applies across the board and carries many risks, including limiting wage growth. The LQS has been around since 2007 and it doesn’t apply to all workers but only to companies that employ foreign workers to prevent them from cheating the system […]
Help people without snapping their photo to post; the last thing you should do is take away their dignity.
In any country and society, there will always be people who fall behind the rest of the population and fall through the cracks of the social welfare network for whatever reasons it may be. Even economy powerhouses today like America and China still have people living in poverty, homeless and rough sleepers. It is the […]
The conversation surrounding racism: Meant to divide, or unite?
Thoughts from a minority living in Singapore The feeling I get everytime I open my social media apps: Dread. Why? The never-ending slews of online debates regarding race, people coming forward to talk about their experiences with racism – doesn’t matter if it’s a minority or a majority – it seems like the R word […]