WP clarifies their position on regressive GST upon being probed, says it does not oppose GST
Since the GST was introduced on 1 April 1994, the WP had opposed it as a ‘regressive’ tax. At every stage also when the GST was hiked – 4% in 2003, 5% in 2004 and then 7% in 2007 – the WP had opposed it. Had it not been for the recent exchange in Parliament […]
Setting the record straight on Nagaenthran’s case: the hard evidence and what the court documents say
They say the death penalty is the ultimate sanction, and in death all debts to society are repaid in full. It is thus not our intent to revisit the deeds of a deceased person. But it’s important to put forth some facts to illuminate certain issues obscured by most of the news stories, which appeared […]
Workers Party is not the party that can lead Singapore
On the Raeesah Khan’s saga, netizen Richard Weng said that WP was in full control of the narrative but they chose not to do anything about it for months. As he pointed out, this incident did not just happen on 1 Nov. “This happened in Aug and more tellingly in early Oct where RK was […]
What’s the journey towards endemicity like? Is the taskforce flip flopping?
What is it like to journey towards endemicity? The problem we have is that despite the many times we have tried to explain, many people still do not understand the meaning of treating the virus as endemic or the process of going towards endemicity. First, treating Covid-19 as endemic means accepting that virus will always […]
Let’s have an honest conversation. FICA can protect Kirsten from herself.
The Foreign Intervention Countermeasures Act (FICA) was passed into law earlier this week, making it the Foreign Intervention Countermeasures Bill. Over the past week, Kirsten Han and her merry band of activists have stated their belief in several places that allowing foreign interference is democratic, that disallowing it is authoritarian, and that the government is […]
Rite of passage: we’re being tested as one nation, one people
Health Minister One Ye Kung described the sharp spikes in COVID-19 cases as ‘rite of passage‘ as Singapore moves towards living with the virus as endemic. His description incurred displeasure among some Singaporeans who rejected this ‘rite of passage’ outright with much indignation. But they did not understand. A covid-resilient Singapore is one where the […]
Speaker Tan CJ dismisses false narrative by PSP Leong Mun Wai and Lee Hsien Yang; criminal justice system to be given full hearing in Parliament
The false narrative spinners think that due process should be thrown out of the window in favour of popularity. Talk about justice. When due process can be changed according to one’s whim and fancy, where is the rule of law? And if there is no rule of law, where will justice be?
Aljunied-Hougang Town Council wants papaya trees removed within 7 days; says they interfere with grass cutting
These neatly planted papaya trees will soon be gone. Their days are numbered. A reader wrote to us that the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council has requested that the trees be removed within 7 days from the date of the notice stuck on the trees. It’s not clear who planted the trees although the notice was addressed […]