Why plastic bag charges are a good thing for Singapore
Most of us would have experienced this while holidaying in other countries like Japan, Korea and Taiwan – shops charging for plastic bags. Many of us would also have learnt to prep a tote bag while travelling for such cases and instances. So why do Singaporeans still complain when a supermarket chain announces that they […]
Amos Yee and the hypocrisy of the west
In 2015, Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died. In life, the authoritarian Lee polarised Singaporeans. In death, he united us. Half a million Singaporeans paid their respects as Lee’s body laid in state. They stood in sun and rain, day and night, queueing for days, for one last glimpse of Lee. As his […]
Workers’ Party should set up an independent disciplinary panel to investigate Raeesah’s lie
Workers’ Party has set up a disciplinary panel to look into Raeesah Khan’s lies in Parliament. This comes one day after her apology in Parliament and after Mr Pritam Singh had posted a Facebook post that Raeesah had done the right thing. The disciplinary panel appeared to be set up after the apology and Facebook […]
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 […]
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 […]
He Ting Ru: Residents should clean up after themselves
Hi Admin, Allow me to show a few thoughts with you and I hope you will also publish them. I am a resident of Blk 332C Anchorvale Link. I don’t disagree with Ms He Tingru that residents need to ‘pick up after ourselves. But I think she totally missed the point. In a Facebook post, […]
Netizen gets schooled after calling the Union of Security Employees (USE) ‘useless’
Most keyboard warriors like to comment without knowing facts, thinking that they can get away with their concealed identities. Unfortunately (for him), a netizen Hansen Su, was called out for his baseless comment made in the group, Singapore Security Officers. “Are You Aware?” Without citing reasons, Su called the USE ‘useless’ and accused the union […]
Irresponsible for Jamus to say that crisis speculation is good
Simply put, it is irresponsible for Jamus to say that crisis speculation is good. What is so “novel” about A/P Jamus Lim’s fiscal policy recommendation in parliament? A/P Jamus proposed for transparency of our reserves and claimed that it could encourage a “stabilising effect” through currency speculation. Having seen the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, I […]
Jamus’ idea to reveal the size of reserves is baffling: reader
I recall the buzz and excitement, at least among my friends and Facebook feed, when Jamus Lim was introduced as WP’s candidate in GE 2020. I’m sure many of us can remember his impressive resume, which included stints in the World Bank and Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, as well as qualifications from Harvard and […]