4G Leadership: why you can be excited about Lawrence Wong
“I’ve devoted my life to public service, first as a civil servant and later in politics. I will continue to do my utmost to serve our people.” Lawrence Wong The 4G Leadership has decided who will lead them. The choice fell on Finance Minister Lawrence Wong Lawrence who is also co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce handling the […]
We did not get every call right but the key was to keep on learning and improving: PM Lee on COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic had severely tested the Government in multiple ways, PM Lee said. The Government did not get every call right but the key was to keep on learning and improving, Mr Lee said. There are 4 key lessons from this covid experience. 1. Be prepared to make tough calls The Government have had […]
Are there compelling reasons to raise GST?
Our population is ageing rapidly. By 2030, approximately 900,000 citizens or one in four citizens will be aged 65 and older. For sure, healthcare expenditure will go up. Since the last time the GST was raised in 2007, public expenditure has gone up significantly. Between 2007 and 2019, government spending more than doubled from S$33 […]
People expect MPs and political leaders to be above reproach, scrupulously truthful in what they say: Lee Hsien Loong
“In Singapore, people expect MPs and political leaders to be clean, to be above reproach in their personal conduct, and to be scrupulously truthful in what they say, inside or outside Parliament,” PM Lee said at the PAP Convention 2021 held on 28 November. Politics in Singapore has delivered results for Singaporeans because of one […]
High costs of living the main deterrence to having children
Singapore has progressed and become more expensive over the years. Hence, it’s not surprising that costs of living is the main reason why Singapore’s youths are hesitant to have children. Recently, TODAY Online ran a survey among Singapore’s youths aged 18 and 34. The survey of 1066 respondents found that 56% of unmarried respondents did […]
Man admits consuming LSD on day he allegedly killed mum and grandma; this is why Singapore is dead serious against drug abuse
“Man admits to consuming LSD on the day he was alleged to haved murdered his mum and grandma at Commonwealth HDB block”: screamed the headlines. This is why the Singapore government is so dead serious against substance abuse. And this is why our laws against drug trafficking is so harsh. Gabriel Lien Goh was 22 when […]
Jamus Lim proposes having a wealth tax in Singapore
In Parliament on 1 Nov, Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim proposed imposing a wealth tax ranging 0.5 to 2 per cent in Singapore. He said this could help diversify Singapore’s revenue sources and reduce income and wealth inequality. Jamus also argued that the GST affects lower-middle and middle-income families disproportionately. He proposed a tax of […]
Netizens react to Raeesah Khan’s lie in Parliament
Something unfortunate happened in Parliament yesterday. Yes, we’re talking about Raeesah Khan’s admission to lying about the allegations she made against the police on 3 Aug. A quick recap: In parliament on 3 Aug, Sengkang MP Raeesah Khan shared an anecdote, in which she detailed that -she had accompanied a 25-year-old woman to make a […]
Netizens react to Singapore’s vaccination measures in the workplace
Singapore’s vaccination drive has been really successful thus far, about 96% of our workforce is vaccinated. Over the weekend, it was announced that vaccinated employees will be allowed to return to their workplaces from 2022. Unvaccinated employees will not be allowed to return to their workplaces unless they take regular PET tests and test negative […]
Muslim women will comply with requirements in specific clinical settings including keeping forearms free from clothing to reduce infection
Ahead of changes that will allow Muslim nurses in the public healthcare sector to wear the headscarf at work from November, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) has issued guidelines to Muslim women on the wearing of the tudung in specific clinical settings. This includes complying with clinical and safety requirements at the workplace, such […]